Outline for the Pacific IS workshop
The workshop is designed to foster discussion, networking, and professional development opportunities, including:
- A keynote by Professor Ioana Chan Mow, from the National University of Samoa on “Information Systems Research in the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities”.
- Opportunity for participants to present their papers and research in progress, share insights, and receive feedback from peers.
- Round tables and sessions focused on supporting research development and advancing participants’ papers towards publication readiness.
- Discussions aimed at enhancing career prospects, particularly beneficial for PhD candidates, Masters students, and Early Career Researchers.
- An overview of key Information Systems institutions such as the Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS) by Professor Rodney Clarke, the Australasian Journal for Information Systems (AJIS) by Professor Michael Davern and Associate Professor Stuart Black, and the Association for Information Systems (AIS) by Professor Andrew Burton-Jones.
Venue: AUT City Campus Map | WY027
| Day 1: 27 November | ||
| 9:00 | Welcome and introduction | Prof. Stan Karanasios, Angsana Techatassanasoontorn, Ioana Chan Mow |
| 9:10 | Welcome by AUT Pacific colleagues | Dr Betty Ofe-Grant |
| 9:20 | Icebreaker activity | Prof. Stan Karanasios, Angsana Techatassanasoontorn, Ioana Chan Mow |
| 9:40 | Keynote: Research on IS in the Pacific | Prof. Ioana Chan Mow |
| 10:10 | Morning tea | |
| 10:40 | Research ethics mini-workshop | Pacific Academy of Sciences |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | AUT Moanaroa Pacific Research Guidelines | AUT Moanaroa Pacific Research Network
Prof. Jacoba Matapo & Daysha Tonumaipe’a |
| 14:00 | Five short paper/idea presentations (10 minutes each + 5 minutes Q&A). |
Participants |
| 15:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:50 | Four short paper/idea presentations (10 minutes each + 5 minutes Q&A). |
Participants |
| 17:00 | Close | |
| 18:00 | Dinner (TBC) | |
| Day 2: 28 November | ||
| 9:00 | Doing a PhD in Pacific/NZ/Australia and projects discussion | Prof. Stan Karanasios |
| 10:00 | Morning tea | |
| 10:20 | Three short paper/idea presentations (15 minutes each + 5 minutes Q&A). Recap and group discussion summarising the papers. |
Participants |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS) | Prof. Rodney Clarke |
| 13:45 | Association for Information Systems (AIS) | Prof. Andrew Burton Jones |
| 14:00 | Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) | Prof. Robert Davison |
| 14:15 | Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) | Prof. Michael Davern/Dr. Stuart Black |
| 14:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00 | Round table discussions on progressing research and careers | Prof. Ioana Chan Mow, Stan Karanasios, Angsana Techatassanasoontorn, other senior scholars |
| 15:30 | Closing remarks | |
