---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: IRMA'2002 CALL FOR PAPERS Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 17:53:38 +0300 From: Sherif Kamel skamel@aucegypt.edu To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (Submission Deadline: October 1, 2001)
2002 INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE http://www.irma-international.org
May 19-22, 2002, Renaissance Madison Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA
CONFERENCE THEME: ISSUES AND TRENDS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN CONTEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
IMPORTANT DATES: Manuscript Submission Deadline: October 1, 2001 Notification of acceptance/Rejection: November 30, 2001 Final Submission Due: January 11, 2002 Early Registration Ends: April 1, 2002 Conference Period: May 19-22, 2002
LOCATION: Join the IRMA2002 International Conference attendees in Seattle Washington. Nicknames the Emerald City because of its steep hills and lush greenery. You will be surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of Sparkling waters of Puget Sound and the snow-capped grandeur of Mount Rainier in the distance. Home of corporate giants Boeing, Microsoft, Nordstrom and Starbucks. Experience the feeling of small town charm with big city amenities. Learn more about this exciting location by visiting the Seattle Convention Bureau Website at: http://www.seeseattle.org/visguide/visguide.htm
TRACKS & TRACKS CHAIRS: Full-length papers, research-in-progress proposals (abstracts/summaries), and panel, workshop, tutorial or symposium proposals are invited in the following 40 tracks of IRMA'2002 International:
*Software Engineering, Ajantha Dahanayake, Delft University - The Netherlands, a.n.w.dahanayake@tudelft.edu.nl *Knowledge Management, Elayne Coakes, Westminster University - UK, <coakese@westminster.ac.uk *IRM in Government, Gerry Gingrich, National Defense University - USA, gingrich@ndu.edu *Information Technology Management in Healthcare, Adi Armoni, Tel-Aviv University - ISREAL, armonia@post.tau.ac.il *Data Warehousing and Mining, Aryya Gangopadhyay, University of Maryland Baltimore County - USA, gangopad@umbc.edu *Text Databases and Document Management, Amita Goyal Chin, VA Commonwealth University - USA, amita@saturn.vcu.edu *Accounting Information Systems, Donald Martin, Central Missouri state University - USA, dmartin@cmsu1.cmsu.edu *Decision Support Technologies, George Ditsa, University of Wollongong - Australia, georged@uow.edu.au *Multimedia Information Management, Mahbubur Rahman Syed, Minnesota State University - USA, syedm@mankato.msus.edu *Unified Modeling Language and Unified Process, Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - USA, ksiau@unl.edu *Object-Oriented Technology, Rick Gibson, American University - USA, rgibson@american.edu *Information Ethics Issues, Karen Loch, Georgia State University - USA, mdkdl@panter.gsu.edu *Web-Based Learning/Teaching, Anil Aggarwal, University of Baltimore - USA, aaggarwal@ubmail.ubalt.edu *Project Management & Information Technology, Charles K. Davis, University of St. Thomas - USA, ckdavis@stthom.edu *Database Management Technologies, Shirley Ann Becker, Florida Institute of Technology - USA, abecker@cs.fit.edu *E-Collaboration in Organizations, Ned Kock, Temple University - USA, kock@joda.cis.temple.edu *Human Computer Interaction, Henry Emurian, University of Maryland Baltimore County - USA, emurian@umbc.edu *The Human Side of IT, Edward Szewczak & Coral Snodgrass, Canisius College - USA, szewczak@canisius.edu *Computer-Aided Software Engineering, Tonya Barrier, Southwest Missouri State University - USA, tonyabarrier@smsu.edu *Information Technology Education, Eli Cohen, Information Science Institute - USA, Eli_Cohen@acm.org *Electronic Commerce Technologies Mgmt, Mike S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas - USA, mraising@gsm.udallas.edu *Pervasive Computing and Networking Technologies, Luvai Motiwalla, Univ of Mass, Lowell - USA, luvai_motiwalla@uml.edu *Information Tech Management in Asia Pacific Countries, Felix Tan, University of Auckland, New Zealand, f.tan@auckland.ac.nz *End User Computing, Karen Nantz, Eastern Illinois University - USA, cfksn@eiu.edu *IT Management in Developing Countries, Sherif Kamel, The American University of Cairo - Egypt, skamel@aucegypt.edu *IT Evaluation Methods and Management, Wim van Grembergen, Univ. of Antwerp - Belgium, wim.vangrembergen@ufsia.ac.be *Information Security Management, Lech Janczewski, University of Auckland - New Zealand, lech@auckland.ac.nz *Strategic IT Management, Mo Adam Mahmood, University of Texas at El Paso - USA, mmahmood@utep.edu *Global IT Management, G. Harindranath, Royal Holloway, Univ. of London - UK, g.harindranath@rhbnc.ac.uk *Information Technology Business Value, Namchul Shin, Pace University - USA, nshin@pace.edu *Distance Learning Technologies, Karl Kurbel, Europe Univ. Viadrina Frankfurt - Germany, kurbel@euv-frankfurt-o.de *Social Responsibility in the Information Age, Robert Skovira, Robert Morris College - USA, skovira@robert-morris.edu *Virtual Universities, Sal Valenti, University of Ancona - Italy, valenti@inform.unian.it> *Intelligent Information Systems, Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University - USA, sugumara@oakland.edu *Information Technology and Small Business, Stephen Burgess, Victoria Univ of Tech - Australia, stephen.burgess@vu.edu.au *Virtual Organizations and Society, Diane Graf, Northern Illinois University - USA, dmgraf@niu.edu *Enterprise Resource Planning, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska - Lincoln -USA, fnah2@unlnotes.unl.edu *IT/Community Partnerships, Jonathan Lazar, Towson University - USA, jlazar@saber.towson.edu *Mobile Computing & Commerce, Julia Mariga, Purdue University - USA, jmariga@tech.purdue.edu *Business Process Mgmt Tools & Technologies, Majed Al-Mashari, King Saud Univ. - Saudi Arabia, malmashari@ccis.ksu.edu.sa
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SEND ELECTRONICALLY TO IRMACONF@IRMA-INTERNATIONA.ORG
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES Submissions for the 2002 IRMA International Conference may be submitted in the following categories (All submissions will undergo a peer blind review):
FULL LENGTH SUBMISSIONS Those individuals interested may submit a full length (3000 - 3500 words with maximum of 3 figures/tables), original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research or applied manuscript for review and decision. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings in their entirety or as a 1500-2000 words mini-paper, as recommended by the reviewers. High quality papers will be considered for further review and possible inclusion in the Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of End User Computing, Journal of Database Management, or Journal of Global Information Management. In addition, the best paper in terms of quality and suitability to the theme of the conference will be awarded the "Best Paper" Award.
RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS SUBMISSIONS Those individuals interested may submit research-in-progress proposals (abstracts) or a summary of tentative results of the study to date in 500-1000 words by October 1, 2001. Authors of accepted proposals are asked to forward a 1500-2000 words paper by January 11, 2002 for inclusion in the proceedings.
PANEL, WORKSHOP, TUTORIAL, AND SYMPOSIUM SUBMISSIONS Individuals interested in conducting a panel, workshop, symposium or tutorial dealing with technological, managerial, professional, teaching, societal, national or international issues of information technology management are invited to submit a 500-1000 word proposal covering the objectives, issues to be covered, and the names/addresses of any other panel, workshop, tutorial/symposium members. Method of presentation is at the submitter's discretion, however the submitter has the responsibility for providing his/her own participants (such as panel members). All accepted proposals will appear in the proceedings. (Note: All panel, workshop, and tutorial/symposium members must register and pay for the conference. Panel presenters should know that during the conference, a projector and screen will be provided by the association for each presentation. Any additional equipment needed for the panel/workshop/tutorial or symposium is at the disc retion of the presenter and it will be his/her responsibility to provide the extra equipment.
Submissions in all categories must follow the following guidelines: (All submissions must be received by October 1, 2001).
1. Manuscript must not exceed 3500 words for full length submissions; 500-1000 words for research -in-progress summary/proposal; and 500-1000 words for panel, workshop, tutorial and symposium proposals.
2. Must be accompanied by a separate cover letter with every author(s) name, address, phone & fax numbers, e-mail, full affiliation and the TRACK to which it is submitted. All correspondence will be sent to the first author.
3. Submitted papers must not currently be under review by any other publication or conference.
4. Submitters must provide their e-mail address where the acknowledgment will be forwarded.
5. The number of submissions by an author (including joint authorship)is limited strictly to a maximum of two submissions.
6. All submissions should be submitted electronically in either MS Word or rich text format (RTF) or PDF.
Important Note: Submitters who do not receive an e-mail acknowledgment for their submissions to IRMA2002 two weeks after theie electronic submissions, should contact the Program Chair IMMEDIATELY.
Send all inquiries and submissions to: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Program Chair, 2002 IRMA International Conference, E-mail: irmaconf@irma-international.org
Authors of accepted manuscripts and proposals will be asked to provide the final copy of the submission in MS Word or RTF formats on diskette. Authors of accepted papers (at least one person) must REGISTER and ATTEND the IRMA2002 International Conference.
VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS NEEDED If you wish to volunteer your expertise as a paper reviewer for the 2002 IRMA International Conference, send an e-mail (list 3 possible tracks) to Program Chair irmaconf@irma-international.org before September 11, 2001. Conference reviewers will be asked to review 2-3 manuscripts electronically in 2-3 weeks period for IRMA'2002 International.
SITE, HOTEL & ACCOMADATIONS INFORMATION The 2002 IRMA International Conference will be held at the Renaissance Madison Hotel. For more information, please visit the IRMA Web site.
IRMA MEMBERSHIP To learn more about IRMA membership benefits and services or to join IRMA, please visit: IRMA's website at: http://www.irma-international.org
Hope to see you all in beautiful Seattle next year
Sherif Kamel IRMA VP for Communications
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