65^th IACIS Annual Conference | October 1 - October 4, 2025

Sheraton Sand Key Resort, 1160 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater Beach, Florida

A hybrid Conference -- Face-to-Face & Virtual (asynchronous)

Conference Theme: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to drive innovation, growth, and productivity in organizations

The theme of the 2025 IACIS annual conference is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to drive innovation, growth, and productivity in organizations. It involves strategically integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into business processes to enhance decision-making, automate tasks, and optimize operations. Organizations can uncover valuable insights, streamline workflows, and develop innovative products and services by harnessing AI's capabilities in data analysis, machine learning, natural language processing, etc., which can lead to increased efficiency, reduced costs, improved customer satisfaction, and ultimately, sustained business growth and competitive advantage.

Submission Deadline

In order to meet conference deadlines, all submissions (Full papers, Abstracts, Panels) MUST be submitted online by May 18, 2025.

Authors will receive notifications regarding acceptance/rejection of their submissions on or before June 22. Final revised formatted papers are due on or before July 13

Important: Please note that all submissions (full papers, extended abstracts, & abstracts) must be submitted by the deadline above in order to undergo the double blind, peer review process and be considered for publication in either the Issues in Information Systems (IIS) or the conference proceedings.

What to Submit

You are invited to share your research on the conference theme or other relevant IS and IT research with the educators and professionals attending the IACIS International Conference. Papers covering related academic and technical issues are also encouraged.

• Full pedagogy/research papers
• Abstracts
• Panel presentation proposals/abstracts

Submit only unpublished, original works. Proposals for workshops, panel presentations, and round table discussions should provide a general overview of the session's objectives and activities.

Publication Opportunity

All submissions are double-blind refereed. All high-marked full papers accepted in the review process will be fast-tracked for publication in Volume 25 of Issues in Information Systems, a publication of IACIS. Issues in Information Systems journal is a refereed, serial publication that is registered with the U.S. Library of Congress and indexed in

• Scopus (Issues in Information Systems has been accepted for inclusion in Scopus as of 15-Nov-2022)
• Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing
• EBSCO Host
• DOAJ
• ULRICHS WEB

All other accepted submissions will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

Suggested Topics

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Specific to the conference theme

• AI and Sustainability
• AI Culture
• AI Governance
• AI in Industry Verticals
• AI Platforms and Tools
• AI Roadmap
• AI Use
• Bias and Fairness
• Business Value and ROI
• Change Management
• Cloud Adoption
• Data Strategy
• Ethical and Responsible AI
• Generative AI
• Infrastructure Optimization
• Privacy and Security
• Talent and Skills
• Transparency and Explainability
• Upskilling and Reskilling
• And any other topics related to AI and Machine Learning

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Other Relevant Topics

Doctoral Student Papers

IACIS welcomes papers written by doctoral students. Submitted doctoral papers will be subject to the same review process as regular papers and must be submitted before the deadline. All doctoral student papers accepted by the reviewers will be scheduled for presentation and published in Issues in Information Systems - please view IIS at http://iacis.org/iis/iis.php. The submitted papers will be evaluated and judged and the Best Doctoral Paper will be given an award at the Award's Ceremony luncheon during the conference.

Registration Fee

Regular

Face-to-Face/In-Person -- Early Registration $595 if paid by 11:59 p.m. (CST), August 1, 2025. This amount will change to $645 if paid after 11:59 p.m. (CST) on August 1, 2025.

Virtual/Asynchronous -- Early Registration $450 if paid by 11:59 p.m. (CST), August 1, 2025. This amount will change to $500 if paid after 11:59 p.m. (CST) on August 1, 2025.

Student

Face-to-Face/In-Person Students -- Early Registration $350 if paid by 11:59 p.m. (CST), August 1, 2025. This amount will change to $400 if paid after 11:59 p.m. (CST) on August 1, 2025.

Virtual/Asynchronous Students -- Early Registration $300 if paid by 11:59 p.m. (CST), August 1, 2025. This amount will change to $350 if paid after 11:59 p.m. (CST) on August 1, 2025.

Guest

The fee for each guest is $200.

Registration fee will include 1) the IIS publication processing fee (if the paper is accepted for publication in IIS), 2) a year's membership in IACIS and 3) a year's subscription to the Journal of Computer Information Systems (a refereed journal published six times a year by Taylor & Francis). This membership will begin in January 2026.

Where to Submit

Please visit the following link to submit online: https://iacis.org/conference/openconf/openconf.php

Conference Chair Contact Information

Dr. Kevin Floyd, Conference Chair & Vice President
Middle Georgia State University
Email: IACIS_Conference@IACIS.org or kevin.floyd@mga.edu

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