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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
Dirk Hovorka <dirk.hovorka@sydney.edu.au> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 08 December 2025 03:36<br>
<b>To:</b> muellerb <muellerb@uni-bremen.de>; edavidso <edavidso@hawaii.edu>; Chiasson, Mike (MGMT) <mike.chiasson@ubc.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> JIT workshop : "Futuring: ‘Digital’ Futures as a Novel Site of Inquiry and Imagination”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear JIT “digital futures” authors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you all for responding to the informal polling regarding your attendance at ICIS 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The vast majority of authors indicate they would be attending online. At what is a very busy time of year, it also became inordinately challenging to coordinate the SEs and provide a substantive workshop within the intricacies
of ICIS scheduling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We have made the difficult decision to delay until early January and provide the workshop entirely online in two sessions to accommodate time zones. We are tentatively scheduling this in the range of January 5-10 (when
two of the SEs will at least be in the same time zone!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you continue to work toward the SI submission deadline of Feb 15, please refer to the special issue CfP (attached) as you consider your approach and claimed contribution. We are aware that these are quite broad criteria
- we are indeed calling for new approaches and thinking that will help the IS field better engage futures as a result of present activity, as a method with which to engage with present activity and as a site of inquiry on its own terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We will inform you of dates/time as soon as we finalize plans and we hope you will be able to join us virtually. Please distribute this to your author teams – I apologize to those whose emails I did not capture for the
list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dirk (for the SEs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dirk S. Hovorka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Journal of the Association of Information Systems (JAIS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
Dirk Hovorka <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 November 2025 9:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> muellerb <<a href="mailto:muellerb@uni-bremen.de">muellerb@uni-bremen.de</a>>; edavidso <<a href="mailto:edavidso@hawaii.edu">edavidso@hawaii.edu</a>>; Chiasson, Mike (MGMT) <<a href="mailto:mike.chiasson@ubc.ca">mike.chiasson@ubc.ca</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Gauging Interest in JIT "Digital Futures" workshop at ICIS (hybrid)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dear “Futuring” Abstract Authors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">ICIS is fast approaching, and I have received several inquiries about the proposed JIT workshop for the Special Issue “<b>Futuring: ‘Digital’ Futures as a Novel Site of Inquiry and Imagination”</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">ICIS this year has presented a variety of access issues for authors and the Senior Editors. In discussing the options with the JIT -EiC, we have decided to host a
<b>short workshop</b> to help you prepare for the submission deadline (Feb 15 2026 plenty of time!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">We what we to provide is clarity of the types of contributions we hope to receive and expand on the brief feedback we sent out on each of your extended abstracts. We are hoping to provide insights on the challenges of
writing and assessing this type of work but only one of the SEs is attending ICIS so we are unsure what exactly we will be covering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Due to the situation with travel, we will try to do this in a
<b>hybrid mode</b> (details to be worked out) --- that will pose time challenges for some people who are in other parts of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">To help with this planning, could you please let me know if you are :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-AU">Attending ICIS in person<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-AU">Would join a hybrid workshop (if the timing allows)?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">We are planning this in a PRE-conference timeframe (Dec 13 or 14), and I am negotiating with ICIS to find a time/space. I realize that without a firm time/ date it is not possible for you to commit, but I am trying to
gauge interest before I involve too many more people. Please let me know ASAP and I will get back to you with further details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Also – please help by informing your author teams – I could not recover all emails from a computer issue that has been – difficult. Apologies to those left off.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dirk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Professor of Systems and Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Senior Editor/Research Perspectives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="https://misq.umn.edu/misq/article-abstract/45/1/461/1824/Speculatively-Engaging-Future-s-Four-Theses1?redirectedFrom=fulltext"><span style="color:blue">Speculatively
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