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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After having successful minitracks at HICSS -43 and HICSS-44, we are continuing our track on <b><i><span style='color:blue'>Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenge, </span></i></b>which is part of Collaboration Systems and Technology Track at the HICSS -45 conference.. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>More information is available at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_45.htm">http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_45.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We would like to invite you to submit your paper to the Emerging Issues in distributed group support system mini track which is part of Collaboration and Technology track.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anil Aggarwal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doug Vogel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sree Nilakanta<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=190 height=173 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBE969.AB9D1EF0" alt=HICSS45></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>CALL FOR PAPERS FOR the Mini-track<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'>Emerging Issues (e.g. Collaboration Support in Cloud) in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Part of the <span class=style281><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Collaboration Systems and Technology</span></b></span> Track )<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>for the Forty- Fifth Annual<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:blue'>(HICSS-45)</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>January 4-7, 2012<span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>at <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="http://www.grandwailea.com/">The Grand Wailea</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>on the beautiful Island of Maui<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Given the current turbulent state of world economy, outsourcing is coming under tremendous pressure. Companies are no longer providing long-term contracts but are renewing them based on deliverables from outsourced companies. This is putting tremendous pressure on teams to deliver quality product on time. Team adaptability and team configuration are becoming crucial to meet deadlines. Teams must be able to adapt quickly to the changing environment. Agile teams adapt and deliver quickly and provide maximum customer satisfaction. By definition, however, agile teams must be co-located. Can distributed teams be agile and adaptable? This requires careful team configuration. This mini-track examines the emerging issues related to team configuration and performance in distributed environment. Some research related to outsourcing of structured tasks has been done, but research related to emerging issues like diversity, cohesiveness, agility and adaptability related to group collaboration across semi or unstructured tasks is still emerging. In addition, the “e (Internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation is creating exciting opportunities for groups to make real time decisions in a mobile environment.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Distributed teams, however, face many </span></span>challenges of time, location, infrastructure, language, customs, socialization and politics. This is further compounded in globally distributed teams by diversity, nationality and cultural issues. As old issue are resolved, new challenges emerge that require knowledge from multiple disciplines such as information systems, social sciences, international management, leadership and political science. It is almost impossible for one individual to have expertise in so many domains, which makes this a very challenging but ultimately rewarding collaborative area of research. Given the richness and research potential of this area, it is essential to brainstorm and bring diverse points of view to develop underlying theory and frameworks. The mini track will attempt to accomplish these objectives.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The mini track will address emerging issue such as diversity, culture, adaptability and agility related to teams in distributed group decision making, as well as the underlying theories of group dynamics, coordination, communications and decision-making in distributed environments, in creation of competitive advantage. <span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Examples of topics in the discussion of globally distributed decision making mini-track will include the following (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Framework for distributed decision making in the cloud.</span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Economics of distributed decision making in the clouds</span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Trust and distrust as motivator in distributed decision making</span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Can agile teams be globally distributed?</span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Agile/Adaptable team configuration in globally distributed teams</span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>The “e (internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation of globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Communication and coordination in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Diversity issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Customer satisfaction, performance and “trust” building in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Synchronous and asynchronous decision making in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Comparison of issues across internal, inter-, intra and offshore distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Turbulent economy and its impact on outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span 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</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Leadership/cohesiveness issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Issues related to functional and dysfunctional globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=txt15n style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span class=txt15n1><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span></span><span class=txt15n1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></span><span class=txt15n1><span lang=EN-GB>Security, privacy and risk associated with globally distributed teams</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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Make sure your server accepts the address from our review system </span><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://precisionconference.com/~hicss">https://precisionconference.com/~hicss</a></span><span style='color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='color:red'>Sept 15 </span></b>Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase on Sept 16 and Dec 16.) Add author names to paper, and submit Final Paper for Publication. At least one author of each paper should register by this date in order secure publication in the Proceedings. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='color:red'>Oct 15 </span></b><span style='color:black'>Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors will be so notified by the Conference Office</span>. <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Instructions for Paper Submission:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;layout-grid-mode:char'>HICSS papers must contain original material not previously published, or currently submitted elsewhere. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;layout-grid-mode:char'>Do not submit the manuscript to more than one mini-track. If unsure which mini-track is appropriate, submit the abstract to the Track Chair for guidance. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;layout-grid-mode:char'>Submit your full paper according to the detailed formatting and submission instructions found on the HICSS website. Note: All papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references. HICSS will conduct double-blind reviews of each submitted paper. <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. 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