GROUP'99
International
Conference on Supporting Group Work
November 14-17,
1999
Phoenix, Arizona,
USA
All submissions are due to arrive:
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May 1, 1999
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Notification of acceptance:
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July 15,1999
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Camera ready paper due:
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Aug. 30, 1999
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Conference dates:
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Nov. 14-17, 1999
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GROUP ‘99 provides a forum for researchers and practitioners who are
interested in topics related to computer-based systems which have an impact
on groups, organizations and social networks. Relevant issues include design,
implementation, deployment, evaluation, methodologies, and effect of these
systems.
In the last few years, the functionality and applicability of systems
for supporting group work has expanded, leading to their growing application
to organizational information, communication, and cooperation processes.
This provides opportunities to study their technical and social impacts.
Often the integration of new technology with existing or new organizational
practices is very challenging. The knowledge gained from such experiences
is a valuable resource for all those who plan to, or have integrated computer-based
tools for the support of group interaction. At the same time we observe
a growing influence of the Internet, mobile computing, agent systems, ubiquitous
computing, and virtual reality. We can expect that these new technologies
will also exert a large influence on group/organizational structures and
processes. These new technologies are exciting in their own right, but
their technological and organizational integration to support groups raises
many interesting questions and is a challenging new research agenda.
GROUP '99 attempts to integrate two themes of research: the organizational
and behavioral issues and the modeling or implementation issues associated
with group work. GROUP'99 brings together researchers and practitioners
from different areas working on the development, introduction, management,
deployment, and analysis of computer-based systems supporting group work
within organizations. We particularly encourage submissions and participation
from industry.
This conference will be a little different than the last conferences.
We intend to have a high-speed connection to the Internet and try to network
the conference rooms with connections for almost every attendee.
If you bring your ethernet connectable laptop (10/100Mb), we will provide
a connection. We anticipate having some local servers available so
that presenters can demonstrate any systems they might have and allow attendees
to use those systems both during and after presentations.
Social Impacts Issues:
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Experiences with the application of computing systems for the support of
group or organizational processes
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Strategies experiences with business process re-engineering in combination
with the application of computing systems
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Social impact of re-engineering and the introduction of computing systems
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Workflow systems, models, theory, and applications
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Understanding and modeling groups or organizations and their processes
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Organizational computing and the Internet
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Strategies and solutions for the combination/integration of the emerging
Internet business
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Socio-technical systems analysis
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Ramifications of the mobile office
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Social aspects of globally distributed computing and group work
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The effects of new technologies on group work
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Measurement-based approaches to organizational analysis
Technical Implementation Issues:
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Organizational computing systems and infrastructure
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New groupware solutions and technologies
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Computer supported collaboration and negotiation
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Coordination and workflow technology
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Cooperative knowledge management and organizational or group memory
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Application of the Internet/Intranet for the support of organizational
and group procedures
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WWW as a means for the collection, management, and distribution of knowledge
in Intranets
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New technologies for the support of groups, e.g., agent technology, ubiquitous
computing, virtual reality
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Object and database models or systems for the support of groups
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Multimedia information storage, retrieval, and communications
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Human-computer interaction aspects of groups
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Social networks and virtual communities
GROUP '99 is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery and the
Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work (SIGGROUP). For membership
information call +1 212-626-0500, email to [email protected].
It is our aim to provide a stimulating environment to present, meet,
and discuss current research and achievements for supporting group work.
Submission categories
Papers
Paper submission on original research or industrial papers on any of the
conference topics are invited. Research papers should make clear
the novel aspects of the work they present, and their contribution to the
development of system for supporting groups, organizations or social networks.
Industrial papers should describe technical or key business issues in applying
group technology. All accepted papers will be published in the ACM
Press conference proceedings.
Each submission should have a cover page containing: title, authors,
postal and electronic addresses of the contact author. Papers should
not exceed 10 pages (2 columns, single spaces, 10pt Times Roman).
We anticipate using a web-based review system – please look at the web
site for details in the spring.
Workshops
Workshops provide a informal and focussed environment for the information
exchange and discussion of Group related topics. A workshop proposal should
contain a title, aim and objective, intended participants, description
of the proposers. Furthermore specify the maximum number of participants,
duration (half-day/full-day) and the technical equipment needed.
Workshop organizers are requested to provide a short presentation on the
discussions and outcome of their workshop in a special session of the conference.
Workshops will take place on Nov. 14th.
Please send your proposal (max 3 pages) by email to Simon Kaplan: [email protected].
Deadline for the submission is May 1st, 1999.
Tutorials
The tutorial program will offer the opportunity to learn about concepts,
methods, systems, and techniques for specific aspects of supporting group
work. Experts on any field of the conference scope are encouraged to submit
a tutorial proposal. The proposal should contain a title, aim and
objectives, content outline, intended audience and description of the qualification
and expertise of the instructors. Furthermore specify the maximum
number of participants, duration (half-day, full-day) and the technical
equipment needed. Tutorials will take place on Nov. 14th.
Please send your proposal (max 3 pages) by email to Simon Kaplan: [email protected].
Deadline for the submission is May 1st, 1999.
Panels
The aim of panels is to stimulate thought and discussion about ideas and
issues of interest supporting group work. Ideally panels focus on controversial
or emerging issues and they are designed to bring out a range of viewpoints
on the topic through the medium of informed debate. The panel proposal
should contain a title, list of all panel members, including affiliation
and address, description, format of the panel, and a compilation of the
position statements.
Please send your proposal (max 5 pages) by email to Giorgio De Michelis:
[email protected].
Deadline for the submission is May 1st, 1999.
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