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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:navy'>MCIS 2012 – Call for Track Proposals</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=blod><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:navy'>7th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Adopting emergent knowledge and technologies to develop innovative Information Systems ( CloudWisdom</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> )</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#595959'>University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, September 8 - 10, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><a href="http://www.mcis2012.org"><span lang=PT style='color:#17365D'>http://www.mcis2012.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The MCIS 2012 Conference Committee invites submissions of <b>TRACK PROPOSALS</b> that address the design of web services, along with their business models, as well as the development and implementation of information systems that enhance the use and application of knowledge and expertise in a global scale, with the aim of supporting co-creation and the development of innovative solutions to the economic and social challenges that the World faces today. Tracks that can accept papers within the following topics, but not limited to the following, are welcomed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:70.65pt;text-indent:-35.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Theories and research methods;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Information Systems that support knowledge management and innovation in organizations and society;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Crowd wisdom, crowd creation, crowd funding, and crowd democracy: initiatives and platforms;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Ubiquitous and mobile participation;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Web 2.0 business models;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Green Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Collaboration and negotiation information systems;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Risk management and systems;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Social media, network analysis;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Intelligent tools to process large amounts of information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Cases of Crowdsourcing to promote social well-being<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>• Cases of Crowdsourcing to promote social well-being<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Submission of Track Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Track Proposals (2 A4 pages maximum) should be sent by <b>October 31st, 2011</b> to Isabel Ramos ( to: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:iramos@dsi.uminho.pt"><span lang=EN-US>iramos@dsi.uminho.pt</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, cc: <a href="mailto:rds@dsi.uminho.pt">rds@dsi.uminho.pt</a> ).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Proposals should include <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>names, affiliations and contact information for the track chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>aims, scope and list of relevant topics of the track<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>type of accepted contributions: research-in-progress, full papers, posters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Conference Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>António Dias Figueiredo, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Isabel Ramos, Universidade do Minho, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Eileen Trauth, Penn State University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Program Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, IT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>José Esteves, IE Business School, SP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>José Tribolet, Instituto Superior Técnico, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Angelika Kokkinaki, University of Nicosia, CY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Doctoral Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>João Álvaro Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Raul Vidal, Universidade do Porto, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Organizing Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rui Dinis Sousa, Universidade do Minho, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Filipe Sá Soares, Universidade do Minho, PT <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Anouck Adrot, George State University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>IMPORTANT DATES:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Track proposal submission <b>Oct 31st, 2011</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Paper submission March 9th, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Notification of acceptance May 11th, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Camera-Ready Paper submission June 1st, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Panel and Workshop proposals May 7th, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PhD Consortium submission May 27th, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>