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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After successful minitracks at HICSS -4<span style="color:#1F497D">4</span> and HICSS-4<span style="color:#1F497D">5</span>, we are continuing our track on
<b><i><span style="color:blue">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenge,
</span></i></b>which is part of Collaboration Systems and Technology Track at the HICSS -4<span style="color:#1F497D">6</span> conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More information is available at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_46.htm">http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_46.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to invite you to submit your paper to the Emerging Issues in distributed group support system mini track which is part of Collaboration and Technology track.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anil Aggarwal, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Vogel, Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yuko SJ Murayama, Japan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><img border="0" width="124" height="104" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01CCFAE9.42099530"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CALL FOR PAPERS FOR the Mini-track<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(Part of the
</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Collaboration Systems and Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Track )<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">for the Forty- Sixth Annual<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">(</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/apahome46.htm">HICSS-46</a><span style="color:blue">)</span></span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">January 7-10, 2013<span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">at <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.grandwailea.com/"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Grand Wailea</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">on the beautiful Island of Maui<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Given the current turbulent state of world economy, outsourcing is coming under tremendous pressure. Companies are no longer providing long-term contracts but are renewing them based on deliverables
from outsourced companies. This is putting tremendous pressure on teams to deliver quality product on time. Team adaptability and team configuration are becoming crucial to meet deadlines. Teams must be able to adapt quickly to the changing environment. Agile
teams adapt and deliver quickly and provide maximum customer satisfaction. By definition, however, agile teams must be co-located. Can distributed teams be agile and adaptable? This requires careful team configuration. This mini-track examines the emerging
issues related to team configuration and performance in distributed environment. Some research related to outsourcing of structured tasks has been done, but research related to emerging issues like diversity, cohesiveness, agility and adaptability related
to group collaboration across semi or unstructured tasks is still emerging. In addition, the “e (Internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation is creating exciting opportunities for groups to make real time decisions in a mobile environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Distributed teams, however, face many
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">challenges of time, location, infrastructure, language, customs, socialization and politics. This is further compounded in globally distributed teams by diversity, nationality and cultural
issues. As old issue are resolved, new challenges emerge that require knowledge from multiple disciplines such as information systems, social sciences, international management, leadership and political science. It is almost impossible for one individual to
have expertise in so many domains, which makes this a very challenging but ultimately rewarding collaborative area of research. Given the richness and research potential of this area, it is essential to brainstorm and bring diverse points of view to develop
underlying theory and frameworks. The mini track will attempt to accomplish these objectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The mini track will address emerging issue such as diversity, culture, adaptability and agility related to teams in distributed group decision making, as well as the underlying theories of
group dynamics, coordination, communications and decision-making in distributed environments, in creation of competitive advantage.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Examples of topics in the discussion of globally distributed decision making mini-track will include the following (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Framework for distributed decision making in the cloud.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Economics of distributed decision making in the clouds</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Trust and distrust as motivator in distributed decision making</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Can agile teams be globally distributed?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tsunami disaster relief planning through collaboration</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agile/Adaptable team configuration in globally distributed teams</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The “e (internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation of globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Communication and coordination in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Diversity issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Customer satisfaction, performance and “trust” building in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Synchronous and asynchronous decision making in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Comparison of issues across internal, inter-, intra and offshore distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Turbulent economy and its impact on outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Models of globally distributed agile/adaptable teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Knowledge creation, transfer and integration across globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Leadership/cohesiveness issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Issues related to functional and dysfunctional globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Security, privacy and risk associated with globally distributed teams</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Case Studies (success/failures) related to decision making by globally distributed teams</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact Information for Mini-Track Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Important Deadlines:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Abstracts</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> -Authors may contact Mini-track Chairs for guidance and indication
of appropriate content at anytime.<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">June 15
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submit full manuscripts for review as instructed. The review is double-blind; therefore, this initial submission must be without author names.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Aug 15
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. It is very important that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the conference. Therefore, all travel
guarantees – including visa or fiscal/ funding procedures – should begin immediately. Make sure your server accepts the address from our review system
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://precisionconference.com/~hicss">https://precisionconference.com/~hicss</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Sept 15</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> SUBMIT FINAL PAPER.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Add author names to your paper, and submit your Final Paper for Publication to the site provided in your Acceptance Notice. (This URL is not public knowledge.)
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Oct 1
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Dec 2.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Oct 15
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Papers without at least one paid-in-full registered author may be deleted from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors will be so notified by the Conference
Office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All conference cancellation requests must be in writing.
<b> </b>A fee will be charged for cancellation of registration after Oct 15, at which time the paper is subject to withdrawal from the Proceedings. There is no registration refund after Dec 1. Cancellations for accommodations must be handled directly with
the hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Instructions for Paper Submission:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HICSS papers must contain original material not previously published, or currently submitted elsewhere.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Do not submit the manuscript to more than one mini-track. If unsure which mini-track is appropriate, submit the abstract to the Track Chair for guidance.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Submit your full paper according to the detailed formatting and submission instructions found on the HICSS website. Note: All papers will be submitted in double column publication format and
limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references. HICSS will conduct double-blind reviews of each submitted paper. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual,
tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For the latest information visit the HICSS web site at:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair<br>
Email: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:sprague@hawaii.edu">sprague@hawaii.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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Email: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:hicss@hawaii.edu">hicss@hawaii.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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