Knowledge Systems recognize the evolving nature of work and society to being knowledge based. Competitive pressures are forcing organizations to do more with less and to leverage all they know to succeed. Knowledge systems are those systems developed to facilitate collaboration, knowledge capture, storage, transfer and flow; knowledge use; as well as to foster creativity and innovation. This track explores the many factors that influence the development, adoption, use, and success of knowledge systems. These factors include culture, measurement, governance and management, storage and communication technologies, process modeling and development. The track also looks at the societal drivers for knowledge systems including an aging work force, the need to distribute knowledge and encourage collaboration in widely dispersed organizations and societies, and competitive forces requiring organizations of all types to adapt and change rapidly.  Papers are solicited for the following minitracks: (NOTE that the last minitrack is new and is aimed at those practicing KM)

• Cultural Knowledge
• Designing and Deploying Advanced Knowledge Systems
• Epistemology, Reality, Science and Ethics
• Knowledge Management for Innovation, Agility and Complexity Management
• Knowledge Management Value, Success and Performance Measurements
• Knowledge Economics
• Knowledge Flows, Transfer, Sharing and Exchange
• Intellectual Property, and Security
• Reports from the Field

Track Chairs
Murray Jennex
Information and Decision Science Department
San Diego State University
Email: murphjen@aol.com or mjennex@mail.sdsu.edu

Dave Croasdell
Accounting and Information Systems Department
University of Nevada, Reno
Email: davec@unr.edu