<div dir="ltr">=======================================================<div>CALL FOR PAPERS</div><div>AMCIS 2014 (August 7-10, 2014, Savannah, Georgia, USA)</div><div>Mini-Track: "<span style="font-family:Times,serif;font-size:12pt">Design, Evaluation and Implication of Online
Communication</span>"</div><div>Track: Human Computer Interaction</div><div>AMCIS 2014 website: <a href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/98">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/98</a> </div>
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you to submit your manuscripts to the 20^th Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS 2014), HCI Track and Design, Evaluation and
Implication of Online Communication mini-track. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Online
communication technologies enable individuals to communicate with one another via
mediating technologies such as private corporate intranets and the Internet.
Research in this area is broad and interdisciplinary, examining how human
agents use interactive technologies to perform both business processes and
personal interactions. The phenomena of interests to researchers in this area
may include but are not limited to: ICTs, virtual communication (such as Lowry,
et al., 2009), online communities (such as Posey, et al., 2010), virtual team
research (such as Olson & Olson, 2012), network communication, instant
messaging (such as Lowry, et al., 2011), group decision-making (such as Lowry,
et al., 2010), videoconferencing, text messaging,
hypertext, distance learning, Internet forums, groups, and distribution lists,
and design and analytical methodologies. </span><span style="font-family:Times,serif">With never-ending technological advances to information and communication technologies,
communication systems continue to evolve into </span><i style="font-family:Times,serif">new forms</i><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> involving innovative media and applications. The impact
of the organizational use of </span><i style="font-family:Times,serif">new
technologies</i><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> such as virtual and mixed reality, augmented environment, 3D
web, adaptive and personalized interfaces, new</span><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> 
</span><span style="font-family:Times,serif">audio and video </span><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Times,serif">techniques, and data
visualization deserves further research. Furthermore, employees are
increasingly working together in virtual teams with different time zones,
different geographic locations and different cultures. The increased
commonality of virtual work teams present challenges to productivity in
organizations. Advancements are needed in understanding how information
technologies can be leveraged to overcome the workplace difficulties presented
by geographic, temporal and cultural distances.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">===== SUGGESTED TOPICS======</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Given the
novelty of many new technologies and their potential for transforming
businesses, social communications, and education, this mini-track aims to
advance the understanding of best theories and practices for designing,
evaluating and using new online communication tools and technologies.
Furthermore, many new non-business oriented online communication technologies
are transforming social interactions and human networks. It is, therefore,
important to analyze cases and examples and conduct experiments where
businesses are leveraging public and social electronic communications.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in">
<b><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Topics include but are not limited to:</span></b><span style="font-family:Times,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif"> *  </span><span style="font-family:Times,serif">Impacts of new tools and technologies that support
     personal, interpersonal, group, community, and organizational
     communications.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Influence of online communication technology in virtual
     communities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Impact of online communication on group behavior and
     outcomes in virtual teams.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Emerging online communication technologies, their
     adoption, usage, evaluation, and effects.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  New design genres examining online communication
     technology used in political, economic, social, and legal contexts.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  ICT tools and applications through which social
     relations are developed, maintained, and grown.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Theoretical and conceptual frameworks concerning the
     design, usage, and evaluation of innovative CMC tools and technologies</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  New concerns regarding information privacy,
     interpersonal and business related trust issues, self-disclosure concerns,
     and other confidentiality issues for employees, individuals, and
     minorities (such as women, teens, GLB) in using online communication
     technology.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Studies of the components, processes, and contexts of
     emerging and innovative online communication and technologies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">*  Impact of online communication technology in teaching
     and learning.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">===== IMPORTANT DATES ======</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* January 5, 2014: AIS Review System will begin accepting submissions for</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">AMCIS 2014</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">March 1, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">: Submission deadline (No submissions will be accepted</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">after </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">midnight</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">, Savannah (EST) time, </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">March 1, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">April 4, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">: Authors will be notified as to whether their submission</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">was accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">April 18, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">: Authors must have their revised submissions submitted</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">* </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">April 25, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">: Authors must have their camera-ready, final papers</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">submitted</span><span style="font-family:Times,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">===== MINI-TRACK CHAIR INFO =====</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*  Dr. Yi (Jenny) Zhang, Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences, California State University, Fullerton (<a href="mailto:jzhang@fullerton.edu">jzhang@fullerton.edu</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0in"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">*  Dr. Hyo-Joo Han, Department of Information Systems, Georgia Southern University (</span><span style="font-family:Times,serif;font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:hhan@georgiasouthern.edu">hhan@georgiasouthern.edu</a>)</span></p>
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