Call for Panels
The purpose of panels at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2025 is to provide the opportunity to present topics and ideas that are state-of-the-art, break new ground and perhaps are controversial for the IS community. Possible topics for the panels should align with the main conference theme which focuses on “The State of the Information Systems Discipline: Challenges and Opportunities” – exploring both opportunities and challenges.
Panels are expected to engage the panelists and audience in a discussion that will stimulate interaction and enhance the learning experience with a goal of moving the community and the topic forward to greater understanding. Panel topics can vary, but generally, they relate to the conference theme and pertain to new and controversial research questions, innovative research challenges, changes to the status quo of the discipline, and technology-led transformations which give rise to problems that are worthwhile to build new research agenda around. We also encourage proposals that challenge the traditional panel format and include innovative and inspirational elements that are likely to prompt the sharing of potentially important new ideas, surprising and spirited reactions, and new conclusions important for IS researchers.
Panel Proposal Format and Page Limit Requirements
A panel proposal should use the panel proposal template, addressing the seven sections of the template. The panel proposal must not exceed five (5) pages, where the 5-page count must include all text, figures, tables, and appendices. Submissions may include a video clip or similar media to illustrate the intended format.
Review Criteria:
- Panel Topic: Topic must be novel, invite debate and discussion, and showcase leading-edge issues that IS research should revisit or undertake.
- Panel Format: Panel focuses on discussion and not the presentation of research results, format is innovative, and highly engages the audience.
- Panelists: Panelists include thought leaders and well-published experts, and represent a diversity of opinions, backgrounds, and geographic regions.
- Implications: The outcome of the panel has likely implications for practice or conduct of IS research.
- Panel Interest: The panel seems likely to draw a wide audience.
Panel Co-Chairs:
Associate Professor Felix Ter Chian Tan (University of New South Wales)
Dr Zeena Jamal Alsamarra’I (University of Canberra)
Panel Submissions
Please submit your Panel idea by the Panel Submission Deadline by completing the online ACIS2025 Panel Template and submitting it in the online form below. Alternatively, contact acis@aaisnet.org for further enquiries or assistance.