The Fifth International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS 2011) will be held in Aalborg, Denmark, October 16-18, 2011. The conference venue is the Utzon Center located at the waterfront in the downtown area of Aalborg.

This conference is a joint effort of the Center for Industrial Production, Aalborg University and the IFIP Working Group on Enterprise Information Systems (WG 8.9). CONFENIS is a primary international event which provides an opportunity for Enterprise Information Systems academicians and practitioners in the world to gather, exchange ideas, and present original research and case studies in their fields. Scientists and practitioners are invited to address the current topics in the area or the research frontier at this unique international forum.

IFIP WG 8.9 was inaugurated in 2006 and since then the field of EIS has matured and developed. The time has now come for a more rigid conceptualization and theorizing on EIS. Consequently the aim of this event will be re-conceptualizing Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) – a design perspective.

The conference this year has a particular interest in paper challenging the established concepts of enterprise information systems and has a focus on the design perspective. A doctoral consortium on Design Science Research in Enterprise Information Systems is being held prior to the conference.

The proceedings from the conference and the doctoral consortium will be published by IFIP and Springer and the best papers will be fast tracked to a special issue of the EIS which is the official publication of the WG 8.9. Furthermore authors are invited to enhance their paper for publication in a Taylor & Francis publication on Advanced in Enterprise Information Systems.

Friday, 14. October

19.00 Doctoral consortium informal get together

Saturday, 15. October

09.00-22.00 Doctoral consortium

Sunday, 16. October

09.00-15.00 Doctoral consortium

16.00-17.00 Registration and Welcome Speech

17.00-18.00 Keynote I: Anette Kolmos

18.00-20.00 Reception

Monday, 17, October

09.00-10.00 Opening Session

10.00-11.00 Keynote II: Robert Winter

11.00-11.30 Break

11.30-13.00 Parallel Sessions I

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Parallel Sessions II

15.30-16.00 Break

16.00-17.30 Parallel Sessions III

17.30-18.00 Break

18.00-19.00 Keynote III: Inspiration Speach

19.00-23.00 Conference Dinner

Tuesday, 18. October

09.00-10.00 IFIP WG 8.9 Business Meeting

10.00-11.00 Keynote IV: Jens Ove Riis

11.00-11.30 Break

11.30-13.00 Parallel Sessions IV

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Parallel Sessions V

15.30-16.00 Break

16.00-17.00 Closing Session

Wednesday, 19-20. October

Post conference tour (please indicate interest on registration)