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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; ">Seattle, WA, August 9-12, 2012</span></div>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: windowtext; ">3rd CFP for AMCIS 2012 Mini-track on </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 18px; "><b>ICT-enabled Crisis Response and Management</b></span></div>
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The frequency and devastating impacts of natural and man-made catastrophes and disasters, and even extreme events, have markedly increased over the past two decades making this a major concern and topic for national and global research. Information and communication
technology (ICT) plays an increasingly important role in all phases of crisis response and management. This AMCIS 2012 minitrack will contribute to the discussion in the AMCIS community about ICTs in crisis response and management by creating a space for discourse
about the role of information systems throughout emergencies and disasters (including crisis informatics).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 16px;">Papers are invited that deal with any aspect of the analysis, design, development, deployment, operation, or evaluation of information systems for crisis response
and management. Authors may focus on the tools, functionality, and/or interfaces that are being or should be provided to human actors involved with crisis. Also, the specific challenges residing in the context of emergency and disaster response management
and how information systems are used to cope with those challenges are in the particular focus of this minitrack. We further invite papers that cover Crisis Response and Management (including Crisis Informatics) in any phase, intersection of phases, and/or
integration of phases of the Emergency Management and Preparedness lifecycle: Planning, Training, Mitigation, Detection, Alerting, Response, Recovery, and Assessment including but not limited to:</span></p>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Theoretical foundations</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Research methods</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Early warning and crisis alert systems</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· ICTs and emergency and disaster planning and preparedness</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· ICT-enabled emergency operation center organization</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Challenges in ICT-enabled emergency operations management</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Crisis-related education and training</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Resilience and robustness of information infrastructures in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Information grounds in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Social networking, social media, and collaborative systems in crisis</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Geographic Information Systems in crisis management</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Integration and interoperation of information systems in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Mobile systems in crisis management</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Vulnerabilities of information systems in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· System success and failure factors</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Human and organizational information behavior in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Cross-sector collaboration and interoperation in crises</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Humanitarian challenges</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Health-care systems</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Human-centered design</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Human-Computer interaction</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">· Case studies / lessons learned</span></div>
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<div><b style="font-size: 16px;">Hans J (Jochen) Scholl </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">and</span><b style="font-size: 16px;"> Beth Joy Patin</b></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">University of Washington</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">The Information School</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370c</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Phone: (206) 616-2543</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Fax: (206) 616-3152</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Email: {jscholl,bethp}@uw.edu</span></div>
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<div><b style="font-size: 16px;">Important Deadlines</b></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">January 2, 2012: Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper submissions</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">April 2, 20012: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers, camera ready copy due</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration</span></div>
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