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Martin Dias accepted to AMCIS Doctoral Consortium

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:02:07 +0000

Martin Dias has been accepted to participate in the Doctoral Consortium at the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) in Lima, Peru.
The focus of the AMCIS Doctoral Consortium is to provide an opportunity for Ph.D. students making progress on their dissertation research to share and discuss their research with peers and experienced faculty mentors. The program includes time for students to present their dissertations both formally and informally and obtain valuable feedback regarding prior research, methods, and possible contributions. The consortium will be held on August 12, 2010, and 28 students were accepted for participation.

Sonia Gantman accepted to MCIS Doctoral Consortium

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:50:45 +0000

Sonia Gantman has been accepted to participate in the Doctoral And Junior Faculty Professional Development Consortium at the 2010 Mediterranean Conference of Information Systems in Tel Aviv, Israel, in September, 2010.

The MCIS Doctoral and Junior Faculty Professional Development Consortium aims to provide an informal, supportive, and developmental forum in which doctoral students and junior researchers can discuss their research effort and receive high quality constructive feedback. The consortium offers an excellent opportunity for doctoral students and academics in their early career to present their work and to raise questions regarding theoretical, methodological or practical issues. This is a lively and highly participative event where an international group of students, junior and senior researchers will be engaged in substantial discussions that addresses not only different aspects of research but also discuss career and professional development issues.

Sonia Gantman accepted to OCIS Doctoral Consortium

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:28:25 +0000

Sonia Gantman has been accepted to participate in the Organizational Communication & Information Systems (OCIS) Doctoral Consortium at the 2010 Academy of Management Meeting in Montreal, Canada, in August, 2010.
The consortium provides an excellent opportunity for advanced doctoral students – those who are ABD and have proposed their dissertation research – to meet and connect with other similar‐stage PhD students as well as a select group of well‐known faculty in the field. The 1+ day program includes time for doctoral students to share and get feedback on their dissertation research, as well as engage in discussions on topics including planning your research stream and the job market.

Team Accepts Best Research Paper Award from Digital Government Society of North America, May 2010

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:01:43 +0000

Bentley University faculty members Jane Fedorowicz, Rae Anderson Professor of Accountancy and Informations Systems, and Professor of Government Christine Williams, and Bentley PhD student Arthur Tomasino recieved a Best Research Paper award from the Digital Government Society of North America. the award, which included a cash prize sponsored by IOS Press, was presented to Williams at the 11th annual international conference on Digital Government Research held May 17 to 20, 2010, in Puebla, Mexico. The paper is an initial effort to explain differences such as the size and maturity of extant state-level PSNs. Click here for press release.

2010

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:14:29 +0000

Vilvovsky, Sonia G. and Fedorowicz, Jane, “IT Outsourcing in Interagency Collaborations: Lessons from Public Safety Networks,” poster accepted for the 11th International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2010), May 17-20, 2010, Puebla, Mexico.
Williams, Christine B., Jane Fedorowicz and Arthur P. Tomasino, “Governmental Factors Associated with State-wide Interagency Collaboration Initiatives”, accepted for the 11th International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2010), May 17-20, 2010, Puebla, Mexico.

2010

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:28:25 +0000

Jacobson, D. D. (2010). Interorganizational Relationships and Interorganizational Systems: Governance and Success. CIS/IPM Seminar, Bentley University, Waltham, MA, February 1.

M. Lynne Markus, Managing Business Commons: Information Infrastructures and Network Actors, 4/2/10, National Center for Digital Government, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA.

Steve Sawyer works with National Science Foundation

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:58:46 +0000

Representing the PSN project, Steve Sawyer joined with a group of leading social and information scientists and government practitioners met February 23-24, 2010 at the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lay out a research agenda to address grand challenges in information, technology, and governance. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) co-sponsored the workshop with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new multi-sector conversation about the way technology and social forces shape the workings of government.

Joseph V. Treglia

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:44:49 +0000

Joseph V. Treglia is an Adjunct Instructor in both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. He earned his Master of Science in Information Resources Management from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and he has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University as well. He is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholar in the PhD program in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies. He is Director of Programs and Development for the Jim Marshall Farms Foundation, Inc. and Assistant Director of the Wireless Grids Lab. He was previously a Director for ARISE, Inc., a large nonprofit human services agency in Central New York. Mr. Treglia has 25 years experience in law enforcement and criminal justice having worked as an officer, investigator and administrator. He is founder of United Information Services, an internet services and information systems consulting group. His research interests include information assurance, cyber security issues, intelligence and information sharing within and across organizations with a focus on government and law enforcement entities at all levels and internationally.

E-mail: jvtregli@syr.edu

2010

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:02:05 +0000

Fedorowicz, Jane and Martin Dias, “A Decade of Design in Digital Government Research”, Government Information Quarterly, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.giq.2009.09.002
Fedorowicz, Jane, Gelinas, Ulric J., Gogan, Janis L., Howard, Mickey, Markus, M. Lynne, Usoff, Catherine, Vidgen, Richard, “Modeling Physical Barriers to Interorganizational System Implementation Success,” forthcoming in International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Vol.9, No. 4, 2010, pp.365-388.
Fedorowicz, Jane and Janis L. Gogan, “Reinvention of Interorganizational Systems: A Case Analysis of the Diffusion of a Bio-terror Surveillance System”, Information Systems Frontiers, Volume 12, Issue 1, March, 2010, pages 81-95. doi:10.1007/s10796-009-9167-y

Arthur Tomasino

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:51:58 +0000

Arthur Tomasino is a PhD student in the Information and Process Management department at Bentley University. He is broadly interested in the process of technology adoption and innovation in information technology organizations. Specifically he is interested in the use and effectiveness of pervasive information systems for individuals and organizations. Arthur’s advisor is Dr. Jane Fedorowicz.

E-mail: tomasin_arth@bentley.edu