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HICSS-48
Call for Papers

The HICSS-48 conference will consist of symposia, workshops,

tutorials, advanced seminars, a keynote address, a distinguished
lecture, formal paper presentations, and ad hoc meetings over
four days, Monday through Thursday, January 5-8, 2015 at the
Grand Hyatt on Kauai.
Since 1967 HICSS conferences have provided an exciting
forum for the exchange of scientific ideas, research results,
development activities, and applications among academicians
and practitioners in the information, computer, and system
science disciplines. Conference leaders seek the most recent
and relevant cross-disciplinary research, providing a variety of
research topics and wide-ranging discussion opportunities.
Among 18 top Information Systems conferences,
HICSS is ranked 2nd in citation ranking,
2nd in value among IS conferences, and
3rd in value to the MIS field.
HICSS papers emphasize advances in research and development activities in several areas of the system sciences. Papers
may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial, or descriptive in nature.
Acceptance is based on a strict peer review in a double-blind
process, June - August of each year. Accepted papers are
published in the HICSS-48 Conference Proceedings, distributed
by the IEEE Computer Society Press, and included in Explore,
the IEEE Digital Library (http://computer.org/cspress).

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES

After a careful review by a special committee in each track Best

Paper Awards are presented in a special presentation on the
last day of the conference.

HICSS attendees enjoy a high degree of personal interaction

and lively discussion. Paper presentations and other sessions
occur in an informal workshop-like setting. Registrants are
expected to attend the entire conference this year Monday
through Thursday to receive the most professional benefit.
Visit http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu for the
most up-to-date information about HICSS-48.
HICSS is funded only by its registration fees.
Three buffet lunches, one reception, a Luau Dinner,
and the Proceedings are included in the registration fee.
Hotel rates are heavily discounted from normal
seasonal rates.

THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA

HICSS CONFERENCE
SHIDLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
2404 MAILE WAY D307
HONOLULU HI 96822

The Australian Governments Excellence in Research

Project (ERA) gave HICSS an A rating in the
December 2009 report.

Grand Hyatt Kauai

January 5-8, 2015

How and When to Submit a Paper *

Please follow Author Instructions found on

http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm

HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not

be previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere.

Abstracts are optional. You may contact the Minitrack Chair(s)

or Track Chair for guidance or verification of content.
If you are not sure of the appropriate Minitrack, submit a
preliminary abstract for determination.

Submit a paper to only one Minitrack. Submissions to more
than one minitrack may result in rejection by either minitrack
without consultation with author.
Do not author or co-author more than 5 papers. Track
Chairs must approve any names added after submission.

2014 Dates
June 15: Submit full manuscripts for review. Review is

double-blind; therefore this submission must be without author

names.

Aug 15:

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 https://precisionconference.
com/~hicss. At least one author of each accepted paper must immediately make plans to attend the conference, including initiating
fiscal, visa, or other travel guarantees.

Sep 15:

Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase

on Sept 16 and Dec 1.) At least one author of each paper should
register by Sept 15 in order secure publication in the Conference
Proceedings. Add author names, and submit Final Paper for
Publication to the Submission site (not previous review site).

Oct 15:

Papers without at least one registered author will

be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified.

Cancellation and Refund Policies

No registration refund after Dec 1. All conference cancellation

requests must be in writing. A fee will be charged for cancellation
of registration after Oct 15, at which time the paper will be withdrawn from the Proceedings. Hotel cancellation must be made
directly with the hotel.

* all deadline dates are midnight Hawaii time.

HICSS-48 TRACKS

For minitrack descriptions please see http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/48tracks.htm

Collaboration Systems and Technology

Knowledge Systems

Robert Briggs, San Diego State University

Tel: (619) 594-6942; rbriggs@mail.sdsu.edu
Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr., University of Arizona
Tel: (520) 621-4475; jnunamaker@cmi.arizona.edu

Murray Jennex, San Diego State University

Tel: (760) 722-3801; murphjen@aol.com
Dave Croasdell, University of Nevada, Reno
Tel: (775) 784-6902; davec@unr.edu

Decison Analytics, Mobile Services,

and Service Science

Organizational Systems and Technology

Christer Carlsson, Abo Akademi University

Tel: +358 2 215 4196; christer.carlsson@abo.fi
Haluk Demirkan, University of Washington Tacoma
Tel: 253-692-5751; Haluk@uw.edu

Digital and Social Media

Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University

Tel: (315) 443-1676; crowston@syr.edu
Karine Nahon, University of Washington
Tel: (206) 685-6668; karineb@uw.edu

E-Government

Hans J (Jochen) Scholl, University of Washington

Tel: (206) 616-2543; jscholl@u.washington.edu

Electric Energy Systems

Bob Thomas, Cornell University

Tel: (607) 255-5083; rjt1@cornell.edu
Tom Overbye, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tel: (217) 333-4463; overbye@illinois.edu

Information Technology in Healthcare

William Chismar, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tel: (808) 956-8866; chismar@hawaii.edu
Tom Horan, Claremont Graduate University
Tel: 909-607-9302; tom.horan@cgu.edu

Hugh Watson, University of Georgia

Tel: (706) 542-3744; hwatson@terry.uga.edu

Software Technology

Gul Agha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tel: (217) 244-3087; agha@cs.uiuc.edu
Rick Kazman, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tel: (808) 956-6948; kazman@hawaii.edu

Conference Administration
Conference Co-Chairs
Ralph Sprague
Tel: (808) 956-7082
sprague@hawaii.edu
Tung Bui
Tel: (808) 956-5565
tungb@hawaii.edu

Conference Administrator

Sandra Laney
Tel: (808) 956-3251 Fax: (808) 956-5759
hicss@hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shidler College of Business
2404 Maile Way, D-307
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Internet and the Digital Economy

David R. King, JDA Software Group

Tel: (480) 308-3000; David.king@jda.com
Alan Dennis, Indiana University
Tel: (812) 855-2691; ardennis@indiana.edu

Conference Venue 2015

Grand Hyatt Kauai
1571 Poipu Road
Koloa, Hawaii 96756
Tel: 808-742-1234
Fax: 808-742-557
Email: res@hyatt.com