Online Registration is Now Available!

Please visit our registration page for more information.  Early registration (at the reduced rate) is available through December 2.  We have also posted information about the Conference Dinner to be held on Saturday night.

Review Process Completed

The review process for WISE has been completed.  The submitting author should have received notification by now.  If not, please contact one of the conference organizers. 

Important Dates:

• Abstracts accepted after September 1, 2004
• Submission deadline for abstracts on September 10, 2004
• Notice of acceptance for papers on October 15, 2004
• Workshop is scheduled for December 11 - 12, 2004

Program & Format:

This workshop is intended to discuss current unpublished work or new research topics related to the economics of information systems.  The workshop will consist of a series of paper presentations followed by discussant comments.  We also plan a keynote address and select panel discussions.

Workshop Location:

The conference will be held in the classrooms and facilities at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus (detailed directions available here).  This location is approximately a 40 minute train/cab ride from the ICIS Conference venue so we encourage participants to stay on site for WISE.  We have made arrangements for rooms to be held at a discounted ($99/night) rate at the Marriott Inn and Conference Center which is on the University of Maryland Campus, a five minute walk from the R.H. Smith School of Business.  We strongly encourage you to book your rooms early to ensure availability.  Reservations can be made through Marriott Central Reservations (1-800-228-9290). To take advantage of the discounted rate please make sure to mention that you will be attending “WISE”.

Since we are also planning an early start on Saturday, we encourage participants to arrive the evening on December 10. More details to follow.

Submissions:

Authors should submit extended abstracts of their work for consideration at WISE that are no more than 5 pages long including text, diagrams, tables and references.  These abstracts should be e-mailed to:  wise@wharton.upenn.edu by the deadline above (September 10, 2004).  PDF is the preferred format, but any format readable by Microsoft Word is acceptable.  As this is a work in progress conference, abstracts will be evaluated based on the potential research contribution and the ability to stimulate interest and discussion at the conference.

Proposed work should be sufficiently completed by the time of the conference to enable an interesting and stimulating presentation and discussion. Completed papers are not required.  However, as a courtesy to our discussants, authors with accepted papers should be prepared to provide at least an outline of the results to the discussant approximately 2 weeks prior to the conference.

Participation:

Due to its highly interactive workshop nature, the number of WISE participants is limited. Priority will be given to presenters in this year's program, and participants in prior WISE programs. Due to the expected high demand for the limited number of presentation slots, individuals will be limited to a single presentation opportunity.

Areas of Interest:

All aspects of theory and research in information systems that are related to economic theory or methodology are appropriate for this workshop. Specific areas of interest include:

• Information economics and the value of information in decision making.
• Information technology and industrial organization.
• Supply and demand of IT.
• Business value measurement and the strategic impacts of IT.
• Economic models for the impact of IT on organizations and markets, and the boundary of the firm.
• Technology adoption and diffusion from an economic perspective.
• The economics of the Internet and electronic commerce.
• Contracting and agency theoretic issues in IT management.
• Econometric models of information systems development and maintenance: evaluation of new tools and methodologies, measures of productivity and other economic impacts.
• Public policy issues.