Participant Information

50th Annual IACIS International Conference
October 6-9, 2010
Golden Nugget
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

• General Conference Information (a description of each day's events)
• Hotel Reservation Information(rates, deadlines, directions for reserving your room at the conference rate)
• Conference Registration Information(rates, deadlines, directions for registering online)
• Conference Registration Cancellation Policy(deadlines for partial refunds, explanation of refund policy)
• Conference Presentation Guidelines(tips for making an effective presentation)

General Conference Information

Make plans to attend the 50th Annual IACIS International Conference held in lively Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! The program will include an array of paper sessions, round tables, and panel sessions. The IACIS program will provide an opportunity to grow professionally, visit with colleagues from around the world, and enjoy the fun and excitement surrounding the events and attractions located in Las Vegas. The conference opens Wednesday evening, October 6, with a reception and registration. The program begins Thursday morning with a general session featuring a keynote speaker. Fun Night is scheduled for Thursday evening and will provide an opportunity to network with other conference participants during dinner. The business luncheon will be at noon on Friday, October 8, and will include a brief business meeting, presentation of the Ben Bauman Award for Excellence, the Computer Educator of the Year Award and other conference recognition awards. The conference will end on Saturday, October 9, at noon with a conference debriefing session.

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Hotel Reservation Information

The 50th Annual IACIS International Conference is being held at the Golden Nugget. The conference room rates are $59 for Sunday through Thursday nights, and $129 for Friday and Saturday nights. Rates are valid for either single or double occupancy. A $20 surcharge (subject to change) will apply per night to each additional third and fourth person occupying the same room, regardless of age. Each occupied guestroom may have a maximum of four guests. Guest rooms for the IACIS conference will be located in the Carson Tower.

Hotel room rates are subject to applicable taxes (currently 11%) in effect at the time ofcheck in. The hotel will extend the group rate 3 days pre/post the conference dates based on rate/space availability.

Making your Hotel Reservation by Phone:
Conference attendees can make reservations directly with the Golden Nugget by calling 1-800-634-3454 and identifying your affiliation with the International Association for Computer Information Systems.

Making your Hotel Reservation Online: You can reserve a hotel guest room at the Golden Nugget online at (https://secure.goldennugget.com/smsworld/wc.dll?smsworld~availbox~&RMK=I&RSR=CDIR&RGP=1aw22e). The link takes you to a blue "Check Availability and Book Online" box first, and then to the IACIS rooms and special rates. Please note: September 13 is the last day to make hotel reservations at the IACIS group rate.

The Golden Nugget requests a first night’s room and tax deposit to accompany each reservation request. All attendees should be aware that it is the policy of the Golden Nugget to charge the first night’s room and tax to the credit card at the time the reservation is made, if a credit card is provided in lieu of a cash deposit. The deposit is non-refundable if cancellation occurs within forty-eight (48) hours of arrival.

The Hotel’s check-in/check-out times are as follows:
Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: 12:00 Noon

If rooms are requested prior to check-in time, every effort will be made to accommodate your specific requests based upon availability. The bell desk will store your luggage for any early arrivals until check-in-time.

IMPORTANT: CUTOFF DATE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Hotel reservations must be made on or before Monday, September 13, 2010, in order to receive the group rate per night. Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be based upon availability at the Hotel rack rate at the time the request is made. The rebooking of cancellations or “name changes” requested after the cut-off date will not be permitted.

Please remember that the hotel room block can sell out prior to September 13, and additional rooms at the group rate are not guaranteed to the group and may not be available. Therefore, it is important that you reserve your hotel room as soon as possible.

If you have any problems with hotel reservations, please contact Susan Behling (IACIS Treasurer and Director of Conference Arrangements) via E-mail at shaugen@uwec.edu or call her at 601-296-9784.

Airport-to-Hotel Transportation

Several airport shuttle services are available to transport you from the airport to the Golden Nugget. A listing of services and prices can be located at Vegas.com.

Photograph courtesy of Golden Nugget Photo Gallery

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Conference Registration

• Early registration (paid by August 1): $395 (includes $95 for 2011 IACIS membership dues)
• Late registration (paid after August 1): $445 (includes $95 for 2011 IACIS membership dues)
• Retired and full-time student registration: $295 (includes $95 for 2011 IACIS membership dues)
• Guest registration WITHOUT the Business Luncheon: $100 (which includes the Wednesday evening reception, continental breakfasts, networking breaks, Thursday fun night activity, but NOT the Friday business luncheon)
• Guest registration WITH the Business Luncheon: $125 (which includes the Wednesday evening reception, continental breakfasts, networking breaks, Thursday fun night activity, and the Friday business luncheon)

Directions for Registering Online:

Online conference registration is available at
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=205527.

When you click on the link to register for the conference, you will be asked to choose an attendee type. Prior to August 1 you will have 4 options: “early registration,” “retired or student registration,” "guest registration without lunch," "guest registration with lunch." After August 1 “early registration” will be replaced by “late registration.” You must complete a separate registration for each person attending (conference participant or guest).

Once you select the attendee type, it will take you to the first page of the registration system. Please read all pages of the online registration system carefully. Once you complete all pages of the registration process, you will receive an e-mail confirming your purchase. Please keep this confirmation e-mail, as it is your receipt of fees paid for reimbursement purposes. There will NOT be any other receipt provided at the conference. Payment for online registration will be via credit card only. Onsite registration in Las Vegas may be by credit card, check or cash.

Authors! Plan to register by August 1 to have your accepted paper published in "Issues in Information Systems" or your accepted proceedings paper or abstract published in the "Conference Proceedings." The early registration option is only available until midnight (PST) on August 1, 2010, so please plan accordingly.

Online registration will be available until midnight (PST) on Friday, October 1, 2010. On-site registration will be available in Las Vegas.

Registration fees include a CD-ROM copy of Issues in Information Systems (a refereed publication), the Conference Proceedings, IACIS membership for the calendar year 2011, and participation in all IACIS-sponsored conference activities such as the reception, fun night, business luncheon, and refreshment breaks. Reduced registration rates are available for full-time students and retired individuals, as well as spouses/guests that may accompany you to the conference.

IACIS policy requires one unique author to be registered for each paper accepted for presentation and publication. If you are an author or co-author on more then one accepted paper, each paper must have one unique author registration to be accepted for conference presentation and publication. If multiple, same-single-author papers are submitted and accepted, only one will be scheduled for conference presentation and publication.

Conference Registration Cancellation Policy

IACIS recognizes that at times unexpected events occur precipitating a change of plans. Upon receipt of a Conference registration, the funds are deposited to the Conference account. Included in the conference registration fee is $95 for payment of the annual IACIS dues for the 2011 year, and your membership file is initiated or updated. Should circumstances cause the need for a cancellation, the annual dues will be deducted from any registration refund, as membership for the year is already initiated. Conference planning includes providing hotels and printers with guarantees and deposits for food and services based on actual and anticipated registrations. Because of these commitments, refunds of paid registrations that are cancelled will be as follows:

• 60 days prior to the conference: Full refund less $95 dues
• 30 - 59 days prior to conference: Half refund less $95 dues
• less than 30 days prior to conference: No refund

Should you find it necessary to cancel and wish your paper to remain in Issues in Information Systems or the Proceedings, there will be no refund regardless of the notification date. Those receiving a full or partial refund will have their papers removed from Issues in Information Systems or the Proceedings and the Conference Program.

Please email Susan Behling at shaugen@uwec.edu if circumstances prevent you from attending the conference after you register, whether you request a refund or not. This will help Susan in her planning for conference activities.

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Conference Presentation Guidelines

To IACIS International Conference presenters:

Registration: Please register for the conference before the deadline noted in your manuscript acceptance letter to ensure the inclusion of your manuscript in Issues in Information Systems or your abstract in the Conference Proceedings and scheduling on the Conference Program.

Sessions: Please be in your assigned room at the start of the session, even if your presentation is not first on the schedule. Each presenter will be allowed 15 or 20 minutes for their paper depending on the session schedule. Plan on limiting quantity of slides to 7-9 to ensure sufficient time to cover your research results and field audience questions. If there are multiple authors, we recommend that you select one author for presentation of the paper. Presentations must be presented according to the scheduled order and time. No swapping should occur. This lets everyone move between sessions should they wish to hear a particular presentation. The printed program is the final session schedule unless the Conference Chair initiates a change. Any change will be posted in the registration area.

Session Chair: Each session will have a session chair responsible for introducing each presenter and keeping time. Please follow session chair instructions so that everyone will have their full time allocation. If you are interested in participating as a session chair, please log in to the IACIS Conference database (http://misnt2.cob.ohiou.edu/IACISConference/ ), select the "Create/Update Account" tab, and check the "Willing to serve as a Conference session chair" box. Please report any problems directly to Dr. Thom Luce  (luce@ohio.edu).

A/V Equipment: Each room is equipped with a laptop computer, LCD projector and screen. Please bring your presentation on either a USB Flash drive. Arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled presentation to load your presentation onto the computer. To ensure timely presentations and avoid configuration problems, please use the IACIS-provided computers rather than your own.

Guidelines for Visuals: To make your presentation more effective, we recommend that you consider the following guidelines when preparing your slides:

• Prepare only 1-2 slides per minute of presentation.
• Use no more than 6 lines of text per slide (32 point type).
• Use no more than 6 words per line.
• Use color for effect. Be careful of using yellow, as it is often difficult to see.
• Make sure each slide reflects only one idea.
• Do not use typed notes of complex charts as a slide.
• Use bullet points to reinforce key concepts.

(Download Presentation Guidelines in .rtf file format)

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