Join the ECIS 2026 Doctoral Student Corner
Dear doctoral students,
We are pleased to invite you to the ECIS 2026 Doctoral Student Corner.
The Doctoral Student Corner offers several opportunities to connect with fellow doctoral students, exchange experiences, and engage with senior scholars from the Information Systems community during ECIS 2026.
To stay connected before and during the conference, receive updates and reminders, and connect informally with fellow doctoral students, you are warmly invited to join the ECIS 2026 Doctoral Student Corner WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CYQLfLpb1ur03ypRS2Ih6O?s=cl&p=a&mlu=1
Welcome Reception
Monday, June 15 | 18:00–19:00
Ground floor, Leonardo Del Vecchio (LDV) building
Meet fellow doctoral students, reconnect with peers, and start ECIS 2026 with new conversations and connections. The reception will include a fun bingo activity, with prizes for the winners.
Faculty Roundtable
Tuesday, June 16 | 18:30–19:30
Room N30, Leonardo Del Vecchio (LDV) building
Topic: “Dealing with Rejection, Failure, and Non-Linear Progress”
Doctoral research is rarely a straight path. Join faculty members and fellow doctoral students for an open conversation on rejection, setbacks, sustaining momentum, and building a research trajectory with clarity and purpose.
Participating faculty mentors include:
- Martin Adam, University of Göttingen
- Edona Elshan, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Annamina Rieder, Simon Fraser University
- Mari-Klara Stein, TalTech
- Bo Sophia Xiao, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Sam Zaza, Middle Tennessee State University
More faculty mentors may be announced soon.
Student Hangout & Conclusion
Wednesday, June 17 | 12:00–12:30
Room N30, Leonardo Del Vecchio (LDV) building
Reconnect, share reflections and takeaways from ECIS 2026, and celebrate the connections made during the conference. The session will include a short ECIS-themed quiz, with prizes for the winners.
For the most up-to-date information, please visit the ECIS 2026 Doctoral Student Corner page and follow the AIS Doctoral Student College on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/ais-doctoral-student-college We look forward to meeting you at ECIS 2026.
Sincerely,
ECIS 2026 Doctoral Student Corner Co-Chairs
Christiane, Natacha, Paul, and Jenny
Co-chairs:
Christiane Ernst
(University of Innsbruck)
Lead co-chair
Natacha Thepsouvan
(University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
Paul Ajiro
(University of Ghana)
Jenny Elo
(Tampere University)