From: kling@ics.uci.edu (Rob Kling)
Subject: Scandinavian Information Systems Research Seminar
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems
Date: 12 Jan 93 14:44:22 GMT


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Subject: IRIS 16 -- Call for papers

Second Call for Contributions


16th IRIS

Information Systems Research Seminar

in Scandinavia

7 - 10  August 1993
Copenhagen, Denmark


Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS)

IRIS is an annual working conference for Scandinavian researchers within
Information Systems. All participants have to contribute with a paper,
participate in a panel or arrange a workshop. The conference will focus on
5 topics which were proposed by the participants of the 15th IRIS in 1992.
Each topic will be discussed in working groups consisting of 6-8 persons.
Position papers should not exceed 4-5 pages (1.500 words), and full papers
should not exceed 15 pages (5.000 words), everything included. The
conference topics are:

Open Systems, Flexibility and Tailorability

The apparently growing supply of, and market for, standard or semi-standard
computer systems raises a number of questions: Is it at all possible to
build flexible standard computer systems? What are the experiences of
adapting, maintaining and using a standard computer system in an
organisation? Does the situation call for new methods in systems
development? Are we facing a reorganisation of the software industry, where
new computer systems are developed in software houses, while "in-house"
systems departments become responsible for adaptation, installation and
maintenance?

Empirical Studies of Design Practice

If we want to improve design practice we must, first of all, acquire a more
 comprehensive understanding of the work processes of real-life design and
programming. How is systems development organized and how do systems
designers actually use methods and tools? How important are the designer's
skill and know how and what role does communication and collaboration play?
What are the differences between different development contexts?

Scandinavian Approaches

In recent years many ideas for design and implementation of computer based
systems originally presented under the headings "The Collective Resource
Approach"  or the "Scandinavian Approach" have been proposed in a new
context, that of "participatory design" or "cooperative design". Are the
approaches alike, or are there fundamental differences in underlying
motive, operative context of the application of the ideas, etc. that need
to be reconciled? One can also ask: Do the Scandinavian approaches have any
future? And if so, in which context?

System development education

Teaching system development is not a trivial task. Theories and methods are
often difficult to relate to without "real life" experience, and industrial
size problems become elusive when shrunk to classroom scale. What to teach
and how? How to bring "real life" problems into the classroom?  How to
balance theories versus methods? Presentations and evaluations of
curricula. Success and horror stories.

Professional Code of Ethics

The ethical dimension of our profession is important, but do we pay
attention to it? How can we research into this area? How can and should we
teach ethical issues to computer professionals? ACM has proposed a set of
ethical rules for computer professionals, and the rules have recently been
changed. How do we as Scandinavian researchers evaluate these rules? What
are the alternatives?

NOTE: For those of  you who feel unable to submit a contribution on any of
the above mentioned themes, but who would like to participate in the
Conference, it is still possible to make a contribution on more general
topics in Informations Systems Research.   Such miscellaneous contributions
will be collated into a sixth RopenS  working group category at the
Conference.

Please note that your contribution will be evaluated by the editors of the
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. If you do not want such an
evaluation, please inform the organizing committee beforehand.
The Scandinavian Journal is interested in other Scandinavian contributions
than those presented at this yearUs seminar.
You are invited to submit your contribution to the following address: The
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science, University of Aalborg, Frederiks Bajers Vej 7, DK- 9220
Aalborg /, Denmark.


Key Dates

1st of February:		Deadline for submission of abstracts or proposals for a
panel 				session, workshop or other activity together with a letter
					of interest (preferable by e-mail).
1st of March:		Notification of acceptance.
1st of June:			Deadline for submission of papers, registration, and
					payment.
1st of July:			The proceedings will be mailed.
7th-10th of August:	16th IRIS at Sch>ffergrden, at the edge of the woods
north 				of Copenhagen.

Submissions

Please send your abstract and letter of interest to the following address
of the programme and organizing committee before the 1st of February. If
possible, please send it by e-mail.
16th IRIS, Department of Computer Science, Copenhagen University,
Universitetsparken 1, DK-2100 K?benhavn /.
Phone: +45 3532 1453, e-mail: iris16@diku.dk, fax: +45 3532 1401

Conference Fee

The conference fee covers hotel accommodation, all meals and a copy of the
proceedings. The fee is estimated to DKR 2.700 for non-Ph.D. students and
           DKR 1.200 for Ph.D. students.

Programme and organizing committee

J?rgen P. Bansler and Jacob N?rbjerg, Department of Computer Science,
Copenhagen University,
Keld B?dker and Finn Kensing, Department of Computer Science, Roskilde
University,
Jan Pries-Heje, Institute of Computer and Systems Science, Copenhagen
Business School.

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Letter of Interest

If you are sending your abstract and letter of interest by e-mail, please
include the following information.

I like to participate in the 16th IRIS. Enclosed please find the abstract
of my planned contribution. The paper addresses the following topic (please
mark only one):
__  Open Systems, Flexibility and Tailorability
__  Empirical Studies of Design Practice
__  Scandinavian Approaches
__  System development education
__  Professional Code of Ethics
__  Miscellaneous

I would prefer the following form of presentation:
__  Discussion in a working group
__  A panel
__  A workshop
__  Other, please indicate type:

Name:	                                    First name:
Affiliation:
Address:


e-mail:


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Jorgen Bansler, DIKU, Universitetsparken 1, DK-2100 Copenhagen O
Phone: +45 3532 1429, Fax: +45 3532 1401, E-mail: bansler@diku.dk


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