[AISWorld] Final CFP for 2010 AMCIS

Tue Feb 23 12:12:22 EST 2010

 Call for Papers - Minitrack Virtual Communities & Virtual Worlds
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16th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 12-15 2010, Lima, Peru
*http://www.virtual-community.org* <*http://www.virtual-community.org/*> .

(Supported by Fachgruppe CSCW of Gesellschaft fuer Informatik, *
http://www.fgcscw.gi-ev.de/* <*http://www.fgcscw.gi-ev.de/*> )

This Mini-Track builds on the success of the preceding AMCIS mini-tracks on
Virtual Communities and Social Networking. During the last ten years we have
been gathering a community of researchers who are interested in the field of
Virtual Communities and Social Networking and related issues. Please visit
the Mini-Track website at *http://www.virtual-community.org* <*http://
www.virtual-community.org/*>

Virtual communities and social networking based on message boards, chat
rooms, user groups blogs and other web 2.0 technologies have emerged as high
activity domains on the Internet and more and more in the relam of mobile
devices and mobile internet usage. Virtual communities and social networks
are designed for a variety of purposes, ranging from Communities of
Interest, Communities of Relationship (Facebook, etc.), Gaming Communities
(e.g. in Wolrd of Warcraft, Second Life, etc.), and Communities of
Transaction to Peer-to-Peer Communities or Mobile Communities. Web 2.0
Mechanisms are also boosting the development of Virtual Communities and the
role of user-generated content within Virtual Communities. The significance
of these communities is evident by the impact they have on information
generation and transmission, and socialization. For example, today, blogs
are quickly becoming a primary source of information in a variety of
domains. The dynamic and interactive nature of these forums makes them very
attractive for users and operators. An additional value offered by many of
these communities is their ability to support socialization and offer an
identity for the participants. While most virtual communities share these
characteristics, it is also important to recognize that virtual communities
are not homogeneous; they differ significantly based on the domain, purpose
and benefits. Well-organized communities even expand their power across
various channels and into the Offline world.

Within the field of information systems researchers are interested in
studying interaction patterns, social structures and interactions,
transaction processes, management aspects, business models, and design
aspects of information systems and services for virtual communities.
Community members interact via digital media and contribute value in the
form of content, reviews, and recommendations. Related issues are trust,
network effects, transaction costs and the design of services as well as the
generation of innovations. "Wisdom of Crowds", "Collective Intelligence" and
"Crowdsourcing" are important new terms describing mechanisms around
user-generated content in Virtual Communities and Social Networks.

This mini-track welcomes empirical, conceptual and theoretical work. Despite
the increasing popularity of virtual communities and social networking,
several questions relating to virtual communities and social networking
remain largely unexplored.

This minitracks welcomes empirical, conceptual and theoretical work. We call
for papers on all aspects of Virtual Communities. Possible topics include
(but are not limited to):

We call for papers on all aspects of Virtual Communities. Possible topics
include (but are not limited to)

   - Social, political and economic impact of Virtual Communities
   - Community models, platforms, services, and interactions, multi-channel
   communities
   - Management and organizational behaviour of communities
   - Community-related business models
   - Social Network Analysis in and around Virtual Communities & Social
   Media
   - Innovation generation and Virtual Communities (e.g. case studies on
   "wisdom of crowds", "collective intelligence", etc.)
   - User-generated content and customer collaboration in Virtual
   Communities
   - Peer-to-Peer or mobile services for Virtual Communities
   - Case studies and empirical studies, best practices and lessons learned
   - Motivation of participants in virtual communities
   - Benefits of participation in and competition among virtual communities
   - Information dispersion in virtual communities
   - Typologies and taxonomies of virtual communities
   - Evolution of and innovation in virtual communities
   - Mobile Communities & Ubiquitous Computing for Social Networks and
   Virtual Communities
   - Gaming Communities

Special Issue:
Best papers in this mini-track will be fast-tracked for a special issue of
the International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking. This
special issue will be guest edited by Professors Leimeister, Rajagopalan and
Lechner. Journal details are available at:
http://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?ID=7954

Please visit the Mini-Track website at *http://www.virtual-community.org* <*
http://www.virtual-community.org/*> .

Important Dates
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February 26, 2010: Deadline for paper submissions.
April 12, 2010: Notification of acceptance of papers.
April 26, 2010:For accepted papers, camera ready copy due

Mini-track Chair Information
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Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister (Primary Contact)
Kassel University
Wirtschaftsinformatik | Information Systems
Forschungszentrum IT-Gestaltung (ITeG) | Research Center for IS Design
(ITeG)
*http://www.inf.wirtschaft.uni-kassel.de* <*http://
www.inf.wirtschaft.uni-kassel.de/*> | *http://www.iteg.uni-kassel.de* <*
http://www.iteg.uni-kassel.de/*>
Nora-Platiel-Straße 4 | 34127 Kassel | Germany
tel: +49- 5 61-8 04 28 80 | fax: +49-5 61-8 04 37 08
*leimeister at uni-kassel.de*

Prof. Balaji Rajagopalan, PhD
School of Business Administration
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309, USA
*rajagopa at oakland.edu*

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lechner
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany
*Ulrike.lechner at unibw.de*

Prof. Subhasish Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Information Systems and Technology Management
George Washington University
2201 G Street, NW, Funger Hall 515, Washington, DC 20052, USA
*dasgupta at gwu.edu*

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Balaji Rajagopalan, Ph.D
Associate Dean
Stinson Leadership Fellow
School of Business Administration
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309
Phone: 248-370-2707
http://www.sba.oakland.edu/

Integrative Thinking | Experiential Learning | Global Understanding
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