Panel 1: Application-Aware IS Research: Impacts and Contributions. Click here for details.
Relevant research in Information Systems must address opportunities and problems in real application domains. An application domain consists of the people, organizational systems, and technical systems that interact to work toward the goals of a well-defined field of endeavor. The dilemma arises when the researcher attempts to generalize the results of the research beyond the application domain into broader theory. Does research rigor demand that ‘good’ research always result in general theory contributions beyond the application domain of the research project? What are the right research trade-offs between specific impacts to the application domain and general contributions to the IS field?
December 14, 2009 (3:30-5:00p), Sonoran JK, JW Marriott, Scottsdale |
Panel 2: Emerging IT Challenges in Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies. Click here for details.
Life Sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries are recognized globally as key drivers of modern economic progress, offering enormous potential for linking basic research innovations with new market opportunities. The impact of the progress in the biosciences is being felt particularly across the United States, as demonstrated by bioscience job growth, up 5.7 percent between 2001 and 2006, and the number of bioscience establishments, up 15.7 percent nationwide during the same time period. A key to development of this industry is information technology. This panel will explore the emerging IT challenges faced by healthcare, biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations.
December 15, 2009 (1:30-3:00p), Sonoran JK, JW Marriott, Scottsdale |
