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Fwd: [AISWorld] Deadline approaching- SwSTE 2012 (papers due 15 Dec 2011, conf 12-13 Jun 2012) call for papers
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Deadline approaching- SwSTE 2012 (papers due 15 Dec 2011, conf 12-13 Jun 2012) call for papers Datum: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:53:04 +0200 Von: Tsvi Kuflik <tsvikak(a)is.haifa.ac.il> An: <AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org> SwSTE'12 IEEE CS International Conference on Software Science, Technology, and Engineering Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Co-Sponsored by ILTAM User's association Call for Papers IEEE CS International Conference on Software Science, Technology, and Engineering June 12--13, 2012 Daniel Hotel, Herzlia, Israel www.iltam.org/swste2012 or E-mail: swste2012(a)iltam.org Scope: We are on the threshold of a major paradigm shift in the way we deploy and deliver software systems. Software delivery in the cloud and the pervasiveness of social networks and multimedia mobile services drive the demand for software technologies designed for massive-scale, non-homogenous, continuously changing environments. To address these requirements, modern software systems should be agile and scalable in almost every aspect. At runtime, dynamically changing availability; adaptive use of resources; mining of huge data sets; and flawless execution are required. During development, agile methods; rapid and continuous deployment; and consumerization of IT are becoming increasingly important. SwSTE'12 focuses on these trends and other topics in software engineering, technology, and science. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers, scientists, practitioners, and managers from Israel and abroad to meet and share their ideas, results, and experiences. Format: The two-day conference will include * keynote talks, presented by well-known software professionals, * focused track sessions, in which selected papers will be presented, * state-of-the-art tutorials, * a doctoral symposium, and * industrial track sessions, presenting case studies. A best paper award will be presented at the opening session of the conference. Topics of interest: The move to such massive-scale dynamic computing environments is changing software industry in multiple ways: new design and modeling methods are needed; testing of large-scale, data-intensive environments becomes ever more complex; virtualization, new middleware technologies, and new security challenges are growing in importance; and resource optimization and parallelism techniques should be adapted to the needs of modern software systems, which include power-aware, green systems. While a paper on any topic relevant to software practice and research will be considered, special emphasis will be given to papers reporting new results in software engineering, agile methods, cloud computing, embedded software development, and ways of exploiting new computing paradigms and architectures. Submissions and Participation: Papers submitted to the conference should contain original contributions. SwSTE'12's international program committee will select the papers to be presented. The SwSTE'12 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and will be included at the IEEE Digital Library. Submitted papers must conform to the IEEE two-column conference style. See the required template at: <http://www.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewjournals/author>. Each paper is limited to ten pages. Papers are to be submitted electronically at: <http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swste2012>. We look forward to your submissions and your participation. Key Dates: Refereed Research Papers Full paper submission deadline: December 15, 2011 Author notification: March 1, 2012 Camera-ready copy due: April 1, 2012 Industrial track Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2012 Author notification: March 15, 2012 Doctoral symposium Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2012 Author notification: March 15, 2012 Organizing Committee Ayal Itzkovitz, Oracle, General Chair Leah Goldin, IEEE CS Israel& Golden Solutions, Organizing Chair Moshe Salem, ILTAM, Publicity Chair Daniel M. Berry, Univ. of Waterloo, Canada, Program Committee Co-Chair Tsvika Kuflik, Univ. of Haifa, Israel, Program Committee Co-Chair Steering Committee Ayal Itzkovitz, Oracle, Chair Orna Berry, Israel Center of Excellence, EMC Corp. Michael Rodeh, IBM Corporate Strategy Amiram Yehudai, Tel Aviv Univ., Israel Daniel M. Yellin, IBM Israel Software Lab. Program Committee Daniel M. Berry, University of Waterloo, Canada, Co-Chair Tsvika Kuflik, University of Haifa, Israel, Co-Chair - Paulo Alencar, University of Waterloo, Canada - Brian Berenbach, Siemens Corporate Research, US - Lori Clarke, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US - Dov Dori, Technion, IL - Yael Dubinsky, IBM Research Lab in Haifa, IL - Yishai Feldman, IBM Research Lab in Haifa, IL - Anthony Finkelstein, University College London, UK - Ariel Frank, Bar-Ilan University, IL - Daniel Galin, Rupin Academic College, IL - Reuven Gallant, Jerusalem College of Technology, IL - Carlo Ghezzi, Politecnico di MIlano, IT - Yossi Gil, Technion, IL - Irit Hadar, University of Haifa, IL - Shlomo Harlev, Tact Testware Ltd., IL - Orit Hazzan, Technion, IL - Michael Jackson, Consultant and Open University, UK - Stefan Jaehnichen, Fraunhofer First and TU Berlin, DE - Erik Kamsties, Luebeck University of Applied Sciences, DE - Eliezer Kantorowitz, Technion, IL - Mika Katara, Tampere University of Technology, FI - Shmuel Katz, Technion, IL - Shai Koenig, Comverse, IL - Jeffrey Kramer, Imperial College, London, UK - Joseph Kudish, Systems& Software Engineering, IL - Avi Mendelson, Microsoft, IL - Luisa Mich, University of Trento, IT - Leon Osterweil, University of Massachusetts, US - Anna Perini, Bruno Kessler Foundation/IRST, IT - Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, IL - Victoria Sakhnini, Consultant and University of Waterloo, CA - Uri J. Schild, Bar-Ilan University, IL - Dafna Sheinwald, IBM Research Lab in Haifa, IL - Peretz Shoval, Ben Gurion University, IL - Pnina Soffer, University of Haifa, IL - Arnon Sturm, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, IL - Angelo Susi, Bruno Kessler Foundation/IRST, IT - Davor Svetinovic, Masdar Institute of S&T, UAE and MIT, US - Amir Tomer, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, IL - Alexander Wolf, Imperial College London, UK - Amiram Yehudai, Tel Aviv University, IL - Andrea Zisman, City University London, UK - Gabi Zodik, IBM Research Lab in Haifa, IL ILTAM, POB. 50232, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel Phone: +972-3-5118112 Fax: +972-3-5100622 E-mail: swste2012(a)iltam.org _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [WI] IEEE ICALT 2012: two more weeks for submitting workshop proposals
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] IEEE ICALT 2012: two more weeks for submitting workshop proposals Datum: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:33:45 +0100 Von: mifav(a)roma2.infn.it An: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de XII IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2012) Rome, July 4-6, 2012 organized by IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology and IaD School of Tor Vergata University of Rome at the headquarters of the Italian National Council of Research (CNR). Conference website: www.scuolaiad.it/ICALT2012/ ----------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES FOR WORKSHOPS: December 15, 2011: Deadline for submission of the 2-page Workshop proposal December 30, 2011: Notification of acceptance of Workshop proposals February 15, 2012: Recommended deadline for submission of Workshop papers March 15, 2012: Recommended date for notification of acceptance of Workshop papers March 15, 2012: Authors' Registration Deadline April 1, 2012: Camera-Ready Workshop papers due for publication in the Conference Proceedings (at least one author should be registered) ----------------------------- The theme for ICALT 2012 is "Growing by Architecting on top of our Memories", with design inspired learning, fostering creativity and fun, complex educational experiences and their monitoring, ubiquitous learning and flexible environments as featured topics. Full list of Topics of Interest can be found at the Conference website. ----------------------------- SUBMISSIONS: Please submit your manuscript using the ASK-Conference System at: http://www.ask4research.info/conference/upload.php ----------------------------- CONTACTS: For Academic queries, please contact: Carlo Giovannella (giovannella(a)scuolaiad.it) For Technical Issues about ICALT Submission System, please contact: Panagiotis Zervas (pzervas(a)iti.gr) -- Mailing-Liste: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: wi-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: https://www.lists.uni-karlsruhe.de/sympa/info/wi

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Call for Chapters/Papers on Technology Enhanced Learning
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Call for Chapters/Papers on Technology Enhanced Learning Datum: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:06:14 +0100 Von: Jelena Jovanovic <jeljov(a)gmail.com> An: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org Kopie (CC): Raymond Chiong <rchiong(a)swin.edu.au> *** Apologies for cross posting *** CALL FOR CHAPTERS/PAPERS on (1) the general theme of Technology Enhanced Learning for an edited book (2) a special section on ?Game-based Learning: Design and Applications? of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) URL:http://jelenajovanovic.net/tel-cfp-2012.html Proposals Submission Deadline: 15 FEBRUARY 2012 Full Chapters/Papers Due: 15 APRIL 2012 AIM & SCOPE Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is a very broad and increasingly mature research field. It encompasses a variety of research topics, ranging from the study of different pedagogical approaches, teaching techniques and strategies for online learning to the application of advanced technologies in educational settings (e.g., different kinds of mobile devices, sensors and sensor networks that provide the technical foundation for context-aware, ubiquitous learning). The TEL community has also been exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence technologies and techniques for the development of intelligent learning environments capable of adapting to the learners? needs and preferences and providing learners with personalized learning experience. Recognizing the potential of online social networks, social media and Web-based social software tools as learning platforms for online education, the TEL community has poured significant time and effort into researching how these popular technologies could be combined with appropriate pedagogical approaches to make learning experience more engaging, satisfying and successful. Among the most important results of these research efforts are personal learning environments that allow learners to create mash-ups of diverse social software tools based on their own needs and preferences, as well as to create and maintain their online learning networks. Undeniably, technological advances are making education more accessible to an increasing number of people worldwide; to fully exploit the huge benefit the technology is offering, the TEL community is exploring efficient approaches for adapting learning resources to address language, generation and cultural specificities. Aiming to make learning accessible to all, the community has also focused on the development of solutions for learners with special needs. Finally, it should be noted that all the above mentioned research efforts of the TEL community are finding their applications in different learning contexts and domains, including formal education and informal learning, as well as workplace learning in small, medium and large companies. Since the scope of TEL research is constantly evolving, the above given overview of the current research efforts does not aim to be exhaustive by any means. Instead, its purpose is to give some insights into the breadth of research topics and challenges that the edited book aims to cover. Accordingly, the recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Technological Foundation for Advanced Educational Solutions - Social software and social computing - Semantic technologies (including Semantic Web technologies and natural language processing) - Mobile technologies, sensors, context-aware and ubiquitous computing - Educational data mining and learning analytics - Technologies for interoperability, sharing and integration of educational resources - Learner modeling and other technologies for personalization and adaptation - Open learning content and tools Pedagogical Foundation for Advanced Educational Solutions - Collaborative learning and knowledge building - Problem- and project-based learning - Learner motivation and engagement - Game-based learning - Learning design and different design approaches Individual and Organizational Learning - Self-regulated learning - Communities of learners & Communities of practice - Knowledge management and organizational learning - Lifelong learning - Informal learning Accommodating Diversities - Accessible learning for all - Addressing language, generation and cultural differences As can be seen from this list of topics, one of the areas in TEL is game-based learning. Researchers have found that educational and/or computer-based games have real potential as learning tools. It has been shown, for example, that games can help players to improve their problem solving and negotiation skills, narrative and communication skills as well as non-linear thinking patterns. Game-based learning has already been successfully applied to both the school and workplace settings, and their adoption is continually increasing. In addition, there has recently been an increasing interest in ?gamification? of education as a means to increase students? motivation for learning. Gamification refers to the use of game design elements, or the so-called game mechanics, in non-game contexts and applications with the aim of increasing users? engagement with those applications. Game design elements are often very efficient in increasing motivation as they are grounded on research results of positive psychology. While educational games have been studied extensively for years, the gamification of education, i.e., the application of game mechanics in online learning environments with the aim of motivating learners to engage with the contents, activities and tools offered by these environments, is an emerging research area that has just started to attract the attention of education-oriented research communities. Regardless of their maturity, both research areas face many interesting and challenging research questions, among which, for the special section on ?Game-based Learning: Design and Applications?, the most interesting are those related to motivation as one of the key determinants of successful learning and knowledge building activities, both in academic and workplace settings. Accordingly, in this special section we welcome submissions that report on: - the design and development of educational games that motivate users to indulge in learning activities - the application of game design elements in online learning environments with the aim of increasing learners? motivation and engagement - the evaluation of educational games or game mechanics in real world educational settings SUBMISSION PROCEDURE For the edited book, prospective authors are invited to submit on or before February 15, 2012 a 2-page proposal tojeljov(a)gmail.com <mailto:jeljov@gmail.com>(cc.rchiong(a)swin.edu.au <mailto:rchiong@swin.edu.au>) clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 15, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least three reviewers and the final decision of acceptance or rejection will be based on their recommendations. For the special section of IJIKM, all submissions should follow the guidelines available athttp://ijikm.org/submitm.html. During the submission process, please indicate ?Special Section on Game-based Learning: Design and Applications? in the comments area. Full papers should be submitted by April 15, 2012 (proposals are not required before the full paper submission, but prospective authors are encouraged to indicate their interests any time before the submission deadline). IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for chapter proposals: February 15, 2012 Deadline for full chapters/papers: April 15, 2012 Notification of acceptance/rejection: June 15, 2012 Deadline for final submissions: August 15, 2012 EDITORS Jelena JOVANOVIC,jeljov(a)gmail.com <mailto:jeljov@gmail.com> Faculty of Organizational Sciences University of Belgrade Jove Ilica 154 11000 Belgrade SERBIA Raymond CHIONG,rchiong(a)swin.edu.au <mailto:rchiong@swin.edu.au> Faculty of Higher Education Swinburne University of Technology 50 Melba Avenue, Lilydale Victoria 3140 AUSTRALIA EDITORIAL BOARD Jacqueline Bourdeau, Télé-université, UQAM, Canada Nicole Buzzetto-More, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central, USA Cyrille Desmoulins, Université Joseph Fourier, France Vladan Devedzic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Darina Dicheva, Winston-Salem State University, USA Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada Martin Ebner, TU Graz, Austria Dragan Gasevic, Athabasca University, Canada Monique Grandbastien, Université Henri Poincaré, France Marek Hatala, Simon Fraser University, Canada Seiji Isotani, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Zoran Jeremic, University of Belgrade, Serbia June Lu, University of Houston-Victoria, USA Riichiro Mizoguchi, Osaka University, Japan Kai Pata, Tallinn University, Estonia Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece Li Suhong, Bryant University, USA Shouhong Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Thomas Weise, University of Science and Technology of China, China Janice Whatley, University of Salford, UK Fridolin Wild, Knowledge Media Institute, UK

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Fwd: CFP ICEIS 2012 - Int'l Conf. on Enterprise Information Systems (Wroclaw/Poland)
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP ICEIS 2012 - Int'l Conf. on Enterprise Information Systems (Wroclaw/Poland) Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:27:52 -0500 From: ICEIS Secretariat <postmaster13(a)303media.net> Reply-To: iceis.secretariat(a)insticc.org <iceis.secretariat(a)insticc.org> To: gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at CALL FOR PAPERS 14th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ICEIS website: http://www.iceis.org/ 28 June - 1 July, 2012 Wroclaw, Poland In cooperation with AAAI, IEICE and SWIM Sponsored by INSTICC Co-organized by Wroclaw University of Economics INSTICC is Member of WfMC and OMG IMPORTANT DATES: Regular Paper Submission: February 14, 2012 Authors Notification (regular papers): April 6, 2012 Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: April 20, 2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dear Gustaf Neumann, Let me kindly inform you that the 14th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2012 - http://www.iceis.org) steering committee cordially invites you to submit a paper to the ICEIS 2012 conference, to be held in Wroclaw, Poland. The deadline for paper submission is scheduled for February 14, 2012. ICEIS would like to become a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. We would like to highlight the presence of the following keynote speakers: Schahram Dustdar (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) and Dimitris Karagiannis (University of Vienna, Austria). More names will be announced soon at the ICEIS 2012 conference website (http://www.iceis.org/KeynoteSpeakers.aspx). ICEIS is interested in promoting high quality research as it can be confirmed by last year acceptance rates, where from 402 submissions, 14% were accepted as full papers. Additionally, 30% were presented as short papers and 11% as posters. Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support. CQBX A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a LNBIP Series book. The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and Elsevier Index (EI). All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). SciTePress is member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/). Best paper awards will be distributed during the conference closing session. Please check the website for further information (http://www.iceis.org/BestPaperAward.aspx). Workshops, Special sessions, Tutorials as well as Demonstrations dedicated to other technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. Workshop chairs and Special Session chairs will benefit from logistics support and other types of support, including secretariat and financial support, to facilitate the development of a valid idea. ICEIS 2012 will be held in conjunction with ENASE (International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - http://www.enase.org/) in Wroclaw, Poland. Registration to ICEIS will enable free attendance to any sessions of ENASE conference as a non-speaker. We hope to welcome you in Wroclaw, Poland next June 2012! Should you have any question please don't hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, Vitor Pedrosa ICEIS Secretariat Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2.Esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel.: +351 265520184 Fax: +44 203 014 8816 Email: iceis.secretariat(a)insticc.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONFERENCE CHAIR: Joaquim Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal / INSTICC, Portugal PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Jose Cordeiro, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal / INSTICC, Portugal Leszek Maciaszek, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland / Macquarie University ~ Sydney, Poland Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Please check the program committee members at http://www.iceis.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx CONFERENCE TRACKS: AREA 1: DATABASES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION - Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources - Query Languages and Query Processing - Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking - Large Scale Databases - Non-relational Databases - Mobile Databases - Object-Oriented Database Systems - Legacy Systems - Organisational Issues on Systems Integration - Distributed Database Systems - Enterprise Resource Planning - Middleware Integration - Data Mining - Data Warehouses and OLAP AREA 2: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Evolutionary Programming - Natural Language Interfaces and Systems - Multi-Agent Systems - Scheduling and Planning - Operational Research - Problem Solving - Game Theory Applications - Group Decision Support Systems - Intelligent Transportation System - Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence - Strategic Decision Support Systems - Advanced Applications of Neural Network - Applications of Expert Systems - Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic - Intelligent Agents - Case-Based Reasoning Systems AREA 3: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SPECIFICATION - Software Engineering - Model Driven Architectures and Engineering - Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (e.g. UML, ER variants) - Organisational Learning - Semiotics in Information Systems - Project Management - Knowledge Management - Modelling of Distributed Systems - Ontology Engineering - Security - Simulation - Requirements Analysis and Management - Tools, Techniques and Methodologies for System Development - Software Metrics and Measurement AREA 4: SOFTWARE AGENTS AND INTERNET COMPUTING - Wireless and mobile computing - Collaborative Computing - Electronic Commerce - Internet Portals - Profiling and Recommendation Systems - Internet of Things - Internet Systems Performance - Semantic Web Technologies and Applications - E-Learning and E-Teaching - Ubiquitous Computing - Virtual Enterprises - Interoperability - Web Services - Web 2.0 and Social Networking - Internet Agents AREA 5: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - HCI on Enterprise Information Systems - Emotional and Affective Computing - Haptic Interfaces - Accessibility and Usability - Collaborative and Social Interaction - Multiple Sensory Devices - Human Factors - Multimedia Systems - Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - Guidelines, Principles, Patterns and Standards - Adaptive and Adaptable User Interfaces - Interaction Techniques and Devices - Interface Design - Ergonomics - Geographical Information Systems AREA 6: ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE - Enterprise Engineering - Measurements, Metrics and Evaluation of EA Artefacts and Processes - Architectures and Design Principles for Enterprise Repositories - Maturity Models for EA Artefacts and Processes - Evolution of EA - Objective Control in EA - Models and Frameworks - Enterprise Knowledge Engineering and Management - Business Modelling and Business Process Management - Business-IT Allignment - EA Adoption and Governance - EA and Organizational Theory and System Development - EA and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Methods, Processes and Patterns for EA Development ----------------------------------------------------------------- To SUBSCRIBE: http://internetmailmanager.com/s/reg.Asp?a=47EHMBP7PWXRV9L9JBMMRLX&b=Z7KN97… ----------------------------------------------------------------- To FORWARD: http://internetmailmanager.com/s/fwd.asp?a=47EHMBP7PWXRV9L9JBMMRLX&b=Z7KN97… ----------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE: http://internetmailmanager.com/s/us.asp?a=47EHMBP7PWXRV9L9JBMMRLX&b=Z7KN978… ---------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [WI] CFP: AMCIS 2012 - Minitrack on Business Models for the Digital Economy
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] CFP: AMCIS 2012 - Minitrack on Business Models for the Digital Economy Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:45:26 +0100 From: HansDieter Zimmermann <hansdieter.zimmermann(a)fhsg.ch> To: wi(a)lists.uni-karlsruhe.de CALL FOR PAPERS 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012 Minitrack: Business Models for the Digital Economy (_http://www.amcis-businessmodels.hdzimmermann.net/_) DESCRIPTION This minitrack 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. 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 and Social Networks based business models Trust and new business models. IMPORTANT DATES January 2, 2012 Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions March 1, 2012 Deadline for paper submissions April 2, 2012 Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date April 20, 2012 For accepted papers, camera-ready copy due SUBMISSION SITE http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012 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 Ian MacInnes imacinne(a)syr.edu Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Information Studies Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244, USA ________________________________________________________________ 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 FHO Fachhochschule Ostschweiz

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Fwd: [AISWorld] IFIP EGOV 2012 2nd Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] IFIP EGOV 2012 2nd Call for Papers Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 07:50:06 +0000 From: Hans J. Scholl <jscholl(a)uw.edu> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> 11^th IFIP Electronic Government Conference (IFIP EGOV 2012) September 3 to 6, 2012; University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway (Co-located with the 4^th IFIP ePart conference) http://www.egov-conference.org <http://www.egov-conference.org/> 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS ? we kindly ask for your understanding in case of receiving multiple postings of this call. The annual international IFIP Electronic Government (EGOV) conference is the European core conference in the study domain, which presents the state of the art in e-government and e-governance organized under the auspices of the IFIP Working Group 8.5 (information systems in public administration). Since its beginnings in 2001, the EGOV conference has provided important guidance for research and development in this fast-moving domain of study. The IFIP EGOV conference brings together leading researchers and professionals from across the globe and from a number of disciplines. Over the years, the interest in this domain of study has steadily increased. In 2011, along with the co-located IFIP ePart conference on electronic participation, the two conferences attracted more than 160 participants from all continents including developing countries. E-government research has demonstrated its relevance to practice and, consequently, has influenced and shaped government strategies and implementations. Conversely, e-government practice has inspired e-government research. A wide range of topics has received scholarly attention. In recent years, the assessment and evaluation of e-government projects, the foundations of e-government as a research discipline, integration and interoperation in government, transformation, organizational change, citizens at the center, open data, adoption and diffusion, and the role of information and communication technology for development rank among leading topics on the research agenda. For the 11^th IFIP EGOV conference we seek contributions that include but are not limited to: ?Foundations of e-government, open government and e-governance research ?Future directions in research and practice of ICT in the public sector ?Research theories and frameworks for public sector modernization with the support of ICT ?Research methods, method integration and techniques ?Designing and assessing systems for the public sector: innovative cases and systems ?ICT usage, acceptance and performance of technology-supported public sector activities: methods and contemporary case analyses ?Transformative government ?Open government, transparency, and collaboration ?Approaches and solutions in open data and linked open government data ?Participative governance and (agent-based) policy modeling ?Digital and social divide ?Universal access as well as equity of access to information and services ?Social media, web 2.0 and social networking in the public sector ?Trust, security and privacy in e-government ?Stakeholders collaboration in government modernization ?Stakeholder-oriented public-sector redesign ?Open innovation, innovation management, transformation and change management, and complexity management in shaping public sector advancements ?Evaluation, measurement, benchmarking and benefits management ?Law enforcement, compliance and criminal justice ?Legal compliance, legal shaping and legal impact of innovative government services provision ?Mobile services and methods in government ?Cloud computing in the public sector ?Outsourcing, insourcing, crowdsourcing, shared services, and other alternatives ?Interoperability, architectures and standards in a networked government ?Information infrastructure, information preservation, information management, and information access ?Open source and free software ?Knowledge management, information sharing, semantics, ontologies and web 3.0 ?Emergency and disaster response management ?Retaining public sector experiences, developing countries ?Education, human resources, training courses, and curricula In 2012, the IFIP e-government conference hosts four distinct formats of contributions: ?Completed research papers (max 12 pages, published in LNCS Springer) ?Ongoing research and innovative projects (max 8 pages, published in Trauner or similar) ?Workshops and panels on pertinent issues ?PhD colloquium submission These formats encourage scientific rigor and discussions of state of the art in the study domain, but also welcome innovative research approaches, work in progress, and studies of practical e-government or e-governance projects along with reports on system implementations. Prior to the conference (Sunday, Sep 2, 2012), a PhD student colloquium will be held providing an international forum for doctoral students under the guidance of senior scholars for presenting their work, networking opportunities and cross-disciplinary inspiration. We seek innovative and scholarly sound contributions. Accepted papers of completed research will be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Ongoing research and project papers will be published in Trauner proceedings (or similar). Read more about the submission guidelines and review criteria on the conference website: htttp://www.egov-conference.org/egov-2012/ <file:///C/Users/wimmer/AppData/Local/Temp/htttp/--www.egov-conference.org-egov-2012-> IFIP EGOV 2012 will be co-located with IFIP ePart, the fourth International Conference on electronic participation, which is dedicated to topics on e-participation and e-democracy. IFIP ePart will only slightly overlap with the IFIP EGOV conference at the same venue. Participants registering for one conference can also attend the other conference. IMPORTANT DATES: Submission of papers: 4 March 2012 Submission of workshop/panel proposals: 15 April 2012 Submissions to PhD colloquium: 15 May 2012 Notification of acceptance for papers: 30 April 2012 Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels: 15 May 2012 Camera-ready papers of completed research: 31 May 2012 Camera-ready papers of ongoing research: 15 June 2012 CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Hans Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Maria A. Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Leif Skiftenes Flak, University of Agder, Norway Carl Erik Moe, University of Agder, Norway CHAIRS OF PHD COLLOQUIUM Sharon Dawes, Center for Technology in Government, USA Björn Niehaves, European Research Center for Information Systems, Germany Hans Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ashraf Hassan Abdelwahab, Deputy to the Minister of State for Administrative Development, Egypt Suha AlAwadhi, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait Vincenzo Ambriola, University of Pisa, Italy Kim Norman Andersen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Rex Arendsen, University of Twente, The Netherlands Yigal Arens, Digital Government Research Center, University of Southern California, USA Karin Axelsson, Linköping University, Sweden **Molnar Balint, Corvinus University, Hungary Frank Bannister, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Karine Nahon, University of Washington, USA Victor Bekkers, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Lasse Berntzen, Vestfold University College, Norway John Bertot, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Melanie Bicking, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Dana Boldeanu, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania Bojan Cestnik, Temida d.o.o., Slovenia Narciso Cerpa, Universidad de Talca, Chili Jean-Loup Chappelet, IDHEAP, Switzerland Yannis Charalabidis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Serge Chernyshenko, Khmelnitsky National University, Ukraine Wichian Chutimaskul, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Flavio Corradini, University of Camerino, Italy Ahmed M. Darwish, Minister of State for Administrative Development, Egypt Jim Davies, University of Oxford, UK Sharon Dawes, Center for Technology in Government, USA Rahul De', Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India Elsa Estevez, UN University Macao, China Enrico Ferro, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB), Italy Leif S. Flak, University of Agder, Norway Iván Futó, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Andras Gabor, Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Hungary Rimantas Gatautis, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania J. Ramón Gil-García, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico Olivier Glassey, IDHEAP, Switzerland Dimitris Gouscos, Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Athens, Greece Helle Zinner Henriksen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Zahir Irani, Brunel University, UK M. Sirajul Islam, Örebro University, Sweden Tomasz Janowski, United Nations University - IIST, Macau, China Arild Jansen, University of Oslo, Norway Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Luiz Antonio Joia, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil Ralf Klischewski, German University in Cairo, Egypt Bram Klievink, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Trond Knudsen, Research Council, Norway Helmut Krcmar, Technical University of Munich, Germany Herbert Kubicek University of Bremen, Germany Christine Leitner, Danube University Krems, Austria Katarina Lindblad-Gidlund, Mid Sweden University, Sweden Miriam Lips, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Euripides Loukis, University of the Aegean, Greece Ann Macintosh, Leeds University, UK Alexander Makarenko, Institute for Applied System Analysis at National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI), Ukraine Gregoris Mentzas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Jeremy Millard, Danish Technological Institute, Denmark Carl Erik Moe, University of Agder, Norway José María Moreno Jimenez, University of Zaragossa, Spain Karine Nahon, University of Washington, USA Björn Niehaves, European Research Center for Information Systems, Germany Peter Axel Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark Arvo Ott, eGovernance Academy, Estonia Monica Palmirani, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna C.I.R.S.F.I.D., Italy Theresa Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, USA Vassilios Peristeras, DERI, Ireland Rimantas Petrauskas, Law University of Lithuania, Lithuania Florin Pop, Centre for Advanced Studies on Electronic Services, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania Reinhard Posch, Technical University of Graz, CIO of the Federal Government, Austria Andreja Pucihar, University of Maribor, Slovenia Peter Reichstädter, Federal Chancellery, Austria Nicolau Reinhard, University of São Paulo, Brazil Reinhard Riedl, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Tomas Sabol, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia øystein Sæbø, University of Agder, Norway Hans Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA Margit Scholl, Technische Hochschule Wildau/Berlin, Germany Jamal Shahin, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Henk Sol, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Mauricio Solar, U. Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile Maddalena Sorrentino, University of Milan, Italy Witold Staniszkis, Rodan Systems S.A., Poland Ivar Tallo, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Switzerland Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia and CERTH/ITI, Greece Yao-Hua Tan, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Anne Fleur van Veenstra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Mirko Vintar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK Silke Weiss, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria Lidwien Wijngaerts, University of Twente, The Netherlands Maria A. Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Petra Wolf, Technical University of Munich, Germany Chien-Chih Yu, National ChengChi University, Taiwan

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Last Call for Chapters: Case Studies in E-Government 2.0. Changing the citizen relationship
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Last Call for Chapters: Case Studies in E-Government 2.0. Changing the citizen relationship Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:11:11 +0100 From: S. Assar (Telecom Business School - France) <said.assar(a)it-sudparis.eu> Organization: Telecom Business School, Evry - France To: AISWorld-list <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> [APOLOGIZE FOR CROSS POSTINGS] [Please circulate this call to anyone who might be interested, thank you] *=== CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS* (Download PDF version at : http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~assar/eGov2.0/CallForChapters.html <http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/%7Eassar/eGov2.0/CallForChapters.html>) *"Case Studies in E-Government 2.0. Changing the citizen relationship"* * *Proposals Submission Deadline: December 15, 2011 Full Chapters Due: June 01, 2012 A book edited by Saïd Assar, Imed Boughzala (Telecom Business School, France) and Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) To be published in early 2013 by Springer (http://www.springer.com) *INTRODUCTION* Governments are revolutionizing their ways of working resulting in changing relationships among public organizations and their constituents. An important enabler are new usages of information and knowledge-sharing technologies which emerged with the advent of Web 2.0 paradigm. Used initially in the private arena, Web 2.0 technologies (e.g. blogs, wikis, RSS, social networking platforms, folksonomy, podcasting, mashups, virtual worlds, open linked data etc.) are increasingly disseminated within the professional sphere, regardless of the type of organization or field of activities. These technologies are user-centered, user-friendly and participatory, intuitive and flexible. They are very useful for self-expression, social networking, knowledge co-creation, skills and talents identification, etc [1,2]. Furthermore, these technologies are an important enabler for new architectures in which the citizen is in control. During the last decade, e-government environments have undergone considerable transformations in an attempt to satisfy the incessant demand for more advanced e-service delivery, better access to information and more efficient government management. Looking to the future, the emergence of Web 2.0 and the rise of social networks have indeed opened up new perspectives that challenge public institutions. In addition government data is opened for the public which enable to mash them up with data from other sources (companies, universities and other public bodies). This enables new user-centric application in which information can be viewed at a glance. The term e-government 2.0 points to the specific applications of social networks and Web 2.0 in the sphere of public services [3]. Many benefits are expected, such as a better match between public services and citizens' expectations, greater adoption of online services by citizens, or better control of costs and delays in the implementation of new services. Governments around the world are building frameworks and proposals for e-government 2.0 [4,5,6]. This transition towards e-Government 2.0 will not only improve participation, transparency and integration but it is also expected to speed up the pace of innovation through collaboration and consultation. Ultimately resulting in new e-government business models [13]. Despite evidence that e-government 2.0 adoption and usage is increasing, the use of Web 2.0 in government remains in its infancy. Interrogations are expressed concerning the path to follow and which factors will lead to success [7,8]. Academic research output is still quite limited and there remains a weak body of evidence on e-government 2.0 adoption and usage [9,10,11]. In addition to more empirical research on its usage, the e-government community requires a more complete set of methods and tools for evaluating e-government 2.0. Existing frameworks and evaluation methods may not be sufficient to appropriately measure the impact of e-government 2.0 [12]. Furthermore, the number of practices remains limited and there is limited generalization in terms of new types of innovative business models [14]. *AIM AND TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE BOOK * The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive collection of research works concerning e-government 2.0 implementation by showing cases and business models enabled by various technologies and developed in different countries. E-government 2.0 will be approached from the view of theory and practice interaction. Contributions will be based on concrete practical studies: this may concern generally applicable methodological lessons stemming from grounded applications or feedback resulting from the implementation of a conceptual framework in the field. All types of methodological approaches are welcome: case studies, action research, design science, empirical investigation, comparative research, prototyping and experimental engineering emphasizing technical and methodological dimensions of e-government 2.0 projects. As they will be published in the context of a book, chapters must be presented in such a way that they are easily understood by an audience with varied expertise (government agencies, research institutions, software vendors, research scholars, consultants, and academic institutions etc.). Contributions should include a synthetic and easy to read state of the art related to the topic of the chapter, and must introduce theoretical background and clearly identify what has been accomplished, why it is fundamental to authors' understanding of e-government and e-government 2.0, how it compares with previous work. Recommended topics Recommended topics in e-government 2.0 include, but are not limited to, the following: - Domain oriented applications (health, education, tax payment, e-procurement, ... etc.) - Authentification and identity management - Privacy and security issues - e-KM, intranet, e-learning and web 2.0 in public information systems - Cultural, social, economic and organizational impact - Digital divide and universal access in e-government 2.0 context - Process re-engineering, policy reshaping - Methodological frameworks and models for e-government 2.0 implementation and best practices - Comparative case studies and cross-country comparisons - Performance, cost and ROI measurement of e-government 2.0 projects - Open linked data - Innovative 2.0 business models - Collaboration and Web 2.0 applications in e-government - Communities of practices in the public sector - Open source software and standards for e-government 2.0 - Legal and juridical aspects related to web 2.0 usages in public information systems - .... *SUBMISSION PROCEDURE* Please submit a 1-4 pages chapter abstract clearly outlining the mission and objective of the proposed chapter and its relation to the mission of this book. Submissions should be made by e-mail before Dec. 15, 2011 to said.assar(a)it-sudparis.eu, and format guidelines are available at Springer website. Authors will be notified by January 15, 2012 about the status of their proposal. We strongly encourage other topics that have not been listed in our suggested list, particularly if the topic is related to the research area in which you have expertise. Authors of accepted proposals are invited to prepare and submit full chapters (5,000 to 10,000 words) by June 01, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled for publication by Springer in 1st semester 2013. *IMPORTANT DATES* - Deadline for chapter abstracts submission: *December 15, 2011* - Notification of proposal acceptance: *January 15, 2012* - Full chapter due: *June 01, 2012* - Review result: *August 01, 2012* - Camera-ready version: *October 01, 2012* - Expected publication date: *1st semester 2013* *CONTACT* Saïd Assar & Imed Boughzala Telecom Business School Department of Information Systems 9, rue Charles Fourier 91011 Evry Cedex - FRANCE Personal websites:http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~assar <http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/%7Eassar>& http://www.imed.boughzala.com/ <http://www.imed.boughzala.com/> Dr. Marijn Janssen Delft University of Technology Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Jaffalaan 5 2628 BX DELFT - the Netherlands Personal website: http://www.tbm.tudelft.nl/marijnj *REFERENCES* 1. O'Reilly, T.: What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. O'Reilly Media (2008), available online at http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.… 2. Anderson, P.: What is Web 2.0? Ideas, Technologies and Implications for Education. JISC Technology and Standards Watch, (2007), available online at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw0701b.pdf 3. Baumgarten, J., Chui, B.: e-Government. McKinsey Quarterly, n°4, (2009), available online at http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Business_Technology/E-government_20_2408 4. Australian Government, Department of Finance and Deregulation: Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0. (2009), available online at http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/gov20taskforcereport/ 5. Federal Ministry of Interior, Germany: eGovernment 2.0 - The Programme of the Federal Government, (2006), available online at http://www.epractice.eu/en/library/313916 6. Riester, F.: Enhancing the digital relation with the public user (in French). Report from the group of "Digital Experts", (2010), available online at http://www.budget.gouv.fr/presse/dossiers_de_presse/100212numerique.pdf 7. Ostergaard, S. D., Hvass, M.: eGovernment 2.0 - How can Government benefit from web 2.0? Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics & Informatics, 6(6), pp.13--18, (2008). 8. Eched, Y., Billiaert, E., Veyret, E.: e-Gov 2.0: The keys to success. Gemalto white paper, (2009), available online at http://www.epractice.eu/en/library/292758 9. Dixon, B. E.: Towards E-Government 2.0: An Assessment Of Where E-Government 2.0 is and where it is headed. Public Administration And Management, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, pp.418--454, (2010) 10. Nam, T.: New Ends, New Means, but Old Attitudes: Citizens' Views on Open Government and Government 2.0. In proceedings 44th Hawaii Int. Conf. on System Sciences (HICSS), January, 4-7, (2011) 11. Scholl, H. J., Luna-Reyes, L.: Uncovering Dynamics of Open Government, Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration. In proceedings 44th Hawaii Int. Conf. on System Sciences (HICSS), January, 4-7, (2011) 12. Johannessen, M.R.: Different theory, different result: Examining how different theories lead to different insights in government 2.0 research. In Proceedings of the 1st Scandinavian Conference of Information Systems and the 33rd Information Systems Research in Scandinavia (IRIS) Seminar, pp. 20---24, (2010) 13. George Kuk & Marijn Janssen (2011).The Business Models and Information Architectures of Smart Cities. Journal of Urban Technology, Vol. 18, No. 2, 39--52. 14. Janssen, Marijn, Kuk, George & Wagenaar, René W. (2008). A Survey of Web-based Business Models for e-Government in the Netherlands. Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 202-220.

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Fwd: Mobile Learning 2012 in Berlin, Germany (2nd call): submit until 30 December
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Mobile Learning 2012 in Berlin, Germany (2nd call): submit until 30 December Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:32:03 -0500 (EST) From: Ana Sofia <ana.sofia(a)mlearning-conf.org> To: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at Apologies for cross-postings. Please send to interested colleagues and students -- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions (2^nd call): 30 December 2011-- *IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2012* Berlin, Germany, 11 to 13 March 2012 (http://www.mlearning-conf.org/ <http://ss5.gmsend.com/sendlink.asp?HitID=1322773656068&StID=1351&SID=0&NID=…>) ** Keynote Speaker (confirmed):* Professor Agnes Kukulska Hulme, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK ** Conference background and goals* Mobile Learning where to next? Accelerometers and motion sensors will tell Since the advent of mobile learning, developments in its practice and research have been triggered by technological innovation and advancement. For instance the arrival of laptops, afforded new models of technology integration and accessibility within the classroom and freed technology from the ‘imprisonment’ of computer rooms. The appearance of handheld devices offered potential for the exploitation of contextual outdoor learning and freed learners and technologies from the confinement of classrooms. The emergence of mobile phones democratized access to technology, revolutionized the concept of user generated content and freed learners and technologies to experiment with technologies outside classrooms and schools. The incursion of multi-touch tablets in the mobile learning scene is the latest technological ‘wave’. Though in early stages, sensationalist reporting of the ipads /for /Learning (http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/ <http://ss5.gmsend.com/sendlink.asp?HitID=1322773656068&StID=1351&SID=0&NID=…>) initiatives already advocate ipads will displace playdough and finger painting in Kindergartens and the Horizon report 2011 states ‘/electronic books are beginning to demonstrate capabilities that challenge the very definition of reading’ /(http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2011/sections/electronic-books/ <http://ss5.gmsend.com/sendlink.asp?HitID=1322773656068&StID=1351&SID=0&NID=…>). Against this background the relevance and need for mobile learning research and practice founded upon learning theories, focused on pedagogically meaningful approaches to mobile learning and systematically evaluated with appropriate data collection and analysis tools, remains paramount. The IADIS Mobile Learning 2012 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of mobile learning research which illustrate developments in the field. ** Format of the Conference * The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line). Authors of the best published papers in the Mobile Learning 2012 proceedings will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in the "International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (ISSN: 1941-8647). The conference proceedings will be submitted for indexing to INSPEC, EI Compendex, Thomson ISI, ISTP and other indexing services. ** Types of submissions * Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process. ** Topics* We invite researchers, practitioners, developers and all those working in the mobile learning arena to submit work under the following topics: •Pedagogical approaches, models and theories for mLearning •mLearning in and across formal and informal settings •Strategies and challenges for integrating mLearning in broader educational scenarios •User Studies in mLearning •Learner mobility and transitions afforded by mlearning ·Socio-cultural context and implications of mLearning ·Mobile social media and user generated content •Enabling mLearning technologies, applications and uses •Evaluation and assessment of mLearning •Research methods, ethics and implementation of mLearning •Innovative mLearning approaches •Tools, technologies and platforms for mLearning •mlearning: where to next and how? ** Important Dates:* - Submission deadline (2^nd call): 30 December 2011 - Notification to Authors (2^nd call): 30 January 2012 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (2^nd call): Until 15 February 2012 - Late Registration (2^nd call): After 15 February 2012 - Conference: Berlin, Germany, 11 to 13 March 2012 ** Conference Location * The conference will be held in Berlin, Germany. ** Secretariat * IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2012 Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: secretariat(a)mlearning-conf.org <mailto:secretariat@mlearning-conf.org> Web site: http://www.mlearning-conf.org/ ** Program Committee * Mobile Learning 2012 Program Chair Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Mobile Learning 2012 Conference Chair Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal Committee Members: * * for committee list please refer to http://www.mlearning-conf.org/committees.asp ** Co-located events* Please also check the co-located events: e-Society 2012 (http://www.esociety-conf.org/) - 10-13 March 2012 Information Systems 2012 (http://www.is-conf.org/) - 10-12 March 2012 * Registered participants in the Mobile Learning’ conference may attend e-Society and Information Systems conferences’ sessions free of charge. powered by <http://ss5.gmsend.com//home/r.asp?SID=0&G=2> subscribe <http://ss5.gmsend.com/RWCode/subscribe.asp?SiteID=1351&SID=0&HitID=13227736…> forward <http://ss5.gmsend.com/forward.asp?SiteID=1351&SID=0&EmailID=1033291&HitID=1…> unsubscribe <http://ss5.gmsend.com/RWCode/subscribe.asp?SiteID=1351&SID=0&Email=neumann@…> This mailing system may only be used for sending permission based email. 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Fwd: [computational.science] CFP: 3PGCIC-2012
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [computational.science] CFP: 3PGCIC-2012 Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:48:44 -0800 From: Kin Fun Li <kinli(a)uvic.ca> Organization: "ICCSA" To: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> ##### We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP###### ---CALL FOR PAPERS---- ************************************************************************ Seventh International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC-2012) ************************************************************************ (http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~net4all/3PGCIC-2012) to be held at the University of Victoria (UVic) in Victoria, Canada November 12-14, 2012 In conjunction with BWCCA-2012 International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications (http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~net4all/BWCCA-2012) ***************************************** CONFERENCE AIMS ***************************************** P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet computing technologies have emerged as new paradigms for solving complex problems by enabling large-scale aggregation and sharing of computational, data and other geographically distributed computational resources. Rapid advances are being reported by many researchers and forums as regards understanding numerous issues in such paradigms, from theoretic to application aspects. Moreover, the continuous development of Internet and the construction of new P2P and Grid and Cloud computing infrastructures are making possible the development of large scale applications from many fields of science and engineering. The aim of this conference is to present innovative research results, methods and development techniques from both theoretical and practical perspectives related to P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet computing. ***************************************** CONFERENCE TOPICS ***************************************** The conference seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the following topics: • Parallel and Distributed Algorithms • Theoretical model for P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Systems • Programming models, tools, and environments for P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Systems • Grid and P2P Infrastructures for Data Storage and Data Mining • Middleware for Grid, Cloud and P2P Systems and Applications • Data Intensive and Computing Intensive Applications • Scheduling, Resource Discovery and Allocation • Large-scale Collaborative Problem Solving Environments • Methodology and Practice of Semantic Grid and Web • Web and Grid Service-based Applications • Virtual Organizations and Enterprise Computing • Cloud Computing and Applications • Autonomic Computing in P2P, Grid, Cloud systems • Economics of P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing • Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing Applications • Overlay Networks for P2P Systems • Trust Integration and Security in P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing • P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Scalability, Dependability and Reliability • Reputation Aggregation for P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Systems • Internet of Things (IoT) • Utility Computing • Integrating IoT in Existing Grid and P2P Architectures • Social networking and implications ***************************************** IMPORTANT DATES ***************************************** ** Papers Submission Deadline: May 15, 2012 ** Author Notification: June 30, 2012 ** Final Manuscript: July 30, 2012 ** Author Registration: July 30, 2012 ** Conference Dates: November 12-14, 2012 ***************************************** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ***************************************** Authors are invited to submit a full paper not more than eight (8) pages (CPS proceedings manuscripts: two column, single-spaced), including figures and references, using 10 font size, and number each page. The formatting instructions can be found at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/portal/site/cscps/ The manuscripts must be submitted electronically as PDF files to the 3PCGIC-2012 web page: http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~net4all/3PGCIC-2012/ Accepted papers will be given guidelines in preparing and submitting the final manuscript(s) together with the notification of acceptance. Proceedings of the 3PGCIC-2012 will be published by Conference Publishing Service (CPS). Presented papers at 3PGCIC-2012 will be considered for publication in several special issues in international journals. ***************************************** WORKSHOPS ***************************************** If you want to organize a workshop, submit a proposal to BWCCA-2012 Conference Organizers. ***************************************** 3PGCIC-2012 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ***************************************** Fatos Xhafa, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain fatos at lsi.upc.edu Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan barolli at fit.ac.jp Kin Fun Li, University of Victoria, Canada kinli at uvic.ca ******************************************* CONTACT ******************************************* For detailed information please visit the conference webpage http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~net4all/3PGCIC-2012 or contact the conference organizers. ************************************************ WE ARE LOOKNG FORWARD TO MEET YOU IN VICTORIA!!! ************************************************

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Fwd: [AISWorld] IFIP WG8.2 Conference - Tampa Dec 2012
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] IFIP WG8.2 Conference - Tampa Dec 2012 Datum: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:53:25 -0000 Von: Brian.Fitzgerald <Brian.Fitzgerald(a)ul.ie> An: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> *IFIP Working Group 8.2 Conference* *University of South Florida, Tampa, FL* *December 13-14, 2012 * (immediately prior to ICIS, Orlando, FL) ** *Theme: Shaping the Future of ICT Research: Methods and Approaches* *General Chair:*Alan Hevner and Michael Myers *Program Chairs*:Anol Bhattacherjee and Brian Fitzgerald *Organizing Chairs*:Rosann Webb Collins and Joni Jones ** Since the founding of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) in 1960 as a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing information processing throughout the world, the research and practice of information and communication technologies (ICT) has experienced seismic changes.Organizational computing architectures have shifted from mainframe computing to client-server to distributed to cloud computing, information technology has spawned new business models based on electronic commerce and service-oriented architecture, communities and nations are relying on ICT to leapfrog into the future, and as the recent events in the Middle-East demonstrate, online social media has provided a new voice to a worldwide movement toward democracy. Researchers are continuously challenged to find innovative approaches to perform relevant and rigorous ICT studies. In the context of this changing world of ICT, what are the key research problems that we, as ICT researchers, should be studying, and how should we be studying such problems?This international conference issues a call to present research designs and programs that have the potential to shape the future of ICT research.We welcome research papers that explore new directions in the design, use, and impacts of ICT in our organizational and social lives, papers that explore new or integrated methods for studying issues relevant to ICT research, and papers that can provoke a healthy debate on the conduct of future ICT research. In particular, we welcome ICT research proposals that transcend boundaries between theories, methods, approaches, and disciplines. Thought leaders in the ICT community are encouraged to participate and help in forming a vision and agenda for the future of relevant and rigorous ICT research methods and approaches for the next decade. Our goal is to broaden this discussion beyond the Information Systems community to include researchers from the many ICT-related disciplines. Examples of suggested research questions for discussion include, but are not limited to: * How can we design better ICT artifacts for the future? What is the role of design science in ICT research? * How will we use or appropriate ICT in the future in our personal, social, or organizational lives? How will ICT impact our personal, social, or professional lives in the future? * How should IS researchers study non-organizational uses of ICT? How should we study phenomena which stretch traditional IS boundaries, such as Wikipedia, FLOSS? * How can we design mixed-method research projects that adequately address the issues of concerns for future ICT research? How do we best integrate positivist, interpretative, and design research methods? * How can be build better theories of ICT design, use, or effects, and how do we judge the utility of such theories? * What goals or metrics can we employ to judge ICT success in the future? * How can ICT inform or influence social or national debates toward anti-corruption or democracy? What social and political constraints restrict the potential benefits of ICT, and how can we overcome such constraints? * How can ICT inform or influence issues of sustainability for organizations and society? What is the future of GreenIT and Energy Informatics initiatives? * What are prospective new directions for future ICT research and/or practice? * How does ICT research accommodate the shift to 'digital native' consumers? * Exemplar research projects that demonstrate promising new approaches for ICT research. *Important Dates* Deadline for Paper Submission:1 July 2012 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection Decisions: 1 September 2012 Final Papers and Proceedings Materials: 1 October 2012 Date of conference: 13-14 December, 2012 -------------------------------------------- Prof Brian Fitzgerald, PhD (Lond), FICS, FBCS, CEng. Frederick Krehbiel Chair in Innovation in Business and Technology, University of Limerick, IRELAND http://www.csis.ul.ie/staff/BF/

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