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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 sessions last three years, we are continuing our mini track on
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges. <span style="color:#1F497D">We invite you to submit your paper. A call for papers I attached.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, <br>
<br>
Anil Aggarwal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Vogel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yuko SJ Murayama<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Minitrack:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges</span></b>
<br>
<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
Which is part of the <br>
<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Track:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> Collaboration Systems and Technology<span style="color:red">
</span></span></b><br>
<span style="color:#004080">.</span> <br>
For the 4<span style="color:#1F497D">8</span>th HICSS conference in <span style="color:#1F497D">
Kauai</span> <br>
<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
I have attached the Call for your reference.<span style="color:#004080"> </span><br>
<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080"> </span> <span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_48.htm">http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_48.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:blue"> </span></b><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">HICSS-48</span></b></a><br>
<br>
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">CALL FOR PAPERS FOR the Mini-track<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:blue">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">(Part of the <span class="style281">
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Collaboration Systems and Technology</span></b></span> track )<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Times">for the Forty- eight Annual<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES
<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:blue">(</span></b><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">HICSS-48</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:blue">)</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">January 5-8, 2015<span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">at
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://kauai.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel.html"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Grand Hyatt, Kauai</span></a><span class="style331"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>On the Beautiful Kauai Island</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Given the current turbulent state of world economy, multi-organizational interaction is coming under tremendous pressure. Companies are no longer providing prolonged fixed-term arrangements but are fluidly establishing relationships
(and terms) based on deliverables and goodwill. 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></p>
<p><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Distributed teams, however, face many
</span></span>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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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 class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Adaptability and trust issues in swift teams</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Teams in Disasters</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Framework for distributed decision making in the cloud.</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Economics of distributed decision making in the clouds</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Trust and distrust as motivator in distributed decision making</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Can agile teams be globally distributed?</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Agile/Adaptable team configuration in distributed teams</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">The “e (internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation of globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Communication and coordination in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Diversity issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Customer satisfaction, performance and “trust” building in distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Synchronous and asynchronous decision making in distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Comparison of issues across internal, inter-, intra and offshore distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Turbulent economy and its impact on outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Models of globally distributed agile/adaptable teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Knowledge creation, transfer and integration across globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Leadership/cohesiveness issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Issues related to functional and dysfunctional globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Security, privacy and risk associated with distributed teams</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Case Studies (success/failures) related to decision making by distributed teams</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Contact Information for Mini-Track Chair:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Important Deadlines:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:windowtext">Abstracts</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> -Authors may contact Mini-track Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:red">June 15 </span></b><span style="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></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:red">Aug 15 </span></b><span style="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><a href="https://precisionconference.com/~hicss">https://precisionconference.com/~hicss</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:red">Sept 15</span> SUBMIT FINAL PAPER.
</b>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.)
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:red">Oct 1 </span></b>Early Registration fee deadline. At least one author of each paper should register by this date in order secure publication in the Proceedings. Fees will increase on Oct 2 and Dec 2.<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:red">Oct 15 </span></b>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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:red">Cancellation and Refund Policy</span>
</b>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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Instructions for Paper Submission:<o:p></o:p></p>
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HICSS papers must contain original material not previously published, or currently submitted elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10;layout-grid-mode:char">
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.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10;layout-grid-mode:char">
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. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For the latest information visit the HICSS web site at:
<a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:sprague@hawaii.edu">sprague@hawaii.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:hicss@hawaii.edu">hicss@hawaii.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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