The IFIP WG8.3 conference that will take place from June 22nd - 24th in Cork, Ireland in 2016. The conference theme is "Big Data, Better Decisions, Brighter Future". Please visit the conference site to find out more https://dss2016conference.wordpress.com/.

The 2016 Open Conference of the IFIP WG 8.3 will highlight the applications, data (big & small), analytics, stakeholders and impacts of decision making and decision support in the business world of today. Suggested research topics (presented as conceptual/theoretical, empirical, design science and case-based approaches, amongst others) can include, but are not limited to, the A to Z of applying big data and big ideas in:

* Decision Support, Methodologies & Systems

* Decision Making, Behaviours & Decision Models

* Business Analytics, Intelligence & Knowledge Discovery

There are a number of submission options to choose from. Of note, the submission date for academic papers (completed research and research-in-progress) is January 8th 2016.

The conference committee welcomes your involvement to showcase your research efforts and looks forward to seeing you in "sunny" Cork in June 2016.

For more information contact:

Dr. David Sammon
Senior Lecturer
Director MSc in Data Business
Business Information Systems
O' Rahilly Building
University College Cork
email: DSammon@afis.ucc.ie