[APDIO] DSS2012: 2nd CfP

[João Lourenço <joao.lourenco@ist.utl.pt>]

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Second Call for Papers (new submission deadline: 30.01.2012)

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DSS’2012 – 16th IFIP WG8.3 International Conference on Decision Support

Systems

Anavyssos, Greece, June 28-30 2012 (http://www.dss2012.org)

Conference theme: “Fusing DSS into the Fabric of the Context”

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The aim of the IFIP Working Group 8.3 DSS’2012 open conference is to

explore the modern perspective of fusion view on information systems and

the implications of this view for decision support systems. In this view

systems should achieve a total alignment with the context and the

personal preferences of users. The advantage of such a view is an

opportunity of seamless integration between enterprise environment and

information systems components. The conference solicits papers that

describe the application of fusion principles on decision support

systems research and practice. It is timely to explore the

socio-technical approaches for fusing decision support, as well as

opportunities and obstacles for achieving a total fusion of DSS systems

in various contexts.

Submissions from academics and practitioners are invited. Papers

describing real case studies will be most welcomed. All submitted

manuscripts will be double blind peer-reviewed in full by at least two

reviewers and members of the Program Committee. The acceptance of the

contributions will be based on the originality of the work, the

relevance for the conference theme and overall quality.

Suggested research topics include, but are not limited to:

-DSS fusion into supply chain management

-DSS fusion for on-line business management

-CRM-based DSS

-application of knowledge management for better decision support

-e-mail and instant messaging opportunities in DSS

-context models for the real-world decision support

-executive Information Systems

-rich modelling language for fusion of Decision Support

-fusing principles for Negotiation Support Systems and Group Support

-knowledge and Resource Discovery for modelling context

-fusion models for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

-collaborative Decision Making

-context-based DM in Geographic Information Systems

-Web 2.0 Systems in fusing Decision Support

-incorporating Complex Factors in context-based decision support

-inter-organizational and/or intra-organizational issues in fusion of DSS

-fusion of decision support and psychodynamic processes in group

decision making contexts

-research methods and issues with researching modern DSS

Submitted manuscripts must be original contributions which have not been

previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. All

accepted papers will be published in electronic conference proceedings

with an ISBN number, provided the authors are available to present their

research at the conference. Selected papers best suited to the

conference theme will be considered for publication as chapters of a

book with the conference theme, published and distributed by IOS Press,

in the FAIA series. Submissions will be handled by EasyChair.

Contributions, for all categories, must follow the article template from

IOSPress that can be downloaded

fromhttp://www.iospress.com/authco/instruction_crc.html.

Keynote Speakers

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- Bill Mayon-White, The London School of Economics and Political

Science, UK

- Dov Te'eni, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

- Timos Sellis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

- Constantin Zopounidis, Technical University of Crete, Greece

Post-conference publications

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Following the tradition of IFIP WG 8.3 conferences, authors of the best

papers will be invited to submit extended versions to special issues of

the following international scientific journals:

- Intelligent Decision Technologies International Journal (IDTJ),

- International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST)

- Journal of Decision Systems (JDS)

- Group Decision and Negotiation (GDN)

- Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Submissions categories

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Full papers – up to 12 pages

Short papers – up to 6 pages

Posters – up to 4 pages

Workshop proposals – up to 2 pages

Important Dates (submission via EasyChair)

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Paper submission due: January 30th, 2012

Workshop proposal due: January 30th, 2012

Doctoral Consortium proposals due: April 2nd, 2012

Poster submission due: April 2nd, 2012

Paper acceptance notification: March 16th, 2012

Final version of accepted papers due: April 20th, 2012

Registration (including proceedings, conference dinner, excursion to

Cape Sounio)

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Early registration: full 300€, student 150€ (cut-off date: 10 April 2011)

Late registration: full 400€, student 180€

Accompanying persons registration (including, conference dinner,

excursion to Cape Sounio): 60€

Conference Co-Chairs

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Patrick Humphreys, The London School of Economics and Political Science,

UK, United Kingdom Frada Burstein, Monash University, Australia

Steering Committee

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Fred Adam, Ireland (fadam@afis.ucc.ie)

Frada Burstein, Australia (Frada.Burstein@monash.edu)

Sven Carlsson, Sweden (sven.carlsson@ics.lu.se)

Athena Chatjoulis, Greece (athchatj@hol.gr)

George Doukidis, Greece (gjd@aueb.gr)

Patrick Humphreys, United Kingdom (p.humphreys@lse.ac.uk)

Yiannis Mourtos, Greece (mourtos@aueb.gr)

Ana Respicio, Portugal (respicio@di.fc.ul.pt)

Program Committee Chairs

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Frada Burstein, Monash University, Australia

Ana Respicio, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Doctoral Consortium Chairs

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Frederic Adam, Cork University, Ireland

Gloria Phillips-Wren, Loyola University Maryland

Organising Committee

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Yiannis Mourtos (Chair), Athens University of Economics and Business,

Greece (mourtos@aueb.gr)

Michael Doumpos, Technical University of Crete, Greece

(mdoumpos@dpem.tuc.gr)

Angeliki Karagiannaki, Athens University of Economics and Business,

Greece (akaragianaki@aueb.gr)

Dimitris Papakiriakopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business,

Greece (dpap@aueb.gr)

Conference Venue

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The conference will be held at Eden Beach Resort Hotel

(http://www.eden.gr/), by the coast of Anávissos (Anavyssos). Anavyssos

is linked to Athens by a major motorway (GR-91) and is a short trip

(25km) from the Athens International Airport (http://www.aia.gr/).

Mountains surround the town and a small plain is in the middle. Pine

forests are in the west. Anavyssos offers a beach with a number of

restaurants and bars and a spectacular view across the Saronic Gulf to

the island of Aegina. The town itself is two kilometres inland from the

beaches. It has a square, a school and an amusement park which is

sometimes used. The town has authentic and really hospitable inhabitants

and a tourist-friendly atmosphere.