ICIS Abstract Submissions

The flash talk sessions will be moderated by a chair and will have seven speakers in a 90 minute time block.  Each speaker will have eight minutes to present.  Following all the presentations, there will be just over 30 minutes for discussions on the presentations and questions.  We anticipate these sessions will spark a lot of lively and in-depth discussion and audience participation.  Flash talk sessions will be constructed by the Program Committee from presentations submitted independently through the flash session submission form.

Submission Process

• Include all authors (primary and secondary) exactly as you wish them to appear on published material and in the correct order
• Include an abstract (max 3500 characters – approximately 500 words)
• Prepare an abstract title (max 130 character limit)
• Identify the flash talk session that your talk is best suited for
• Submit the abstract via ICIS’s online abstract management system. Please note, when submitting the abstract cut and paste it from a text editor (i.e. notepad, wordpad) to ensure it does not include underlying formatting that may cause errors. Do not copy/paste from a Word document as additional hidden formatting could be inserted into the submission.
• Ensure the submission has been approved by all authors
• Graphics are encouraged but not required. They do not count toward the maximum word count for the submission.  The two graphics allowed may be:

1. 2 tables, or
2. 2 figures, or
3. 1 table plus 1 figure

Please note that all graphics must be incorporated into one single file.  The file must be in Adobe PDF Format and you will upload the document at the end of the submission process.  If you submit anything other than a pdf document, it will not be viewable.

By submitting an abstract, you agree to present at the ICIS Meeting should your abstract be selected for the program.

A paper symposium is defined as a cohesive cluster of research presentations and theoretical perspectives.  To attain cohesion, the symposium should focus on a specific topic and emphasize conceptual issues and the integration of findings.

Paper symposia are scheduled for 90 minutes total and must have a minimum of three and a maximum of four paper presentations.

Organizing a Symposium: Symposia are organized by chairs and are submitted as a group of presentations.  Important Note – When you invite people to participate in your symposium, please clearly communicate to them that your invitation is not part of the official ICIS invited program and that ICIS will not reimburse their expenses.

Roles and Requirements:

1. Chair (required) – Organizes and moderates the symposium session by introducing the presenters and ensuring time limits are strictly observed. The Chair should be prepared to lead, stimulate, and coordinate discussion with the audience.  The Chair may serve as a Discussant for the presentation if needed.  This is a presenting role and will be protected against schedule conflicts.
2. Presenting author (required) – One author presents an individual paper presentation within a symposium. This presenting role is protected against schedule conflicts.  Additional authors on each indidividual paper presentation are not protected against schedule conflicts, and this designation does not count against the maximum number of presenting roles per person.

Integrative Statements and Abstracts:

1. Prepare a 250-word integrative statement that summarizes the nature and significance of the proposed topic. Integrative statements for symposium submissions accepted for presentation will be viewable in the online program schedule.  No author names or other identifying information may be included.
2. Prepare a 500-word abstract for each paper that describes the material to be presented (introduction, hypotheses, study population, methods, results). Abstracts are for review purposes only and if successful, further information including secondary authors will be required.

Submission Process

• Include all speakers and chair
• Prepare an abstract title (max 130 character limit)
• Prepare an Integrative Statement (max 2000 characters – approximately 250 words)
• Include an abstract for each paper (max 14,000 characters – approximately 500 words per paper abstract)
• No names or other identifying information is to be included
• Submit the abstract via ICIS’s online abstract management system. Please note, when submitting the abstract cut and paste it from a text editor (i.e. notepad, wordpad) to ensure it does not include underlying formatting that may cause errors. Do not copy/paste from a Word document as additional hidden formatting could be inserted into the submission.
• Ensure the submission has been approved by all authors
• Graphics are encouraged but not required. They do not count toward the maximum word count for the submission.  The two graphics allowed may be:

1. 2 tables, or
2. 2 figures, or
3. 1 table plus 1 figure

Please note that all graphics must be incorporated into one single file for all presentations within the symposium.  The file must be in Adobe PDF Format and you will upload the document at the end of the submission process.  If you submit anything other than a pdf document, it will not be viewable.