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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">NOTE New Dates: Papers, workshop, and panel proposals due January 29, 2012; doctoral colloquium proposals due March 1, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The 2012 Digital Government Society Conference (dg.o 2012) marks the 13th annual conference, and will take place at the University of Maryland College Park June 4-7, 2012. The conference will bring together e-Government
researchers and practitioners to explore cutting edge research and best practices regarding e-Government initiatives. Accepted papers are published in the ACM Proceedings Digital Library, and selected papers will appear in leading journals such as Government
Information Quarterly; Transforming Government: People, Process, and Policy; Information Policy; and the International Journal of E-Planning Research.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Each year the conference combines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Presentations of effective partnerships and collaborations among government professionals and agencies, university researchers, relevant businesses, and NGOs, as well as grassroots citizen groups, to advance
the practice of e-Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Presentations and discussions on new research on e-Government as an interdisciplinary domain that lies at the intersections of information technology research, social and behavioral science research, and
the challenges and missions of government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">• Practice regarding e-Government projects, implementations, and initiatives that bring together the research and practitioner communities, demonstrate the effectiveness and/or challenges of e-Government,
and offer best practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Governments today face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. New technologies provide governments with the opportunity to redefine the relationship between government and the public that they serve, create innovative
public services, provide customer-focused services, encourage transparency, promote participatory democracy, facilitate the co-design of services, form new partnerships in service delivery, streamline operations and reduce costs, and build trust in government.
But harnessing and implementing technologies effectively raise a number of policy, technology, and governance challenges. This year, the conference program will focus on the ways governments and the e-Government research community can work collaboratively
to leverage information and communication technologies as part of innovative and dynamic approaches to creating and implementing high quality, efficient, and effective e-Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Research, practice, and collaboration submissions addressing this theme could include but are not limited to: social media and public participation in digital government; effective use of social media by governments;
crowd sourcing for government decision making; transformative government; open and transparent government; models of collaboration among government, industry, NGOs, and citizens; data integration, visualizations, and analytics for government decision making;
agile and flexible government; financial/economic/social policy making; government productivity and effectiveness; service quality and customer-centric e-Government; social and health infrastructure; global government collaboration models and practices; infrastructure
for data sharing among government agencies; computing infrastructure models, cyber-security and project management; IT-enabled government management and operations, and interest in program execution; IT and tools to support government security; and methods
to measure and evaluate success in e-Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In addition, we welcome submissions from the broader domain of e-Government research. We invite completed research papers, papers describing management and practice, policy, and case studies, student research papers,
on-going research posters, and live demonstrations that demonstrate the use of technology to promote innovative e-Government services. We particularly encourage submissions on interdisciplinary and crosscutting topics. We also encourage the submission of suggestions
for panels, and pre-conference tutorials and workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">More specific conference details are below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">John Carlo Bertot, Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Luis Luna Reyes, Sehl Mellouli, and Yigal Arens, Program Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jing Zhang and Soon Ae Chun, Workshop and Tutorials Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Teresa Harrison, Panel Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Gabriel Puron Cid, Poster and Demo Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sharon Dawes, Björn Niehaves, and Jochen Scholl, Doctoral Colloquium Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">13th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2012)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Bridging Research and Practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">University of Maryland, College Park MD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Monday– Thursday, June 4-7, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Website: http://dgo2012.dgsna.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">General inquiries: dgo2012@easychair.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Paper submissions: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dgo2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Doctoral Colloquium information: http://www.dgo2012.dgsna.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=33<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jan 29, 2012 Papers, workshop, tutorial, and panel proposals due
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">March 1, 2012 Doctoral colloquium papers due
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">March 11, 2012 Paper, doctoral colloquium, workshop, tutorial, and panel acceptance notifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mar 18, 2012 Poster and demo proposals due
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mar 30, 2012 Camera-ready manuscripts due<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">April 1, 2012 Doctoral colloquium acceptance notifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">April 6, 2012 Poster and demo acceptance notifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 4, 2012 Early registration closes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jun 4-7, 2012 dg.o 2012 conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Luis F. Luna Reyes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Fulbright Scholar 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Center for Technology in Government<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">187 Wolf Road, Suite 301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Albany, New York 12205<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">(518) 442-3892<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">(518) 442-3886 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">luisf.luna@udlap.mx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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