Call For Papers: Communication Networks, HICSS 44
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES
Track: Organizational Systems and Technology
Minitrack: Communication Networks
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_44/apahome44.htm
Conference: JANUARY 4-7, 2011
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, Kauai, Hawaii
Submission now open
Papers due by JUNE 15, 2010
All submissions are made through the HICSS site.
MINI-TRACK: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Communication networks represent a significant portion of the study of social networks a branch of systems sciences and complex systems. Communication networks can be defined as patterns of contact created by the flow of messages among entities through time and space. Network analysis identifies exchange structures shaped by the flow of information or other material/nonmaterial resources. Both traditional and emerging patterns of exchange are increasingly mediated by information technology and one of the most popular products of mediated communication networks to date is social networking websites. These sites afford a parallel but unique area of research focusing on the utilization of online communication networks. As such, the current mini-track focuses on the structures and patterns of association emerging from the flow of information and are particularly well suited for dynamic network data collection. Units of analysis (nodes) and form of flow (ties) are scaleable, and this track welcomes a wide range of communication network conceptualizations. Research is also welcomed that apply systems approaches to a range of communication network contexts including, but not limited to work groups and teams, social support networks and families, and larger scale contexts like organizations, online communities, and neighborhoods / communities.
Possible Communication Network topics include, but are not limited to:
Affiliation Networks
Blog Networks
Citation Networks
Cognitive Networks
Collaboration Networks
Communities of Practice
Community Networks
Cooperation and Coordination
Corporate Communication Networks
Decision-Making Networks
Design of Communication Network Platforms
Diffusion/Innovation Networks
Discourse Networks
Email Networks
Environmental/Sustainability Communication Networks
Family / Kin Networks
Global / International Networks
Hyperlink Networks
ICTs
Information Brokerage
Information Exchange/Sharing
Internet as a Social/Communication Network
Interorganizational Networks
Knowledge Flows/Networks
Multilevel Communication Networks
Multiplex Networks
Neighborhood Networks
Communication Network Dynamics/Longitudinal Networks
Communication Network Evolution and Co-evolution
Communication Network Stability
Networks and Creativity
New Media Networks
Online Communities
Online Games
Open Source Networks
Organizational Networks
Patent Networks
Project Networks
Scientific Networks
Semantic Networks
Simulation & Agent Based Models of Communication Networks
Small-group Networks
Social Support Networks
Tacit Knowledge Networks
Team Networks
Twitter Networks
Virtual Networks
Work-group Networks
MINITRACK ORGANIZERS
Devan Rosen (primary contact)
Department of Speech
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Email: rosend@hawaii.edu
George A. Barnett
Department of Communication
University of California, Davis
Email: gbarnett@davis.edu
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
ABSTRACTS (optional)
Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime.
FULL PAPERS
JUNE 15, 2010 (Hard deadline imposed by HICSS, will not be extended)
Authors submit Full Papers to the Peer Review System, following the Author Instructions found on the HICSS web site (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/). All papers must be submitted in double column publication format and limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references that conform to HICSS standards. Papers undergo blind review.
HICSS papers must contain original material, and not be previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere.
You may submit a paper to only one Minitrack. Duplicate submissions may be rejected by any or all minitracks, without consultation with author.
An individual may be listed as author/co-author on no more than 6 submitted papers. Track Chairs must approve any names added after submission.
AUG 15, 2010
Acceptance notices are emailed to authors by the Review System. (Make sure your server accepts the address.) At least one author of each accepted paper must immediately make plans to attend the conference, including initiating fiscal, visa, or other travel guarantees.
SEPT 15, 2010
Accepted authors submit Final Paper. At least one author of each paper should register by this date. This is the Early Registration fee deadline.
OCT 15, 2010
Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified by the Conference Office.
Conference: JANUARY 4-7, 2011
Grand Hyatt Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii
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