<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CALL FOR PAPERS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">17th
Americas Conference on Information Systems (<a href="http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/" target="_blank">http://amcis2011.aisnet.org</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">August
4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TRACK:
Diffusion of Information Technology</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MIMI-TRACK:
Technology design factors influencing adoption</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Description:
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design
of information technology (IT) plays a critical role in promoting IT adoption
and diffusion. Yet, our understanding of IT design features remains rather
limited. Studies on design features could extend our understanding of IT adoption
and provide guidance for IT practitioners. This mini-track attempts to
contribute to IS research by enriching our understanding of IT design features and
how they influence IT adoption and diffusion at individual, group, and
organizational levels and in different social contexts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Suggested
Topics: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This
mini-track covers, but is not limited to, the following topics: </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Theory and design practice of information technology</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Innovative design methods</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Visual, audio, haptic design and technology adoption and diffusion</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Three-dimensional (3D) effects and users</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Impact of technology design features on user cognition, emotion,
attitude, and behavior associated with the adoption and diffusion of technology</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and online collaboration and knowledge contribution and sharing</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design features and diffusion of technologies at various levels of
analysis (e.g., individual, group, organization, and national levels)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design for different social contexts of system use (e.g., home, school,
company, hospital)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and diffusion of B2B, B2C, C2C e-commerce or m-commerce systems</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Individual factors (e.g., gender, age, psychological traits) in design
and adoption of technology</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design for different cultures</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and diffusion of Web 2.0 technologies (e.g., Facebook, Twitter,
Youtube)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Forward-looking ideas regarding design of next-generation technologies</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SUBMISSION
SITE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011" target="_blank">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011</a>
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">IMPORTANT
DATES:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline for paper submissions: February 28, 2011</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Notification of acceptance: April 4, 2011</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Camera-ready copy due: April 25, 2011</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MINI-TRACK
Chairs:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Heshan
Sun, University
of Arizona</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:hsun@email.arizona.edu" target="_blank">hsun@email.arizona.edu</a> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Weiling Ke, Clarkson University</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:wke@clarkson.edu" target="_blank">wke@clarkson.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TRACK
CHAIRS:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ron
Cenfetelli, niversity of British
Columbia</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andrew
Schwarz, Louisiana
State University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Anand
Jeyaraj, Wright State University</span></p>
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