OU conference to host business, academic exchange on future of IT

Early next month, regional business professionals and academics from universities in 40 different countries will gather for an Oakland University and Association for Information Systems event focusing on innovations in information technology and how they impact information systems curriculum and the education of future workforces.

The 2011 Americas Conference on Information Systems: A Renaissance of Information Technology for Sustainability and Global Competitiveness is set for Aug. 4-7 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. The event will welcome more than 800 participants interested in how IT innovations have reshaped the way people and organizations from around the globe interact and collaborate with each other.

A signature event at the conference includes the one-day Business Academic Exchange (BAE) set for Friday, Aug. 5, which offers a unique opportunity for business executives, IT professionals, academic researchers and students to work together to identify and address key business challenges through information technology.

BAE highlights include:

• Keynote addresses from the State of Michigan's CIO on reinventing Michigan with IT; and the Department of Homeland Security's director of global cyber security on "Why I Sleep Like a Baby"
• IT professionals from GM, Chrysler, Arden Companies and CSC identifying and posing specific business challenges and direction for future IT research.
• Real-world feedback from Volkswagen, Takata and Plante & Moran executives on current research projects
• An Ignite IT out-of-the-box thinking session to identify new ideas for IT
• Access to an online forum where participants can gain additional insight from a cross-section of experts in the field for one year following the forum.

Other AMCIS 2011 conference highlights include:

• More than 400 information systems research presentations
• International insight and perspective provided by a host of scholars from across the globe
• Workshops, tutorial sessions and panel discussions

To complement a robust business agenda, conference attendees can enjoy the sounds of jazz and Motown music, take in the sights and sounds of Detroit and Windsor-Canada on a river cruise, enjoy international foods at area restaurants and visit the Detroit Institute of Arts, Henry Ford Village and local shopping districts.

For more information and to register, visit http://amcis2011.aisnet.org. For more information and to register for the Business Academic Exchange, visit the website. 

Business Academic Exchange registration is $195, includes one-day Aug. 5 BAE event, Aug. 6 AMCIS 2011 social event and AMCIS 2011 opening reception at Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.