Call For Papers: Social Networking and Communities

 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
 (HICSS 43)
 http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/
 January 5-8, 2010 Kauai

 Papers due June 15, 2009
 Note: All submissions are made through the HICSS
 site

 PRIMARY CONTACT
 Karine Barzilai-Nahon  - University of Washington
 - [Primary Contact] – email:
 karineb@u.washington.edu

 MINI-TRACK CO-CHAIRS
 Caroline Haythornthwaite - University of Illinois
 at Urbana-Champaign
 Paul Benjamin Lowry  - Brigham Young
 Ian MacInnes - Syracuse University

 Papers presented in previous years may be found at
 http://ekarine.org/news/hicsscommunities/

 CFP: Social Networking and Communities

 Following the success of similar minitracks from
 the past seven HICSS
 conferences, we invite submissions to the 2009
 mini-track on social
 networking and communities.

 We call for papers that address technology and
 information in support of
 communities at work, school, and home, supporting
 interests of business,
 learning, play and society. We encourage papers
 from multidisciplinary and
 interdisciplinary perspectives.

 Topics of interest in these contexts include, but
 are not limited to the
 following:

 Social, economic and political impact of internet
 technologies
 Communities as sociological phenomenon in the
 digital economy
 Community development
 Design and HCI aspects of social networking and
 communities
 Online communities of practice
 Business models of Second Life
 E-learning: structures, implementations, and
 practices
 Organizational behavior of communities
 Disruptive strategies of virtual worlds
 Peer-to-peer or mobile services for Virtual
 Communities
 Case studies and topologies of Online Communities
 Theoretical models of virtual worlds
 Preventing predatory behavior
 Online auctions
 Collaborative gaming
 Conflicts between real and virtual worlds
 Diffusion and adoption of social networks
 Digital personas
 Economics of collaborative entertainment
 Gaming communities and immersive gaming
 Social networking agents
 Social network studies of online community
 Methodologies and development techniques
 Mixed reality and virtual reality
 Online addiction and anti-social behavior
 Legal and ethical issues of virtual worlds
 Privacy and security issues
 Social blogging
 Wireless social computing
 Interaction between the off-line and online
 community

 IMPORTANT DEADLINES

 ABSTRACTS (optional)
 Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance
 and indication of
 appropriate content at anytime.

 FULL PAPERS
 June 15, 2009
 * Note: this is a hard deadline *

 Authors submit Full Papers to the Peer Review
 System, following the Author
 Instructions found on the HICSS web site
 (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/). All
 papers must be submitted in double column
 publication format and limited to
 10 pages including diagrams and references that
 conform to HICSS standards.
 Papers undergo blind review.

 ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION
 August 15, 2009

 Acceptance and Rejection notices are sent to
 Authors via the Peer Review
 System.

 FINAL VERSIONS OF ACCEPTED PAPERS
 September 15, 2009

 Authors submit the Final Version of papers
 following submission instructions
 on the Peer Review System web site. At least one
 author of each paper must
 register by this date with specific plans to
 attend the conference to present the
 paper.

 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION
 HICSS papers must contain original material not
 previously published, or
 currently submitted elsewhere

 Do not submit the manuscript to more than one
 mini-track. If unsure which
 mini-track is appropriate, submit the abstract to
 the Track Chair for guidance.

 Submit your full paper according to the detailed
 formatting and submission
 instructions found on the HICSS website. Note: All
 papers will be submitted in
 double column publication format and limited to 10
 pages including diagrams
 and references. HICSS will conduct double-blind
 reviews of each submitted
 paper.

 HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the
 information, computer, and
 system sciences, and encompass developments in
 both theory and practice.
 Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual,
 tutorial or descriptive in nature.
 Submissions undergo a blind peer review process
 and those selected for
 presentation will be published in the Conference
 Proceedings. Submissions
 must not have been previously published.

 For the latest information visit the HICSS web
 site at:
 http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/
 CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION:
 Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair
 Email: sprague@hawaii.edu

 Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator
 Email: hicss@hawaii.edu

Correction -- due dates are, of course, all in 2009. Here are the due dates from the HICSS site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_43/43callforpapers.htm June 15 Submit full manuscripts for review. The review is double-blind; therefore this submission must be without author names. Aug 15 Acceptance notices are emailed to authors by the Review System. (Make sure your server accepts the address.) At least one author of each accepted paper must immediately make plans to attend the conference, including initiating fiscal, visa, or other travel guarantees. Sept 15 Accepted authors submit Final Paper. At least one author of each paper should register by this date. This is the Early Registration fee deadline. Oct 15 Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified by the Conference Office. > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Caroline > Haythornthwaite <haythorn@illinois.edu> wrote: > > Call For Papers: Social Networking and Communities > > Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences > (HICSS 43) > http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ > January 5-8, 2010 Kauai > > Papers due June 15, 2009 > Note: All submissions are made through the HICSS > site > > PRIMARY CONTACT > Karine Barzilai-Nahon  - University of Washington > - [Primary Contact] – email: > karineb@u.washington.edu > > MINI-TRACK CO-CHAIRS > Caroline Haythornthwaite - University of Illinois > at Urbana-Champaign > Paul Benjamin Lowry  - Brigham Young > Ian MacInnes - Syracuse University > > Papers presented in previous years may be found at > http://ekarine.org/news/hicsscommunities/ > > CFP: Social Networking and Communities > > Following the success of similar minitracks from > the past seven HICSS > conferences, we invite submissions to the 2009 > mini-track on social > networking and communities. > > We call for papers that address technology and > information in support of > communities at work, school, and home, supporting > interests of business, > learning, play and society. We encourage papers > from multidisciplinary and > interdisciplinary perspectives. > > Topics of interest in these contexts include, but > are not limited to the > following: > > Social, economic and political impact of internet > technologies > Communities as sociological phenomenon in the > digital economy > Community development > Design and HCI aspects of social networking and > communities > Online communities of practice > Business models of Second Life > E-learning: structures, implementations, and > practices > Organizational behavior of communities > Disruptive strategies of virtual worlds > Peer-to-peer or mobile services for Virtual > Communities > Case studies and topologies of Online Communities > Theoretical models of virtual worlds > Preventing predatory behavior > Online auctions > Collaborative gaming > Conflicts between real and virtual worlds > Diffusion and adoption of social networks > Digital personas > Economics of collaborative entertainment > Gaming communities and immersive gaming > Social networking agents > Social network studies of online community > Methodologies and development techniques > Mixed reality and virtual reality > Online addiction and anti-social behavior > Legal and ethical issues of virtual worlds > Privacy and security issues > Social blogging > Wireless social computing > Interaction between the off-line and online > community > > IMPORTANT DEADLINES > > ABSTRACTS (optional) > Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance > and indication of > appropriate content at anytime. > > FULL PAPERS > June 15, 2009 > * Note: this is a hard deadline * > > Authors submit Full Papers to the Peer Review > System, following the Author > Instructions found on the HICSS web site > (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/). All > papers must be submitted in double column > publication format and limited to > 10 pages including diagrams and references that > conform to HICSS standards. > Papers undergo blind review. > > ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION > August 15, 2009 > > Acceptance and Rejection notices are sent to > Authors via the Peer Review > System. > > FINAL VERSIONS OF ACCEPTED PAPERS > September 15, 2009 > > Authors submit the Final Version of papers > following submission instructions > on the Peer Review System web site. At least one > author of each paper must > register by this date with specific plans to > attend the conference to present the > paper. > > INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION > HICSS papers must contain original material not > previously published, or > currently submitted elsewhere > > Do not submit the manuscript to more than one > mini-track. If unsure which > mini-track is appropriate, submit the abstract to > the Track Chair for guidance. > > Submit your full paper according to the detailed > formatting and submission > instructions found on the HICSS website. Note: All > papers will be submitted in > double column publication format and limited to 10 > pages including diagrams > and references. HICSS will conduct double-blind > reviews of each submitted > paper. > > HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the > information, computer, and > system sciences, and encompass developments in > both theory and practice. > Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, > tutorial or descriptive in nature. > Submissions undergo a blind peer review process > and those selected for > presentation will be published in the Conference > Proceedings. Submissions > must not have been previously published. > > For the latest information visit the HICSS web > site at: > http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ > CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION: > Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair > Email: sprague@hawaii.edu > > Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator > Email: hicss@hawaii.edu -------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820 Mail will reach me at both haythorn@uiuc.edu AND haythorn@illinois.edu. NOTE: There is no 'u' before 'illinois' in this address.