[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2011, MiniTrack HCI-CMC

[Shu Schiller]

CFP: AMCIS 2011
Track: Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Mini-Track: New Venues for Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)

Submission deadline: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Submissions system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011
AMCIS website http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/

Mini-Track Description
http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181&Itemid=34

Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) systems enable individuals to 
communicate with each other via mediating technologies such as private 
corporate intranets and the Internet. Research in this area is broad and 
interdisciplinary, examining how human agents use new interactive 
technologies to perform both business processes and personal 
interactions. The phenomena of interest to researchers in this area may 
include but are not limited to: ICTs, virtual communication (such as 
Lowry, et al., 2009), online communities (such as Posey, et al., 2010), 
e-mail, network communication, instant messaging (such as Lowry, et al., 
2011), group decision-making (such as Lowry, et al., 2010 and Zhang, et 
al., 2007), videoconferencing, text messaging, hypertext, distance 
learning, Internet forums, groups, and distribution lists, and design 
and analytical methodologies (such as Abbasi & Chen, 2008).

With never-ending technological advances to information and 
communication technologies, communication systems continue to evolve 
into new forms involving innovative media and applications. The impact 
of the organizational use of new technologies such as virtual and mixed 
reality, augmented environment, 3D web, adaptive and personalized 
interfaces, and new information visualization techniques deserves 
further research. Furthermore, employees are increasingly working 
together in virtual teams that span time zones, and large geographic and 
cultural differences. The increased commonality of virtual work teams 
presents both opportunities and challenges to productivity in 
organizations. Advancements are needed in the understanding of how new 
information technologies can be used to alleviate communication 
difficulties presented by geographic and temporal distances.

Given the novelty of many new technologies and their potential for 
transforming businesses, social communications, and education, the 
mini-track aims to advance the understanding of best theories and 
practices for developing, evaluating and using CMC tools and 
technologies. The minitrack welcomes case studies, experiments, and 
filed studies, which topics include but are not limited to:

.    User-centered experience of CMC
.    Emerging CMC technologies, their adoption, use, evaluation, and effects
.    New design genres examining the CMC used in political, economic, 
social, and legal contexts
.    ICT tools and applications through which social relations are 
developed, maintained, and grown
.    Examining the effects of new tools and technologies that support 
personal, interpersonal, group, community, and organizational communications
.    Theoretical and conceptual frameworks concerning the design, use, 
and evaluation of innovative CMC tools and technologies
.    Electronic communications create new concerns regarding information 
privacy, interpersonal and business related trust issues, 
self-disclosure concerns, and other confidentiality issues for 
employees, individuals and minorities (such as women, teens, GLB)
.    Positivist, interpretive, and critical studies of the components, 
processes, and contexts of emerging and innovative CMC tools and 
technologies
.    Electronic communication for effective teaching and learning

References:
Abbasi, A., & Chen, H. (2008). CyberGate: A Design Framework And System 
For Text Analysis Of Computer-Mediated Communication. MIS Quarterly, 
32(4), 811-837.
Lowry, P. B., Cao, J., & Everard, A. (2011). Privacy Concerns versus 
Desire for Interpersonal Awareness in Driving the Use of Self-Disclosure 
Technologies: The Case of Instant Messaging in Two Cultures, Journal of 
Management Information Systems (forthcoming)
Posey, C., Lowry, P. B., Roberts, T. L., & Ellis, S. (2010). The 
Culture-Influenced Online Community Self-Disclosure Model: The Case of 
Working Professionals in France and the UK Who Use Online Communities, 
European Journal of Information Systems, 19(2), 181-195.
Lowry, P. B., Zhang, D., Zhou, L., & Fu, X. (2010). Effects of Culture, 
Social Presence, and Group Composition on Trust in Technology-Supported 
Decision-Making Groups, Information Systems Journal, 20(3), 297-315.
Lowry, P. B., Romano, N. C., Jenkins, J. L., & Guthrie, R. W. (2009). 
The CMC Interactivity Model: How Interactivity Enhances Communication 
Quality and Process Satisfaction in Lean-Media Groups, Journal of 
Management Information Systems, 26(1), 155-195.
Zhang, D., Lowry, P. B., Zhou, L., & Fu, X. (2007). The Impact of 
Individualism-Collectivism, Social Presence, and Group Diversity on 
Group Decision Making Under Majority Influence, Journal of Management 
Information Systems, 23(4), 53-80.

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Co-Chairs:

Shu Schiller, Wright State University, shu.schiller at wright.edu
Mauricio Featherman, Washington State University, Pullman, 
featherman at wsu.edu
Yi "Jenny" Zhang, California State University, Fullerton, 
jzhang at fullerton.edu

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