Doctoral Consortium on Enterprise Information Systems - DCEIS 2006

["Huhns, Michael" <huhns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doctoral Consortium on Enterprise Information Systems - DCEIS 2006
        http://www.iceis.org/doctoral_consortium.htm

The Doctoral Consortium will take place in conjunction with the 8th =
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS, =
http://www.iceis.org/), to be held May 23-27 in Paphos, Cyprus. The =
ICEIS'06 doctoral consortium will provide an opportunity for graduate =
students to explore their research interests in an interdisciplinary =
workshop, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished experts in the =
field.=20
The Doctoral Consortium on Enterprise Systems Engineering is intended to =
bring together Ph.D. students within the enterprise systems engineering =
field to discuss their research in an international forum. The Doctoral =
Consortium will provide students with an opportunity to:

. Present their research work in a relaxed and supportive environment=20
. Receive feedback and suggestions from peers and experienced faculty=20
. Gain an overview of the breadth and depth of enterprise systems =
research=20
. Obtain insight into directions for enterprise systems research taken =
by other doctoral candidates=20
. Discuss concerns about research, supervision, the job market, and =
other issues=20
. Network with peers and future colleagues=20

In addition the faculty panel will give some talks helping students to =
deal with topics such as how to write a Ph.D. thesis and how to make =
good presentations.=20

Thus, the symposium will help shape ongoing and future research projects =
aimed at enterprise systems, will promote scholarship and networking =
among new researchers in this emerging interdisciplinary area, and will =
expose these promising young researchers to the larger global community. =


DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM REQUIREMENTS AND RULES

The Doctoral Consortium is based on the following requirements and =
rules:=20

- Doctoral Consortium is open only to Doctoral Students who have started =
their research;=20
- Each student with an accepted paper for the Doctoral Consortium must =
register and attend the ICEIS Conference;=20
- The Doctoral Consortium Proceedings may be included in the conference =
proceedings; (this depends on the date we receive the final
   versions of the papers)
- Each paper must be presented by the Doctoral Student;=20
- Submissions will be judged on originality, significance and clarity. =20
- Paper length: 4 to 12 pages
- Papers must be written in MS-Word or Latex including the following =
information:=20

   - stage of the research,=20
   - outline of objectives,=20
   - research problem,=20
   - state of the art,=20
   - methodology and=20
   - expected outcome.=20

HOW TO APPLY TO THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
To apply for participation at Doctoral Consortium, please submit the =
following materials by e-mail (to the Doctoral Consortium Chair):=20

- Cover page with your name, title of your thesis, institution, full =
postal address, phone number and e-mail address;=20
- The paper (formatted as described in the previous section)=20
=20

IMPORTANT DEADLINES=20
Doctoral Consortium Submission: 20th March 2006
Author Notification: 27th March 2006
Final Camera-Ready Submission and Registration: 5th April 2006
Doctoral Consortium date: 23rd of May 2006

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS
George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus =
(george@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Joaquim Filipe, INSTICC/EST-Set=FAbal, Portugal

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM PANEL
Dr. J. K. Aggarwal, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Dr. Georges Gardarin, Universit=E9 de Versailles St-Quentin en Yvelines, =
PRiSM, France
Dr. Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Matthias Jarke, Rwth Aachen University, Germany
Dr. Timos Sellis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dr. John B. Oommen, Carleton University, Canada

Vitor Pedrosa
ICEIS Secretariat
Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and =
Communication=20
Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2=BA esq
2910-595 Set=FAbal
Portugal