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<p class="elementtoproof" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#804000">65<sup>th</sup> IACIS Annual Conference - October 1 - 4, 2025</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#804000">Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">A hybrid Conference -- Face-to-Face & Virtual (asynchronous)</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Conference Theme: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to drive innovation, growth, and productivity in organization</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">The theme of the 2025 IACIS annual conference is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to drive innovation, growth, and productivity in
organizations. It involves strategically integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into business processes to enhance decision-making, automate tasks, and optimize operations. Organizations can uncover valuable insights, streamline workflows, and develop innovative
products and services by harnessing AI's capabilities in data analysis, machine learning, natural language processing, etc., which can lead to increased efficiency, reduced costs, improved customer satisfaction, and ultimately, sustained business growth and
competitive advantage</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Submission Deadline</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">In order to meet conference deadlines, all submissions (Full papers, Abstracts, Panels) MUST be submitted online by
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">May 18, 2025</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">. Authors will receive notifications regarding acceptance/rejection of their submissions on or before June
22. Final revised formatted papers are due on or before July 13.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Important: Please note that all submissions (full papers, extended abstracts, & abstracts) must be submitted by the deadline above in order to undergo the double blind, peer
review process and be considered for publication in either the <i>Issues in Information Systems</i> (IIS) or the conference proceedings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">What to Submit</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">You are invited to share your research on the conference theme or other relevant IS and IT research with the educators and professionals attending the IACIS International
Conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Papers covering related academic and technical issues are also encouraged. <i>Submit full pedagogy/research papers, abstracts, or panel presentation
proposals. Submissions must be unpublished, original works. </i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Where to Submit</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://iacis.org/conference/openconf/openconf.php"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://iacis.org/conference/openconf/openconf.php</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Publication Opportunity</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">All submissions are double-blind refereed. All high-marked full papers accepted in the review process will be fast-tracked for publication in Volume
26 of Issues in Information Systems, a publication of IACIS. Issues in Information Systems Journal is a refereed, serial publication that is registered with the U.S. Library of Congress and indexed in
<i>Scopus (Issues in Information Systems has been accepted for inclusion in </i></span><i><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://suggestor.step.scopus.com/progressTracker/?trackingID=8C071ED43E862971"><span style="color:#0563C1">Scopus</span></a></span></u></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"> in
2022), Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing, EBSCO Host, DOAJ, and ULRICHS WEB.
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">All other accepted submissions will be published in the Conference Proceedings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Suggested Topics</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#555555">Please visit
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://iacis.org/conference/conference.php"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://iacis.org/conference/conference.php</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Doctoral Student Papers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">IACIS welcomes papers written by doctoral students. Submitted doctoral papers will be subject to the same review process as regular papers and must
be submitted before the deadline. All doctoral student papers accepted by the reviewers will be scheduled for presentation and published in Issues in Information Systems - please view IIS at
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://iacis.org/iis/iis.php"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://iacis.org/iis/iis.php</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">. The submitted
papers will be evaluated and judged, and the Best Doctoral Paper will be given an award at the Award Ceremony luncheon during the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Registration Fee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#555555">Please visit
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://iacis.org/conference/conference.php"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://iacis.org/conference/conference.php</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Conference Chair Contact Information</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dr. Kevin Floyd, Conference Chair & Vice President<br>
Middle Georgia State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Email:
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:IACIS_Conference@IACIS.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">IACIS_Conference@IACIS.org</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"> or
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:kevin.floyd@mga.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">kevin.floyd@mga.edu</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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