ERCIS Doctoral Consortia

With a vibrant community of PhD students spread across the globe, the ERCIS network has taken a dynamic step towards enriching their academic journey by hosting regular doctoral consortia. These events are designed to be a melting pot of innovative ideas and seasoned insights, thanks to the invaluable contributions from senior faculty and fellow researchers.

Imagine a gathering where diverse IS backgrounds blend seamlessly, sparking fresh perspectives and groundbreaking approaches to your PhD thesis. Set against a backdrop of professionalism and networking, the ERCIS doctoral consortia offer the perfect setting to refine your research ideas while building lifelong connections and friendships. Join us to supercharge your academic voyage!

Dates 2025

In 2025, we will be sailing again! Taking place in Pto. Pollensa, Mallorca, Spain, from May 31-June 6, 2025

Doctoral Consortium: 31st May-6th June 2025
Eligibility: Open to one PhD student per ERCIS institution
Application Deadline: 1st February 2025
Selection Notification: Mid-February 2025

How to participate

The consortium is designed for students who are at least mid-way through their PhD program. You are a PhD Student at one of our ➡️ ERCIS partner institutions? Perfect! Send us your application, get (hopefully) accepted, and join!

What to expect

You will stay in a ➡️ shared room apartment in the beautiful north of the balearic island Mallorca, in ➡️ Pto. Pollensa.

There, we will have our seminar ➡️ in the rooms of the local ➡️ sailing school, usually in the mornings. We usually allocate 90mins for each PhD student, during which they present and discuss their PhD endeavour. Both, our faculty and the other students, will provide you with supportive feedback. You will have a discussant and a notetaker, leaving you to fully concentrate on the discussions.

In the afternoon, we will go sailing. For those who never set food on a boat, we will have instructors teaching you the ropes on very stable dinghys, advanced sailors can show their capabilities on Hobie Cat and planing dinghys.

The evenings are, in general, free, but we try to find as much time as possible to have some joint social activities, and ample time to communicate. All our faculty are very approachable and happy to discuss!

What to do

If you would like to participate, the following will be expected from you:

Application:

➡️ Submit a PhD Thesis Proposal in the style of a ⬇️ ICIS publication.
The proposal should have the form of an extended abstract (no more than 3000 words, excluding cover page and references) and should include:
- Title of the proposal
- Information about the candidate, including name, university affiliation, name of supervisor, contact information:
  email address, mailing address.
- Research motivation
- Research question(s)
- Theoretical framing for the research
- Research approach and methodology
- Preliminary findings
- Expected contributions to the field of Information Systems

Before the on-site seminar, if accepted:

Book flights
Transfer seminar fee
Review two other thesis proposals.
Prepare as discussant for one of the two reviewed proposals.

On-site:

Present your own PhD thesis proposal without projector for ~30 minutes.
Actively participate in the discussions.
Serve as discussant for one of the two reviewed proposals.
Serve as note-taker for the discussion of the other proposal.
Have fun!

Costs and itinerary

Participants will have to expect the following costs:

~550€ Administration, and accommodation fees – an invoice will be send by Armin
~300€ flights (can be way cheaper if booked smart)
~20€ public transport
Food is self-organized (several supermarkets are close by)

The administration fee covers the organization of the event; the accommodation fee covers the stay in a shared room in apartments close to the seminar room.

Travel:

➡️ Fly to PMI
Rent a car and drive to the ➡️ Sail & Surf Apartments
… or take a bus. Have a look at the schedules at ➡️ TIB. Exit the bus at “Gotmar 2”.