The Auditors Report

Announcement and Call for Papers and Cases

University of Waterloo
Symposium on Information Systems Assurance

October 20-22, 2005
Integrity, Privacy, Security & Trust in an IT Context

The Center for Information Systems Assurance at the University of Waterloo (UWCISA) is pleased to announce a symposium to be held October 2005 in Toronto, Canada. The Symposium is sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems (IJAIS). Accepted papers will be published together with discussants' comments subject to editorial review and approval.

Call for Papers
Papers are invited from academe and practice. Papers addressing education issues are also welcome. Although we are particularly interested in works in the theme area, papers on other assurance issues will be considered as well. All research methods are welcome. Information about previous Symposia and the Center may be obtained from the UWCISA website: http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ACCT/uwcisa.

Call for Cases
Academics and practitioners are invited to submit cases on topics pertinent to Information Systems Assurance. Submissions will be entered in a competition with awards totaling $5,000 Cdn for the top three cases. We reserve the right not to make awards if the number of submissions is insufficient.

Submissions Due June 1, 2005
Submitted papers should be at an advanced stage of completion. Papers will be subject to blind review by academics and practitioners. Authors must adhere to the editorial style of IJAIS. Please send an electronic copy of the paper and a submission fee of $50.00 (US) payable to the University of Waterloo to:

Professor J. Efrim Boritz, Director
Center for Information Systems Assurance
School of Accountancy, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1
Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 5774
Fax: (519) 888-7562
Email: jeboritz@uwaterloo.ca

Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent out by July 15, 2005. Papers accepted subject to revision must be revised by August 30, 2005.

 

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