CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================= 10-th Conference on Information Systems Management (ISM'15) Lodz, Poland, September 13-16, 2015 WWW: https://fedcsis.org/ism E-mail: ism2015@fedcsis.org We would like to cordially invite you to consider contributing a paper to ISM - held as a part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2015). FedCSIS a yearly international multi-conference organized by the Polish Information Processing Society (PTI) in cooperation with the IEEE Region 8, ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing, European Alliance for Innovation, Lodz ACM Chapter, Polish Operational and Systems Research Society - POSRS, Eastern Cluster ICT Poland, Mazovia Cluster ICT (further technical collaborations will be announced shortly). ISM event constitutes a forum for the exchange of ideas for practitioners and theorists working in the broad area of information systems management in organizations. The conference invites papers coming from two complimentary directions: management of information systems in an organization, and uses of information systems to empower managers. The conference is interested in all aspects of planning, organizing, resourcing, coordinating, controlling and leading the management function to ensure a smooth operation of information systems in an organization. Moreover, the papers that discuss the uses of information systems and information technology to automate or otherwise facilitate the management function are specifically welcome. TOPICS ======================================= The areas and topics of interest include, but are not limited to two groups: Management of Information Systems in an Organization - Modern IT project management methods - User-oriented project management methods - Business Process Management in project management - Managing global systems - Influence of Enterprise Architecture on management - Effectiveness of information systems - Efficiency of information systems - Security of information systems - Privacy consideration of information systems - Mobile digital platforms for information systems management - Cloud computing for information systems management Uses of Information Systems to Empower Managers - Achieving alignment of business and information technology - Assessing business value of information systems - Risk factors in information systems projects - IT governance - Sourcing, selecting and delivering information systems - Planning and organizing information systems - Staffing information systems - Coordinating information systems - Controlling and monitoring information systems - Formation of business policies for information systems - Portfolio management - CIO and information systems management roles PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION ======================================= Papers should be submitted by April 24, 2015. Preprints will be published on a USB memory stick provided to the FedCSIS participants. Only papers presented during the conference will be submitted to the IEEE for inclusion in the Xplore Digital Library. Furthermore, proceedings, published in a volume with ISBN and ISSN numbers will posted at the conference WWW site. Moreover, most Events' organizers arrange quality journals, edited volumes, etc. and may invite selected extended and revised papers for post-conference publications (information can be found at the websites of individual events). IMPORTANT DATES ======================================= - Paper submission: April 24, 2015 - Position paper submission: June 1, 2015 - Acceptance decision: June 15, 2015 - Final version of paper submission: July 1, 2015 - Final deadline for discounted fee: July 1, 2015 - Conference dates: September 13-16, 2015 EVENT CHAIRS ======================================= - Arogyaswami, Bernard, Le Moyne University, USA - Chmielarz, Witold, University of Warsaw, Poland - Karagiannis, Dimitris, University of Vienna, Austria - Kisielnicki, Jerzy, University of Warsaw, Poland - Ziemba, Ewa, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland PROGRAM COMMITTEE (confirmed so far) ======================================= - Antosova, Maria, Technical University of Košice - Bialas, Andrzej, Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG, Poland - Christozov, Dimitar, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria - Csikosova, Adriana, The Technical University of Košice, Slovakia - DeLorenzo, Gary, California University of Pennsylvania, United States - Dima, Ioan Constantin - Dudycz, Helena, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland - Espinosa, Susana de Juana, University of Alicante, Spain - Gafni, Ruti, The Academic College Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Israel - Geri, Nitza, The Open University of Israel, Israel - Grabara, Janusz, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland - Jelonek, Dorota, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland - Kersten, Grzegorz, Concordia University, Montreal, Poland - Kobyliński, Andrzej, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland - Kohun, Frederick, Robert Morris University, United States - Koohang, Alex, Middle Georgia State College, United States - Korczak, Jerzy, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland - Lasek, Mirosława, University of Warsaw, Poland - Levy, Yair, Nova Southeastern University - Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS), United States - Miliszewska, Iwona, University of Canberra, Australia - Modrak, Vladimir, The Technical University of Košice, Slovakia - Niedźwiedziński, Marian, University of Lodz, Poland - Owoc, Mieczyslaw, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland - Pańkowska, Małgorzata, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland - Pastuszak, Zbigniew, Maria Curie-SKlodowska University, Poland - Phusavat, Kongkiti, Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand - Rizun, NIna, Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovs’k, Ukraine - Rouibach, Kamel, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ruzic-Dimitrijevic, Ljijana, Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies, Novi Sad, Serbia - Schroeder, Marcin, Akita International University, Japan - Skovira, Robert, Robert Morris University, United States - Stanek, Stanisław, The General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military Academy of Land Forces in Wrocław, Poland - Świerczyńska-Kaczor, Urszula, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland - Travica, Bob, University of Manitoba, Canada - Wielki, Janusz, Opole University of Technology, Poland CHAIRS OF FedCSIS CONFERENCE SERIES Maria Ganzha, Leszek A. 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