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[Fwd: [computational.science] First CFP ANT-2010 (The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies)]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] First CFP ANT-2010 (The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies) Datum: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:11:55 +1100 Von: Eric Pardede <E.Pardede(a)latrobe.edu.au> Organisation: "ICCSA" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> << Apology for Multiple Posting >> C A L L F O R P A P E R S The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2010) 26-28 July, 2010 Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada Conference Website: http://www.acadiau.ca/ant10/home.php ************************************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES ---------------- * Full Paper Submission: January 10, 2010 * Acceptance Notification: March 15, 2010 * Camera-Ready Submission: May 01, 2010 * Conference Days: July 26-28, 2010 The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2010) is a leading international conference which provides an international forum for researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to address research challenges and to present and discuss research ideas, developments and experiences related to the ambient systems infrastructure, models, and technologies. The general aim of ambient systems is to provide an environment wherein computing devices exist anywhere and everywhere. In such systems mobile and embedded computing devices form ad hoc collaboration using different communication networks (e.g., wireless networks, RFID, etc) in order to share and exchange information and provide services. Ambient systems pose new research challenges due to the open and unreliable nature of the environment and the complexity and heterogeneity of the computing devices and the underlying communication networks. These characteristics challenge traditional techniques and demand new ways of approaching the problems related to the ambient systems. TOPICS OF INTEREST ----------------------------- Prospective authors are invited to submit papers to the following research tracks. Details on topics of each track are available at the conference website. - Ambient-oriented Autonomic Networks and Communications - Ambient Systems Software Engineering - Ambient Systems Security and Privacy - Distributed Ambient Artificial Intelligence - Emerging Ambient Networking, Tracking and Sensing Technologies - Multimodal Interfaces for Ambient Systems - Service Oriented Computing for Ambient Systems & Applications - Smart Environments and Applications in Ambient Systems PUBLICATION ------------------- Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the proceedings of Communications in Computer and Information Science series, Springer. Selected papers will be invited for possible publication, in the special issues of: (1) Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652 (2) Journal of Service Oriented Computing and Applications http://www.springer.com/computer/communications/journal/11761 (3) Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems http://www.iospress.nl/loadtop/load.php?isbn=15741702 (4) Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing http://www.springer.com/computer/user+interfaces/journal/779 PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE -------------------------------------------- Submitted technical papers must be no longer than 10 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers including all figures and references, and must be formatted according to Springer guidelines. http://www.springer.com/series/7899 COMMITTEES ------------------ General Chairs Nick Cercone, York University, Canada Makoto Takizawa, Seikei University, Japan Program Chairs Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Advisory Committee Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Ali Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick, Canada Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Program vice Chairs Agustinus Waluyo, Institute for Infocom Research, Singapore Arantza Aldea, Oxford Brookes University, UK Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Jiang Li, Howard University, USA Kevin Curran, University of Ulster, Ireland Khaled Ali, Ottawa University, Canada Markus Aleksy, ABB Corporate Research Center, Germany Rainer Unland, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui, The Open University, UK Soumaya Cherkaoui, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada Takahiro HARA, Osaka University, Japan Tarek Sheltami, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia Tom Lunney, University of Ulster, Ireland Tomoya Enokido, Risho University, Japan Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, UAE Local Arrangement Committee Daniel Silver, Acadia University, Canada Darcy Benoit, Acadia University, Canada Darrell Crooks, Acadia University, Canada Duane Currie, Acadia University, Canada Elaine Schofield, Acadia University, Canada Karen Wilder, Acadia University, Canada Richard Cunningham, Acadia University, Canada Steering Committee Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler University Linz Austria Awards Chairs Mieso Denko, Guelph University, Canada Rachid Anane, Coventry University, UK Publicity Chairs Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia Jason Gu, Dalhousie University, Canada Contacts ---------- Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Email: m.younas(a)brookes.ac.uk Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Email: elhadi.shakshuki(a)acadiau.ca David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Email: david.taniar(a)infotech.monash.edu.au

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[Fwd: [isworld] CfP: CIAO! 2010 workshop to be held in conjunction with the DESRIST conference]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CfP: CIAO! 2010 workshop to be held in conjunction with the DESRIST conference Datum: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:28:06 +0100 Von: Albani Antonia <antonia.albani(a)wiwi.uni-augsburg.de> Antwort an: Albani Antonia <antonia.albani(a)wiwi.uni-augsburg.de> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> =================================================================== 6th International Workshop on Cooperation & Interoperability - Architecture & Ontology (CIAO! 2010) http://www.ciaonetwork.org/index.php?id=61 04 - 05 June 2010 St. Gallen, Switzerland To be held in conjunction with the DESRIST 2010 conference http://desrist2010.iwi.unisg.ch/ Proceedings published in Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) =================================================================== Motivation ---------- Modern enterprises face a strong economical pressure to increase competitiveness, to operate on a global market, and to engage in alliances of several kinds. Agility thus has become the new guiding principle for enterprises. This requires flexible organizational structures and business processes, as well as flexible supporting information systems and a flexible ICT-infrastructure. In addition, an enterprise needs to be able to easily expand or shrink, be it through cooperation with other enterprises, through mergers or acquisitions, or through insourcing or outsourcing of services. In order to meet these economical requirements, enterprises rely increasingly on the benefits of modern information and communication technology (ICT). However, the appropriate knowledge to deploy this technology as needed, and in an effective and efficient way, is largely lacking, particularly knowledge regarding the cooperation in and between enterprises and knowledge regarding the interoperability of their information systems. Focus and Goal -------------- The CIAO! workshop is a leading workshop in the emerging field of Enterprise Engineering, which is based on the notions of Enterprise Ontology and Enterprise Architecture. Enterprise Ontology is conceptually defined as (the understanding of) the essence of an enterprise. Operationally, it is its highest-level constructional model, completely independent of the way in which it is implemented. Enterprise Architecture is conceptually defined as the normative restriction of design freedom. Operationally, it is the set of design principles that are applicable to the (re)design of the enterprise's business processes, organization, information systems, etc. The goal of the workshop is to gather academics and practitioners in order to share innovative research issues and practical experiences, and to facilitate profound discussions about these issues, in particular about the application of the notions of architecture and ontology in dealing with inter- and intra-organizational business processes and the interoperability of supporting information systems. Topics of interest to this workshop include, but are not limited to: * Modeling (cross-enterprise) business processes * Reference models for (cross-enterprise) business processes * Cooperation theories (e.g., the language-action-perspective) * Domain reference ontologies * Enterprise ontologies * Enterprise architectures * Business rules * Information system ontologies * Information system architectures * Component-based system development * Ontology-based web services * Interoperability testing and verification * Service Oriented Architecture Organization of the Workshop ---------------------------- The CIAO! 2010 workshop is the 6th workshop of a series of successful workshops. (CIAO!'09, CIAO!'08, MIOS-CIAO'06, MIOS-INTEROP'05, MIOS'04) held at the CAiSE and OTM Federated conferences so far. We are looking for articles on current or recently finished research projects as well as articles from practitioners. Based on our inspiring experience of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 workshops, the CIAO! 2010 workshop is planned again to be a real workshop, providing ample time for discussions and group works, during two days. Consequently, the paper presentations will be short, covering only the highlights. In addition, the focus of discussion will be on CIAO: the problem areas Cooperation and Interoperability, and the application of Architecture and Ontology in dealing with them. Submission Conditions --------------------- Papers should be submitted in PDF format. The results described must be unpublished and must not be under review elsewhere. Submissions must conform to Springer's LNBIP format and should not exceed 15 pages, including all text, figures, references and appendices. Submissions not conforming to the LNBIP format or exceeding 15 pages will be rejected without review. Information about the Springer LNBIP format can be found at Springer LNBIP Web page (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-487211-0 ). Three to five keywords characterizing the paper should be indicated at the end of the abstract. Important Dates --------------- Abstract Submission: January 15, 2010 Paper Submission: January 22, 2010 Notification of Acceptance: February 19, 2010 Camera Ready Paper Due: March 05, 2010 CIAO! 2010 Workshop: June 04-05, 2010 DESRIST 2010 Conference: June 04-05, 2010 Program Chairs -------------- Antonia Albani (a.albani(a)tudelft.nl) Chair of Information Systems Design Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Jan L.G. Dietz (j.l.g.dietz(a)tudelft.nl) Chair of Information Systems Design Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Program Committee (to be completed) ----------------------------------- Wil van der Aalst Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Joseph Barjis Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Johann Eder University of Klagenfurt, Austria Joaquim Filipe School of Technology of Setúbal, Portugal Rony G. Flatscher Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria Birgit Hofreiter Hochschule Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein Jan Hoogervorst Sogeti Netherlands, The Netherlands Christian Huemer Vienna University of Technology, Austria Peter Loos University of Saarland, Germany Aldo de Moor CommunitySense, The Netherlands Hans Mulder University of Antwerp, Belgium Martin Op ‘t Land Capgemini, The Netherlands Erik Proper Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Gil Regev École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Itecor, Switzerland Pnina Soffer MIS department, Haifa University, Israel Pedro de Sousa Lisbon University of Technology, Portugal José Tribolet INESC and Lisbon University of Technology, Portugal The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm. -- Univ.Prof. Dr. Gustaf Neumann Institute of Information Systems and New Media WU Vienna Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, AUSTRIA

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[Fwd: [isworld] CfP BPM'10: 8th International Conference on Business Process Management]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CfP BPM'10: 8th International Conference on Business Process Management Datum: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:18:27 -0500 Von: Marta K Indulska <m.indulska(a)business.uq.edu.au> Antwort an: Marta K Indulska <m.indulska(a)business.uq.edu.au> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> BPM 2010 - Call for Papers 8th International Conference on Business Process Management Hoboken, New Jersey September 13-16, 2010 http://www.bpm2010.org/ The importance of effective Business Process Management (BPM) continues to rise as regional and global economies strive for increased insight, understanding and efficiency around business operations in the context of further globalization, further distribution and virtualization of businesses, and further coordination and interoperation of business activities through automated mechanisms. BPM 2010 is the eighth conference in a series that provides the most distinguished research forum for researchers and practitioners in all aspects of BPM including theory, frameworks, methods, techniques, architectures, systems, and empirical findings. With an acceptance rate in previous editions at around 15% the conference has a record of attracting innovative research of highest quality, from a mix of disciplines including Computer Science, Management Information Science, Services Computing, Services Science, and Technology Management. This year�s conference will continue with the broad-based themes of previous editions, and strives to strengthen and expand in several key directions. The conference especially encourages emerging research on new conceptual models for BPM understood broadly, models that attempt to unify core aspects of BPM, including process management, data management, business rules and requirements, and analytics, that until recently have been represented using rather disparate conceptual models. The conference also encourages the increasing interest in applying established and new techniques, such as model-driven architectures, Web services and Web architectures, SOA, and Cloud Computing , to the specific challenges of BPM. Finally, the conference seeks to attract papers that highlight the pervasive need for BPM capabilities across application areas outside of business management, including healthcare delivery, digital government, disaster management, and management of scientific and other academic endeavors, and that highlight how new techniques can solve the distinctive challenges arising in those diverse areas. Awards will be given to the best papers in different categories. BPM 2010 will be held at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, just minutes from downtown Manhattan. Information about Stevens, how to reach it, etc.. are given on this website. Research topics include, but are not limited to: MODELING AND THEORY OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES -Process modeling languages, notations and methods -Data-aware and data-centric approaches to BPM -Reference process models -Variability and configuration of process models -Process simulation and static analysis -Automated process composition and synthesis -Process metadata and semantic reasoning -Process patterns and standards -Foundations of business process models PROCESS ARCHITECTURES AND PLATFORMS -Process-oriented software architectures -Service-oriented architectures for BPM -Workflow management systems and infrastructure -Security aspects of business process execution -Automated planning for business process execution -Resource management in business process execution -Process componentization and component repositories -Distributed process execution -Cloud computing in support of BPM MANAGEMENT OF PROCESS EXECUTION DATA -Models and theory of workflow as data -Process tracing and monitoring -Process performance measurement -Process mining and learning -Process data warehousing -Data streaming in business processes PROCESS EVOLUTION AND FLEXIBILITY -Process exception handling -Process change management -Monitoring and provenance across change -Adaptive and context-aware processes -Case handling -Process-enhanced groupware HUMAN-CENTRIC BPM -People-intensive processes -User-centric aspects of BPM design -User-centric aspects of process management and use -Cross-organizational processes -Globally distributed process management -Integrating strategy, process, people and IT -Task sourcing through social networks NON-TRADITIONAL BPM SCENARIOS -Knowledge-intensive processes -Data-driven business processes -Distributed and mobile processes -Inter-process planning and coordination MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND EMPIRICAL STUDIES -Business process lifecycle management -Relationship of business strategy and business process -Success factors and measures in BPM -BPM governance and compliance management -BPM Maturity -Adoption and Practice of BPM -Case Studies and Experience Reports in BPM -BPM in support of business networks Conference Paper Submission BPM 2010 invites research submissions on all topics related to business process management, including but not limited to those listed above. Research papers should be submitted electronically via the EasyChair system at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bpm2010. All submissions must be received no later than March 14, 2010. Submission details and formatting instructions are given at the website. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer-Verlag in their LNCS series. For each accepted paper, at least one author is required to register for the conference and should plan to present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue of Data and Knowledge Engineering (DKE, an Elsevier Science Journal). Additional Conference Activities The BPM 2010 conference will include a diverse set of tracks and activities in addition to the main research track. As with previous editions of the conference, there will be several associated workshops that explore newly emerging approaches, methods, and technologies in the BPM space. All or most of these workshops will be held on Monday, September 13. The Demo Track will showcase new, innovative systems that illustrate key BPM functionalities. The proceedings of the workshops, and short papers describing the demos, will be published in a volume of Springer�s Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP). The Industrial Experiences track aims at bridging the viewpoints of leading research outcomes with practical demands and industrial experience; practitioners are encouraged to submit papers reporting on innovative industrial implementations and applications of BPM methods and techniques, with a particular emphasis on their impact on information technology use or business practice. The conference will include tutorials on cutting-edge frameworks and associated principled techniques for solving BPM challenges. An education track will focus on emerging techniques, practices, and experiences for teaching the principles and pragmatics of business process management at the university level. Finally, there are plans for a Doctoral Consortium to be held during the weekend preceding the conference, that will provide students in advanced stages of their dissertation work an opportunity to share their research with peers, world-class researchers, and industry experts in Business Process Management. Conference Committee: General Chairs: Michael zur Muehlen, Stevens Institute of Technology Henry Chang, IBM Research Program Chairs: Rick Hull, IBM Research Stefan Tai, Universität Karlsruhe Jan Mendling, Humboldt-Universität Berlin Industry Chair: Michael Rosemann, Queensland University of Technology Workshop Chair: Jianwen Su, University of California, Santa Barbara Doctoral Consortium Chair: Ted Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology Demo Chair: Marcello La Rosa, Queensland University of Technology Steering Committee: Wil van der Aalst (chair), Eindhoven University of Technology Boualem Benatallah, University of New South Wales Fabio Casati, University of Trento Peter Dadam, University of Ulm Joerg Desel, Catholic University Eichstätt Schahram Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology Arthur ter Hofstede, Queensland Univ. of Technology Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano Matthias Weske, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, University of Potsdam Contact: info(a)bpm2010.org The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm. -- Univ.Prof. Dr. Gustaf Neumann Institute of Information Systems and New Media WU Vienna Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, AUSTRIA

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[Fwd: [isworld] Call for Contributions - Transforming Government Workshop 2010]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for Contributions - Transforming Government Workshop 2010 Datum: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:56:05 -0500 Von: Dr Ahmad Ghoneim <Ahmad.Ghoneim(a)brunel.ac.uk> Antwort an: Dr Ahmad Ghoneim <Ahmad.Ghoneim(a)brunel.ac.uk> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> Apologies for cross-posting CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Transforming Government Workshop 2010 March 18-19, 2010, Brunel University, UK http://www.tgovworkshops.org Keynote Speakers: - Prof. Vishwanath Venkatesh, University of Arkansas - Dr. Stephen King, Leeds University, UK Background: E-government implementation efforts have now evolved from basic information provisioning to more integrated and joined up service offerings in most developed countries. Having successfully implemented a number of transaction-based e-services by e-enabling front office and customer facing processes, most developed countries are now working towards realising transformational government (or T-Government). The transformational phase is considered the highest level of maturity for e-government programmes and encompasses redefining the delivery of government services by providing a single point of contact to citizens� that makes the government transparent to citizens and businesses. This phase involves reengineering and e-enabling back office processes and information systems to enable more joined-up and citizen-centric electronic government services. However, public sector transformation is a massive and complex undertaking involving distributed decision-making that requires a good understanding and evaluation of the political context, business processes and technology. Also, from a demand perspective extensive efforts are required to increase citizens� awareness about the transformation of the delivery of government services and their online availability which would result in increased e-participation. In order to prevent digital divide in terms of using electronic government services, it is also necessary that citizens from all facets of society are equipped with basic ICT skills as well as private and or public access to high-speed internet connections. Yet, despite the availability of innovative technologies, government agencies are faced with many technical, organizational, and socio-economic challenges and barriers that need to be addressed when developing, adopting and diffusing electronic government systems and services. Furthermore, from an organisational perspective t-government has introduced an environment where most public institutions such as healthcare, social services, education and employment have struggled with the need to balance issues such as transparency and opaqueness, or social inclusion and professionalism. Consequently, there has been increasing pressure on the academic and practitioner communities for research that focuses on bridging the gap between t-government theory and practice. The aim of this workshop is to provide a common platform for academics and practitioners to discuss and present original research highlighting issues related with technical, organizational, managerial and socioeconomic aspects of both (e) and (t)-government implementation and adoption. Selected papers will be considered for publication in: - Information Systems Journal - European Journal of Information Systems - Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy - International Journal of Electronic Government Research Important Dates: Electronic submission: December 18, 2009 Submit to: submission(a)tgovworkshops.org Notification of Acceptance: January, 28, 2010 Submissions Guidelines available at: www.tgovworkshops.org General Communication: info(a)tgovworkshops.org Program Chairs: - Dr. Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK - Prof. Ray Hackney, Brunel University, UK - Dr. Ahmad Ghoneim, Brunel University, UK General Chairs: - Dr. Tony Elliman, Brunel University, UK - Dr. Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou, Brunel University, UK The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm.

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[Fwd: [isworld] The contents of the latest issue of JECO Volume 7, Issue 4, October-December 2009]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] The contents of the latest issue of JECO Volume 7, Issue 4, October-December 2009 Datum: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:12:50 -0500 Von: Joseph Sarkis <jsarkis(a)clarku.edu> Antwort an: Joseph Sarkis <jsarkis(a)clarku.edu> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> The contents of the latest issue of: Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 7, Issue 4, October-December 2009 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1539-2937 EISSN: 1539-2929 Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA www.igi-global.com/jeco Special Issue: Innovation in the Digital Economy GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE Special Issue on Innovation in the Digital Economy Elena Druica, University of Bucharest, Romania Viorel Cornescu, "Nicolae Titulescu" University, Romania Widely accepted and widely discussed, the new approaches of the even newer Digital Era economy are far from being observed on a theoretical level only. Social, economic, psychological, and emotional impacts share the costs and benefits of the new paradigm, and the practices it triggered in frameworks where the evanescence of the physical boundaries leads both to increasing possibilities of making profit and to decreasing responsibility given to the human side of things. This special issue explores a broad part of this vast subject and provides the readers with an opened perspective toward various impacts of using digital tools in order to deal with innovation. To read the guest editorial preface, please consult this issue of JECO in your library. PAPER ONE Professional Adhocracy, an Appropriate Design for Knowledge Economy in the Light of Mintzberg's Perspective Ali Asghar Pourezzat, University of Tehran, Iran Ghazaleh Taheri Attar, Allame Tabatabaei University, Iran Success in the economy of digital age requires special capabilities, making the limited economical resources into valuable products. Among future limitations, limitation of super-specialized and expert human resources is very important and determining. Super-specialized human resources are considered as strategic factors, and the structure of future organizations should be designed in a way to best utilize the capability of these resources. Therefore, the main problem of future organizations is exploiting and utilizing the knowledge of super-specialized human resources. In this regard, combining the flexibility of adhocratic organizations and expertise-oriented credit of professional bureaucratic tried to design a relatively appropriate structure in the light of Mintzberg's perspective in order to succeed in future age or the knowledge-oriented age of digital economy. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34915 PAPER TWO The Internet Moderating Impact among Stakeholders in Modern Organizations: A Conceptual Analysis of Service Management Environment Mohammad Ayub Khan, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico Khalid S. Soliman, IBIMA and Hofstra University, USA The Internet has a significant impact on service organizations and the way they are managed. This article examines the role of the Internet in moderating the relative importance of various stakeholders, such as customers, suppliers, distributors, stockholders, managers, and employees in a service management environment. This article presents a detailed analysis to the stakeholders involved, based on previous studies and carrying it over to the Internet age. The analysis highlights the roles of each stakeholder in any organization and examines how these stakeholders influence service management. This article also provides today's management with a clear vision of the changing business environments and a devising plan to lead their organizations in the Internet era. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34916 PAPER THREE Impact of Digital Revolution on the Structure of Nigerian Banks A.A. Agboola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria D.O. Yinusa, University of Botswana, Botswana. O.O. Ologunde, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria This article examines the extent to which digital revolution has affected the organizational structure of Nigerian banks. Twenty-five banks are selected for the study in south-western Nigeria. Interviews are conducted for middle and top level managers and questionnaires are developed and administered to the other staff using a five-point Likert scale to determine the attitudes and opinions of the staff on the effects of digital revolution on the organizational structure of the banks. The mean was used as an indicator of central tendency for quantitative variables that have frequency distributions in the study. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34917 PAPER FOUR Innovation in Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises: Types and Impact A.A. Egbetokun, National Centre for Technology Management (Federal Ministry of Science & Technology), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria O.O. Olamade, National Centre for Technology Management (Federal Ministry of Science & Technology), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria W.O. Siyanbola, National Centre for Technology Management (Federal Ministry of Science & Technology), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria A.A. Adeniyi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria I.A. Irefin, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria This article explores the types of innovation that are predominant in SMEs in developing countries and investigates the impact of these innovations on different dimensions of firm performance, based on industry-wide innovation surveys carried out in Nigeria in 2007. The authors discuss the results of innovation and performance of SMEs. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34918 PAPER FIVE The Impact Analysis of Information Technology on Organizational Success Olawale Ibrahim Olateju, Lagos State University, Nigeria Raheem Olasupo Akewushola, Lagos State University, Nigeria Mustapha Abiodun Okunnu, Lagos State Polytechnic, Nigeria Babatunde Rahman Yusuf, Lagos State University, Nigeria Information technology success has been widely discussed in the past two decades. As systems and technologies are being improved and developed, discussions on their effectiveness and evaluation on their success have been continuously debated by researchers, scholars, and practitioners throughout the years. Besides the major concern of information technology effectiveness, this study identifies availability of Internet facilities and software packages as the major independent variable affecting organization success. A purposive selection is adopted in selecting forty medium scale enterprises from five divisions of the Lagos state. Descriptive statistics are used to determine the distribution of the data collected, and the co-efficient of multiple determinants (R2) are used to determine the percentage contribution of the enterprises that had access to Internet facilities and software packages. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34919 PAPER SIX Mobile Commerce Adoption: A Novel Buyer-User-Service Payer Metric Qi-Ying Su, Shanghai Maritime University, China Carl Adams, University of Portsmouth, UK Existing technology adoption models do not explicitly differentiate between the buyer and user of technology, seemingly assuming that the users and buyers are the same. This article reports on an investigation into cell phone/mobile phone use, with samples from China and the UK. There are three distinct stakeholders: the user, the initial purchaser, and the service payer and the relation between these stakeholders can be complex. The article presents a metric that captures six distinct relationships between the user, buyer, and service payer which can be used to distinguish between different adoption groups. This article also provides an enhanced TAM that captures some of the complexity of the user-buyer-service payer relationship in the adoption process for mobile technologies. In addition, the metric and enhanced TAM may be applied to other consumable technologies and working environments. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34920 ***************************************************** For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: www.infosci-journals.com. ***************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of JECO: The Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) provides comprehensive coverage and understanding of the social, cultural, organizational, human, and cognitive impacts of EC technologies and advances on organizations around the world. These impacts include those of EC on consumer and organizational behavior, development, and management in organizations. This journal broadens the overall body of knowledge regarding the human aspects of EC technologies and utilization in modern organizations, assisting researchers and practitioners to devise more effective systems for managing the human side of EC in contemporary organizations. Coverage of JECO: Topics to be discussed in the journal include, but are not limited to, the following: E-commerce and cultural issues E-commerce and customer behavior E-commerce and customer relationships E-commerce and employee ethical issues E-commerce and human resource management E-commerce and national work force E-commerce and organizational behavior E-commerce and organizational development E-commerce and organizational learning E-commerce and political issues E-commerce management and leadership E-commerce strategic management E-commerce stress and strain impacts E-commerce technologies and the workplace Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/jeco. All inquiries and submissions should be sent to jeco(a)igi-global.com. The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). 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[Fwd: [WI] ICALT 2010 - Call for Papers: The 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] ICALT 2010 - Call for Papers: The 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies Datum: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:11:45 -0700 Von: Sabine Graf <sabine.graf(a)ieee.org> Antwort an: sabine.graf(a)ieee.org An: <wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> CALL FOR PAPERS The 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies ICALT2010 Sousse, Tunisia July 5-7, 2010 http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2010/ Deadline: January 15th, 2010 ICALT is an annual international conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning organized by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. After its kick-off as IWALT in Palmerston North, New Zealand (2000), ICALT has been held in New Zealand (2000), Madisson, USA (2001), Kazan, Russia (2002), Athens, Greece (2003), Joensuu, Finland (2004), Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2005), Kerkrade, The Netherlands (2006), Niigata, Japan (2007), Santander, Spain (2008), Riga, Latvia (2009). The 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2010) will be held in Sousse, Tunisia, a city with rich culture and a long-standing tradition in computer-based learning. The technical program will feature keynote addresses, workshops, tutorials, in addition to presentations of refereed papers. Selected Papers will be considered for publication to * Educational Technology and Society Journal [http://www.ifets.com], ISSN 1436-4522 [included in SSCI, Impact Factor: 0.904/2008 - Thomson Scientific 2008 Journal Citations Report] * IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies [http://www.computer.org/portal/site/transactions/menuitem.eda2ca84d8d67764c fe79d108bcd45f3/index.jsp?&pName=transactions_level1&path=transactions/tlt/c ontent&file=index.xml&xsl=article.xsl&] (TLT), IEEE [a joint publication of the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Education Society], ISSN 1939-1382 TOPICS OF INTERESTS Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Learning Systems Platforms and Architectures * Rethinking Pedagogy in Technology-enhanced Learning * Adaptive and Personalized Technology-enhanced Learning * Intelligent Educational Systems * Computer Supported Collaborative Learning * Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning * Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments for Learning * Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning * Web 2.0 and Social Computing for Learning and Knowledge Sharing * Semantic Web and Ontologies for Learning Systems * Affective and Pervasive Computing for Learning * Human-Centered Web Science and its Applications to Technology-enhanced Learning * Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, and Life-Long Learning * e-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies * Data Mining and Web Mining in Education * Knowledge and Competencies Management * Technology-Enhanced Language Learning * Advanced Learning Technologies for Disabled and Non-Disabled People * Technology-enhanced Science Education * International Alliance for Open Source, Open Standards, and federated repositories * School of the Future and Future Classrooms * E-learning in the Workplace IMPORTANT DATES * January 15, 2010: Submissions all types (Full, Short Papers and Posters) * February 19, 2010: Authors' Notification on the review process results * March 15, 2010: Author's Registration Deadline * April 12, 2010: Final Camera-Ready Manuscript and IEEE Copyright Form submission * April 30, 2010: Advance Registration * July 5-7, 2010: ICALT2010 Conference SUBMISSIONS We invite the submission of original papers reporting high quality new academic or innovative industrial research in the area of Advanced Learning Technologies. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by three reviewers. Abstracts or incomplete papers are not included to the review process. The anticipated types of submissions are: * Full paper: 5 pages * Short paper: 3 pages * Posters: 2 pages * Doctoral consortium papers: 2 pages (first author must be a PhD student) Please submit your manuscript using the ASK-Conference System at: http://www.ask4research.info/conference/upload.php If you have any problems with the above web submission form, you can send the manuscript by email to icalt-operations(a)iti.gr (subject: ICALT2010 Submission). CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Organized by University of Tunis, Tunisia Informatics and Telematics Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology Conference Proceedings are published by IEEE Computer Society Press CONFERENCE COMMITTEES General Chairs * Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunisia, Tunisia * Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece Program Chairs * Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada * J. Michael Spector, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Doctoral Consortium Chairs * Sabine Graf, Athabasca University, Canada * Charalampos Karagiannidis, University of Thessaly, Greece * Oscar Martinez Bonastre, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain Tutorial Chair * Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Workshop and Panels Chair * Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Local Chair * Prof. Rafik Brahem, University of Tunisia, Tunisia Finance Chair * Panagiotis Zervas, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece For more information, please visit: http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2010/ -- Mailing-Liste: WI(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: WI-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/mailman/listinfo/wi

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[Fwd: [isworld] Latest issue of IJDSST]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Latest issue of IJDSST Datum: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:46:35 -0500 (EST) Von: forgionn(a)umbc.edu Antwort an: forgionn(a)umbc.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> The contents of the latest issue of: International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 1, Issue 4, October-December 2009 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1941-6296 EISSN: 1941-630X Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA www.igi-global.com/ijdsst Editor-in-Chief: Guisseppi A. Forgionne, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, USA EDITORIAL PREFACE IJDSST 1(4) Guisseppi A. Forgionne, University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), USA Decision making support systems (DMSS) are information systems that interactively support the decision making process of individuals and groups in life, public and private organizations, and other entities. Each DMSS is a vehicle that delivers computer and information technology and decision technology to the local or internet system, typically involving accounting, cognitive science, economic, management science, and statistical models that describe the decision problem explicitly and provide solution recommendations. This issue of IJDSST involves new hardware and software for DMSS, new models to deliver decision making support, dialog management between the user and system, data and model base management within the system, output display and presentation, DMSS operations, and DMSS technology management. Since the technologys purpose is to improve decision making, articles in this issue are expected to link DMSS technology to improvements in the process and outcomes of the decision making process theoretically, mathematically, or empirically in a systematic and scientific manner. To read the preface, please consult this issue of IJDSST in your library. INTRODUCTION Introduction: Technologies for Collaborative Decision Making Pascale Zaraté, Toulouse University, France Ana Respicio, University of Lisbon, Spain Collaborative decision making (CDM) is positioned at the intersection of several disciplines, such as information systems, operational research, management science, organizational theory, and artificial intelligence. CDM research is focused on decision making with special emphasis on supporting groups and individuals requiring communication, negotiation, and agreement. The spread of new technological developments, such as Web-based systems or mobile services, has contributed to transform the way organizations and groups operate and organize their decision making processes. These situations constitute a challenge for organizations and supporting them is extremely innovative. This issue of IJDSST proposes new systems supporting decision makers in distributed environments and presents a study using multi-criteria decision analysis methodologies. To read the introduction, please consult this issue of IJDSST in your library. PAPER ONE Supporting Collaborative Multi-Criteria Evaluation: The VIP Analysis Plug-In for Decision Deck João N. Clímaco, INESC Coimbra and University of Coimbra, Portugal João A. Costa, INESC Coimbra, Portugal Luis C. Dias, INESC Coimbra and University of Coimbra, Portugal Paulo Melo, INESC Coimbra and University of Coimbra, Portugal This article presents the VIP analysis plug-in of Decision Deck 1.1, a platform that hosts different evaluation methods to support decision makers in the collaborative evaluation of alternatives in a multi-criteria and multi-experts setting. VIP analysis is a tool for aggregation of multicriteria performances by means of an additive value function under imprecise information. VIP analysis incorporates different methods to support the progressive reduction of the number of alternatives, introducing a concept of tolerance that lets decision makers use some of the methods in a more flexible manner. By being included in the Decision Deck platform, VIP analysis is now integrated with other decision aiding methods within a coherent interface. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34949 PAPER TWO Model Inspection in the Context of a Distributed DSS Matthias Buchs, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Pius Hättenschwiler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Dicodess is a model-based distributed cooperative decision support system framework. It encapsulates the underlying model in a graphical user interface shielding users from the technical details of model configuration and optimization; however, a model usually evolves over time and therefore needs verification and validation accordingly. Model views are a new concept for modeling language and domain independent model visualizations. The focus is not primarily on visualizing model input or model output but on the models structure, the formalized knowledge. Modelers, as well as domain experts, are able to inspect a model visually in order to get a better understanding and to have a common base of discussion. The improvement of model understanding and communication among the people involved leads to models of better quality. This article proposes an example integration of model views into Dicodess. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34950 PAPER THREE Towards the Realization of an Integrated Decision Support Environment for Organizational Decision Making Shaofeng Liu, University of Plymouth, UK Alex H.B. Duffy, University of Strathclyde, UK Robert Ian Whitfield, University of Strathclyde, UK Iain M. Boyle, University of Strathclyde, UK Iain McKenna, BVT Surface Fleet Ltd., UK Traditional decision support systems are based on the paradigm of a single decision maker working at a standalone computer or terminal who has a specific decision to make with a specific goal in mind. Organizational decision support systems aim to support decision makers at all levels of an organization (from executive, middle management managers to operators), who have a variety of decisions to make, with different priorities, often in a distributed and dynamic environment. Such systems need to be designed and developed with extra functionality to meet the challenges such as collaborative working. This article proposes an integrated decision support environment (IDSE) for organizational decision making. IDSE is an open software platform which allows its users to define their own decision processes and choose their own exiting decision tools to be integrated into the platform. The IDSE is designed and developed based on distributed client/server networking, with a multi-tier integration framework for consistent information exchange and sharing, seamless process co-ordination and synchronisation, and quick access to packaged and legacy systems. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34951 PAPER FOUR A Multi-Criteria Decision Aiding System to Support Monitoring in a Public Administration Maria Franca Norese, Politecnico di Torino, Italy The Piedmont Region Financial Institute has had to construct a procedure and a system to monitor projects that a regional law has financed. In this context, the integration of a new data reading approach in a monitoring procedure has been proposed and a multi-criteria decision aiding method, ELECTRE TRI, has been applied to the problem, first to explain a possible use of the acquired information and then to be integrated in the information system. The model base of the prototype system is used as a shared space and a common framework to better understand the aims and information needs of the monitoring process. The application of ELECTRE TRI to the models analytically synthesizes the information elements, to face the difficulties of the monitoring process in its different phases and to support decisions, in terms of modifications and integrations of activities for future law applications. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34952 **************************************************** For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: www.infosci-journals.com. ***************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of IJDSST: The primary objective of the International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) is to provide comprehensive coverage for DMSS technology issues. The issues can involve, among other things, new hardware and software for DMSS, new models to deliver decision making support, dialog management between the user and system, data and model base management within the system, output display and presentation, DMSS operations, and DMSS technology management. Since the technologys purpose is to improve decision making, the articles are expected to link DMSS technology to improvements in the process and outcomes of the decision making process. This link can be established theoretically, mathematically, or empirically in a systematic and scientific manner. Coverage of IJDSST: The coverage of the journal is intended to cover a range of topics within the area of specialization. Among the topics of interest are: Context awareness, modeling, and management for DMSS DMSS computer hardware DMSS computer systems and application software DMSS data capture, storage, and retrieval DMSS feedback control mechanisms DMSS function integration strategies and mechanisms DMSS model capture, storage, and retrieval DMSS network strategies and mechanisms DMSS output presentation and capture DMSS system and user dialog methods DMSS system design, development, testing, and implementation DMSS technology evaluation DMSS technology organization and management Public and private DMSS applications Web-based and mobile DMSS technologies All other related technology issues that impact the overall utilization and management of DMSS in modern life and organizations Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijdsst. All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Guisseppi A. 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[Fwd: [isworld] Nov.30.2009: IJITSA special issue on Service-oriented Software Engineering]
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Nov.30.2009: IJITSA special issue on Service-oriented Software Engineering Datum: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:43:37 -0600 (CST) Von: Manuel Mora T. <mmora(a)securenym.net> Antwort an: Manuel Mora T. <mmora(a)securenym.net> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> CC: steenkamp(a)ltu.edu, cjgonza(a)ull.es ************************ CALL FOR PAPERS *********************************** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: ( EXTENDED TO) November 30, 2009 SPECIAL ISSUE ON Service-oriented Software Engineering: Foundations, Architectures, SDLCs and Innovative Applications. International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA) Guest Editors: Dr. Annette Steenkamp, Lawrence Technological University, USA Dr. Carina Gonzalez, University of the Laguna, Spain INTRODUCTION: A Service System is a new configuration of technology and organizational networks designed to deliver services that satisfy the goals and needs of customers. However, Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) has emerged as a major trend of computing paradigm in the past few years, changing the way software systems are designed, architected, delivered and consumed. In this sense, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services are being adopted by industries to make business services perform more efficiently and effectively. They contribute to the shaping of the processes of business modeling, solution creation, service delivery, and software architecture design, development and deployment. This special issue aims to cover a wide range of topics related to SOC paradigms and its approaches, techniques, methods, tools and technologies. OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE: To obtain a unified view of information systems, based on theoretical and applied research performed utilizing the systems approach to service-oriented software engineering, service-oriented architectures, and system development process models based on services. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following: Foundations for service-oriented software engineering (design philosophies, research philosophies, theoretical underpinnings, disciplines of references, evolution of software engineering paradigms (procedures, objects, components, services, models of reference for service software systems). Services Engineering Practices and Case Studies ( (e.g., healthcare, financial, aviation, education, etc.). Service-oriented Architectures (design methodologies, standards and models of reference, SOA and related areas: BPM, SOP, ITSM, Systems Engineering). Tools, Solutions and Services. Interoperability and collaboration. System development life cycles based on services (new analysis and design methods, requirements engineering for software service systems, evolution of SDLCs, agile development life cycles based on services). Service-Oriented Modeling, Development Processes and Methods. Service Delivery, Deployment and Maintenance. Service-oriented systems Quality, Policy, Trust, Security and Privacy. Service-Oriented Simulation/Test Engineering. Test methods and framework for services and service-oriented systems. Verification, Validation, and Testing of Service-Oriented Systems. Innovative applications of Service-oriented Software Engineering (SOSE). Service-oriented systems and Semantic Web. Service-oriented systems on Grid Network. Mobile Service-oriented systems. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue Service-oriented Software Engineering: Foundations, Architectures, SDLCs and Innovative Applications on or before October 31, 2009. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines%20submission.p…. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. ABOUT International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA): The Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) is an academic and practitioner journal created to disseminate and discuss high quality research results on Information Systems and related upper and lower level Systems as well as on its interactions with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Complex Systems and Philosophy issues, through rigorous Theoretical, Modeling, Engineering or Behavioral studies in order to explore, describe, explain, predict, design, control, evaluate, interpret, intervene and/or develop organizational systems where Information Systems are the main objects of study and the Systems Approach any variant- is the main research methodology and philosophical stance used. This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association (http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsa) IJITSA EDITORIAL BOARD Frank Stowell (EiC), University of Portsmouth, England Denis Edgar-Nevill (SAE), Canterbury Christ Church University, UK Miroljub Kljajic (SAE), University of Maribor, Slovenia John Mingers (SAE), University of Kent at Canterbury, UK Amitava Dutta (SAE), George Mason University, USA Yasmin Merali (SAE), University of Warwick, UK David Brown (SAE), University of Lancaster, UK Robert Cloutier(SAE), Stevens Institute of Technology, USA James R. Burns (SAE), Texas Tech University, USA Rory O'Connor (SAE), Dublin City University, Ireland Manuel Mora (OEiC),Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, México Published: Semi annual (both in Print and Electronic form) PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA) is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference), Medical Information Science Reference, Business Science Reference, and Engineering Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com All submissions should be directed to the attention of: Guest Editors: Dr. Annette Steenkamp, steenkamp(a)ltu.edu Dr. Carina Gonzalez, cjgonza(a)ull.es International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA) **************************************************************************** The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm.

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[Fwd: [isworld] Final CFP: WAMIS 2010]
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Final CFP: WAMIS 2010 Datum: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:39:22 -0500 Von: Michael Sheng <qsheng(a)cs.adelaide.edu.au> Antwort an: Michael Sheng <qsheng(a)cs.adelaide.edu.au> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> Due to some requests, the submission deadline has been extended to: *Nov 15, 2009 (Firm deadline)* Papers must be submitted via WAMIS 2010 Easychair at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wamis2010. CALL FOR PAPERS WAMIS 2010: The 6th International Symposium on Web and Mobile Information Services http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~wamis2010 In conjunction with the 24th IEEE AINA Conference http://www.aina-conference.org/2010 20-23 APRIL, 2010 Perth, Australia **Best papers from WAMIS 2010 will be considered for further publication of extended version in a forthcoming Special issue of the World Wide Web Journal (Springer).** Advances in the Web and mobile technologies offer new and exciting services to users in various domains such as e-business, healthcare, entertainment, and scientific activities. With the advances in mobile technologies, Web also gets richer in its contents and usability. In addition to its widespread usability in the e-commerce, education, and media, it has established its roots in exchanging and sharing information in social communities. For example, user-generated contents in the social networks have transformed the Web into a new era or the Web2.0 - these contents comprise a wealth of information often involving multimedia data such as audio, video, pictures and blogs. These new developments however introduce many new challenging problems to researchers. For example, one of the major issues is to deal with the resource scarcity in mobile environment. Though mobile devices and wireless networks are improving their resources, they are still far behind the wired networks and desktop PCs in terms of bandwidth, memory, processing speed and battery powers. The other major challenge is how to effectively build mobile systems that can dynamically adjust its behavior reacting to the changes in location, context, and variation in network bandwidth. ************************************************************ TOPICS OF INTEREST This symposium aims to bring together researchers in an effort to highlight the state-of-the-art and discuss the issues and opportunities to explore new research directions and develop new ideas. We strongly welcome submissions that include results which advance the state of the art relating to the theme of the symposium, either through theoretical analysis or experimental analysis. The main topics to be addressed include (but not limited to): - Architectures for Web and mobile information services - Agent and multi-agent systems and their applications - Application of W3C Mobile Web Best Practices - Context oriented service provisioning - Creation and consumption of social network contents - Data models and query languages - Dependency and reliability - Developing and managing Web2.0 services - Fault tolerance and exception handling - Location aware services - Middleware support for web and mobile services - Monitoring of services - Performance models - Search and discovery techniques - Semantic web technologies and their applications - Transaction and workflow models - Trust and privacy in Web and mobile services - Web services and their applications - Context-awareness, context sharing - Computer-mediated mobile interaction - Management of the dynamics of the environment - Management of continuously evolving information - Mobile devices for mobile actors - Connecting net for mobile agents ************************************************************ IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission due: Nov 15, 2009 Notification of acceptance: Dec 15, 2009 Registration due: Jan 15, 2010 Final manuscript due: Jan 15, 2010 ************************************************************ PAPER FORMAT & SUBMISSION The length of the paper is limited to 6 single-spaced double column IEEE CS format pages. Please, check the IEEE CS Author Guidelines at: http://www.computer.org/portal/site/cscps/menuitem.02df7cde46985ea21618fc2e… Papers must be submitted via WAMIS 2010 Easychair at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wamis2010. ************************************************************* Journal Publication Best papers from WAMIS 2010 will be considered for further publication of extended version in a forthcoming Special issue of the World Wide Web Journal (Springer). ************************************************************ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair: Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia Program Chairs: Michael Sheng, University of Adelaide, Australia Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Program Committee Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Jinsong Dong, National University of Singapore, Singapore Paolo Falcarin, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Christos K. Georgiadis, University of Macedonia, Greece Yanbo Han, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Li Jiang, University of Adelaide, Australia Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria Sang Ho Lee, Soongsil University, Korea Xitong Li, MIT, USA Yinsheng Li, Fudan University, China Ying Liu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Jiangang Ma, Victoria University, Australia Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, UAE Hamid Motahari, HP Lab, USA Michael Mrissa, University of Lyon, France Deepak Laxmi Narasimha, University of Malaya, Malaysia Jana Polgar, NextDigital, Australia Florian Rosenberg, TU Vienna, Austria Rachid Saadi, INSA de LYON, France Aviv Segev, KAIST, Korea David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Cho-Li Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Yinglin Wang, Shanghai Jiaotong Univeristy, China Harris Wu, Old Dominion University, USA Publicity Chair Jian Yu, University of Adelaide, Australia Web Administration Chair Sujith Samuel Mathew, University of Adelaide, Australia Steering Committee: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, UK Jen-Yao Chung, IBM T J Watson Research Center, USA K-J Lin, University of California, USA Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). 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