| Subject: | [AISWorld] Call for Papers: “Globally Distributed Work - the Interplay between the Social and the Technical” in HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, 21-26 July 2013 |
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| Date: | Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:22:29 +0200 |
| From: | Ye <christianly@gmail.com> |
| To: | aisworld@lists.aisnet.org |
The International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International 2013) organizes a parallel session on “Globally Distributed Work - the Interplay between the Social and the Technical”, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 21-26 July 2013 (http://www.hcii2013.org).
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About HCII 2013
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HCI International 2013 incorporates 12 conferences / thematic areas, expecting to attract over 2,000 participants from all over the world. The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer in volumes of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) and Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. All volumes will be available on-line through the SpringerLink Digital Library, and will be indexed by a number of services.
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About the Session
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The session “Globally Distributed Work - the Interplay between the Social and the Technical” aims at providing an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination and exchange of up-to-date knowledge on design and management of globally distributed work (GDW), with a particular focus on the interplay between social and technical perspectives. Topics of interest for this session include, but are not limited to:
+ Communication, coordination, control, competition and collaboration in GDW
+ Comparison or evaluation of different GDW models, patterns or management strategies
+ Cultural and social impacts on GDW
+ Impacts of new technology (e.g., social media, cloud computing) on GDW
+ Innovative information and communication technology to support GDW
+ Leveraging information and communication technology to improve GDW efficiency and effectiveness
+ Managing cultural aspects of GDW
+ Methods and strategies to achieve agility in globally distributed work
+ Methodological perspectives to study GDW
+ Sociotechnical perspectives on GDW
+ Technology-supported knowledge creation, transfer and integration in GDW
+ Technology-supported learning and trainings in GDW
+ Theoretical frameworks that incorporate social and technical perspectives to explain and/or predict GDW effectiveness
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Submission Procedure
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There are two ways to submit a paper to the session.
1) By invitation: competent researchers are encouraged to send contact information and a working title of the planned submission to the session organizer before Sep. 10, 2012; an invitation can be provided upon proof of the researchers’ qualifications.
2) Ordinary submission: all prospective authors can submit an extended abstract through the HCII 2013 Conference Management System (CMS) before Oct. 12, 2012. The thematic area “Cross-Cultural Design” needs to be specified.
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Important Dates
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10 Sep. 2012: Deadline for Title Receipt (for invited authors only)
12 Oct. 2012: Deadline for Abstract Receipt (800 words)
30 Nov. 2012: Notification of Review Outcome
1 Feb. 2013: Deadline for Camera-ready Receipt (6-10 pages)
Detailed submission instructions can be found here (http://www.hcii2013.org/index.php?module=pagesmith&uop=view_page&id=4)
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Session Organizer
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Alexander Mädche (maedche@es.uni-mannheim.de)
Ye Li (yeli@es.uni-mannheim.de)
Chair of Information Systems IV, University of Mannheim, Germany
http://wifo4.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/