5th Annual UKAIS Conference
26th - 28th April 2000
Cardiff, UK
Call for Papers
Overview
This call for papers is for the fifth annual conference of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS).
The conference is the premier event in the Information Systems calendar in the UK and
attracts leading academics, researchers and practitioners both from the UK and internationally. As in
previous years, all submitted papers will be peer reviewed, and all accepted papers will appear in
proceedings published by McGraw-Hill. Selected papers from the conference will appear in a special
edition of the journal New Review of Information Systems Research published by Taylor Graham.
The 5th international conference of the UKAIS is being organised by the Wales and West Regional Group
of the UKAIS and will be held at the Cyncoed Campus of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
(UWIC).
A conference package including low-cost (DBB) accommodation in a 3-star
hotel (with leisure facilities) within walking distance of the campus has
been arranged.
Cardiff
Cardiff, the Capital of Wales, is one of the best-kept secrets in the UK. With a population of 300,000, it is
a compact city that offers all the cultural and recreational amenities of a successful and modern European
capital.
Cardiff hosted the Congress of the European Heads of Parliament in 1998 and is the host venue for the
Rugby World Cup in 1999.
Cardiff benefits from excellent transportation links, being easily accessible by road, rail and air. It is less
than two hours travelling time from London, the Midlands and the South West.
Conference Topics
Papers are welcomed on any issue falling within the UKAIS definition of the discipline of information
systems. The UKAIS views information systems as being the means by which organisations and people,
utilising information technologies, gather, process, store, use and disseminate information. The domain of
information systems requires a multi-disciplinary approach to studying the range of socio-technical
phenomena which determine their development, use and effects in organisations and society. Papers may
be submitted reporting on any area of the field of information systems. Suitable areas include, but are not
limited to, the following:
1. Theoretical underpinnings of information systems
2. Data, information and knowledge management
3. Integration of information systems with organisational strategy and development
4. Information systems design
5. Development and maintenance of information systems
6. Information technologies as components of information systems
7. Management of information systems and services
8. Organisational, social and cultural effects of technology-based information systems
9. Economic effects of technology-based information systems
Papers may address any of these topics from a research, teaching or
practice focus.
Information for Authors
Papers should be either:
- Full papers of no more than 3000 words or 10 pages of the designated format
- Short papers of no more than 2000 words or six pages of the designated format
- Posters of no more than 1000 words or 2 pages of the designated format
The first page of each paper should include:
- the title
- names of all authors and their affiliation
- the postal address, email address, telephone number and fax number for each author
- a short abstract describing the paper
- a wordcount
Papers should be in Word 6 format and should be submitted as an email attachment to:
pbeynon@glamorgan.ac.uk
Postal and faxed submisions will also be considered although email attachment is the preferred method of
submission.
Papers should not have been previously published or be simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
Full details of formatting guidelines:
Formatting guidelines
Important Dates
Closing date for paper submissions: 8th October 1999
Notification of acceptance and comments from referees: 26th November 1999
Submission of final camer-ready copy: 21st January 2000
Confirmation of final acceptance: 11th February 2000
Academic Enquiries
Paul Beynon-Davies
School of Computing
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1443 482243
Fax: +44(0)1443 482715
email: pbeynon@glamorgan.ac.uk
Mail P Beynon-Davies
General Enquiries
Conference Services
UWIC
Cyncoed Road
Cardiff
CF2 6XD
UK
Tel: +44(0)1222 506182
Fax: +44(0)1222 506912
email: conferenceservices@uwic.ac.uk
Mail Conference Services
Organisers
Wales and West Regional Group of the UKAIS
Conference Co-Chairs
Paul Beynon-Davies (University of Glamorgan)
Mail P Beynon-Davies
Michael Lloyd-Williams (Previously University of Wales Institute Cardiff: now Manchester Metropolitan University)
Mail M Lloyd-Williams
Ian Beeson (University of West of England)
Mail I Beeson
UKAIS Committee
Laurence Brooks (York) - laurence.brooks@cs.york.ac.uk
Ray Hackney (Manchester Metropolitan) - r.hackney@mmu.ac.uk
Philip Powell (Newsletter Editor: Bath) - mnspp@management.bath.ac.uk
Feroz Siddiqui (Student Representative) - feroz.siddiqui@brunel.ac.uk
Steve Smithson (Treasurer:LSE) - s.smithson@lse.ac.uk
Frank Stowell (President: De Montfort) - fstowell@dmu.ac.uk
John Ward (Membership Secretary: Cranfield): j.m.ward@cranfield.ac.uk
Trevor Wood-Harper (Salford) - A.T.Wood-Harper@salford.ac.uk
Last updated: January 2000
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