ISDSI - 3rd International Conference on Global Interdependence and Decision Sciences
About the Conference
The Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute Region (ISDSI), Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), India, and, the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSoM) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India are jointly organizing the 3rd Annual Conference of the ISDSI at ASCI, Hyderabad, India from 28th to 30th December 2009.
Practicing professionals and students from the academia, government, industry and research establishments as well as members from the student community are invited to submit competitive papers, proposals for symposia, tutorials, and/or workshops on current topics in all areas of decision sciences.
Types of Submissions
Competitive Papers
Authors may submit competitive papers or abstracts for review. The submission of a competitive paper means the author certifies that the paper has not been copyrighted, published, or, presented (or submitted for presentation) at any other professional forum. Any professional submitting a paper should have the intent to register for and attend the Conference to present the paper, if it is accepted. Outstanding papers will be suitably recognized and rewarded. In case of multiple authors, at least one author should register for the Conference for the submission of the final accepted paper, for it to appear in the Conference program schedule.
Student Papers
Papers submitted in the student track (and thus considered in the student paper competition) should be solely of student authorship. The Conference (Registration) fee is waived for those students whose papers are accepted. Students will not be reimbursed any travel expenses by the Conference organizers. Student papers will be subject to the same review process as with the papers from other sources. All student papers accepted by the referees will be scheduled in the program.
Symposia, Tutorials, and Workshops
Any potential participant wishing to conduct a symposium, tutorial, or workshop, should submit a summary of at least two pages, demonstrating the importance of the theme to the members of the ISDSI and the participants of the Conference. The guidelines given below for submissions are to be followed. Considerable latitude and flexibility is, however allowed, as to the content and conduct of the sessions. Need for any specific equipment and/or audio-visual aids should be taken care of, by the presenters themselves. All participants of the symposia, tutorials, and workshops too should register and attend the Conference.
Conference Chairs
Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain
President, Indian Subcontinent Decision
Sciences Institute Region
Professor & Head
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, India
Prof. M. Chandrasekhar
Director, Centre for Innovation &
Technology
Administrative Staff College of India
Bella Vista, Rajbhavan Road
Hyderabad – 500 082, India
Dr. Naresh Kumar
Head, R&D Planning Division
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001, India
Conference Co-Chairs
• Prof. Bidya S Sahay, MDI, Gurgaon
• Prof. Jatinder (Jeet) N D Gupta, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
• Prof. R Nat Natarajan, Tennessee Tech University, USA
Program Chairs
• Prof. S V Joshi, UoH, Hyderabad
• Prof. Kaushik Sengupta, Hofstra University, USA
• Prof. Rahul Patil, IIT, Bombay
Programme Committee
• Prof. R K Bagga, IIIT, Hyderabad
• Prof. N Sambandam, NITIE,Mumbai(*)
• Prof. Y L R Murthy, IIM, Bangalore
• Prof. S Chatterjee, MDI, Gurgaon
• Prof. V N Sastry, IDRBT, Hyderabad
• Prof. S K Ghosh, IIM, Indore
• Prof. D D Chaudhuri, IIM, Indore
Technical Committee
• Dr. N Sarat Chandra Babu, CDAC,Hyd
• Dr. K R Muralimohan, DST, Delhi
• Dr. P Arora, DST, New Delhi
• Prof. V Ravi, IDRBT, Hyderabad
Organizing Committee
• Prof. Vilas Shah, ASCI, Hyderabad
• Prof. Nirmalya Bagchi, ASCI, Hyderabad
• Prof. B V N Sachendra, ASCI, Hyderabad
(*) = Confirmation Awaited
Conference Coverage / Tracks,
Common Thread of Decision Sciences
Governance
Public Policy and Performance
Economics, Accounting and Finance
- Trade and Industry,
- Public Finance,
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Planning and Budgeting,
Money,
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Banking and Corporate Finance,
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Corporate Governance
Resources and Infrastructure Management
- Energy Management
- Environment Management
- Urban Governance
- Infrastructure Development
Human Development
- Education
- Health
Innovation & Technology
- R&D, Technology and Innovation Management
- Manufacturing Management
- Information and Communication Technologies
- e-Business
- Business Process Reengineering
- Management Information Systems
Functional Management
- Operations Management
- Materials and Supply-chain Management
- Transportation and Logistics Management
- Project Management
- Quality and Productivity Management
- Maintenance Management
- Quantitative and Statistical Tools and Techniques
Human Capital Management
- Forecasting HR needs
- Strategic HR Planning
- Benchmarking
- Performance Measurement and Management
- Competence Management
- Organization Behavior
Sector-specific Aspects of Decision making for the following sectors
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Urban renewal
- Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
- Education
- Energy
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Health care
- Technology, including Information Technology
- Medicine and Pharmaceuticals
- Retail
Instructions for Contributors
The 3rd ISDSI Conference will select papers based on a peer review of the full paper. Length of papers should not exceed six pages. Authors intending to submit a paper to the Conference should send an extended abstract not exceeding 2 printed pages by July 15, 2009.
Instructions for submission of abstracts / full text papers
Full text papers / abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word, in
double line space, on one side of A4 size sheets, in Times New Roman, 12
font size.
Decision on acceptance of the papers will be communicated within one month from the submission of the abstract / full text paper. Final camera-ready paper should be submitted by email or CD-ROM.
Primary (first named) authors will receive a detailed advisory on paper presentations, by late August 2009.
Proceedings
The ISDSI would publish the Conference proceedings containing all papers and abstracts presented, as well as a summary of all symposia, tutorials, workshops etc. Publication in the Proceedings would subject to a set of norms and deadlines, as would be communicated in due course.
Conference (Registration) Fee
Registration for the Conference is mandatory. The Conference (Registration) Fee provides for:
- Participation in the Conference (all three days) including paper submission (if any)
- A copy of the Conference Proceedings
- Reading Material
- Conference Kit
- Use of Conference facilities and on-campus recreation facilities
- On campus board and lodging in air-conditioned single occupancy rooms
Pre Conference Welcome Dinner, Valedictory Cocktails and Dinner, Working lunches, Tea/coffee with Biscuits.
Conference (Registration) fees is payable in full, in advance of the Conference. Cancellations received no later than three months prior to the Conference date will be eligible for full refund of the fee paid. Notifications of cancellations received thereafter but prior to at least two weeks from the commencement of the Conference would be eligible for 50% refund of the fee paid.
The Fee structure
Category of Participation
Registration Dates & Fee
By Sep. 30, 2009
After Sep. 30, 2009
Students from abroad
US$100
US$150
Students from India
INR 3,000/-
INR 3,500/-
Delegates from abroad
US$330
US$440
Indian participants (from the academia)
INR 6,500/-
INR 7,500/-
All other participants from India
INR 8,000/-
INR 9,000/-
For those not wanting to avail of on- campus board and lodging, a lump sum concession of Rs.1,000/- or US$ 25 would be allowed.
More details about the Conference venue (ASCI) will shortly be hosted on http://www.asci.org.in.
How to Register
Registration for the Conference can be made online as well as offline. Online registrations can be made on the Conference website, accessible by clicking on the ‘3rd ISDSI Conference’ icon on the websites of ASCI (http://www.asci.org.in) and SJMSoM (http://www.som.iitb.ac.in). The online registration form needs to be filled in and submitted along with payment details. For potential participants and delegates from outside India, online registration is strongly recommended. Confirmation for registration will be sent by email, after the fee is received.
For offline registration, duly filled in registration form should be sent by postal mail / courier to:
Organizing Secretary: ISDSI-3
Office of the Director –
Centre for Innovation & Technology
Administrative Staff College of India
Bella Vista, Rajbhavan Road
Hyderabad - 500 082, India
Tel.: + 91 40 6653 4285 / 4210
Fax: + 91 40 6653 4356
Email: Conf1209@asci.org.in Conf1209@gmail.com
Remittance of Fee
In the case of all online as well as offline registrations, the Conference (Registration) Fee is to be remitted as follows:
By wire transfer / via SWIFT
- These will be displayed in detail on the Conference website.
By Account Payee Banker’s Cheque or Demand Draft.
- Payee / favoring:
- “Administrative Staff College of India”
Payable at:
- “Hyderabad, India”
Important Dates
Last date to submit extended abstract
Notification of abstract acceptance
Last date for submission of Full Paper
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection of the paper
Last date for submission of Final Paper
About the Organizers
The Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) Region
Indian Subcontinent DSI Region has been constituted recently in India with the objective to promote excellence in teaching and research, and seeks to serve current and future developmental needs of graduate students, faculty and practitioners from the industry and government through the application of quantitative and behaviour methods. The region has its own elected officers and representative on the board of directors and holds annual meetings. The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) - www.decisionsciences.org – is a professional organization of academicians and practitioners interested in the application of quantitative and behavioural methods to the problems of society. Through national, international and regional conferences, competitions, and publications, the Institute provides an international forum for presenting and sharing research in the study of decision processes across disciplines. The Institute also plays a vital role in the academic community by offering professional development activities and job placement services. Five regional subdivisions in the United States, as well as regions representing Mexico, Asia-Pacific and the Indian subcontinent, operate independently within the Institute. The Institute, an independent non-profit educational organization, is located in Atlanta, Georgia, where it receives extensive support from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSoM), Indian Institute of Technology, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has established itself as a premier teaching and research institution in engineering, science and interdisciplinary programs. The institute has produced engineers who have made significant contributions in academia, industry, R&D institutions and the government. The dynamism of the institute is evident from its manpower development to meet the rapidly changing needs of the industry and R&D organizations.
The SJMSoM at IIT-Bombay has been set up with the mission of developing professionals who manage the business activities in a dynamic environment in which technology is a key determinant of organizational success. Its mission is also to play a vital role in those areas of industry, government and public activity where technology is a key strategic component. The School offers a two-year Master of Management degree with focus on technology and manufacturing management, a three year Master of Management degree for working professionals and a Ph.D. program.
Centre for Innovation & Technology (CIT), Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad
ASCI is a self-supporting, public-purpose institution of national importance established in 1956 at the initiative of the Government and Industry. It is been a pioneer in the field of post-experience management development, applied research and consulting. ASCI fills the role of a think tank for the Government and Industry and functions with the objective of catalyzing and facilitating solutions on issues of topical interest and current concern. It thus offers capacity-building, technical assistance and advisory services spanning general and functional management areas, theme-specific domains as well as sectoral disciplines. The policy advocacy, initiatives and interventions of ASCI foster improved managerial practices in the client/sponsor organizations leading to better financial performance, good governance and long-term effectiveness.
The Centre for Innovation and Technology at ASCI was formed in 2005, arising out of the recommendations of the ASCI Vision Committee. Since then, it has carved out a niche for itself in the activity profile of the College. Over the past 3 years, the Centre has taken up new and innovative research and consulting projects of varied scale, scope and specialization and brought significant value-addition into the capacity-building programmes for scientists, technologists, researchers and science managers. Areas of focus for the Centre are: S&T policy, building institutional capability in technology management, technology valorization, decision support tools & techniques, science audit, S&T performance measurement & indicators, and, research management.
Key Contacts
Professor (Ms.) Karuna Jain
President, Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute Region
Professor & Head
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai,
Mumbai - 400076, India
Tel: +91 22 2576 7781/7785
Fax: +91 22 2572 2872
Email: kjain@iitb.ac.in
Prof. M. Chandrasekhar
Director - Centre for Innovation & Technology
Administrative Staff College of India
Bella Vista
Rajbhavan Road
Hyderabad - 500 082, India
Tel.: + 91 40 6653 4285 / 4210
Fax: + 91 40 6653 4356
Email: chandrasekhar@asci.org.in
Dr. Naresh Kumar
Head, R&D Planning Division
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research
2, Rafi Marg
New Delhi - 110 001, India
Tel.: + 91 11 2371 0453
Fax: + 91 11 2371 0340
Email: headrdpd@csir.res.in
