CALL FOR DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

Following the ISCRAM tradition, the Doctoral Colloquium will take place prior to the main conference on Sunday May 26th, 2024 in the Castle in the city center of Münster. The colloquium is dedicated to doctoral students seeking careers in public, private and academic organizations with research interests in crisis management with an emphasis on information systems.

The colloquium will be co-chaired by Professors Mark P. Haselkorn, University of Washington, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, University of Twente, and Stefan Klein, University of Münster. In addition, experienced ISCRAM researchers will join the colloquium as research mentors. Their names will be posted closer to the time of the colloquium. If you have any questions, please refer to iscram2024@ercis.org.

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THE DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

The goals of the ISCRAM 2024 Doctoral Colloquium are three-fold:

Doctoral students will present their work to the group with substantial time allowed for discussion and questions by the colloquium chairs, mentors, and other students. Each student will be assigned a mentor who will review and offer constructive feedback on their research. An important aspect of the colloquium will be to provide opportunities for peer-to-peer review, feedback, and mentoring in an effort to share knowledge and build a community of scholars. Our goal is to help students further develop their research designs, results, and analyses such that they can produce high-quality research, publications, and theses.

COLLOQUIUM APPLICATION

Eligibility

The colloquium aims to assist PhD candidates doing research in the field of INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR CRISIS RESPONSE AND MANAGEMENT and to facilitate networking in the ISCRAM community. Therefore, we ask all applicants to submit a bio sketch and describe how their research fits into the ISCRAM field.

Cost

The participation in the ISCRAM Doctoral Colloquium is free, including lunch and refreshments. However, participants in the Doctoral Colloquium must register for the main conference (a student rate is available).

How to Apply

Candidates should submit a single PDF file by March 15th, 2024 to the Doctoral Colloquium chairs iscram2024@ercis.org. The file should include the following:

1. A bio sketch (short CV), no more than one page, as a PDF file.
2. Administrative Information
   1. Your name,
   2. Advisor(s) name(s),
   3. Your affiliation (the university where you are conducting your doctoral work),
   4. Current year/ status of doctoral study and projected completion date.
3. Motivation letter: Tell us why you would like to be part of a gathering of the future leaders of crisis management research, what you would like to accomplish there, and what your long-term goals are.

TIMELINE AND EXPECTATIONS

Those accepted for the colloquium will be notified by March 15th, 2024. This will allow successful applicants time to apply for visas and make travel arrangements, where necessary.

Accepted participants are expected to submit a research outline by April 15th, 2024

Suggested topics for the research outline (4-6 pages):

1. The background and motivation for your research,
2. The field of research/literature that you wish to contribute to
3. Your research question(s),
4. Your research design,
5. Expected contributions.

Further, there is an opportunity to submit an extended abstract (2000 words max) for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

For both documents please use the ISCRAM paper template (Word) or ISCRAM paper template (LaTeX) .