Pre-ICIS International Symposium on Big Data and Social Network 2013-07-26 Pre-ICIS International Symposium on Big Data and Social NetworkDecember 15-16, 2013Milan, ItalyOrganized by AIS SIG -IS in Asia Pacific (ISAP), USASupported by College of Business, Ohio University, USA, and Data Science and Quality Research Center, Management School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaThe symposium will be held in Milan, Italy in conjunction with ICIS 2013 conference. It is to provide a forum where international scholars and practitioners interested in IS/IT issues of Asia Pacific can come together for networking, sharing research and practice ideas and experiences, and promoting research collaborations. We invite quality submissions from all areas in information management, particularly original and leading-edge research examining issues in big data, information/ data quality, business intelligence, and management. We welcome both completed research papers, case studies, and research-in-progress papers that examine IS/IT issues from diverse theoretical perspectives and using a variety of research methodologies. Research topics include, but not limited to:l Organization Theory, Firm Performance, and Big Datal Information Quality, Data Qualityl Social Computing and Big Data Related Issuesl Business Intelligencel Knowledge Management Systems and Technologies in Big Data areal Economics of Big Datal Information security and privacy in Big Data areal Managing IT infrastructure in the global economyl IT-Business strategy alignment and IT governancel Information system design and developmentl Electronic commerce and mobile commercel E-governmentl Cultural, social, and political issues in IS/Big Datal Business modelling techniques in Big Datal Emerging information technologies and other IS research issuesPaper Submission:All submitted papers will undergo a blind peer review process. Please submit through: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aissigisap2013All submissions should use Microsoft Word format only. Please do not include author names or other identifications in the manuscript, including document properties and tracked changes (blind the submission). Please use MISQ paper style for your paper and references, and limit your completed research and case study papers to 2 page extended abstracts (excluding references etc), single-spaced with 12-point Times New Roman font.If you have difficulties, please contact the General Secretary, Zhang Tan (hizhangtan@qq.com).Important Dates:Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts: Aug. 25, 2013Notification of Acceptance of Extended Abstracts: Sept. 5, 2013Submission Deadline for Full Paper: Oct. 5, 2013Camera-ready Full Papers Proceeding: Nov. 5, 2013Symposium Dates: December 15-16, 2013Co-Chairs:Wei Huang (Wayne), College of Business, Ohio University, USA and Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaZhixiang Zhu, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Informatization Engineering, ChinaAdvisory Committee:Yingluo Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (Co-Chair)Zhongben Xu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (Co-Chair)Richard Watson, University of Georgia, USA (Co-Chair)Yong Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaXiaohong Chen, Zhongnan University, ChinaSymposium Management Committee:Hongyun Zhang, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (Chair)Tan Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (General Secretary)Xuguo Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, ChinaInternational Program CommitteeQin Su, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (Co-Chair)Gengzhong Feng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (Co-Chair)Robert Xin Luo, The University of New Mexico, USAYuewen Liu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaJin Xu, West Region Economy Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, ChinaXiaoni Zhang, Northern Kansas University, USADong Li, Beijing University, ChinaPing Chen, University of Massechusets – Boston , USAKan Liang Wang, Renmin University, ChinaNengmin Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaY. Wang, Ohio University, USAFeng Chen, Haibo Intelligent Systems Inc., ChinaYangyong Zhu, Fudan University, ChinaJim Quan, Salisbury University, USASteven S.Q. Wang, Credit Suisse, New York, USAFeng Wu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaWei Ding, University of Massechusets – Boston, USAXiuwu Liao, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaChang Liu, North Illinois University, USAQing Hu, Iowa State University, USATaolin Xie, Haibo Intelligent Systems Inc., ChinaYong Lu, Penn State University, USAZhengwen He, Xi’an Jiaotong University, ChinaDongming Xu, University of Queensland, AustraliaDaming You, Business School, Central South Univ., ChinaYoujin Liu, Hunan Univ. of Science & Tech., ChinaJiayin Wang, Washington University, St. Louis, USAZhifeng Liang, Economic Research & Information Center of Hunan Province, ChinaMin WU, Institute of Advanced Control & Intelligent Automation, Central Southern UniversityJinhua She, Tokyo University of Technology, JapanXiaoping Shen, Ohio University, USA(It is also supported by Big Data Management and Application Research Center, Management School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)
