-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [wkwi] CfP: AMCIS 2012 Mini-Track on Mobility and Mobile IS Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:46:35 +0100 (CET) From: Key Pousttchi key.pousttchi@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de Reply-To: postmaster@idefix.buva.sowi.uni-bamberg.de Organization: Forschungsgruppe wi-mobile

CALL FOR PAPERS

AMCIS 2012 MINITRACK ON MOBILITY AND MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012

CHAIRS

Key Pousttchi, wi-mobile Research Group, University of Augsburg, Germany

David A. Tilson, Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester

Kalle Lyytinen, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

DESCRIPTION

The increasing importance of mobility and ubiquity as a social and economic phenomenon is obvious. The dynamic developments of mobile and contactless technologies have created a new application and research field in IS that determines the design, development, implementation and usage of IT systems. Thereby, the potential of mobile and contactless technologies is twofold. On the one hand, the usage of these technologies allows a better support of existing mobility. On the other hand, mobile and contactless technologies enable new forms of mobility. In addition, user behavior and usage of mobile technologies are changing. This development covers end user habits but also companies' approach for designing and integrating mobile business processes. Against this background new applications, business models, market players and value networks appear.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

The purpose of this minitrack is the analysis of current and future developments of mobile markets, market players, applications and approaches. Hereby, technical as well as organizational aspects and the analysis and design of IS as combinations of human-task-technology-systems take center stage. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Mobile enterprise applications and mobile-integrated business processes - Mobile financial services (e.g., mobile payment, mobile banking) - B2C applications + Mobile ticketing, mobile parking, mobile government + Mobile social media + Mobile marketing (e.g., mobile loyalty, mobile couponing, mobile advertisement) - Mobile security - Mobiles for Development (M4D) + Social implications of mobile communications + Mobile health + Mobile learning + Mobile communication for political participation + Economic development of poor countries + Economic impact of mobile technologies + Increasing transparency and fighting corruption through ICT - Legal aspects concerning mobile technologies and services - Potential and future impact of mobile and ubiquitous technologies on + Market players + Business processes + Markets + Economies - Development of mobile markets + Future revenue streams + New business models + Value networks - Theory development for mobile information systems + User behavior + Inference of activities + Prediction of activities - Analysis of mobile phone datasets and networks + Adoption of mobile and ubiquitous technologies of different user groups + Behavior analysis in mobile social networks + Wireless contacts and community structures + Mobility, data mining and privacy + Data analysis of individual mobility and usage patterns + Location-based use of mobile data services + Communication and information flows in social communities - Integration and usability of contactless technologies (e.g., RFID, NFC)

We welcome conceptual, theoretical or empirical research papers. We are open for interdisciplinary research on mobility and mobile IS topics and intend to bring together different research communities.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 1, 2012 Deadline for paper submissions April 2, 2012 Author notification April 20, 2012 Camera-ready copy due August 9-12, 2012 Conference