[AISWorld] 3rd CFP: AMCIS 2012 Mini-Track on ICT-enabled Crisis Response and Management -- Seattle, WA, August 9-12, 2012

[Hans J. Scholl]

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18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012), Seattle, WA, August 9-12, 2012

3rd CFP for AMCIS 2012 Mini-track on ICT-enabled Crisis Response and Management
The frequency and devastating impacts of natural and man-made catastrophes and disasters, and even extreme events, have markedly increased over the past two decades making this a major concern and topic for national and global research.  Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an increasingly important role in all phases of crisis response and management. This AMCIS 2012 minitrack will contribute to the discussion in the AMCIS community about ICTs in crisis response and management by creating a space for discourse about the role of information systems throughout emergencies and disasters (including crisis informatics).
Papers are invited that deal with any aspect of the analysis, design, development, deployment, operation, or evaluation of information systems for crisis response and management. Authors may focus on the tools, functionality, and/or interfaces that are being or should be provided to human actors involved with crisis. Also, the specific challenges residing in the context of emergency and disaster response management and how information systems are used to cope with those challenges are in the particular focus of this minitrack. We further invite papers that cover Crisis Response and Management (including Crisis Informatics) in any phase, intersection of phases, and/or integration of phases of the Emergency Management and Preparedness lifecycle: Planning, Training, Mitigation, Detection, Alerting, Response, Recovery, and Assessment including but not limited to:
·      Theoretical foundations
·      Research methods
·      Early warning and crisis alert systems
·      ICTs and emergency and disaster planning and preparedness
·      ICT-enabled emergency operation center organization
·      Challenges in ICT-enabled emergency operations management
·      Crisis-related education and training
·      Resilience and robustness of information infrastructures in crises
·      Information grounds in crises
·      Social networking, social media, and collaborative systems in crisis
·      Geographic Information Systems in crisis management
·      Integration and interoperation of information systems in crises
·      Mobile systems in crisis management
·      Vulnerabilities of information systems in crises
·      System success and failure factors
·      Human and organizational information behavior in crises
·      Cross-sector collaboration and interoperation in crises
·      Humanitarian challenges
·      Health-care systems
·      Human-centered design
·      Human-Computer interaction
·      Case studies / lessons learned


Co-chairs

Hans J (Jochen) Scholl and Beth Joy Patin
University of Washington
The Information School
Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370c
Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA
Phone: (206) 616-2543
Fax: (206) 616-3152
Email: {jscholl,bethp}@uw.edu

Important Deadlines

January 2, 2012: Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions
March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper submissions
April 2, 20012: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date
April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers, camera ready copy due
June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration
July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations
July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration




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