6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE OUTSOURCING OF INFORMATION SERVICES - ICOIS’2026
June 21-23, 2026 in Mannheim, Germany
Sourcing in the Era of Digital Agents
The objective of the conference is to bring researchers in the field of IS (out)sourcing and related topics (e.g., ecosystems, agentic services), together again, to exchange ideas and discuss past, current and future research projects. This year's focus will be on: Sourcing in the Era of Digital AgentsSimilar to our previous ICOIS events, it is again our intention to personally invite key academic researchers who have published their research on IS sourcing and related topics on platform ecosystems, and agentic services in the main academic outlets to participate at ICOIS'2026. In order to provide a high degree of interaction and discussion among the conference participants, the meeting will be conducted in a workshop-like setting. Therefore, the conference is limited to 50 people. Our rule is “first come, first served”, which means that you should let us know as soon as possible regarding your intention to participate but latest by September 30, 2025. In order to provide a high degree of interaction and discussion among the conference participants, the meeting will be conducted in a workshop-like setting.
We hope to see many of you in Mannheim in June!
Sincerely,
Jens Dibbern, Armin Heinzl, and Rudy Hirschheim
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