All times are listed in India Standard Time – Hyderabad – IST (UTC +5:30)
*Agenda subject to change.
Overview
The Paper-a-Thon was piloted at ICIS 2017 and—based on positive feedback from participants, mentors, and journal editors—has been refined and repeated at every ICIS since. The goal of this “paper hackathon” is to facilitate new research collaborations, help scholars develop their research ideas while making new professional connections, and—for the most promising projects—to accelerate a publication review process.
The Paper-a-Thon begins with an intense two-day working session where researchers are organized into interest-related project teams to collaborate under the mentorship of prominent IS scholars. This initial two-day workshop phase concludes with each group pitching their research projects to a panel of journal editors, who will select up to three papers to be presented on the last day of ICIS. After ICIS concludes, one or more of the presented papers may be invited for a fast-tracked review process for possible publication in a top journal.
Pre-ICIS: Applying — If the event is appealing to you and you can commit to attending in full, you are highly encouraged to apply—there are no restrictions on who can apply to the Paper-a-Thon . The application process includes participation in the survey (coming soon) in order to identify what interests, abilities, and resources you can contribute to a project team (e.g., data, methods, perspectives, and domain expertise). We encourage participants to arrive with ideas about potential projects, yet we also ask that you remain open-minded to project ideas that emerge through collaboration with your project team and the mentor.
The application deadline is October 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. local time in Hyderabad, India (GMT +5:30). The agenda for the Paper-a-Thon is described below. You should only apply to participate in the Paper-a-Thon if you can commit to attending a mini-conference prior to the event as well as attending both days during the event.
Agenda
Day 1: Saturday, December 9, 2023
| 13:00 | Kick-off and introductions |
| 13:15-14:00 | “Brainstorming” — Initial group meeting to brainstorm new paper ideas.Bring your data, theory, phenomenon, good writing skills, and/or eagerness. Meet others who can complement what you have. |
| 14:00-14:15 | Matching of mentors and groups |
| 14:15-16:00 | In-depth working session of project team and project mentor to brainstorm, filter, and refine paper ideas and identify an “overnight” work plan. ● Mentor and project team should reach mutual understanding about the potential for future mentor involvement in project (e.g., if any continued involvement and/or interest in co-authorship collaboration) |
| “Overnight” | Project team members work together to craft an extended abstract and prepare the “pitch” presentation. ● Work hard. Have fun. There is less than 24 hours to develop an extended abstract. If applicable, analyze data to prepare preliminary results. Articulate contributions to literature and possible implications for practice. Prepare the “pitch” presentation. ● To facilitate a focused effort on the project, the workshop room (with refreshments and supplies) will remain open overnight. |
Day 2: Sunday, December 10, 2023
| Morning | Continue working as project teams to prepare an extended abstract and the “pitch” presentation. ● It is highly recommended to discuss the project ideas with the mentor to refine the presentation. |
| 14:00-17:00 | “Pitch” presentations to the Editor Panel. ● Each project team will have up to 5 minutes to present their work in front of editors and other senior scholars. ● Up to three finalists may receive an “acceptance” in the conference proceedings (as a research-in-progress paper). After further development of the paper during the conference, these project teams will present on the last day of ICIS and may also be considered for fast-track review for a top journal. |
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
| 16:30-17:30 | Invited teams present at ICIS paper session |
Organizers
Feng Juan
Tsinghua University
juan.feng@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
Ramiro Montealegre
University of Colorado at Boulder
ramiro.montealegre@colorado.edu
Felix Ter Chian Tan
University of New South Wales
f.tan@unsw.edu.au
Manuel Wiesche
TU Dortmund University
manuel.wiesche@tu-dortmund.de
The deadline for Paper-a-thon submissions is October 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. ET (New York)
During ICIS – top three papers will be invited for a final presentation and included as accepted ICIS proceedings.
Mentors: We seek to recruit experienced editors as mentors who provide the authors with constructive feedback in moving the paper forward.
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