Information Systems is a Division that prides itself on developing a conference environment encouraging interaction between scholars with data and ideas to share.

Most papers accepted for presentation will be programmed into high-density sessions. These sessions will feature extremely brief (3-minute) presentations of each study followed by author/audience interaction taking place at research posters created by the authors.

Student submissions are encouraged. Papers solely authored by students are eligible for the Best Student Paper designation. Please identify your paper as a student paper when submitting it through the All Academic System, not within the body of the paper itself.

Four types of submissions will be accepted for review.

Category 1: Completed papers or extended abstracts reporting on new research. This category includes all data-based studies reporting new results. Abstracts are limited to 4 pages, double-spaced. Completed papers are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced. Only completed papers will be considered for presentation on the Best of Information Systems panel at the conference.

**Please note - submission of extended abstracts for review implies acknowledgement by the authors that data will be collected, analyzed to the extent suggested in the abstract, and presented at the upcoming  conference regardless of findings.

Category 2: Theoretical or programmatic research papers. This category includes substantial new syntheses of several related studies (programs of research) or major reviews of important bodies of research. Full papers are required and are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced.

Category 3: Panel proposals featuring debates or spotlights on current issues, bodies of scholarly work, or methodologies. Panel proposals should include participants' names, abstracts of papers, background information on participants, and a justification for the panel. This justification should explain the importance of the topic and why it is of interest to division members.

Category 4: Submissions for the Virtual Overlay. This year ICA is officially launching a virtual conference overlay to allow for the full use of webbased media in the presentation and discussion of scholarly topics of interest. (See pages 20-21 for more details). Division members are invited to think creatively about ways to utilize this new format and submit proposals describing their vision. Proposal descriptions of the virtual overlay should be limited to 5 pages. However, papers suggested as topics of discussion using the virtual overlay may also be submitted and should follow the 25-page limit.

Note: All page limits do not include references, tables, or figures. Submissions that do not observe page limitations will not be sent for review. Neither will submissions containing author identification on a title page.