-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] Social Media and Collaborative Systems in Crisis Management at ISCRAM 2013 Datum: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:35:15 +0000 Von: Pipek, Volkmar, Dr. volkmar.pipek@uni-siegen.de An: Pipek, Volkmar, Dr. volkmar.pipek@uni-siegen.de

Call for Papers

Social Media and Collaborative Systems Track of the ISCRAM2013 - 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ====================================================================================

Full paper submissions -- November 15th, 2012 Work-in-progress paper, practitioner papers, posters -- January 15th, 2013

Kongresshaus Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Germany

Introduction of the track The convergence of information and communication technologies, the growth of the Internet including the mobile Internet, and the advent of technologies known under the general heading of Web 2.0 have all contributed to our ability to collaborate over great distances, both synchronously and asynchronously. Our aim in this track is to explore how these new approaches to and support for collaboration can help in crisis management and response.

Papers are invited that provide rich description and/or evaluation of the actual use of novel web-based and other systems for collaboration and/or widespread participation in any phase of crisis management, from initial planning and preparedness, through detection, response, and recovery phases. This might include, among others:

- Studies of the use of social media in crises, either for information sharing that can provide useful information for managers or for dissemination of information to the public. We particularly seek accounts of innovations in design or use of social media that solve potential problems such as issues of information overload, assessment of information trustworthiness, or ethical issues such as privacy. - Studies of virtual teams or virtual communities employing “social software” in the design or use of emergency management information systems, with data collection methods ranging from laboratory or field experiments to qualitative case studies. - Studies on improving the collaborative resilience of organizations, cities and communities by means of IT infrastructures and social media. This particularly includes collaborative and/or participatory development and improvement of IT infrastructures for crisis management and disaster response.

Type of submissions ISCRAM2013 is soliciting three types of submission: 1. Full research papers, which will be double blind peer reviewed. It is intended that these will report completed work which can be assessed to the highest academic standards. Such papers should be no more than 10 pages with figures & tables (~5000 words) 2. Work in progress and discussion paper which will be subjected to a light peer review to ensure clarity. Such papers should be no more than 5 pages with figures & tables (~2500 words) 3. Practitioner reports and discussions which raise issues, examples and case studies of importance in responding to and managing crises. These submissions will be subject to a light peer review to ensure clarity. Such papers should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract (maximum two pages, ~ 1200 words). All practitioner reports should be submitted via the dedicated “Practitioner report track”. Note that the designation of the paper and its reviewing will be indicated in the conference proceedings. Also we are not trying to create some concept of first and second quality papers. Rather we are aware that some report finished work which can be assessed in the sense of full peer review and contribution to research, while others offer ideas and thoughts which will stimulate discussion at ISCRAM conferences. The latter are vital if we are to make the conference valuable for shaping our subject.

Submission Process and Deadlines Full paper submissions -- November 15th, 2012 Work-in-progress paper, practitioner papers, posters -- January 15th, 2013 Doctoral student colloquium papers -- February 15th, 2013 Authors must submit papers and posters electronically at https://www.conftool.com/iscram2013/. All papers must use the ISCRAM paper template. Deadlines for each submission format are listed below. Note that the ISCRAM MS Word template for submissions is available at http://www.iscram.org/iscram2013

About ISCRAM: The ISCRAM Community is a worldwide community of researchers, scholars, teachers, students, practitioners and policy makers interested or actively involved in the subject of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. At its annual international conference alternating between the US and Europe, the ISCRAM Community gathers to present and discuss the latest research and developments in this growing area during an interactive and stimulating 3 day program. The ISCRAM Community also organizes an International Summer School for PhD students and ISCRAM-CHINA, an annual conference for ISCRAM research in China. Full information on ISCRAM can be found at www.iscram.org.

Starr Roxanne Hiltz, NJIT, USA Volkmar Pipek, University of Siegen, Germany Linda Plotnick, Jacksonville State University, USA Kate Starbird, University of Washington; USA

-- Volkmar Pipek, PhD Assistant Professor for 'CSCW in Organisations'/Fak. III University of Siegen Hoelderlinstr. 3 57068 Siegen http://www.cscw.uni-siegen.de/ Tel.: +49 271 740 4068 Fax.: +49 271 740 3384 Mob.: +49 151 56088078 volkmar.pipek@uni-siegen.de

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