From: Rob Kling <kling@ics.uci.edu>
Subject: CFP: Conference on Organizational Computing Systems
Newsgroups: comp.society
Date: 8 Nov 92 02:18:28 GMT



                               Call for Papers
                                   COOCS 93
                Conference on Organizational Computing Systems
                   Sponsored by ACM SIGOIS and IEEECS TC-OA
                       in cooperation with IFIP WG 8.4
       Sheraton Silicon Valley --- Milpitas (near San Jose), California
                              November 1-4, 1993


As we move toward globally distributed businesses, widespread mixed-media
computing systems and highly mobile workers, the availability of information
within an organization becomes increasingly critical.  Advances in tools,
technologies, and methodologies that facilitate the use of information systems
in organizations will improve the way information is made available and used.
This conference is intended to bring together researchers and practitioners
interested in the use, management, and movement of information within
organizations. The scope of the conference is intended to cover areas related
to this goal, including but not limited to:

        Organizational computing systems
        Distributed AI, Expert Systems and Multi-Agent models
        Object and Database Models and Systems
        Parallel, Distributed and Open Information Systems
        Computer-Supported Collaboration
        Task Analysis, Modeling, Planning and Coordination
        Social Aspects of Integrating and Using Information
        Analysis of Organizational Structure and Dynamics to
                improve organizational utilization of computers
        Multimedia Information, Storage, Retrieval and
        Portability and the Mobile Office
        Organizational Impact of Large Distributed Applications


Submissions to the conference can be in the form of papers, demonstration,
panel, workshop or tutorial proposals.

Papers can take two forms.  Research Investigations present original work in
any of the areas of interest to the conference.  Case studies discuss projects
which introduce innovative tools, technologies or methodologies into
particular organizational settings, and critically analyze the results and
impact of the project.  Papers should not exceed 12 ACM camera-ready pages.
It is possible that some papers will be presented at the conference in poster
sessions.

Demonstration proposals should be 3-5 pages long, and include enough
information to allow the committee to judge the relevance and significance of
the work.  Please include machine requirements.

Panel proposals should motivate the subject of the panel, and give brief
biographical sketches of each of the proposed panel members.

Workshop and Tutorial proposals should motivate the workshop/tutorial and its
relevance to this conference. For tutorials, provide an outline and a brief
biosketch of the proposers.  For workshops, motivate the workshop, indicate
how you would select participants, and outline the format of the workshop.
Proposals for both half-day and full-day workshops and tutorials are welcome.

Authors should submit five copies of their manuscript, in English, together
with a cover sheet, to the Program Chair by March 1, 1993.  The cover sheet
should contain (i) submission type; (ii) title, (iii) names, addresses, phone
numbers, fax numbers and email addresses (if available) of all authors; (iii)
contact author; (iv) keywords and abstract.  Information on paper format can
be obtained from the Program Chair.

IMPORTANT DATES:
        Submissions due:        March 1, 1993
        Author notification:    June 7, 1993
        Manuscripts due:        August 13, 1993


General Chair:
        Peter de Jong (IBM, USA)

Conference Committee:
        Robert Allen (Bellcore, USA)
        Fred Lochovsky (HKUST, Hong Kong)
        Doug Vogel (U. Arizona, USA)
        Carson Woo (U. British Columbia, Canada)

Registration/Local Arrangements:
        Charles Grantham (U. San Francisco, USA)

Workshops:
        Michael Muller (Bellcore, USA)


Program Chair:
        Simon Kaplan
        Department of Computer Science
        University of Illinois
        1304 W. Springfield Avenue
        Urbana, IL 61801
        USA
        phone: +1 217 244 0392
        email: kaplan@cs.uiuc.edu
        fax: +1 217 333 3501

Program Committee:
        Graham Button  (Xerox EuroPARC, UK)
        Prasun Dewan  (Purdue U., USA)
        Bob Ensor (AT  Bell Labs, USA)
        Anthony Finkelstein  (Imperial College, UK)
        Dave Gedye  (SunLabs, USA)
        Saul Greenberg  (U. Calgary, Canada)
        Hiroshi Ishii  (NTT, Japan)
        Gail Kaiser  (Columbia U., USA)
        John King  (U.C. Irvine, USA)
        Rob Kling  (U.C. Irvine, USA)
        Dan Kogan  (Intel Corp., USA)
        Jintae Lee   (U. Hawaii, USA)
        Dave Marca  (DEC, USA)
        Ken Pier  (Xerox PARC, USA)
        Tom Rodden  (Lancaster U., UK)
        Sunil Sarin   (Xerox, USA)
        Allan Shepherd  (HP Labs, USA)
        John Smith  (U. North Carolina, USA)
        Terry Winograd  (Stanford U., USA)
        Mike Wish  (AT  Bell Labs, USA)