---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: IRMA 2002 Call for Papers - Intelligent Information Systems Track Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 13:24:09 -0400 From: Vijay Sugumaran sugumara@oakland.edu To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

Dear Colleague:

As the Chair of the Intelligent Information Systems Track for the 2002 IRMA International Conference, I would like to invite you to consider submitting a paper or panel/workshop/symposium proposal for this track.

The deadline for paper submission is OCTOBER 1st, 2001. If you have any questions regarding this track, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or phone. For those of you interested in participating as a PAPER REVIEWER or SESSION CHAIR for my track, contact me or the program chair at the IRMA Conference Link below. Complete details can be found at the following urls. For your convenience, I have also attached the relevant information to this email.

Call for Papers: http://www.sba.oakland.edu/faculty/sugumaran/irma2002cfp.htm IRMA Web Site: http://www.irma-international.org

========================================================================== 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference May 19-22, 2002 Renaissance Madison Hotel Seattle, Washington, USA

Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) Track Submission Deadline: October 1, 2001

TRACK CHAIR

Vijayan Sugumaran, Ph.D. Department of Decision and Information Sciences School of Business Administration Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 Phone: +1-248-370-2831 Fax: +1-248-370-4275 Email: sugumara@oakland.edu

The 2002 Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, USA, from May 19-22, 2002. As the chair of the Intelligent Information Systems track, I invite you to submit papers and participate as a paper reviewer and/or session chair. I also ask that you consider submitting a proposal for a panel or invited session.

Submission guidelines are provided below for your information. The deadline for paper/proposal submission is October 1, 2001. Please note that all submissions should be directed to the Program Chair, not to me (see below). If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Intelligent Information Systems track, please do not hesitate to contact me.

TRACK COVERAGE

While the area of Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) has experienced significant progress, the advent of Internet and World Wide Web has sparked renewed interest in this area. There is a growing interest in developing intelligent systems that would enable users to accomplish complex tasks in a web-centric environment with relative ease utilizing such technologies as intelligent agents, distributed computing in heterogeneous environments, and computer supported collaborative work. Designing and developing effective IIS is an inter-disciplinary activity and hence, the purpose of this track is to bring together researchers in related fields such as information systems, distributed AI, intelligent agents, machine learning, collaborative work, to explore and discuss various aspects of IIS design and implementation. This track is intended to create a synergy between these fields, as well as share experiences and lessons learned in deploying intelligent systems.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS

The Intelligent Information Systems track encourages the submission of quality papers and panel and workshop proposals dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics:

* IIS Development Methodologies and Architectures * Web-based IIS * Intelligent Agents and Multiagent Systems * Adaptive Systems * Enabling technologies for IIS Development * Agent-based Information Systems * Agent-based control and manufacturing systems * Distributed Intelligent Systems * Knowledge Discovery and Scientific Discovery Systems * Cooperative and Collaborative Systems * Organizational Impact of IIS * Knowledge-based systems * Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES

Submissions for the 2002 IRMA International Conference may be submitted in the following categories. (All submissions will undergo a blind review.)

FULL LENGTH SUBMISSIONS

Those individuals interested may submit a full length (not to exceed 3000-3500 words and may not include more than 3 figures/tables), original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research manuscript for review and decision. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in their entirety or as a 1500-2000 word 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 word paper (with no more than 2 figures/tables) by January 11, 2002 for inclusion in the conference 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 conference proceedings. (Note: All panel, workshop, tutorial/symposium members must register and pay for the conference.) Panel presenters should know that during the conference, an overhead 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 discretion of the presenter and it will be his or 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).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Manuscript must not exceed 3000-3500 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.

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 unless otherwise specified.

Submitted papers must not currently be under review by any other publication or conference.

Submitters must provide their e-mail address where the acknowledgment will be forwarded.

The number of submissions by an author (including joint authorship) is limited to a maximum of two submissions.

All submissions should be submitted electronically in either MS Word or rich text format (RTF). (Note: If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgment two weeks after your electronic submissions, please contact the program chair.

IMPORTANT DATES

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 Date: May 19-22, 2002

Send all inquiries and submissions to: Mehdi Khosrowpour, Program Chair 2002 IRMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-mail: irmaconf@irma-international.org

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