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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i>Deadline Extension – papers must be submitted before January 30<sup>th</sup>, 2012.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DSS’2012 – 16th IFIP WG8.3 International Conference on Decision Support Systems (http://www.dss2012.org)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anavyssos, Greece, June 28-30 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference theme: “Fusing DSS into the Fabric of the Context” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The aim of the IFIP Working Group 8.3 DSS’2012 open conference is to explore the modern perspective of fusion view on information systems and the implications of this view for decision support systems. In this view, systems should achieve a total alignment with the context and the personal preferences of users. The advantage of such a view is an opportunity of seamless integration between enterprise environment and information systems components. The conference solicits papers that describe the application of fusion principles on decision support systems research and practice. It is timely to explore the socio-technical approaches for fusing decision support, as well as opportunities and obstacles for achieving a total fusion of DSS systems in various contexts. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submissions from academics and practitioners are invited. Papers describing real case studies will be most welcomed. All submitted manuscripts will be double blind peer-reviewed in full by at least two reviewers and members of the Program Committee. The acceptance of the contributions will be based on the originality of the work, the relevance for the conference theme and overall quality. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suggested research topics include, but are not limited to: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• DSS fusion into supply chain management <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• DSS fusion for on-line business management <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• CRM-based DSS <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• application of knowledge management for better decision support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• e-mail and instant messaging opportunities in DSS <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• context models for the real-world decision support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• executive Information Systems <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• rich modelling language for fusion of Decision Support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• fusing principles for Negotiation Support Systems and Group Support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• knowledge and Resource Discovery for modelling context <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• fusion models for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• collaborative Decision Making <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• context-based DM in Geographic Information Systems <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Web 2.0 Systems in fusing Decision Support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• incorporating Complex Factors in context-based decision support <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• inter-organizational and/or intra-organizational issues in fusion of DSS <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• fusion of decision support and psychodynamic processes in group decision making contexts <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• research methods and issues with researching modern DSS <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submitted manuscripts must be original contributions which have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. All accepted papers will be published in electronic conference proceedings with an ISBN number, provided the authors are available to present their research at the conference. Selected papers best suited to the conference theme will be considered for publication as chapters of a book with the conference theme, published and distributed by IOS Press, in the FAIA series. Submissions will be handled by EasyChair. Contributions, for all categories, must follow the article template from IOSPress that can be downloaded from http://www.iospress.com/authco/instruction_crc.html. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keynote Speakers <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Bill Mayon-White, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Dov Te'eni, Tel-Aviv University, Israel <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Timos Sellis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Constantin Zopounidis, Technical University of Crete, Greece <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Post-conference publications <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Following the tradition of IFIP WG 8.3 conferences, authors of the best papers will be invited to submit extended versions to special issues of the following international scientific journals: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Intelligent Decision Technologies International Journal (IDTJ), <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Journal of Decision Systems (JDS) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Group Decision and Negotiation (GDN) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submissions categories <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full papers – up to 12 pages <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Short papers – up to 6 pages <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Posters – up to 4 pages <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Workshop proposals – up to 2 pages <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Important Dates (submission via EasyChair) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paper submission due: January 30th, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Workshop proposal due: January 30th, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doctoral Consortium proposals due: April 2nd, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Poster submission due: April 2nd, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paper acceptance notification: March 16th, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Final version of accepted papers due: April 20th, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration (including proceedings, conference dinner, excursion to Cape Sounio) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Early registration: full 300€, student 150€ (cut-off date: 10 April 2011) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Late registration: full 400€, student 180€ <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Accompanying persons registration (including, conference dinner, excursion to Cape Sounio): 60€ <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference Co-Chairs <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patrick Humphreys, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, United Kingdom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frada Burstein, Monash University, Australia <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Committee Chairs <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frada Burstein, Monash University, Australia <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ana Respicio, University of Lisbon, Portugal <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doctoral Consortium Chairs <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frederic Adam, Cork University, Ireland <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gloria Phillips-Wren, Loyola University Maryland <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Organising Committee <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yiannis Mourtos (Chair), Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (mourtos@aueb.gr) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael Doumpos, Technical University of Crete, Greece (mdoumpos@dpem.tuc.gr) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Angeliki Karagiannaki, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (akaragianaki@aueb.gr) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dimitris Papakiriakopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (dpap@aueb.gr) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference Venue: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The conference will be held at Eden Beach Resort Hotel (http://www.eden.gr/), by the coast of Anávissos (Anavyssos). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anavyssos is linked to Athens by a major motorway (GR-91) and is a short trip (25km) from the Athens International Airport (http://www.aia.gr/). Mountains surround the town and a small plain is in the middle. Pine forests are in the west. Anavyssos offers a beach with a number of restaurants and bars and a spectacular view across the Saronic Gulf to the island of Aegina. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The town itself is two kilometres inland from the beaches. It has a square, a school and an amusement park. The town has authentic and really hospitable inhabitants and a tourist-friendly atmosphere. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>