First Virtual AMCIS Proves Successful

Thank you to all who participated in the very first virtual Americas Conference on Information Systems! Now in its 26th year, the 2020 AMCIS proved that while methods of delivery might have changed, the mission remains steadfast--to bring the Information Systems community cutting edge research, panels, keynotes and more.

Conference volunteers included chairs Bonnie Anderson and Community Member 1, with support from program chairs Sue Brown, Kathy Chudoba, and Kelly Fadel. During the conference, program chairs had the opportunity to present awards for Best ERF and Best Conference Papers.

Second Runner-up for Best ERF Paper was Benefiting from Tracking Yourself by Knowing Yourself by Dominique Welt and Geneviève Bassellier from McGill University.

First Runner-up for Best ERF Paper was Custodians of Rationality: Data Science Professionals and the Process of Information Production in Organizations by Mayur Joshi of University of Western Ontario.

The Best ERF Paper winner was Rethinking How Humans and Machines Make Sense Together by Elisa Gagnon of Bishop's University and Anouk de Regt of King's College London.

Second Runner-up for Best Completed Paper was Simple as it can be, but not simpler: Perceived elegance as effective complexity in interface design by Luca Landoli of St. John’s University and 
Letizia Piantedosi and Giuseppe Zollo of University of Naples Federico II.

First Runner-up for Best Completed Paper was What Makes an Online Suggestion A Good One for Online Health Communities by Zhengchao Yang, Sudha Ram, and Faiz Currim from the University of
Arizona.

The Best Completed Paper winner was Creating Construct Distance Maps with Machine Learning: Stargazing Trust by Kai Larsen, University of Colorado Boulder, David Gefen, Drexel University, Stacie Petter, Baylor University, and Dave Eargle, University of Colorado Boulder.

Congratulations to all winners!