ECIS 2026 - Call for Tracks

[Stefano Za]

Dear colleagues,

 

We would like to invite you to submit a track proposal to ECIS2026.

Please find the call for tracks below. Feel free to share it with other colleagues who may be interested.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Best regards,

ECIS2026 Program Chairs

Andrea Carugati 

Saonee Sarker 

Stefano Za

Efpraxia Zamani

 

###### ECIS2026 call for tracks ######

 

The 2026 European Conference on Information Systems (https://ecis2026.it/), to be held in Milan, Italy, will be hosted by Bocconi University in collaboration with the University of Milan.

The theme of the conference, “Re-imaging Digital Technology for Business, Management, and Society” highlights the evolving and transformative role of digital technology in shaping organizations, decision-making processes, and societal structures. It focuses on how emerging technologies—such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, and quantum computing—transform business operations, redefine management practices, and influence how people interact with digital systems. The conference provides a platform for researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to explore new technological developments, discuss their practical implications across various sectors, explore theoretical advancements (e.g. offering new perspectives on digital transformation, technological adoption, and the socio-economic implications of digital systems), and address challenges related to ethics, sustainability, and digital responsibility in an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world.

In addition to the conference theme, ECIS will include a range of both traditional track themes (that have helped shape the European Information Systems community in previous years) and innovative track themes (that will help the community to understand and shape developments in emergent areas). The aim of ECIS 2026 is to provide a platform for people in the Information Systems field to discuss fundamental as well as innovative issues related to information systems.
Topics for Track Proposals
We welcome both established and emerging topics that are expected to draw significant attention. A conference theme track “Re-imaging Digital Technology for Business, Management, and Society” as well as the established “General Information Systems” track have already been set up.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
Algorithms, Algorithmic Bias, and DataInjustice
Artificial Intelligence in IS Research and Practice
Artificial Intelligence, Organizing, and Management
Human-AI Collaboration: Challenges and Opportunities
Business Analytics
Business Process Management
Digital Work and the Changing Nature of Work
Digital Innovation
Cognition and Human Behavior in IS
Digital Transformation
Public Sectors and eGov information systems
Healthcare Sector information systems
Digital Surveillance and Control
Platform-based Ecosystems
Blockchain and Metaverse
Social Media and Digital Work
Designing and Managing Digital ServiceSystems
Distributed Computing Technologies: From the Internet of Things to Edge Computing
Social and Ethical Implications of Digital Technologies
IS for Resilience and Sustainable Development
Cyber Security
Technology Regulation, RegTech, and Fintech
Design Research and Methods in Information Systems
Computational Research Methods andAlternative Genre in IS
IS Development and Project Management
IS Innovation, Adoption, and Diffusion
IS Strategy, Governance, and Sourcing in the Digital Age
Digitalization of Professional and Recreational Sports
Video Games and E-Sports
Track Chair Responsibilities
We invite researchers to propose tracks on their particular field of interest. Your responsibilities as a track chair will be to:
Liaise with the Program Chairs on all matters that concern ECIS 2026
Promote the track and take measures to ensure an adequate number of submissions
Nominate Associate Editors (AEs) for the reviewing process
Organize a peer review cycle for the papers submitted to the track, assisted by the AEs (AEs will assure that each paper will receive three high quality reviews)
Propose to the Program Committee the papers that will eventually be accepted for inclusion into the conference program
Nominate papers for the award for Best Paper
Create an attractive track program
At least one of the track co-chairs should attend ECIS 2026 and serve as session chair in your track.
Tracks need to have three track chairs from three different countries. Each team should be diverse and should cover different intellectual traditions.
Structure of Track proposals
Track proposals (download template here: https://ecis2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ECIS2026-Template-call-for-tracks.docx) should include:
Title
Names, e-mail addresses, affiliations, URLs of the website of each of the three track co-chairs; please designate one of the co-chairs as the primary contact person.
A short description of the track and its focus (maximum length: 500 words and about 10 to 15 potential suggested topics): define the proposed area of research; discuss the topics the track will address and how these align with the ECIS 2026 conference theme.
A brief discussion on how these topics have recently been covered in other conferences and publications, substantiating the case that ECIS 2026 will be an appropriate and timely forum for the topics.
A tentative list of Associate Editors for the proposed track (between 10 and 15; some tracks will require more; the Program Chairs will help you identify an appropriate number based on previous submission data). For each, please provide name and affiliation, and indicate if they may already have committed themselves to serve as AEs for your track.
Short bios of each co-track chair, including your track record (if any) in organizing tracks or in other academic services in the IS community.
Track chairs are encouraged to make fast-track or Special Issue arrangements with leading journals that fit the topic of the track.
Evaluation
Each proposal will be evaluated by the Program Chairs in collaboration with the Conference Chairs. Decisions will be based on (a) the overall merit of the proposal, (b) the significance of the subject covered, (c) the profile and diversity of the track team, and (d) the fit with the conference theme.

The Program Chairs, together with the Conference Chairs, will select tracks with the goal to (a) balance the more traditional IS topics with emerging topics, (b) create an impactful program, and (c) support the diversity of chairs and AEs in gender, experience, methodology, intellectual tradition, and geographical background. If needed, track proposals might be merged in order to obtain the best possible coverage of topics and the best mix of track chairs.

Program Chairs
Andrea Carugati (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Saonee Sarker (Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, US)
Stefano Za (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy)
Efpraxia Zamani (Durham University, UK)
Submissions
Track proposals should be e-mailed to programchairs.ecis2026 at gmail.com (subject line: “ECIS 2026 Track Proposal”) as soon as possible but no later than April 15th, 2025, 12 pm CET. Notifications of acceptance or rejection of proposed tracks will be sent by May 15th, 2025.

 

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