We are proud to announce that the following paper was accepted as a research-in-progress paper for presentation and publication at the 10th Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technologies (DESRIST) 2015 conference: Andreas Drechsler and Alan Hevner: “Effectuation and Its Implications for Socio-Technical Design Science Research in Information Systems” This paper is the first from the recently formed collaboration between SITM members and the internationally renowned senior scholar Professor Alan Hevner to advance the conceptual and methodological foundations of design science research. It will appear in a separate research-in-progress paper conference booklet. DESRIST is the largest international conference for the design science research IS community. The 2015 conference will take place in Dublin, Ireland on May 21 and 22. Further information about this conference can be found at: desrist2015.computing.dcu.ie