Nominations are invited for
The Information Systems Section
2009 Outstanding Dissertation Award

The Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce its 2009 Outstanding Dissertation Award Competition. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems. The winner will be honored with a plaque presented at the IS Section Business meeting at the 2009 Annual Meeting in New York City, NY. An abstract of the winning dissertation will appear in the Section Newsletter. Entries may be nominated by either the student who wrote the dissertation or by one or more members of the dissertation committee. The entry should not be under simultaneous consideration by other sections of the AAA.

The submission requirements are as follows:

1. Dissertation topic dealing with information systems
2. Dissertation completed between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008
3. A letter signed by the dissertation chair stating the dissertation was completed and accepted by the degree granting institution during the above period
4. A nominating letter stating why the dissertation should be recognized as outstanding
5. A paper from the dissertation that meets the criteria for papers submitted to the Journal of Information Systems* or a 15 page abstract (the paper format is strongly encouraged)
6. Please scan and convert each document into a .pdf file if the document contains signature(s) and/or official letterheads.

Please submit all the PDF files related to the nomination to:

Dr. Jagdish Pathak
Chairman: Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee
University of Windsor – Windsor, ON
Odette School of Business
401, Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4
Canada
Email: jagdish@uwindsor.ca

All submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2009. The award committee may request finalists to submit a copy of their completed dissertation.

* Please refer to the latest issue for requirements related to length, format and other matters such as inclusion of experimental instruments.

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