US West Chapter Events

2025

Webinar: The Journey of Journal Publishing

Thursday, September 25, 2025

10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM GMT+3

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Speaker: Dr. Jim Jansen, Editor-in-Chief of Information Processing & Management and former EIC of Internet Research and interim EIC of International Journal of Information Management.

Abstract: Publishing a research article is a journey! We will discuss challenges and advice on preparing, submitting, and revising research manuscripts to increase the probability of acceptance at a top-tier journal. The insights are based on my experiences as editor-in-chief (EIC) of three journals, the first being Internet Research (Emerald, Impact Factor of 3.0 at the end of my tenure), the second being the interim editor of International Journal of Information Management (Elsevier) and currently of Information Processing & Management (Elsevier, Impact Factor of 7.4). The focus will be on the mechanics of the journey, including cover letters, items on a manuscript checklist, what happens to your manuscript once submitted, handling communication with the EIC and other editors, the crafting of the response to the reviewers, the revising of the manuscript, and polishing the accepted article. We will also touch on the influence of citations, impact factors, and the contribution of reviewing the academic research process in what will hopefully be a discussion more than a presentation. The takeaways will be tactics to improve your chances for a top-tier journal acceptance.

Considering Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in AI Applications: A Hybrid Workshop (CALD-AI)

AI has tremendous potential to improve all different aspects of our lives – leading to changes in many facets of life, including making our day-to-day lives easier, allowing for more personalized healthcare, and generating insights as we live and learn. There are also challenges and potential issues that we should consider, such as:

How are people affected differently by AI?
How might aspects of one’s culture, background, and other characteristics or traits affect how we might respond to AI?
How might these considerations inform how we regard or develop applications involving AI?
How do we collaboratively work towards integrating the values and preferences of communities of interest in AI tools?

This workshop was a hybrid event held on May 6, 2025 from 12:30pm to 16:30pm PST. For more information, see https://cald-ai.github.io/.

U.S. West Chapter Meet ‘n’ Greet

The purpose of this event was to provide an opportunity for non-members to learn more about ASIS&T and the U.S. West Chapter, and ASIS&T members to socialize with other members (with a focus on the U.S. West). This event was held on February 27, 2025, at 11am PST.