Forwarded message from [mmcquaid@BPA.ARIZONA.EDU (Mick McQuaid)] sent originally on Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:01:06 -0700: : Community Development Minitrack of the : Collaboration Systems and Technology Track of HICSS-34 : : The minitrack on Community Development deals with the impact : of the use of information systems on groups and : organizations, particularly as it relates to formal and : informal networks. : : Community development efforts have a long, checkered history : with information systems. Recently, declining entry : barriers and Web ubiquity have spurred IS use for community : development. IS use needs analysis particular to community : development. Issues for community development must be : addressed in the IS context. Examples of such issues : include social capital and social networks. : : This is not a solicitation for tools to support new online : communities, but for two kinds of papers. : : (1) We seek research on tools to support development for : existing communities, at levels ranging from local to : international. : : (2) We seek analysis of issues, such as social capital and : social networks, particular to community development, and : needed to inform tool development to maximize tool value to : community development efforts. : : The deadline for abstracts is April 15, 2000. : Deadline for full papers is June 1, 2000. : : Minitrack co-chairs: Queen Esther Booker and Michael : McQuaid : : Questions about minitrack, abstracts or the conference can : be addressed to either Queen Esther Booker or Michael : McQuaid. : : Please email abstracts and papers to: : q.booker@fordfound.org or mmcquaid@bpa.arizona.edu : : http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu : : Queen Esther Booker, Ph.D. : Program Officer : Ford Foundation : 320 East 43rd Street : New York, NY 10017 : 212-573-4672 : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ÿÿEnd of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ

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