Call for Papers ENVIRONMENTAL ONLINE COMMUNICATION Minitrack at the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-39), Internet & Digital Economy Track; January 4-7, 2006; Poipu Beach, Kauai.

http://www.ecoresearch.net/hicss

The Internet and wireless communication networks are transforming how society handles the explosive growth yet dwindling lifespan of environmental information. Addressing this transition to a knowledge-based economy, the interdisciplinary Minitrack on Environmental Online Communication investigates the role of the Internet in advocating sustainability and ecosystem protection.

Submissions may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Available at the URL above, the full call for papers contains a list of possible topics in the following categories: Raising Environmental Awareness, Environmental Web Portals, Networks and Virtual Communities, Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Sciences.

Important Dates

15 Jun 2005: Paper Submission 15 Aug 2005: Notification of Acceptance and Reviewer Comments 15 Sep 2005: Camera-ready Copy of Revised Papers Due 04 Jan 2006: HICSS-38 Conference

Depending on their thematic focus, selected papers will be fast-tracked to the "Environmental Communication Yearbook", Volume IV (Eds. S. Depoe), or considered for publication in a 2006 issue of "Technology in Society" (Eds. G. Bugliarello and G. Schillinger).

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