IS'2003-Collaboration and Information Society

From: Matjaz B. Juric [matjaz.juric-3DBMui/alGn1KXRcyAk9cg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11. julij 2003 15:46
To: 'Matjaz B. Juric'

INFORMATION SOCIETY - IS'2003
COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY
URL: http://cot.uni-mb.si/cis2003/cis_eng.html

22. - 26. October 2003
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Chair: Dr. Marjan Hericko

Scope of the conference 

The transition into the information and knowledge society is being accompanied 
by redefinition of the business processes and renewal of the information 
systems. There is an evident growth in the size and complexity of these 
systems. The consequence is that actual development problems cannot be 
successfully addressed and resolved by individuals. Moreover, heterogeneous and 
multidisciplinary teams are required and project teams should consist of 
members from various professional, technological and cultural environments. 
Teams have to respect maxims of collaborative communication in order to 
efficiently manage the complexity inherent to business and information systems. 
Therefore the benefits of the information society cannot be achieved only by 
establishing technological infrastructure - communication channels and 
mechanisms for identification, storage and dissemination of information. The 
ultimate goal is to provide collaborative communication - an aspect that people 
usually !
 
 ignore. The ability to listen, hear, accept and acknowledge other team 
members' ideas form a basis for successful cooperative work. Therefor an 
important issue is whether the information society itself (and fulfillment of 
its promises) is not limited by the human ability for collaborative 
communication - not only in the domain of IS development but in the entire 
community. The aim of the conference is to encourage potential authors to 
submit scientific papers as well as papers addressing applications of new 
techniques and methods enabling collaborative work. Topics are not limited to 
the domain of IS and software development - papers that address issues related 
to collaborative work in business systems and in community in general are also 
welcome.

Conference topics:
- Collaborative work and environment
- Collaborative business
- Technological, organizational and cultural aspects of collaboration
- Roles involved in designing systems and solutions 
- Heterogeneous and multidisciplinary teams 
- Teamwork and virtual organizations
- Knowledge management and knowledge networks
- Change management
- Collaborative methods
- Personalization and collaborative filtering
- Ethical aspects and privacy of collaborative work

Papers

Abstracts should be written in English or in Slovene and will be reviewed by 
the Program Committee. The papers should be 4 pages long. They can be written 
in Slovene or English. An example is available in Word format on 
http://is.ijs.si/primer.doc. Abstracts should be sent to the following e-mail 
address: cis2003-3DBMui/alGn1KXRcyAk9cg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The papers will be reviewed and evaluated by the program committee. The 
accepted papers will be published in the proceedings, which will be handed out 
to all the participants of the conference at the registration in Cankarjev dom. 

Important dates

- 15. August 2003 - paper submission deadline 
- 30. August 2003 - notification to authors 

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