Forwarded message from [rel@PO.CWRU.EDU] sent originally on Sun, 30 Jan 2000 05:17:39 -1000: : AMCIS 2000: Americas Conference on Information Systems : Long Beach, California : August 10th - 13th, 2000 : : Call for Papers for the Mini Track : SOCIO-TECHNICAL NETWORKS: : Emerging Issues, Conceptual Advances & Empirical Findings : : This mini track CFP solicits papers and proposals for panel : or paper sessions on Socio-Technical Networks. The mini- : track will focus on an increasingly significant aspect of : Social Informatics and Information Systems research. We : expect to receive a number of interesting submissions which : will extend our sessions and follow-on discussions about : socio-technical networks that were so well-attended in the : AIS '98 and AMCIS '99 Social Informatics mini-tracks. : (CFP will also be available at: : http://lamb.cba.hawaii.edu/stn/amcis00cfp.htm ) : : Possible Topics will include a focus in the following areas: : : SOCIO-TECHNICAL NETWORKS : Socio-technical networks refer to the interactions between : people, organizations, institutions and technologies in : rather intricate heterogeneous arrangements in which what is : "social" and what is "technical" cannot be readily isolated : in practice. Socio-technical network theories have been : applied to diverse topics, including scientific work and : engineering projects. However, they seem particularly apt : for understanding the development and use of digital : communication applications, such as email, the Internet, : intranets, electronic journals, and other collaborative : arrangements. Social Informatics researchers' revived : interest in socio-technical theorizing has been accompanied : by critical examination of existing networking theories. : Motivated, in part, by empirical study, they have begun to : put forward new and additional interpretations of socio- : technical interaction. : : SOCIAL INFORMATICS : Social Informatics is the interdisciplinary study of the : design and uses of information and communication : technologies that takes into account their interaction with : institutional and cultural contexts. SI researchers examine : various social aspects of computerization -- including the : roles of information technology in social and organizational : change, the uses of information technologies in social : contexts, and the ways that the social organization of : information technologies is influenced by social forces and : social practices. A growing body of SI research critically : examines socio-technical networking thought. For additional : information about Social Informatics, see the Social : Informatics Home Page at: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/SI : : With this mini-track CFP, we seek to attract papers and : panel discussion proposals that critically examine : variations in networking theories. We particularly welcome : those that put forward some addition or new interpretation : about socio-technical interaction, or empirical studies that : examine the social aspects of Internetworking. Examples of : this work would include studies of the Internet (Montiero & : Hanseth), intranets (Lamb), e-journals (Kling & Covi), : digital libraries and digital documents collections (Kling, : McKim, Fortuna and King), and professional networks (Sawyer, : Crowston, Wigand.) : : Specific topics of interest for this mini-track include, but : are not limited to the following: : * interpretations of the use of information and : communication technologies in groups, organizations, : and larger scale social settings : * analysis of social interactions among people developing : and/or using information technologies in vivo : * empirical examination of changes in professional : networks : * comparison of variant interpretations of socio- : technical networking theories (e.g. Latour's Actor : Network Theory) : * studies of the social shaping of networking : technologies through systems development and use : * the explanatory value of socio-technical theoretical : perspectives on production, distribution and : consumption of electronic texts : * the applicability of socio-technical models (e.g. : Bijker's Social Construction Of Technology model) to : studies of the roles of information technologies in : changing or reinforcing patterns of work-life, : community life, and the character of institutions : : Mini Track Co-Chairs: : Roberta Lamb : Decision Sciences : College of Business Administration : University of Hawaii, Manoa : 2404 Maile Way, E601-C : Honolulu, HI 96822-2223 : Tel: 1(808)956-7368 : Fax: 1(808)956-9889 : http://lamb.cba.hawaii.edu : Email: lamb@cba.hawaii.edu : : Steve Sawyer : Information Sciences and Technology : Pennsylvania State University : 504 Rider Building : University Park, PA 16801 : Tel: 1(814)865-4450 : Fax: 1(814)865-5608 : http://www.ist.psu.edu/html/faculty.html#sawyer : Email: sawyer@ist.psu.edu : : Rob Kling : Center for Social Informatics : Indiana University : School of Library and Information Science : 10th & Jordan #012 : Bloomington, IN 47405 : Tel: 1(812)855-9763 : Fax: 1(812)855-6166 : http://www.php.ucs.indiana.edu/~kling : Email: kling@indiana.edu : : Important Dates: : Submission of Material: March 15, 2000 : Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2000 : Camera-Ready Copy: May 5, 2000 : Conference Registration: June 1, 2000 : : Submission Guidelines: : All submissions and inquiries are to be made to : Mini-Track Co-Chair: : Roberta Lamb : University of Hawaii, Manoa : e-mail: lamb@cba.hawaii.edu : : Submissions must be in English, and should represent the : original work of the authors. Each submission is limited to : SEVEN pages (approximately 3500 words) in length for a full : complete research paper and THREE pages (approximately 1500 : words) for a research-in-progress paper. All submissions : should be made electronically and sent as an attachment in : MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, or HTML format. Please indicate : "AMCIS 2000 Mini Track Submission" in the subject line of : the e-mail to which your submissions are attached. Best : papers will be recognized and receive awards at the : conference. : : Submissions should include the following: : i) Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization : affiliation, phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all : co-authors. : ii) Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), : Abstract, and Main body of the submission. : iii) References and/or bibliography (in MIS Quarterly : format.) : : Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest : and important issues in Information Systems and to serve the : research and teaching interests of the IS community. For : more details about AMCIS 2000, see : http://www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000 : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. 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