The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management (http://www.ickm2009.org/) will be held in Hong Kong, China on December 3-4, 2009.

The Conference provides top researchers and practitioners from all over the world in Knowledge Management a forum for discussion and exchange. Since the first ICKM was held in Singapore in 2004, subsequent conferences have been held in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. (2005); Greenwich, London, U.K. (2006); Vienna, Austria (2007); and Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. (2008). In 2009, ICKM will be held in Hong Kong.

The theme of ICKM 2009 is “Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations.” This conference aims to facilitate dialogue among experts in the academe and the industry. The exchange of insights on related issues will boost up research momentum and contribute to the advancement of knowledge management as a discipline.

The conference will be organized into a number of tracks covering a wide range of topics:

Track 1: Global Collaborations and Innovations
    * Knowledge Management and Collaboration
    * New Models of Virtual Real-Time Collaboration, 3-D Collaborative Environments
    * Collaborative Technologies and Cultures, Collaboration 2.0
    * Inter-organizational Knowledge and Information Flows between Organizations
    * KM in Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative Environments
    * Knowledge Networks and Ecologies
    * Measuring the Intangible Value of Collaboration

Track 2: Semantic Technologies and Web 2.0 Tools
    * Ontologies and Semantic Technologies
    * Web 2.0 and Knowledge Management
    * Convergence of Audio, Video and Web Conferencing
    * Enterprise 2.0 and Social Networking Software

Track 3: Soft KM Tools and Techniques
    * Appreciative Inquiry, After Action Review / Reporting, Lessons Learnt Inventory
    * Use of Near-misses for Quality Improvement
    * Knowledge Management and Game Theory
    * Strategic Knowledge Management
    * Human Interpersonal and Group Communication
    * Narratives, Stories and Anecdotes for Learning and Knowledge Transfer

Track 4: Copyright, Creative Commons and Ethical Issues in Knowledge Economy
    * The Impact of Creative Commons on Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
    * Social and Ethical Issues of (Virtual) Collaboration

Track 5: KM in Education
    * KM in Universities: Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarly Collaboration
    * Strengthening School Collaboration through KM

Track 6: KM in Government
    * From e-Government to Participatory Government
    * e-Information Management in Government

Track 7: KM in NGOs and Non-profit Organizations
    * KM for Social Change and Innovation
    * Social and Value Networks in Business and Non-profit Environments

Track 8: KM in Libraries and Information Sectors

Track 9: KSS: The 10th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences

ICKM 2009 encourages submission of high-quality research reports (and workshop and practice presentation proposals) in knowledge management and its related areas. Submitted papers should not have been submitted for review, accepted for publication, nor published elsewhere. Papers will be reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected manuscripts will be invited for submission to special issues in some of the distinguished knowledge management related journals. There will be awards for the Best Conference Paper, the Best Theme Paper, the Best Student Paper, and the Best Practice Presentation.

You are invited to submit a full paper or a proposal (practitioner presentation, research in progress, symposia or workshop) by July 15, 2009.
 
Practitioner presentation proposals – This is for practitioners who have no interest to write a full paper but is interested to present on a KM related topic at the conference. 

"Research in Progress" proposals – For those who are not able to finish a full paper by July 15 and want to report on their “research in progress”. 

Symposia proposals - For those who would like to submit several presentation proposals together under a general theme. This can be for one or more presenters. The Symposia will be 1-1.5 hours long.

Workshop proposals – For those who would like to run a workshop, which may take about 1.5 hours or longer.
 
Full papers should be in the range of 10-12 pages. The other 4 kinds of proposals should be within 500 to 1000 words in length. Detailed information can be found at http://www.ickm2009.org/snews/home/submission-guidelines/.

Hope to receive a submission from you, and/or your colleagues, students and friends.  
 
Best regards,

Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu
Conference Co-Chair for the Academic
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Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Programme Director, Bsc in Information Management
Division of Information & Technology Studies
Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2241-5894
Fax: (852) 2517-7194
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Homepage: http://www.edu.hku.hk/samchu/
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