It is expected that more than 200 internal scholars will attend the PACIS 2010 Taipei during July 9th to 12th. Many of them are outstanding researchers or editors of leading journals in IS area. To take advantage of their visiting, two research workshops will be held in National Central University (NCU) and National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). This will provide an opportunity for local junior scholars and Ph.D. students to communicate with those outstanding international scholars face to face. It is also a good chance for to obtain a better understanding toward the current status and future development of MIS research. Furthermore, driven by the high demand of globalization, this workshop also provides an channel for local academic scholars to strengthen their connections with international scholar and to extend their social network.

The major purposes of this workshop are to provide opportunities for local scholars and Ph.D. students to (1) obtain understandings toward the developing trend of MIS research (2) lift up the quality of their research through presenting their research works and receiving guidance from those senior scholars, (3) strength international connections to foster the opportunities for cross-countries cooperation (4) understand the consideration of developing issues by top tier journals.
　

Invited Speakers：

Detmar Straub (Georgia State University, MIS Quarterly Chief Editor，AIS Fellow)

V. Sambamurthy (Michigan State University, ISR Chief Editor, AIS Fellow)

Kalle Lyytinen (Case Western Reserve University, Journal of AIS Chief Editor, AIS Fellow)

Michael Myers (University of Auckland, former AIS President, ISRe Senior Editor, AIS Fellow)

Joey George (Florida State University, AIS President, ISR Senior Editor, AIS Fellow)

Kwok-Kee Wei (City University of Hong Kong, former AIS President, AIS Fellow)

Alok Gupta (University of Minnesota, ISR Editor, MIS Quarterly Policy Committee Chairman)

James Jiang (Australia National University, MIS Quarterly Associate Editor)

Shirley Gregor (Australia National University, MIS Quarterly Senior Editor)

Varun Grover (Clemson University, MIS Quarterly Senior Editor)