IBSCUG 1987 annual North American conference

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Call for Papers

IBSCUG 1987 Annual North American Conference Call for Contributed

July 26-29, 1987 Flint, MI, USA The 1987 Annual Conference of the International Business Schools Computer Users Group (IBSCUG) will be held July 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency, Flint, Michigan. As part of IBSCUG’s new direction toward bridging the gap between business schools and businesses, we are encouraging practitioners to participate in the conference and share their experiences. We welcome paper submissions, and proposals for special sessions and panels which have a managerial orientation. The main theme of the conference is “Computer Technology for Today and Tomorrow.” The purpose is to provide participants with the opportunity to share knowledge and experience of computer technology and the advances in the field. Hands-on experience is always a feature of the IBSCUG conference. This year, as an added feature, we will be visiting various computing facilities and resources at the University of MichiganAnn Arbor.

Keynote

speakers

Arthur Burks, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Bill King, University of Pittsburgh Henry Lucas, New York University Pamela McCorduck, Co-author, “The Fifth Generation” Neil Polhemus, Statistical Graphics Corporation Edgar H. Sibley, Chief Editor of Information & Management.

North-Holland Information & Management

0378-7206/X6/$3.50

11 (1986) 45-48

0 1986, Elsevier Science Publishers

papers

Abstracts of 200-300 words should be submitted before October 31st, 1986 to Gillian Rice, School of Management, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan, 48502-2186. Authors will be noticed by November 15th whether or not their abstracts have been accepted. Manuscript guidelines will be sent at this time. Complete papers are due by January 3Oth, 1987. To encourage the submission of high quality papers to the conference each paper will be subjected to blind review for possible inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. Only the most outstanding papers will be published in the Proceedings. Authors will be notified of the Editors’ decision by April 10th. In all cases the comments of the reviewers will be mailed to the author(s). Any revisions to papers selected for the Proceedings must be received by May 15th, 1987. Following the conference selected papers will be & considered for publication in Information Management (The International Journal of Information Systems Applications). Proposals for Special Sessions or Panels must also be submitted by October 31st, 1986. These proposals should include a brief topic outline (100 words) and names of all participants. Papers are invited on but not restricted to the following topics - including applications in curricula, business, etc. : Experiences

with hardware

* Hardware developments micros) * Hardware integration * Hardware interfaces * Evaluation of hardware * Storage of information * Retrieval of information

B.V. (North-Holland)

(mainframe,

mini

&

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Experiences * * * * * *

for Papers Training

with Software

New software developments Evaluation of software Transferring information among Storage of information Retrieval of information Fourth generation languages

* * * *

environments

Applications

* Microcomputer networking * Microcomputer and mini or mainframe working * LAN design, selection and evaluation * Installation * PC LAN’s: Theory and practice * Experiences Technology

Hardware/software security Problems & solutions Cryptography Fraud Hacking Artificial tions

Intelligence

net-

and Security and Control

and Expert

measures

Systems

Applica-

Natural language Programming using LISP Development paradigms Artificial Intelligence planning Artificial Intelligence & its use by businesses Automated design aids Expert Systems and Expert Support Systems applications Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP) Problem solving

and Usage of Computer

Technology

Computer technology and strategic planning and control Integrating computers in the classroom Use of computers in small business Computers technology in different industries Computers in business research (e.g. marketing, finance, accounting, . . . )

Local Networks

Computer

Designing training programs Machine training Computer anxiety Handicapped capabilities

Proposqls include: * * * * * * * * * *

for Special

Sessions

and Panels

might

Experience with hardware/software Importance of artificial intelligence and MAP How to select and design your local network Computer security How to establish, design and access databases Training programs and the use of computer technology Applications of computer technology Selecting your software and hardware Bridging the gap between business schools and businesses in the use of computer technology Developing curricula for business needs

Exhibits feature: Computer Software * Hardware * Data Management Systems * Data Banks * Books and Journals * Consulting Services.

Organizing Committee General Chairperson

Databases Essam Mahmoud, Design of databases Accuracy of databases Databases for different applications (e.g. CRSP, COMPUSTAT, CANSIM, IP-Sharp SDC, Dialog Info., CDA, The Exchange,. . ,) Databases and modeling Database with query languages

Program

University

of Michigan-Flint

Chairpersons

Larry Bauermeister, GM1 Engineering & Management Institute Harry Edwards, University of Michigan-Flint Gillian Rice, University of Michigan-Flint

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for Pupers

Workshop/Exhibits

Administrative

Mohamed Askalani, Mankato State University Betty Burke, University of Michigan-Flint Charles Kinney, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Rochelle

Local Arrangements

Carl M. Conner, SSOE, Inc. Alice Hart, PURA John Larson, University of Michigan-Flint Anthony Schifano, Flint-Genesee Corporation Joanne Sullenger, University of Michigan-Flint

Proceedings

Editors

Erdener Kaynak, Pennsylvania State University Essam Mahmoud, University of Michigan-Flint Naresh Malhotra, Georgia Institute of Technology Gillian Rice, University of Michigan-Flint Hossein Shalchi, University of Michigan-Flint David Wright, University of Ottawa

Assistant

Moleski,

University

of Michigan-Flint.

IBSCUG The International Business Schools Computer Users Group is a professional non-profit organization of administrators, faculty, managers and computing staff dedicated to the objective of stimulating the creative use of computers in business education. The current membership includes individuals representing over 300 institutions around the world. IBSCUG’s activities include a newsletter and bulletins, annual European and North American conferences, software exchange, surveys of hardware and software use, an information network, and working groups investigating areas of special interest. All correspondence/inquiries must be addressed to: Gillian Rice, IBSCUG Conference Program Chairperson, School of Management, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI 48502-2186, USA, Tel: (313) 762-3160.

Theoretical Approaches to the Study of New Information Technologies in Organizations A special issue of Communication Research will focus on theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between new information technologies and communication in organizations. This issue is scheduled for publication in the Fall of 1987. Communication Research (CR) is an international journal which publishes multidisciplinary research on communication processes and effects. Among the major areas of concentration under the new editorship are the study of communication in organizations and investigation of processes and effects of new information technologies. Especially desired are manuscripts which apply organi-

zational or other theories to the study of new information technologies in organizations. These manuscript might 1) test hypotheses derived from existing organizational and communication theory, 2) formulate testable new theory, or 3) empirically test new theory. Also welcome are critical assessments of the utility of existing organizational and communication theory for understanding processes and effects of new information technologies in organizations. Innovative theory and methods are strongly encouraged, as long as implications for research are clearly articulated. The editors welcome inquiries regarding the appropriateness of topics. You may contact Charles