AMCIS 2004 Mini-Track,
Part of Track: Industry and Management
CALL FOR PAPERS

This mini-track seeks to reflect on current research and practice in the following areas:
·        Management issues in small Information Technology businesses;
·       Diffusion of technology innovation in small Information Technology  companies;
·       The role of incubators in small Information Technology  business development;
·        Forms of funding and support for small Information Technology business development;
·       Small Information Technology businesses and their relationship to professional societies;
·        The potential links between universities and small Information Technology  businesses;
·        Small Information Technology  businesses and their role in a local economy;
·         Small IT businesses and their contribution to the IT industry at large;
·         Strategic planning for small Information Technology businesses.

The best three papers will be published in the International Journal of Computers, Systems and  Signals.

Mini Track Co-Chairs:

Dr. Marianne D’Onofrio                                   Dr. Don Petkov                                               Dr. Olga Petkova
CCSU                                                               ECSU                                                             CCSU
Department of MIS                                             Department of Business Administration              Department of MIS
1615 Stanley Rd.                                               83 Windham Street                                          1615 Stanley Rd.
New Britain, CT 06050                                        Willimantic, CT 06226-2295                              New Britain, CT 06053
Phone: (860) 832-3297                                       Phone: (860) 465-0264                                     (860) 832-3278
Fax: (860) 832-3267                                           Fax: (860) 465-4469                                         Fax: (860) 832-3278
E-mail:donofrio@ccsu.edu                                  petkovd@easternct.edu                                    petkovao@ccsu.edu

  Abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to Don Petkov, Marianne D'Onofrio or Olga Petkova by February 1, 2004. This is an important step to ensure that you submitted your paper to the correct mini-track.

The deadline for submitting papers, workshops, or tutorials is February 22, 2004. See the conference website for details.

The AIS invites scholars and practitioners worldwide to participate in the program for the 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2004). The conference covers important and recent issues in Information Systems and serves the research and teaching interests of the IS community.