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Fwd: [AISWorld] International Journal of E-Business Research: TOC 7(1) and CFP
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] International Journal of E-Business Research: TOC 7(1) and CFP Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:54:10 -0600 (CST) From: In Lee <I-Lee(a)wiu.edu> To: AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org The contents of the latest issue of: International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 7, Issue 1, January-March 2011 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1548-1131 EISSN: 1548-114X Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USAcf www.igi-global.com/ijebr Editor-in-Chief: In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA Special Issue: Mobile Services: Development and Management PAPER ONE Attribute Perceptions as Factors Explaining Mobile Internet Acceptance of Cellular Customers in Germany: An Empirical Study Comparing Actual and Potential Adopters with Distinct Categories of Access Appliances Torsten Gerpott, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany To date, the majority of mobile network operator (MNO) customers have not used mobile Internet (MI) offerings. Therefore, it is important to gain a better understanding of (1) how MNO customers perceive MI attributes, (2) how these perceptions are related to MI acceptance, and (3) the extent to which these judgments differ as a function of an individual’s adoption status (actual compared to potential MI user) and the appliance category employed to access MI (handset compared to laptop). This study uses MI attributes deduced from diffusion of innovation (DOI) and information economic (IE) literature and data collected from a survey of 525 effective and 540 potential MI users in Germany. Results show that the perceived relative functional advantage and communicability of MI offers were positively correlated and their trialability was negatively correlated with MI acceptance. Perceived DOI-based attributes explained MI acceptance better for actual users. Appliance category for MI access had strong influence on DOI-based MI attribute assessments. MNO customers who use a laptop to obtain MI access perceived MI features more favorable than persons who use a handset. These findings provide insights for MNO and appliance vendors on measures that effectively promote the acceptance of MI. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50295 PAPER TWO Modeling Intention to Use Novel Mobile Peer-To-Peer Services Mikko Heikkinen, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland Juuso Töyli, Turku School of Economics, Finland This study models the intention to use novel mobile peer-to-peer communications and content sharing services and determine their adoption potential. A sample of 155 Finnish customers with an advanced mobile handset was collected and analyzed. The Theory of Planned Behavior conceptual model for measuring behavioral intention was applied in the context of novel mobile services. The model was estimated by structural equation modeling. Mobile peer-to-peer communications and content sharing services have high adoption potential among the respondents with advanced handsets. The adoption potential of communications services was higher than that of content sharing services. User attitude was further identified as the main driver affecting intention to use a novel mobile service. The suggested operationalisation of the conceptual model was observed to measure the intention to use novel mobile services with an acceptable accuracy. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50296 PAPER THREE Social Cognitive Theory in Mobile Banking Innovations Vanessa Ratten, Deakin University, Australia This paper examines the behavior Australian youths have toward mobile banking. Social cognitive theory is the theoretical framework in which a conceptual model is empirically tested. The conceptual model includes five constructs (media, modeling, outcome expectancy, learning orientation and entrepreneurial orientation), which are proposed to influence an individual’s intention to adopt mobile banking. The conceptual model is tested in a sample of Australian youths and the analysis supports a portion of the proposed conceptual model. The findings support the link between the media and an individual’s entrepreneurial orientation with their intention to adopt mobile banking. The paper demonstrates how social cognitive theory is a useful foundation to understand the external and internal stimuli that influence an individual’s desire to adopt mobile banking. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50297 PAPER FOUR Regulating Mobile Services: An Institution-Based View Indrit Troshani, The University of Adelaide, Australia Sally Hill, The University of Adelaide, Australia While the development of mobile services is experiencing a spectacular growth in many countries worldwide, existing regulatory regimes are ill equipped for dealing with them. In this paper, the authors use qualitative evidence to investigate the manner in which institutional regulatory factors, including legal, societal, and economic factors, can impact mobile services in the Australian mobile telecommunications industry. These factors are important as they shape both the nature of emerging mobile services and their diffusion trajectory. The investigation culminates with an innovative institutional regulatory framework that includes factors such as consumer and intellectual property protection, market and resources access. The authors argue that co-regulation, a mixture of direct monitoring and intervention of regulators through legislation and complete industry self-regulation, is an effective approach for regulating the mobile telecommunications industry. Given the complex and dynamic nature of this industry, co-regulation can minimize monitoring costs and enhance compliance. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50298 PAPER FIVE Proposing a Hierarchical Utility Package with Reference to Mobile Advertising Shalini Tripathi, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India Masood Siddiqui, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India Mobile advertising is a powerful tool for direct and interactive marketing. However effective marketing requires examining consumers’ psyche. This study proposes a hierarchical utility package (in the consumers’ perception) with reference to mobile advertising, thus enhancing its acceptance. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed four consolidated utility dimensions (with reference to mobile advertising). Binary logistic regression was used to create a hierarchical utility package with respondents giving the highest priority to Customization rather than Location based messaging, followed by Incentives and Session based messages. By incorporating the utility package in the mobile advertising format, mobile advertisers can ensure greater acceptance and develop competitive advantage. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50299 PAPER SIX Value-Based Analysis of Mobile Tagging Oguzhan Aygoren, Bogazici University, Turkey Kaan Varnali, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey Innovative use of the mobile medium in delivering customer value presents unprecedented opportunities for marketers. Various types of mobile applications have evolved to provide ubiquitous and instant customer service to capitalize on this opportunity. One application is mobile tagging, a mobile-based innovative tool for convergence marketing. The accumulated academic knowledge on mobile marketing lacks consumer-centric information about this phenomenon. This paper addresses this issue and contributes to the understanding of theoretical and practical issues related to the use of mobile tagging in consumer markets. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=50300 ***************************************************** For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx. ***************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of IJEBR: The primary objective of the International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) is to provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of electronic business. Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and technologies are emphasized to stimulate and disseminate cutting-edge information into research and business communities in a timely fashion. The secondary objective of this journal is to develop a comprehensive framework of e-business by taking a multidisciplinary approach to understanding e-business and its implications on businesses and economies. This journal will serve as an integrated e-business knowledge base for those who are interested in contributing to the advancement of e-business theory and practice through a variety of research methods including theoretical, experimental, case, and survey research methods. Coverage of IJEBR: IJEBR appears quarterly and maintains rigorous review processes. Theoretical, experimental, survey, and case studies are all appropriate. Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following: • Applications of new technologies to e-business • Collaborative commerce • Consumer behavior • Developing and managing middleware to support e-business • Digital libraries • E-business models and architectures • E-business process modeling and simulation studies • E-business standardizations • E-business systems integration • E-business technology investment strategies • Economics of e-business • E-finance • E-healthcare • Electronic markets and infrastructures • Electronic supply chain management and the Internet-based electronic data interchange • E-procurement methods • E-services • Evaluation methodologies for e-business systems • Global e-business • Intelligent agent technologies and their impacts • Mobile commerce • Trends in e-business models and technologies • Trust, security, and privacy of e-business transactions and information • Valuing e-business assets • Web advertising • Web personalization and mass customization technologies • Web services-based e-business systems • Web-based languages, application development methodologies, and tools And all other related issues that will contribute to the advancement of e-business research. Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines www.igi-global.com/ijebr. All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Dr. In Lee at I-Lee(a)wiu.edu In Lee, Ph.D. Professor School of Computer Sciences Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL USA Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) http://www.igi-pub.com/ijebr Editor, Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=36005 _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] 2nd CFP: AIS Transactions on HCI - Special Issue on "HCI in the Web 2.0 era"
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] 2nd CFP: AIS Transactions on HCI - Special Issue on "HCI in the Web 2.0 era" Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:30:18 -0500 From: Ozgur Turetken <turetken(a)ryerson.ca> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org Dear Colleagues, Please see below the 2^nd Call For Papers for the special issue of AIS Transactions on Human Computer Interaction on "HCI in the Web 2.0 era" Best wishes for the new year, Ozgur Turetken, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University, Address: Room 3-091 575 Bay Street, Toronto, ON Canada M5G 2C5, Mailing Adress: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3, Tel: (416) 979 5000 x2481, Fax: (416) 979 5249, E-mail: turetken(a)ryerson.ca http://www.ryerson.ca/itm/fcty/turetken/turetken.htm ======================================================================================================================================================================================================== Web-based collaborative applications commonly known as "Web 2.0" (O'Reilly 2005) have been changing the way individuals interact with each other. These applications are used for sharing content in various formats ranging from video (e.g. YouTube) to text (e.g. Wikipedia), and for a variety of purposes in social (e.g. social networking), business (e.g. viral marketing), and political (e.g. political campaigning) contexts. Given the variety in the content, user profiles, and motivations in this domain, user interaction techniques are surprisingly limited, and not more sophisticated than the first generation of Web applications. It is presumable that with better identification of users, their motivations, and interaction needs, user experience with Web 2.0 will be substantially improved. In addition, many users interact with Web 2.0 applications using mobile devices such as smart phones thus enabling near real-time information sharing. Yet there is little research to date focusing on the "any time any place" nature of HCI in the era of Web 2.0. This special issue calls for research from diverse fields that explores the HCI phenomenon in the dynamic and ubiquitous Web 2.0 environment. Conceptual and theory building papers, design science studies, and empirical research that investigates the success of the interaction of people with Web 2.0 applications are all welcome. Prospective contributors are expected to bring in a variety of perspectives from social to technical. Topics include, but are not limited to: . Identification and classification of Web 2.0 user profiles and motivations . Analysis of Web 2.0 use patterns . Impact of Web 2.0 on user activities . Personal-life impacts . Social and political impacts . Web 2.0 in the organizational context . Evaluation of Web 2.0 interaction techniques . Design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative Web 2.0 user interfaces . Methods for indexing, searching, and mining Web 2.0 data . Impacts of mobility and distributed computing Information for Authors: Please refer to THCI website (http://thci.aisnet.org) for manuscript requirements, including manuscript categories, format requirements, length, reference style, etc. All manuscripts should be submitted to THCI manuscript central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/thci) following the standard submission process where authors can request preferred or not preferred reviewers. Drs. Turetken and Olfman, co-editors of the special issue, will jointly manage the reviews for the special issue. THCI board members and ad hoc reviewers will be invited to review the manuscripts. The review process and criteria will follow those of THCI's. All reviews are double blind. Manuscripts (and revisions) will be processed as soon as they are submitted. Important Dates (early submissions are welcome): . 2010.8.1 Intent by email (optional). Authors may seek feedback from editors. . 2011.2.1 Deadline for Submissions . 2011.5.1 Review results to authors . 2011.8.1 Deadline for Revisions . 2011.10.1 Final decisions to authors . Late 2011 or early 2012 Publication of the special issue. Co-Editors: . Ozgur Turetken, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada L5M 6G4 Phone: (416) 979-5000 x2481, Fax: (416) 979-5249, E-mail: turetken(a)ryerson.ca <mailto:turetken@ryerson.ca> . Lorne Olfman, School of Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA 91711 Phone: 909-621-8209, E-mail: Lorne.Olfman(a)cgu.edu <mailto:Lorne.Olfman@cgu.edu> Reference O'Reilly, T. (2005). What is Web 2.0? Retrieved March 9, 2010 from http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html =========================================================================================================================================================================================================

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Fwd: [AISWorld] CFP: 1st PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (DSDM'11) - Selected paper will be on special issues
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: 1st PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (DSDM'11) - Selected paper will be on special issues Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:50:01 +0000 From: Ming Li <lim.lamda(a)hotmail.com> To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> [Apologies if you receive this more than once] =============================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS DSDM'11: 1st PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (Held in conjunction with PAKDD'11 , Shenzhen, China, May 24-27, 2011) http://lamda.nju.edu.cn/conf/dsdm11/ (Papers Due: 23:59 (PST), January 18, 2011) ============================================================================== **** Due to multiple requests, our submission deadline has been extended ***** The 1st PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (DSDM'11) aims to provide a forum for Ph.D. students and junior researchers who have just received their Ph.D. degrees, where the participants can have the opportunity to present and discuss their recent works on data mining foundations, techniques and applications with senior researchers in the community. The goals of this symposium are: * Allowing Ph.D. students to seek for constructive feedbacks and advices from senior researchers; * Bridging possible research collaborations; * Contributing to the conference goals by interacting with other researchers at the main conference. The authors that satisfy the following conditions are invited to submit their manuscripts related all aspects of data mining to the symposium: * The first author or corresponding author of the paper is a Ph.D. candidate; * The first author or corresponding author of the paper just received his/her Ph.D. degree within 2 years. The best paper award of DSDM'11 will be granted to the Ph.D. student who submitted his/her original work to the symposium, based on the evaluation from the PC members. A registration (either regular or student) covers the access to both doctoral symposium and the PAKDD'11 main conference. **** Extended version of the selected papers on DSDM'11 will be invited to an EI-indexed journal "Frontiers of Computer Science in China" (Springer). Topics: ------- The 1st PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (DSDM'11) calls for research papers reporting original investigation results, real-world applications and system development experience, in all aspects of data mining. The topics of the DSDM'11 papers fall into two major categories which will include but are not limited to the following: A. Data Mining Foundations A1. Theoretic Foundations A2. Novel Models and Algorithms A3. Statistical Methods A4. Association Rules A5. Classification and Ranking A6. Clustering A7. Robust and Highly Scalable Data Mining Algorithms A8. Privacy Preserving Data Mining A9. Parallel and Distributed Data Mining A10. Interactive and Online Mining A11. Pre-processing and Post-processing in Data Mining A12. Knowledge Management A13. Data and Knowledge Visualization B. Data Mining in Specialized Domain B1. High Dimensional Data B2. Imbalanced Data B3. Spatial and Temporal Data B4. Stream Data B5. Graph Data B6. Uncertain and Probabilistic Data B7. Semi-Structured/Unstructured Data B8. Biological and Medical Data B9. Software Engineering Data B10. Scientific Data B11. Financial Data B12. Multimedia Data B13. Web Data and the Internet B14. Security and Intrusion Detection B15. Mining Social Networks B16. Mining Trends, Opportunities or Risks B17. Mining with Auxiliary Data Sources *** Please note that, as a doctoral symposium, DSDM'11 also calls call for papers that summarize the authors' own recent works (either published or ongoing) related to his/her Ph.D. dissertation. Publication and Paper Submission: --------------------------------- Accepted papers will be published in the PAKDD'11 workshop proceedings of LNCS series. Each paper should consist of a cover page with title, authors' names, postal and email address, an up to 200-words abstract, up to 5 keywords and a body no longer than 12 single-spaced pages with font size at least 11 pts. Authors are strongly encouraged to use Springer's manuscript submission guidelines (available at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) for their initial submissions. All papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format only, using the conference management tool. Please make sure that any special fonts used are included in the submitted documents. Detailed instructions will be available soon on the DSDM'11 website (http://lamda.nju.edu.cn/conf/dsdm11/). Important Dates: ---------------- * Paper Submission Deadline: 23:59 (PST), January 18, 2011 * Author Notification: January 31, 2011 * Camera Ready Deadline: 23:59 (PST) February 18, 2011 Symposium Organization: ----------------------- Co-Chairs: * Ming Li Nanjing University, China * Reynold C.K. Cheng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China * Mi-Yen Yeh Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC Program Committee: * Deng Cai Zhejiang University, China * Chien Chin Chen National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC * Lei Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China * Jiefeng Cheng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China * Byron Choi Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China * Chi-Yin Chow City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China * Gao Cong Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Bi-Ru Dai National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC * Wei-Shinn Ku Auburn University, USA * Shou-De Lin National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC * Fei Tony Liu Monash University, Australia * Man-Kwan Shan National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan, ROC * Jie Tang Tsinghua University, China * Lei Tang Yahoo! Labs, USA * Ivor Tsang Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Chi-Yao Tseng Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC * Raymond Wong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China * Shan-Hung Wu National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, ROC * De-Chuan Zhan Nanjing University, China * Min-Ling Zhang Southeast University, China * Jun Zhu Carnegie Mellon University, USA Contact ------- For further information, please visit the symposium website at http://lamda.nju.edu.cn/conf/dsdm11/. Any questions, comments and suggestions should be directed to DSDMchairs(a)gmail.com <mailto:DSDMchairs@gmail.com>.

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Fwd: [WI] CFP: International Workshop on Semantic Technologies for Information-Integrated Collaboration (STIIC 2011) @CTS 2011 - (Submission Deadline: January 24, 2011)
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] CFP: International Workshop on Semantic Technologies for Information-Integrated Collaboration (STIIC 2011) @CTS 2011 - (Submission Deadline: January 24, 2011) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:06:04 +0100 From: Frank Dengler <frank.dengler(a)kit.edu> To: ontolog-forum <ontolog-forum(a)ontolog.cim3.net>, ontology(a)informatik.uni-bremen.de, ai-and-web-in-china <ai-and-web-in-china(a)googlegroups.com>, cfp <cfp(a)eventseer.net>, cg <cg(a)conceptualgraphs.org>, dm-discuss <dm-discuss(a)yahoogroups.com>, dolce <dolce(a)yahoogroups.com>, elsnet-list <elsnet-list(a)mailman.let.uu.nl>, grin <grin(a)di.unipi.it>, ifla-l <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr>, ISWORLD <ISWORLD(a)listserv.heanet.ie>, isworld <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org>, jena-dev <jena-dev(a)yahoogroups.com>, loom-forum <loom-forum(a)isi.edu>, obo-discuss <obo-discuss(a)lists.sourceforge.net>, ontology <ontology(a)buffalo.edu>, ontoware-list <ontoware-list(a)ontoware.org>, owl <owl(a)gimli.mindlab.umd.edu>, pellet-users <pellet-users(a)lists.owldl.com>, people <people(a)semanticdesktop.org>, protege-discussion <protege-discussion(a)mailman.stanford.edu>, protege-owl <protege-owl(a)mailman.stanford.edu>, public-lod <public-lod(a)w3.org>, public-media-annotation <public-media-annotation(a)w3.org>, rewerse-all <rewerse-all(a)rewerse.net>, semantic_web <semantic_web(a)googlegroups.com>, semanticdesktop <semanticdesktop(a)lists.deri.org>, semantic-web <semantic-web(a)w3.org>, semantic-web <semantic-web(a)yahoogroups.com>, sem-grd <sem-grd(a)ogf.org>, service-orientated-architecture <service-orientated-architecture(a)yahoogroups.com>, swikig <swikig(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de>, W3China <W3China(a)yahoogroups.com>, web-services <web-services(a)yahoogroups.com>, WI <WI(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de>, www-webont-wg <www-webont-wg(a)w3.org>, public-semweb-lifesci <public-semweb-lifesci(a)w3.org>, community(a)sti2.org Apologies for cross-postings --------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Workshop on Semantic Technologies for Information-Integrated Collaboration (STIIC 2011) As part of The 2011 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2011) http://cts2011.cisedu.info/ May 23 – 27, 2011 The Sheraton University City Hotel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Submission Deadline: January 24, 2011 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES Information-integrated collaboration networks have become an important part of today’s complex enterprise systems – this becomes obvious if we consider, as a prominent example, the high dynamics of network-centric systems, which need to react to changes at the level of their information and communication space by providing flexible mechanisms to manage a wide variety of information resources, heterogeneous, decentralized, and constantly evolving. Semantic technologies promise to deliver innovative and effective solutions to this problem, facilitating the realization of information integration mechanisms that allow collaboration systems to provide the added value they are expected to. Two fundamental problems are inherent to the design of integrated collaboration solutions: (i) semantic inaccessibility, caused by the failure to explicitly specify the semantic content of the information contained within the subsystems that must share information in order to collaborate effectively; and (ii) logical disconnectedness: caused by the failure to explicitly represent constraints between the information managed by the different collaborating subsystems. Mainstream EAI technologies deal with information and information management tasks at the syntactic level. Data protocols and standards that are used to facilitate seamless information exchange and ‘plug and play’ interoperability do not take into account the meaning of the underlying information and the view of the individual stakeholders on the information exchanged. What is lacking are mechanisms that have the ability to capture, store, and manage the meaning of the data and artifacts that need to be shared for collaborative problem solving, decision support, planning, and execution. Semantic information sharing and integration technologies will provide an important collaboration enabling mechanism for the emerging net-centric systems and the information grid. Further, it is likely that advances in this area will support multiple modes of collaboration with disparate and cross-cutting technologies. This workshop, held as part of CTS 2011, will bring together researchers and experts interested in bridging the gaps between the different technologies, and between technologies and applications. We invite original contributions on the technology practice and user experience for these emerging and important areas from researchers in academia, industry, and research institutions. The workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: • Semantically-enabled Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) • Ontology-based methods for information integration • Semantics-based integration and interoperability • Semantic workflow orchestration • Semantic mediation methods • Semantic discovery and matchmaking services • Collaborative knowledge engineering and management • Using semantic wikis for collaborative applications • Agile development of semantic applications • Semantically-enabled integration solutions for the Sensor Web, healthcare, life sciences, emergency management, energy management, e-Commerce, finance, marketing, and advertising PAPER SUBMISSION You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to semantic technologies and information-integrated collaboration. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6 keywords from the above list of topics and an abstract of no more than 450 words. The full manuscript should be at most 8 pages using the two-column IEEE format. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript via the Workshop paper submission site at https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=stiic2011. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, technical clarity and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the workshop. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the CTS 2011 Conference Web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings are projected to be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed accordingly. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organizers. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submissions: ------------------------------------------- January 24, 2011 Acceptance notification: -------------------------------------- February 11, 2011 Camera ready papers and registration due: ------------ March 1, 2011 Conference dates: --------------------------------------------- May 23 - 27, 2011 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Elena Simperl, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Katharina Siorpaes, University of Innsbruck, Austria Frank Dengler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Tania Tudorache, Stanford University, USA Technical Program Committee: All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members following similar criteria used in CTS 2011. • Harith Alani, KMI, The Open University, UK • Payam M. Barnaghi, University of Surrey, UK • Christian Bizer, Freie Universitat – Berlin, Germany • Bin Chen, Indiana University, IN, USA • Kenneth Chiu, SUNY Binghamton, NY, USA • Dominique Decouchant, CNRS - LIG de Grenoble, France • Nicola Fanizzi, University of Bari, Italy • Donghui Feng, AT&T Interactive, San Francisco, CA, USA • Siddeswara Mayura Guru, CSIRO - CMAR, Tasmania, Australia • Krzysztof Janowicz, Pennsylvania State University, USA • Xinrong Li, University of North Texas, TX, USA • Barry Norton, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany • Peter F. Patel-Schneider, Bell Labs Research, Murray Hill, NJ, USA • Ingo Simonis, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa • Sameer Tilak, SDSC - University of California at San Diego, USA • Denny Vrandenic, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany • Yang Yue, Wuhan University, China For information or questions about conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the conference’s web site at URL: http://cts2011.cisedu.info/ or contact one of the conference's organizers or co-chairs: Geoffrey C. Fox at gcf(a)indiana.edu and Waleed W. Smari at Smari(a)arys.org. Best Regards, Elena Simperl, Katharina Siorpaes, Frank Dengler and Tania Tudorache STIIC 2011 organization committee

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Fwd: [AISWorld] cfp - AMCIS 2011 minitrack on "Business Models for the Digital Economy"
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] cfp - AMCIS 2011 minitrack on "Business Models for the Digital Economy" Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:38:34 +0100 From: HansDieter Zimmermann <hansdieter.zimmermann(a)fhsg.ch> To: AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org CALL FOR PAPERS 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011) August 4-7, 2011 (Thursday-Sunday) http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ Track: Economics and Value of Information Systems <http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13…> Minitrack: Business Models for the Digital Economy DESCRIPTION This minitrack was introduced at AMCIS 2000 and serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of new and innovative approaches of business models beyond e-commerce for coping with the challenges of the digital economy. We consider an economy based on the digitization of information and the respective information and communication infrastructure as digital economy. This new type of economy implies not only technological, but also and especially structural and process-related challenges and potential. The way in which economic value is created will change fundamentally in the digital economy and thus transform the structure of economies and societies. This evolution will radically alter processes and structures within and between industries leading to the digital economy. All of these developments characterize the emerging digital economy and cause new challenges businesses have to cope with. This clearly will have a major impact on how business models have to be designed. Therefore this minitrack addresses all topics concerned with the analysis, design, development, implementation, and control of future business models for the creation of economic value in the digital economy from a communication, organizational, business, economic, and managerial perspective applying a theoretical, conceptual, or practical approach. For the history of the minitrack see http://www.amcis-businessmodels.hdzimmermann.net/ SUGGESTED TOPICS Challenges and foundations of the digital economY Analytical and architectural frameworks for new business models Design approaches/methods for new business models Models and modeling techniques/approaches for new business models Industry perspectives on business models Challenges of converging industries: Financial industry (e.g., emerging intermediaries, private/retail banking, insurance) Media industry (e.g., publishing, music business) Telecommunications (e.g., mobile network operators) A business model perspective on Mobile Business 'Ubiquitous Commerce' 'Collaborative Commerce' Social Commerce Social Media based business models Trust and new business models IMPORTANT DATES Dec 30, 2010: AIS review system will begin accepting submissions for AMCIS 2011 Feb 17, 2011: Full paper submission deadline Mar 24, 2011: Authors notified of paper acceptance decision April 21, 2011: Camera-ready papers due PAPER SUBMISSION Paper can be submitted using the online submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011. Additional information regarding the submission process will be made available on the AMCIS 2011 primary website: http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ CHAIRS' CONTACT INFORMATION Hans-Dieter Zimmermann Hans-Dieter.Zimmermann(a)fhsg.ch Institute for Information and Process Management IPM FHS St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland Tel. +41 71 228 76 53 Ian MacInnes imacinne(a)syr.edu Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Information Studies Hinds Hall 206B Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Tel: +1 315 443-4101 ________________________________________________________________ Dr. Hans-Dieter Zimmermann Fon +41 71 228 76 53 Fax +41 71 228 63 39 Web http://www.fhsg.ch FHS St.Gallen, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Institut IPM-FHS | Teufener Strasse 2 | 9000 St.Gallen | Switzerland Mitglied der FHO Fachhochschule Ostschweiz

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Fwd: [WI] 24th Bled eConference 2011 - Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] 24th Bled eConference 2011 - Call for Papers Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:36:00 +0100 From: HansDieter Zimmermann <hansdieter.zimmermann(a)fhsg.ch> To: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de CC: h.m.amman(a)cvb.uu.nl Please apologize cross postings *************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS for the 24th Bled eConference: eFuture: Creating Solutions for the Individual, Organisations and Society June 12 - 15, 2011, Bled, Slovenia http://BledConference.org The theme for this year’s conference eFuture: Creating Solutions for the Individual, Organisations and Society serves to focus discourse and discussion on the impacts of our e-initiatives and how they serve to shape the New eWorld. Especially in the light of the recent global down turn, the future is indeed very challenging making the need for appropriate and suitable e-initiatives and e-solutions for individuals, organizations and societies an imperative. As emerging digital environments generate new ways of communication and interaction between individuals, organizations and societies we need to examine structures, processes and operations to ensure we are migrating to a more reliable eWorld. New eResponsiblities have to be taken by business, governments and individuals of this Brave New eWorld in order to contend with emerging eRisks and eChallenges. Moreover, it is essential that managers, politicians, employees, and citizens take actions at both the macro and the micro level so that discourse and discussion focuses on designing suitable organizational configurations, effective and effi-cient processes, new kinds of products and services, and necessary infrastructures and technologies in short we need the correct eSolutions so that the eFuture is indeed bright. Research papers addressing the conference theme should be original, unpublished elsewhere and no longer than 5,000 words. Detailed information about electronic submission and other issues will be available on the Conference web site. All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings on the web and on CDs (with ISBN and CIP number). Since 2001 Research Papers are available also in AIS Electronic Library and since 2008 in Conference Proceedings Citation Index -- an integrated index within Web of Science®. Each year, authors of selected papers are invited to submit enhanced versions for consideration for a Special Section in Electronic Markets - The International Journal on Networked Business (_http://www.electronicmarkets.org/_). Electronic Markets is a fully double-blind reviewed scientific research journal and is listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Among other traditional »e« topics, this year’s conference carries four Special Interest Tracks: - Social Media and Web 2.0 Track Co-chair: Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, FHS St. Gallen, Uni-versity of Applied Sci-ences, Switzerland - eDependency Track Co-chair: Roger Clarke, Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd. & The Australian National University, Australia - Cloud Computing Track Co-chair: Matjaž Jurič, Faculty of Computer and Informa-tion Science, University of Ljubljana - eHealth: Critical Issues in Delivering Cross-border Sustainable Healthcare Involving Patients and Healthcare Professionals Track Co-Chair: Juergen Seitz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Germany For additional research topics and further information please visit our website: _ __http://BledConference.org_ Important Dates: Submission of Research Papers: February 1, 2011 Submission of Business Track Proposals (panels, workshops, meetings): March 15, 2011 Notification of Acceptance: March 31, 2011 Submission of Final Papers: April 29, 2011 Looking forward to your contributions. Best wishes. Andreja Pucihar **************************************************** Dr. Andreja Pucihar Bled 2011 eConference Chair http://BledConference.org eCenter, Faculty of Organizational Sciences University of Maribor Kidriceva cesta 55a 4000 Kranj Slovenia phone: +386-4-2374-218 e-mail: andreja.pucihar(a)fov.uni-mb.si **************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Hans-Dieter Zimmermann *Institut IPM-FHS +41 71 228 76 53

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Fwd: [WI] CfP: 2nd Special Session on "Self-X and Autonomous Control in Engineering Applications"
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] CfP: 2nd Special Session on "Self-X and Autonomous Control in Engineering Applications" Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:12:19 +0900 From: Benjamin Klöpper <kloepper(a)nii.ac.jp> To: <wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> 2nd Special Session on "Self-X and Autonomous Control in Engineering Applications" on the 9th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics July 26-29 2011 Accepted papers will be published in and IEEE proceedings volume and included in IEEE Explore The increasing adoption of methods from computational intelligence, biologically inspired computing, and optimization in engineering disciplines such as mechatronics or production enables the development of a new class of autonomous systems. These systems often possess abilities which are best describe by the phrase Self-X: Self-Optimization, Self-Coordination, Self-Healing, Self-Repair and many more. These properties have in common that they shift decision making from humans to the technical systems. This shift has two possible benefits. First, decision made during the design of the system can be delayed until operation and thus the system is able to react more flexible to different application requirements. Second, the human effort in managing such systems can be reduced and the corresponding systems are more cost-efficient. This special session is dedicated to this new type of systems in the various engineering applications. The special Session addresses the following topics: -------------------------------Application Examples of Self-X and Autonomous Control-------------------------------------------------- * Mechatronics and Robotics * Cyber Physical System * Vehicle Technology * Production Systems and Supply Chain Management * and related applications ------------------------------Algorithms and Methods for Self-X and Autonomous Control------------------------------------------------ * Autonomous Planning and Scheduling * Agent-Based Systems, Multiagent-Systems, Holonic Control Systems * Modelling Uncertainty, Optimization and Planning under Uncertainty * Multi-Objective Optimization and Mulit-Criteria Optimization * Machine Learning and Data Mining * Model Identification and Fuzzy Expert Systems * Biologically inspired Methods: Ant-Based Optimization, Artificial Immune Systems, Evolutionary Computing, etc. * and related methods ------------------------------Platform Technologies for Self-X and Autonomous Control------------------------------------------------ * Reconfigurable Hardware * Systen Software for Self-x and Autonomous Control * Distributed Control * Flexible Resource Management in Embedded Systems * Self-Healing Embedded Systems * Wireless Sensor Networks * and related technologies -------------------------------Design Methodologies for Self-X and Autonomous Control------------------------------------------------- * Reference Process for Design and Development of Systems with Self-X Properties and Autonomous Control * Formal Verification * System Validation * Evaluation methods for Self-X and Autonomous Control * Solution Patterns for Self-X and Autonomous Control ********************Important Dates******************** Deadline for Full Paper Submission February 4,2011 Acceptance Notification March 21,2011 Final Paper Deadline April 25,2011 ********************Important Dates******************** Paper Submission via the submission system of IEEE INDIN 2011: http://www.uninova.pt/indin2011/ For further information about Self-X see http://wwwhni.uni-paderborn.de/self-x-in-engineering/ or contact the special session organizers: self-x(a)hni.upb.de. Mareen Vaßholz Heinz Nixdorf Institute University of Paderborn Germany Dr. Benjamin Klöpper DAAD Researcher, National Insitute of Informatics Tokyo, Japan Prof. Kenji Tei GRACE Center, National Insitute of Informatics Tokyo, Japan ***************************Prelimnary Program Comitee (to be extended)************************************************** Albers, Albert, Institut für Produktentwicklung, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany Carsten Böhle, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany Wilhelm Dangelmaier, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Universität Paderborn, Germany Steven De Jong, Maastricht University, Netherlands Andre Döring, Hochschule Merseburg, Germany Dumitrescu, Roman, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany Frank, Ursula, Beckhoff Automation, Germany Jan Erik Gans, Daimler AG, Germany Jürgen Gausemeier, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany Norbert Gronau, Universität Potsdam, Germany Hahn, Martin, iXtronics GmbH, Germany Bernd Hellingrath, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany Martin Hirsch, Fraunhofer-Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik ISST, Germany Irohara, Takashi, Sophia University Kahl, Sascha, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany Kaiser, Ingo, Miele & Cie, Germany Benjamin Klöpper, DAAD Researcher, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo Low, Cheng Yee, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia Kiran Mahajan, Toyota Motor Company, Belgium Hisam Mubarak, BASF SE, Germany Ober-Blöbaum, Sina, University of Paderborn, Germany Oberthür, Simon, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany Herbert Podlogar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany Sachenbacher, Martin, TU München, Germany Alexander Schmidt, Arnzt Optibelt, Germany Achim Schmidtmann, Fachhoschule Dortmund, Germany Sachenbacher, Martin, TU München, Germany Kenji Tei GRACE Center, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Matthias Tichy, Universität Augsburg, Germany Mareen Vaßholz, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Germany ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Fwd: [AISWorld] CFP Conf-IRM 2011 in Seoul - Submission Closes January 12, 2011
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP Conf-IRM 2011 in Seoul - Submission Closes January 12, 2011 Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:17:32 +1300 From: Felix Tan <felix.tan(a)aut.ac.nz> To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> 2011 International Conference on Information Resources Management in association with the Korea Society of MIS Conference ** Conf-IRM is an AIS Affiliated Conference ** COEX Convention Centre, Seoul, South Korea 12-14 June, 2011 Conference Website: http://conf-irm2011.org/ Paper Submission - Now accepting papers: The conference is using the EDAS Conference System: http://edas.info/ To register to use the system - see instructions at http://conf-irm2011.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Ite… Call for Papers Theme: Services Management and Innovation with IT Important Dates Submission date: January 12, 2011 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 12, 2011 Final Submission and Early Registration due date: March 15, 2011 The organizing committee invites you to submit your research work, teaching cases, and proposals for panels and tutorials to Conf-IRM. All conference submissions will be double-blind and peer reviewed. Conference Tracks& Track Chairs: Submissions are to be in English. Service systems design, innovation, maintenance, and operation: Karlheinz Kautz, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Karl.Kautz(a)cbs.dk Anol Bhattacherjee, University of South Florida, USA, ABhatt(a)coba.usf.edu IT Service Management, service computing and engineering: Rob Benyon, Rhodes University, South Africa, r.v.benyon(a)ru.ac.za Vijay Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA, sugumara(a)oakland.edu Service oriented enterprise and innovation: Jaeki Song, Texas Tech University, USA, jaeki.song(a)ttu.edu Hee Wong Kim, Yonsei University, kimhw(a)yonsei.ac.kr Knowledge Management: Pramila Gupta, CQ University-Melbourne, Australia,p.gupta(a)mel.cqu.edu.au Annette Mills, University of Canterbury, annette.mills(a)canterbury.ac.nz Gee-Woo Bock, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, gwbock(a)skku.edu ICT for Development and Economic Prosperity: Antonio Díaz Andrade, AUT University, New Zealand, antonio.diaz(a)aut.ac.nz Byung Joon Yoo, Seoul National University, Korea, byoo(a)snu.ac.kr ICT in the Asia Pacific : Soo Yong Park, Sogang University, Korea Shaobo Ji, Carleton University, shaobo_ji(a)carleton.ca ICT in Latin America and the Carribean: Cesar Alexandre de Souza, FEA-USP, Brazil, calesou(a)usp.br Guillermo Rodríguez Abitia, UNAM, Mexico Information Security, Privacy, and Risk Management: Rizwan Ahmad, The University of New South Wales, r.ahmad(a)auckland.ac.nz Sang-Yong Tom Lee, Hanyang University, Korea, tomlee(a)hanyang.ac.kr E-Commerce, M-Commerce and Social Networking: Namchul Shin, Pace University, nshin(a)pace.edu Sung Kim, University of Wisconsin - Madison, skim(a)bus.wisc.edu Green IS/IT, Cloud Computing, Virtualization: Namjae Cho, Hanyang University, Korea, njcho(a)hanyang.ac.kr Brett Landry, University of Dallas, USA, blandry(a)gsm.udallas.edu Social Implications of ICTs on People, Organizations, and Society Jaekyung Kim, Kyunghee University, Korea, jaek(a)khu.ac.kr Sue Conger, University of Dallas, USA, sconger(a)gsm.udallas.edu Strategic IT Management and Governance: Geoffery Seaver, National Defense University, USA, Seaverg(a)ndu.edu Tim McLaren, Ryerson University, Canada, tmclaren(a)ryerson.ca Panel and tutorials: Kyungtae Hwang, Dongguk University, Korea, kthwang(a)dongguk.edu Gerald Grant, Carleton University, Canada, gerald_grant(a)carleton.ca Submissions in Other Languages We also welcome papers in other languages in the following tracks: - ICT in the Asia Pacific (Korean and Chinese) - ICT in Latin America and the Carribean (Spanish and Portuguese) Submission Types and Guidelines: (i) Full Length Submissions Submissions must be no more than 5000 words, including references, appendices and title page, with a maximum of 5 figures/tables. Submissions must be original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research manuscript for review. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in their entirety upon payment of registration fees. Papers accepted and presented at the conference will also be placed in the AIS e-Library. Papers not presented at the conference, for any reason, will not be included in the AIS e-Library. Highly rated papers by the reviewers will be considered for publications in selected Journals. Moreover, the paper that best represents, in terms of quality and suitability to the theme and ideals of the conference will be awarded the "Best Paper" Award during the conference. (ii) Research-in-Progress Submissions Submissions of no more than 2000 words with a maximum of 3 figures/tables. All research-in-progress submissions will be published in the proceedings as short papers. (iii) Teaching Cases We welcome submissions of teaching cases. The cases should be based on real situations and targeted at specific learning objectives. Cases should be no more than 5000 words and must be accompanied by instructor teaching notes (not included in the 5000 words). The teaching notes will not be published. (iv) Panel and Tutorial Submissions Submissions of not more than 1000 words. Proposals should include the objectives, issues to be covered and full details of all presenters. Method of presentation is at the submitter's discretion; however, the submitter has the responsibility for providing his/her own panel members. All accepted proposals will appear in the conference proceedings (Please note that all panelists and tutorial presenters must register for the conference). Submissions of all types must be received by January 12, 2011. Details of track descriptions and how to submit will be announced soon. Send all your inquiries to: Conference Co-Chairs Jae In Oh, Dankook University and President of Korea Society of MIS, jioh(a)dankook.ac.kr Felix B Tan, AUT University, New Zealand, felix.tan(a)aut.ac.nz Program Co-Chairs Yong Jin Kim, Sogang Business School, Sogang University, Korea, yongjkim(a)sogang.ac.kr Sue Conger, University of Dallas, sconger(a)aol.com Local Program Chair Jaeki Song, Texas Tech University, USA, jaeki.song(a)ttu.edu Jairo Gutierrez, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia, jgutierrezd(a)unitecnologica.edu.co Publications and Proceedings Chair Lech Janczewski, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, lech(a)auckland.ac.nz International Co-Chairs Sherif Kamel, American University in Cairo, Egypt, skamel(a)aucegypt.edu Gerald Grant, Carleton University, Canada, gerald_grant(a)carleton.ca G. Harindranath, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, g.harindranath(a)rhul.ac.uk Anol Bhattacherjee, University of South Florida, abhatt(a)usf.edu _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Volume 2 issue 4 of AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction Published
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Volume 2 issue 4 of AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction Published Datum: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 22:54:09 -0500 Von: Galletta, Dennis <galletta(a)katz.pitt.edu> An: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Announcing the Publication of Volume 2 Issue 4 of /AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction/ (http://thci.aisnet.org) Late last night, three of us worked hard for a brief time in the midst of New Year's Eve celebrations in three US states -- Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania -- to once again successfully publish this issue on time. We would not normally have had to do time-sharing with our families on such a holiday, but there were some problems with our PDF conversions, and three different installations inexplicably provided three different results in spacing and figure rendition. This marks the end of the second year for /AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. /We are happily working on reviewing a large number of paper submissions, and the submissions keep coming in. We have also expanded our editorial board to handle the additional work load, as we describe below. We continue our dramatic uptick in submissions to this 24-month old journal. In addition, we have received many papers for our special issue on Design Science and those papers are undergoing revisions in preparation for publication. This edition also contains our special issue on Future Directions for HCI in MIS. // /THCI/is located within the AIS (Association for Information Systems) e-library (http://aisel.aisnet.org/thci). To increase awareness and readership, /THCI/ is *freely available* to everyone during its first two years of publishing (2009 and 2010). You can find information related to all aspects of /THCI/ at its website, <http://aisel.aisnet.org/> including how to submit. We would like to thank AIS <http://home.aisnet.org/> Council for its continued support of the journal through these difficult economic times. =============== New SEs and AEs =============== We welcome new Senior Editor Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. She had provided excellent service as an Associate Editor since the first issue. We also welcome new Editorial Board members Michael Davern, University of Melbourne, Australia; Weiyin Hong, University of Nevada, USA; Lingyun Qiu, Peking University , China; Khawaja Saeed, Wichita State University, USA; Cheng Zhang, Fudan University , China; and Meiyun Zuo, Renmin University, China. We also welcome Jian Tang as our new Managing Editor and thank Michael Scialdone for his two years of hard work and excellent service. ============================= Reflections on our First Year ============================= Authors often wish to know that their papers have broad exposure. As part of the AIS Digital Library, we find ample evidence of this exposure. As we describe above, our papers are still open and freely available to all researchers, making it easy for researchers to obtain copies of your published papers. As a result, in spite of our brief lifetime so far, we have enjoyed 12,461 downloads of our abstracts and 6,624 downloads of full text articles. As these downloads turn into citations, we are optimistic that once we become indexed, we will have an impact score that will satisfy deans world-wide. While requiring self-citations is a practice that tempts many a journal editor, we believe that it is unethical. Please read the next section for more details on current developments in this area. ================================= Policy on Requiring Self-Citations ================================= We have become aware that a set of 26 editors of top journals in a variety of business fields sent a letter last month to the Deans of all AACSB schools with cautions about the exclusive use of citation impact factors to judge journals and articles. Detmar Straub of the MIS Quarterly represented the MIS field in that effort, largely represented by editors of Marketing journals. Part of that letter states that some journals manipulate citation numbers by requesting (or even requiring) authors to cite multiple papers from past issues of the same journal ("self-citations"). Some journals have increased their impact factors dramatically by issuing such demands of their authors. We want to make it clear that we have never, do not currently, and will never make such self-citation requests or requirements of our authors. This practice has fortunately not been a part of most of the legitimate journals in our field. By stating this here, we want to provide assurance that once we become indexed, you can count on a fair and accurate impact score. ================== In this issue ================== The first paper by Nils Reisen and Ulrich Hoffrage presents their "Interactive Choice Aid" in an account of usability testing of their aid that helps decision-makers. The paper based their evaluation on decision theory and emphasizes the utility of that approach to others who wish to undertake such an evaluation. The rest of the papers form our special issue on Future Directions for HCI Research in MIS. All of the articles were subjected to our traditional review process, but one of the Editors-in-Chief served as Senior Editor to obtain and process reviews in an accelerated manner. The papers should stimulate further discussion and maturation of our field. The first, by Steven Alter, challenges us to consider carefully the breadth of this part of the field. Managing Editor Michael Scialdone provides the second commentary, focusing on the elements, or tenets, of HCI: computing technologies, context, task, and the human. The third paper, by Heshan Sun, examines the hitherto-unlikely concept of a relationship between the field of economics and HCI. After reading that paper, you will see that there are many opportunities for coupling the two fields. The fourth, by Nathan Prestopnik, tells us that the majority of papers only concentrate on two of three critical foundations: theory, evaluation, and design, which recalls the project management tenet that you much choose any two: speed, quality, and cost, in developing a system. The fifth and final paper, by Shamel Addas, reminds us of the importance of treating context more seriously in our research. Addas uses the context of work interruptions, and provides questions and guidelines that will help researchers appropriately consider context in their work. The commentaries provide excellent guidance to researchers, and we believe that they are presented at an excellent time in the development of our field. Together with the first original research contribution, we hope these papers are as interesting to you as they were to the editorial panels that worked with them. ------------- Abstracts ------------- Paper #1: The Interactive Choice Aid: A New Approach to Supporting Online Consumer Decision Making By Nils Reisen and Ulrich Hoffrage Abstract Interactive Choice Aid (ICA) is a decision aid, introduced in this paper, that systematically assists consumers with online purchase decisions. ICA integrates aspects from prescriptive decision theory, insights from descriptive decision research, and practical considerations; thereby combining pre-existing best practices with novel features. Instead of imposing an objectively ideal but unnatural decision procedure on the user, ICA assists the natural process of human decision-making by providing explicit support for the execution of the user's decision strategies. The application contains an innovative feature for in-depth comparisons of alternatives through which users' importance ratings are elicited interactively and in a playful way. The usability and general acceptance of the choice aid was studied; results show that ICA is a promising contribution and provides insights that may further improve its usability. Paper #2: Designing and Engineering for Emergence: A Challenge for HCI Practice and Research By Steven Alter Abstract This research commentary on Future Directions for HCI Research responds to research commentaries on the same topic by Benbasat (2010) and Lyytinen (2010), and to two articles in Volume 1 of the AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (Galletta and Zhang, 2009; Zhang et al. 2009). It employs a two-dimensional framework for exploring the scope and challenges of HCI that combines a social/ technical dimension and a behavior dimension that emphasizes differences between engineered and emergent behavior in sociotechnical systems. This framework is used to reflect on possible differences between the scope of a definition of HCI in those articles and the scope of the topics identified in the extensive survey of HCI literature reported by Zhang and colleagues (2009). Implications include the possibility that future HCI research and theorizing may find significant opportunities related to "designing for emergence," or even "engineering for emergence." Paper #3: Establishing Best Practices for Scholarly Research Based on the Tenets of Human-Computer Interaction By Michael Scialdone Abstract As computing technologies play more of a role in our daily lives than ever before, the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is more relevant than ever. As such, it is important that scholars give ample and appropriate attention to the main tenets that characterize and bound the field. The core phenomenon of interest is interaction: when a human comes into contact with information technology (IT), usually within a particular context, and driven by some defined task. During an interaction, humans use the design of the technology's interface (Zhang and Li, 2005). Thus, the pillars that support interaction (and hence, design and use) are HCI's four main tenets: computing technologies, context, task, and the human. Paper #4: Developing an Interdisciplinary Area of Economics and Human- Computer Interaction By Heshan Sun Abstract As an important component of IS research, human-computer interaction (HCI) research in IS has heavily relied on reference disciplines. Economics is less referenced despite the fact that human beings have been strongly driven by economic rules. This paper purports that economics can be of high value to HCI research, providing fresh perspectives for understanding HCI phenomena. Drawing upon concepts and theories in neoclassical economics, behavioral economics, and information economics, this paper examines five important HCI topics from various perspectives from the field of economics. Accordingly, eighteen propositions are developed, demonstrating the usefulness of economics for advancing our understanding of HCI phenomena. While claiming the benefits of referring to economics, this paper also warns HCI researchers of the potential threats of doing so. Opinions are offered about how HCI researchers can refer to economics strategically. Paper #5: Theory, Design and Evaluation -- (Don't Just) Pick any Two By Nathan Prestopnik Abstract There is an adage, well known within engineering and other practice-based communities, known as the project triangle (Gardiner and Stewart, 2000). The triangle speaks to the tradeoffs that factor into almost any project; it is usually presented as a balancing act among three equal components: cost, development time, and product quality. The adage goes something like this: "Good, fast and cheap -- pick any two." There is a parallel situation in our field concerning theory, evaluation, and design. Many evaluative papers regularly offer only the briefest of theoretical sections (Dix, 2010). Research that does explore theory often leaves it unevaluated in the context of real-world systems and use settings (Rogers, 2004). Papers that do a good job with both theory and evaluation have a tendency to overlook design, offering theoretical explanations and results based on test instrumentation (i.e. existing websites, software, etc.) which are inadequate to answer the research questions or inapplicable to the world of practice. There are a multitude of reasons for these types of omission, and the following discussion is an attempt to highlight several of them, as well as to present potential solutions. In this response paper, three typical, high-quality HCI papers are examined in detail to explore the nature of the "pick any two" problem. Suggestions for how missing methodologies might be incorporated into these works through the design science approach are provided. Additionally, a brief review of HCI literature from three publication venues is conducted in order to roughly identify the extent of the "pick any two" problem. Several broad-based reasons for methodology omission are discussed, with suggestions for ways that these institutional challenges might be circumvented or overcome. Most of these challenges can be reduced to a fundamental cause: the division of HCI scholarship into "camps" with varying philosophical and scientific emphases. Because the various HCI camps come from different traditions -- HCI in MIS, engineering/computer science, and human factors -- their approaches to research (and therefore, their methodological emphases) differ widely. The "pick any two" problem is ultimately used to explore this issue and frame potential solutions to the great challenge of more closely bonding the various "camps" of HCI. Paper #6: A Call for Engaging Context in HCI/MIS Research with Examples from the Area of Technology Interruptions By Shamel Addas Abstract This paper contributes to the discussion on future directions of Human-Computer Interaction in Information Systems (HCI/MIS) research by explicating the role of task- and social context. We show that context has not been sufficiently engaged, and argue why it is important to pay more attention to it in theory and design of future HCI/MIS research. Drawing on examples from the core HCI area of technology interruptions, we formulate a set of general research questions and guidelines, which allow us to represent the context of multiple users in continuous collaboration with multiple tools while working on tasks that are intertwined within business processes. These guidelines will generate new insights for HCI/MIS research and allow us to develop research that captures the changing nature of the computing environment. ================== Call for Papers ================== /THCI/is a high-quality peer-reviewed international scholarly journal on Human-Computer Interaction. As an AIS journal, /THCI/ is oriented to the Information Systems community, emphasizing applications in business, managerial, organizational, and cultural contexts. However, it is open to all related communities that share intellectual interests in HCI phenomena and issues. The editorial objective is to enhance and communicate knowledge about the interplay among humans, information, technologies, and tasks in order to guide the development and use of human-centered Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and services for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities. Topics of interest to /THCI/ include but are not limited to the following: * The behavioral, cognitive, motivational and affective aspects of human and technology interaction * User task analysis and modeling; fit between representations and task types * Digital documents/genres; human information seeking and web navigation behaviors; human information interaction; information visualization * Social media; social computing; virtual communities * Behavioral information security and information assurance; privacy and trust in human technology interaction * User interface design and evaluation for various applications in business, managerial, organizational, educational, social, cultural, non-work, and other domains * Integrated and/or innovative approaches, guidelines, and standards or metrics for human centered analysis, design, construction, evaluation, and use of interactive devices and information systems * Information systems usability engineering; universal usability * The impact of interfaces/information technology on people's attitude, behavior, performance, perception, and productivity * Implications and consequences of technological change on individuals, groups, society, and socio-technical units * Software learning and training issues such as perceptual, cognitive, and motivational aspects of learning * Gender and information technology * The elderly, the young, and special needs populations for new applications, modalities, and multimedia interaction * Issues in HCI education The language for the journal is English. The audience includes international scholars and practitioners who conduct research on issues related to the objectives of the journal. The publication frequency is quarterly: 4 issues per year to be published in March, June, September, and December. The AIS Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction (SIGHCI, http://sigs.aisnet.org/SIGHCI/) is the official sponsor for /THCI/. ==================================================================== Call for Special Issue on HCI in the Web 2.0 Era <http://mjsciald.mysite.syr.edu/thci_web20_special_issue.pdf> Deadline: submissions are due February 1, 2011 ==================================================================== Please visit the links above or the links from our AIS THCI page <http://aisel.aisnet.org/thci/> for details on any emerging special issue calls. We anticipate calls for additional special issues in the future, so please keep checking our home page to see what is brewing! If you have an idea for a special issue, please drop us a line or speak with us at ICIS in December. ================== AIS THCI Editorial Boards ================== Editors-in-Chief --------------------- Dennis Galletta, University of Pittsburgh, USA Ping Zhang, Syracuse University, USA Advisory Board --------------------- Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia, Canada John M. Carroll, Penn State University, USA Phillip Ein-Dor, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Jenny Preece, University of Maryland, USA Gavriel Salvendy, Purdue University, USA and Tsinghua University, China Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland, USA Jane Webster, Queen's University, Canada, K.K Wei, City University of Hong Kong, China Senior Editor Board ------------------------- Fred Davis, University of Arkansas, USA Mohamed Khalifa, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates Anne Massey, Indiana University, USA Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Lorne Olfman, Claremont Graduate University, USA Kar Yan Tam, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Dov Te'eni, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Viswanath Venkatesh, University of Arkansas, USA Susan Wiedenbeck, Drexel University, USA Associate Editor Board ----------------------------- Michel Avital, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Jane Carey, Arizona State University, USA Hock Chuan Chan, National University of Singapore Michael Davern, University of Melbourne, Australia Carina de Villiers, University of Pretoria, South Africa Matt Germonprez, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire USA Khaled Hassanein, McMaster University, Canada Milena Head, McMaster University, Canada Traci Hess, Washington State University, USA Shuk Ying (Susanna) Ho, Australian National University, Australia Weiyin Hong, University of Nevada, USA Netta Iivari, Oulu University, Finland Zhenhui Jack Jiang, National University of Singapore, Singapore Weiling Ke, Clarkson University, USA Sherrie Komiak, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Paul Benjamin Lowry, Brigham Young University, USA Ji-Ye Mao, Renmin University, China Scott McCoy, College of William and Mary, USA Sheizaf Rafaeli, University of Haifa, Israel Lingyun Qiu, Peking University , China Khawaja Saeed, Wichita State University, USA Stefan Smolnik, European Business School (EBS), Germany Jeff Stanton, Syracuse University, USA Heshan Sun, University of Arizona USA Jason Thatcher, Clemson University, USA Noam Tractinsky, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Horst Treiblmaier, Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics, Austria Ozgur Turetken, Ryerson University, Canada Mun Yi, University South Carolina, USA Cheng Zhang, Fudan University , China Meiyun Zuo, Renmin University, China Managing Editors --------------------- Michael Scialdone, Syracuse University, USA (outgoing) Jian Tang, Syracuse University, USA (incoming) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis F. Galletta Professor of Business Administration University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business 342 Mervis Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone +1 412-648-1699 Fax +1 412-648-1693 E-mail: galletta @ homepage: katz.pitt.edu www.pitt.edu/~galletta <http://www.pitt.edu/%7Egalletta> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: CFP: Information Systems and Software Engineering
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: CFP: Information Systems and Software Engineering Datum: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:56:45 -0400 Von: ISSE 2011 <isse(a)mail.2011iiisconferences.org> An: <NEUMANN(a)WU-WIEN.AC.AT> Dear G. Neumann: As you know, Murray Gell-Mann, who received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1969, affirms that: "it is vitally important that we supplement our specialized studies with serious attempts to take a crude look at the whole." In the context of Information Systems (IS), specialized studies, practice, and research in Software Engineering might be of vital importance in taking a look at the whole IS field, and vice versa. Accordingly, one of the main purposes of organizing The International Symposium on Information Systems and Software Engineering: ISSE 2011 (www.2011iiisconferences.org/isse) is to provide a forum to suplement specialized studies and research in software engineering, and in specific areas of Information Systems, "with serious attempts to take a look at the whole" by means of potential interdisciplinary communication in a multi-disciplinary forum. Consequently, submissions and contributions to ISSE 2011 can be made in the context of 1) specific specialized disciplinary areas, 2) multi-disciplinary projects and methodologies, 3) inter-disciplinary thinking and acting, and 4) crude looks at the whole that includes Software Engineering, Information Systems, Soft-Systems Engineering, and Informing Science/Engineering. ISSE 2011 is being organized in the context of The 2nd International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering: ICEME 2011 (www.2011iiisconferences.org/iceme) to be held on March 27th - 30th, 2011 in Orlando, Florida, USA, and collocated with The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2011 (www.2011iiisconferences.org/imcic) The deadlines are the following (Check the web site for possible extensions or new set of deadlines): Papers/Abstracts Submission and Invited Session Proposals: Jan 14th, 2011 Authors Notifications: Feb 7th, 2011 Camera-ready, full papers: Feb 22nd, 2011 Submissions for Face-to-Face or for Virtual Participation are both accepted. Both kinds of submissions will have the same two-tier reviewing process: non-blind and double-blind reviewing. Accepted papers will be included in the same (printed and CD versions of the) proceedings. A best paper will be selected for each session, and the best 20% of the papers presented at the symposium will also be published in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics Registration fees will be waived for *effective* invited session organizers. Details regarding the double-tier reviewing process, acceptance policy, selections of keynote speakers, best papers, and their publication in the Journal of Systemic, Cybernetics, and Informatics, can be found at the symposium web site, and resumed in the page titled "About the Symposium" Best regards, ISSE 2011 Organizing Committee If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please send an email to remove(a)mail.2011iiisconferences.org with REMOVE MLCONFERENCES in the subject line. Address: Torre Profesional La California, Av. Francisco de Miranda, Caracas, Venezuela.

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