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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>HICSS Collaboration Systems and Technology Minitrack:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cognitive Perspectives on Collaboration <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'>January 4-7, 2012<br>The Grand Wailea<br>Maui, Hawaii<o:p></o:p></p><p>Website: <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu" target="_blank">www.hicss.hawaii.edu</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In knowledge intensive collaborative tasks the main "production factor" is cognitive effort. Therefore the cognitive load involved in collaborative tasks will be a key determinant of productivity. Understanding cognitive load and cognitive activities involved in collaboration offers various design principles to efficiently and effectively use cognitive capacity. Cognitive load research has mainly focused on individual tasks. In order to design interventions that improve cognitive efficiency in collaborative tasks we need to understand cognitive patterns and activities in collaboration. This minitrack will aim to present papers and encourage discussion on this exciting new level of analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interests are in various perspectives on a cognitive understanding of collaboration and phenomena in collaboration. Such research could include cognitive load analysis, and cognitive explanations of phenomena such as motivation, productivity, commitment, (group) efficacy, trust, and shared understanding. Topics such as shared mental models, cognitive mapping and other group convergence phenomena from a cognitive perspective, as well as measurement approaches, would be welcome. Further, we encourage authors to reflect on the implications of their findings for the design and use of collaboration support technology and facilitation of collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This "Cognitive perspectives on Collaboration" minitrack focuses on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cognitive load involved in collaborative tasks <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Understanding Cognitive effort involved in collaborative activities <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cognitive perspectives on phenomena in collaboration such as motivation, productivity, commitment, (group) efficacy, trust, shared understanding, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Measurement of cognitive activity or neurologic effects explaining phenomena in collaboration <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shared mental models, sense making and convergence <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><b><u>Deadlines: <br></u>June 15:</b> Submit full manuscripts for review. The review is double-blind; therefore this submission must be without author names.<br><b>Aug 16:</b> Acceptance notices are emailed to authors by the Review System. At least one author of each accepted paper must immediately make plans to attend the conference, including initiating fiscal, visa, or other travel guarantees.<br><b>Sept 15:</b> Accepted authors submit Final Paper. At least one author of each paper should register by this date. This is the Early Registration fee deadline.<br><b><br>Questions contact Mini-Track Chairs:<br><br></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a name=CL2><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gwendolyn L. Kolfschoten (Primary Contact)</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delft University of Technology</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: g.l.kolfschoten@tudelft.nl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bruce A. Reinig</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>San Diego State University <br>Email: breinig@mail.sdsu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Bruce A. Reinig, Professor and Department Chair</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Management Information Systems </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>College of Business Administration </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>San Diego State University </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>San Diego, CA 92182-8234 </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Phone: (619) 594-3032 </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:breinig@mail.sdsu.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>breinig@mail.sdsu.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Web: </span><a href="http://www.sdsu.edu/ids"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.sdsu.edu/ids</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>