April 19-21, 2024

Big XII PLUS


MIS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Present, past, and prospective members, partners, and friends of the Big XII

Mays Business School

Texas A&M University, College Station

A summit of developmental and informative panels, activities, and presentations.

Day 1

Sign in and grab your packet at the Registration Desk, then join us for an evening welcome reception.

Day 2

Saturday morning starts out with a light breakfast, then networking opportunities, a senior scholar panel, an industry roundtable, and an inspirational special session. The afternoon offers research presentations, capped off by our annual evening social event and swag exchange.

Day 3

After a light breakfast, Sunday morning begins with a junior scholar panel to help PhD students and junior faculty navigate unfamiliar roads, followed by more paper presentations. Don't forget to grab a box lunch for the road.

Journal Editor Panel

Navigating academic publishing

Xenophon Koufteros

Texas A&M University

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Decision Sciences Journal 

Andrew Chen

University of Kansas

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Decision Support Systems

Subodha Kumar

Temple University

Co-Editor-in-Chief,  Production and Operations Management 

Rogelio Oliva

Texas A&M University

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Operations Management

Scholar Panel

Navigating academic success

Daniel Chen

Baylor University

Fred Davis

Texas Tech University 

James Gaskin

Brigham Young University

Sirkka Jarvenpaa

University of Texas at Austin

Industry Panel

Navigating technology in industry

Chris Buckner

Entrepreneur and Co-Founder,  Mainline.GG, Pokatok, Truss, Cannon Ventures, and Come & Take It Apparel. 

David DeVoucalla

Global Network Operations Manager, Shell Oil Company

Colleen Walsh

Former IBM Global Partner and Leader of Enterprise Strategy for the Industrials Sector

Gustavo Cantu III

Senior Developer, HEB

Junior Academic Panel

Navigating doctoral studies, job search, and your first position

John Verghese

University of North Texas

Alaa Nehme

Mississippi State University

Oyebisi Oladeji

University of Houston

Tamara Roth

University of Arkansas 

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Department of Information and Operations Management