2nd Conference on Information Systems in Latin America

Theme: Paradigms in Information Systems research: looking back and thinking ahead!

João Pessoa, Brazil, April 18-21, 2015

http://bit.do/ISLA2015

Slides of presentations available here.

Conference organized by the Brazilian Chapter of the World IT Project^[1] and GTIS^[2], with the support of UFPB’s Graduate School of Management, Revista Eletrônica de Sistemas de Informação^[3], and Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa - RNP^[4]. Conference sponsored by the Center for the Applied Social Sciences (CCSA), the Graduate School of Management (PPGA), the Graduate School of Information Science (PPGCI) and the Information Technology Authority (STI) at UFPB^[5] and Grupo A (ex-Bookman)^[6].

Conference goals:

The conference aims to discuss Information Systems’ role in society and, more specifically, the ways the discipline has evolved over the years, with special attention to the idiosyncrasies of IS research and application in Latin America. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts for talks that reflect on the specific conditions in Latin American institutions and their macro-environment that enable and restrict the development of IS as a field of study in ways that substantially differ from what usually takes place in other countries, particularly the developed ones.

Previous versions of the event: ISLA 2014

Conference Program:

Saturday - April 18

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

CONFERENCE OPENING, GETTING CONNECTED...

10:15 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

KEYNOTE 1 – Historical research and its possibilities for the IS field

Fabio Vizeu, Universidade Positivo, Brazil

Lunch time

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

REFLECTION SESSION 1

Use of IS theory: fetish or indifference?

Edimara M. Luciano, PUC-RS, Brazil

Marie Anne Macadar, PUC-RS, Brazil

Guilherme C. Wiedenhöft, PUC-RS, Brazil

Using and aligning theory in the IS field

Pietro Cunha Dolci, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

The ideas we use to think Information Systems

Alexandre Reis Graeml, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Cesar Alexandre de Souza, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

4:00 p.m.

Happy hour at praia do Jacaré :)

See the photo we took there at sun set, while drinking a beer :)

Sunday - April 19

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

GETTING CONNECTED...

10:15 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

KEYNOTE 2 - Ubiquitous media systems: trends and research opportunities

Eusébio Scornavacca, University of Baltimore, United States

Lunch time

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

KEYNOTE 3 – The Information Systems discipline in Latin America: trends and research opportunities

Guillermo Rodríguez Abitia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Coffee break

(our thanks to Grupo A Editoras for their sponsorship)

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

REFLECTION SESSION 2

Collecting data in social networks: learning with our children

Ricardo Engelbert, ISE Business School

Technology downsizing for social inclusion: aiming at the base of the social pyramid

Zandra Balbinot, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canadá

Pragmatism of information systems: guidelines for research in the language/action perspective

Rony Rodrigues Correia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

An eye-witness of the evolution of IS in Brazil over the last four decades

Gilson Ludmer, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Monday - April 20

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

REFLECTION SESSION 3 - Authorship and co-authorship of academic research: a not-so-obvious guide

Carlo Gabriel Porto Bellini, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

(this session will involve Carlo’s presentation, to generate debate and then we will survey the audience on its opinion about some of the discussed issues)

Lunch time

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

KEYNOTE 4 - Design science: the right methodology for IS studies?

Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, Unisinos, Brazil
Aline Dresch, Unisinos, Brazil

Coffee break

(our thanks to Grupo A Editoras for their sponsorship)

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

REFLECTION SESSION 4

Mapping studies: in search of methodological rigor in Brazilian IS research

Miguel Mauricio Isoni Filho, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Opportunities for international collaboration in IS teaching and research involving Canada and Brazil

Elaine Mosconi, Université de Sherbrooke, Canadá

The new roles of CIOs and what we are missing to teach them

Valter de Assis Moreno Junior, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro/IBMEC

 Tuesday - April 21

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A special day at the beach – you choose: Ponta de Campina or Coqueirinho!

For those who are not physically with us, do not worry, we will keep discussing very important issues for our field!

Organizing committee:

Carlo Gabriel Porto Bellini (UFPB)

Alexandre Reis Graeml (UTFPR)

Valter de Assis Moreno Jr. (Ibmec-RJ/UERJ)

Submission tracks:

Abstracts will be accepted on:

• Ontology, epistemology, and aesthetics in IS
• How the field interacts with current society
• The consolidation of the IS field as an academic discipline
• IS research traditions and cumulative research
• IS researchers, institutions, networks, and the outlets for research publication
• The IS profession, and the management of IS professionals
• The usefulness of classic and emergent theoretical models in IS
• The foundations and exemplary cases of classic and emergent research methods in IS
• The evolution of the IS field
• Other issues concerning IS as a research field

In 2015, we will also have an additional track on:

• The analysis of academic papers that shaped the way we frame the IS discipline (the profession and cumulative research). You can find more about this track here.

Participation:

You can participate in two different ways: by being physically present to the debates, or by engaging virtually in the debates through our online forums and video transmissions.

Abstract submission:

Submissions should be made as extended abstracts (between 2,000 and 3,000 words).

Click here to submit yours. Abstracts and presentations can be in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Important dates:

Expanded abstract submission: March 29, 2015.

Notification of acceptance: prior to March 31 (the scientific committee will process submissions as they arrive, in order to provide diligent response to those interested in planning a trip to João Pessoa).

Conference dates: April 18-21, 2015.

Location:

The conference will be held at the Graduate School of Management, UFPB, in João Pessoa.

Registration:  

• until April 12 (through PagSeguro): US$ 40.00 (or R$ 100,00)
• at the conference (having pre-registered): US$ 40.00 (or R$ 100,00)
• at the conference (not having pre-registered): US$ 60.00 (or R$ 150,00)

In an effort to make our conference accessible to everyone, students who cannot afford the registration fee may ask for an exemption.

Click here to fill in the registration form.

Click here to pay using PagSeguro (only for those who will be “physically” present. Conference attendance is FREE for those who will be participating through videoconferencing).

Where to stay in João Pessoa:  click here for a list of recommended hotels (in Portuguese)

What to do in João Pessoa: click here for a list of recommended attractions (in Portuguese)