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Subject: 2008 WDSI Meeting
The submission deadline for the 2008 WDSI meeting, to be held at the Town and Country Resort, San Diego, March 18-22, has been extended until October 15, 2007. For further details, please visit the WDSI website at
www.wdsinet.org<http://www.wdsinet.org <http://www.wdsinet.org/> >, or contact the program chair, Dr. Mahyar Amouzegar at
mahyar@jamds.org<mailto:
mahyar@jamds.org>.
Vijay R. Kannan
President, WDSI
Call for Papers
WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE
THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 18-22, 2008
TOWN AND COUNTRY RESORT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2007
Competitive papers are invited in but not limited to, the topic areas listed. Qualified individuals will referee papers submitted through a double blind peer review process. In addition, we welcome the submission of one-page single-spaced research abstracts (about 900 words). Acceptance of abstracts and papers are subject to final approval by the Track Chairs/Program Chair. All accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the Proceedings (available in CD-ROM format only) and scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting. Paper submission acknowledges that the author(s) will register for and attend the conference, and personally present the accepted paper at the time specified in the conference program. Publication in the program Proceedings of multiple papers by the same author will be subject to extra page charges.
All complete papers will be considered for the Alpha Iota Delta, the Decision Sciences and Information Systems Honor Society, Best Paper Awards in the following categories:
1. * Best Application Paper
2. * Best Case Studies Paper
3. * Best Environmental Issues Paper
4. * Best Interdisciplinary Paper
5. * Best Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper
All Awards will be presented at the conference luncheon. Proposals for cases, workshops, symposia, colloquia, panels, tutorials on current topics of interest, and other special sessions, are also invited in all Tracks. Please contact the Program Chair or the appropriate Track Chair to indicate your interest in any topic areas.
WDSI OFFICERS 2007-2008
1. ? President: Vijay R. Kannan, Utah State University, 435-797-7212,
v.kannan@usu.edu
2. ? President-Elect: G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 702-895-1762,
keong.leong@unlv.edu
3. ? Program Chair/Vice President for Programs/Proceedings Editor: Mahyar Amouzegar, California State University, Long Beach, 562-985-8032,
mahyar@jamds.org
4. ? Vice President for Programs-Elect: Nafisseh Heiat, Montana State University - Billings, 406-657-2224,
nheiat@msubillings.edu
5. ? Vice President for Member Services: John Davies, Victoria University of Wellington, +644-463-5382,
john.davies@vuw.ac.nz
6. ? Secretary/Treasurer: Sheldon R. Smith, Utah Valley State College, 801-863-6153,
smithsh@uvsc.edu
7. ? Director of Information Systems: Abbas Heiat, Montana State University - Billings, 406-657-1627,
aheiat@msubillings.edu
8. ? Immediate Past President: Bruce Raymond, Montana State University - Bozeman, 406-994-4333,
braymond@montana.edu
9. ? Regional Vice President: Karen L. Fowler, University of Northern Colorado, 970-351-1221,
Karen.Fowler@unco.edu
TOPIC AREAS AND TRACK CHAIRS
1. ? Accounting I - Cost/Managerial/AIS: Laurie Mitchell, Redlands University,
laurie_mitchell@redlands.edu
2. ? Accounting II - Audit/Financial/Tax: Herbert G. Hunt III, California State University, Long Beach,
hhunt@csulb.edu
3. ? Business Law, Ethics, and Public Policy: Shirley A. Hopkins, California State University, Chico,
sahopkins@csuchico.edu
4. ? Business Policy and Strategy: Tamela D. Ferguson, University of Louisiana, Lafayette,
tferguson@louisiana.edu
5. ? Cases, Workshops, Special Sessions: Krishna S. Dhir, Berry
6. College,
kdhir@berry.edu ? Engineering Systems Management: Khosrow Moshirvaziri,
7. California State University, Long Beach,
moshir@csulb.edu ? Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management: Debbie
8. Gilliard, Metropolitan State College of Denver,
gilliard@mscd.edu ? Finance I -Financial Institutions and Investments: Austin Kwag,
9. Utah State University,
austin.kwag@business.usu.edu Finance II - Corporate Finance: Hamdi Bili
10. University, Long Beach,
hbilici@csulb.edu Global Business: Rakesh
11.
rsah@msubillings.edu Human Resource Management and Development: Paul L. NesMacquarie Graduate Schoo
12.
paul.nesbit@mq.edu.au Innovative Education I - Curricular Content and Design:
13. Rhonda Rhodes, Cal Poly Pomona,
rrhodes@csupomona.eduInnovative Education II -Delivery and Distance Learning:
14. Patrick Shannon, Boise State University,
pshannon@boisestate.edInternet and e-Busine
15. ? ss: David C. Yen, Miami University, Ohio,
yendc@muohio.edu
16. ? Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Ron McGarvey, RAND Corporation,
ronm@rand.org Management and Organizational Behavior: Amy Hand Cris Giannantonio, Chapman University,
17.
ahurley@chapman.edu,
giannant@chapman.edu
18. ? Management Information Systems: Nafisseh Heiat, MontanUniversity-Billings,
nheiat@msubillings.edu Management Science and Quantitative Methods: Konrad
19. Morgan, The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology,
konrad.morgan@intermedia.uib.no
20. ? Marketing: Jacquelyn Warwick, Andrews University,
warwick@andrews.edu
21. ? Production and Operations Management: Ömer Benli, CState University, Long Beach,
obenli@csulb.edu
inguez Hill, nchristodoulidou@csudh.
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DSI ON THE INTERNET
The Western Decision Sciences Institute has a permanent website at
www.wdsinet.org. All information relating to this meeting will be made available on this website. COUNTRY CONTACTS WDSI is an international organization and has rep
1. countries outside the United States. For more information on theivities of WDSI and its annual meeting, internat
2. invited to contact the country contact in their country or the Viceesident for Member Services. Additional information can also be
3. found on the WDSI website (www.wdsinet.org). ? Australia: Kay Bryant, Griffith University, +61-7-3382-1407, fax:
4. +61-7-3382-1407,
k.bryant@griffith.edu.au ? Mexico: Alfred Hagan, Pepperdine University, 310-568-5500
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRITIBUTORS
All manuscripts and proposals for the WDSI 2008 Annual Meeting must be submitted electronically. To submit your paper, please go to the WDSI home page (www.wdsinet.org) and click on the Online Submission link. Follow the directions provided there to enter your paper and author information and upload your document. Note: The submission site will be activated on June 1, 2007, with a submission deadline of October 1, 2007. The review process will begin October 15, 2007 and authors will be notified of manuscript acceptance/rejection by December 15, 2007. Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings only if at least one author is registered for the conference by the deadLINE for proceedings submissions, January 12, 2008.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Information on Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California can be found at
http://towncountry1.reachlocal.net/
SAN DIEGO INFORMATION
Information on San Diego can be found at
http://www.sandiego.org
Vijay R. Kannan, Ph.D.
Vernon Maughan Buehler & MaRee C. Buehler Professor
Professor of Operations Management
College of Business
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-3510
Direct: (435) 797 7212
Secretary: (435) 797 2362
Fax: (435) 797 2634
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