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Originally from: "Prof. Kecheng Liu" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: 2 calls: workshop on org. semiotics + ICEIS ---------------------------------------------------- ============ Dear all, The 3rd workshop of organisational semiotics, in conjunction with ICEIS (2nd Intet. Conf. on Enterprise Information System), is on 4 July 2000 at Stafford. If anyone wishes to attend the workshop as well as the conference, perhaps you should register your interest with the conference now. There is still some time for you to submit a paper to ICEIS if you wish. Both the calls for 3rd Workshop on Organisational Semiotics and ICEIS are enclosed below. Please feel free to circulate them. Regards, Kecheng ================== The first call for papers The 3rd International Workshop on Organisational Semiotics 4 July 2000, Stafford, UK Attached to the Second International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS2000) 5 - 7 July 2000 (http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/) Background The first workshop was held in Twente in 1995 and the second one took place in Almelo in September 1999 (http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/research/groups/semiotics99/index.html). These workshops were driven by an increasing need felt by colleagues for a better understanding of information and its functions in the society and organisations. This has resulted in a collective effort towards establishing the theory of organisational semiotics for studying organisations, human communication and information systems. The community, formed and strengthened by these events, consists of educators, researchers and consultants in the fields of information theory, organisation studies, information systems, computation, language and communication.. In the last two workshops, participants not only had opportunities to present their work, but also enjoyed lively and constructive discussions, which proved to be beneficial to many research groups. A book containing selected papers from this workshop will be produced in early 2000. It is hoped the publication of this book and a number of more resulting from the following workshops will meet the demand for research and teaching materials in the fields of organisational semiotics and its applications such as business process modelling, knowledge engineering, organisational studies, information management and systems development. The IFIP Working Group 8.1 has preliminarily expressed its interest in endorsing this workshop. The WG8.1 has already planned to run its working conference entitled "Organisational Semiotics" in Montreal in 2001, which will be contributed by most of the workshop participants (with Ronald Stamper as the conference chair and Kecheng Liu as the PC chair). Objectives The workshop first of all will provide a continuing opportunity for the colleagues who have been involved in the community in the past years, and will be also open to any one interested in the subject area. This will enable us to exchange new ideas, and inform the development of their work. This is part of the effort from this research community in establishing a discipline of study of information and communication in the context of organisations, with or without the use of information technology. The workshop will also serve as an important platform for any one - educators, researchers, practitioners and students - who is interested in or has worked in semiotics and semiotic approaches to information and its use in organisational contexts. Workshop Format The workshop will last one day (in contrast with the format of multiple days as run in the first two workshops). This is constrained by the format set by the ICEIS2000 committee, as this workshop is organised as part of that conference. It is intended that all papers will be sent to workshop participants for them to study before they come to the workshop; therefore the discussion after each presentation can be in more depth. Each accepted paper will be assigned to a discussant, who will lead the discussion after the paper presentation at the workshop, as well as critique the paper for further improvement for possible inclusion into a book for publication. Paper submissions Prospective authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (ca.2000 words) in the first place. Preliminary acceptance with comments will be given to the abstract authors to facilitate the production of the full papers. Papers presented at the workshop will be further selected for publication in the second book in the series of Organisational Semiotics. Important dates: Extended abstract submission - 10 April 2000 Author notification - 1 May 2000 Final (full paper) submission - 10 June 2000. Workshop Programme Committee (incomplete yet): Kecheng Liu (chair) - University of Staffordshire, GB Peter Andersen - University of Aahus, DK Rodney Clarke - University of Wollongong, AU Ronald Stamper - University of Twente, NL Workshop Secretary: Samuel Chong <[log in to unmask]> If you have any queries, please contact the Workshop PC Chair: Professor Kecheng Liu (www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/~cmtkl) ===================================================== ============================ ICEIS 2000: 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS Call for Papers: 4-7 July 2000, Staffordshire University, Stafford UK http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ Organised by the School of Computing at Staffordshire University, UK and the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of Setúbal, Portugal, and in cooperation with the British Computer Society and the International Federation for Information Processing, Working Group 8.1. SCOPE The purpose of this 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Enterprise Computing, including Enterprise Database Applications, Artificial Intelligence Applications and Decision Support Systems, Systems Analysis and Specification, and Internet and Electronic Commerce. ICEIS focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICEIS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. Information concerning ICEIS'99 can be found at http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis TOPIC AREAS / CONFERENCE TRACKS Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the list is not exhaustive. Papers should address one or more of the listed topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related topics are also acceptable. 1. Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications 2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 3. Systems Analysis and Specification 4. Internet and Electronic Commerce AREA 1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications (a) Object-Oriented Database Systems (b) Database Management (c) Distributed Database Applications (d) Performance Analysis (e) Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture (f) Database Security and Transaction Support (g) Internet-enabled Databases (h) Query Processing and Optimisation (i) Graphical User Interfaces (j) Data Warehouses (k) Statistical Applications and Data Mining (l) Information Classification (m) Multimedia Database Applications AREA 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (a) Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (b) Expert Systems (c) Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic (d) Applications of Neural Networks, Neural Networks or Genetic Algorithms (e) Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems (f) Intelligent User Interfaces (g) Applications of Pattern Recognition to Robotics and Vision Systems (h) Bayesian Networks (i) Decision Support Systems in E-Commerce (j) Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages (k) Agent-Oriented Programming (l) Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications (m) Testbeds and Development Environments (n) Intelligent Tutoring Systems AREA 3: Systems Analysis and Specification (a) Systems Engineering Methodologies (b) Information Engineering Methodologies (c) Semiotics in Computing (d) Requirements Analysis (e) Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (f) CASE Tools for System Development (g) Modelling of Distributed Systems (h) Systems Integration: Modelling Concepts and Information Integration Tools (i) Organisational Issues on Systems Integration (j) Legacy Systems Integration (k) Re-engineering AREA 4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (a) Languages and Protocols (b) Internet/ Intranet Distributed Computing (c) CASE Tools for Internet Computing Systems (d) Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications (e) Network Implementation Choices (e.g.. SGML/SML) (f) Internet/Intranet Based Systems for Business Processes and E-Commerce (g) Object Orientation In Internet and Distributed Computing (h) Internet and Collaborative Computing (i) Software Agents: Agent-Based Modelling and Agent-Based Programming (j) Agent-Based Systems for Business Applications and E-Commerce (k) Process Design and Organisational Issues in E-Commerce (l) Security, Privacy, Freedom of Information And Other Social and Ethical Issues All the papers will be reviewed by the International Programme Committee (see below). KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Professor A. Cheng, University of Houston, USA. Professor T. Greene, MIT, USA. Professor J. Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada. Professor Ian C. Ritchie, President of British Computer Society, UK. Professor R. Stamper, University of Twente, Netherlands. Professor C. J. Theaker, Terrafix Ltd, UK. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors should submit a paper in English of up to 5,000 words, both by e-mail (attached file in an accepted format - see below) and surface mail (2 printed copies) to the conference secretariat (see address below). Papers received after the deadline may be returned unopened. The programme committee will review all papers and the first author of each paper will be notified of acceptance, by email. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. Authors must also indicate the topic area to which the paper is submitted. Due to space limitations in the Proceedings, the maximum number of pages for each paper is limited to 5 (five). If absolutely needed, it is possible to increase the total number of pages up to 8 pages. However, for each page in excess of 5 the authors must pay an additional fee of £50 for each excess page. - Format of the paper: Submitted papers should be formatted for A4 size paper, and must be written in English, and carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling. Papers should be submitted in a 2-column format; each column should be 7.5cm wide, with a space of 0.8cm between the columns. The text should be in Times New Roman, 11pt, justified and single-spaced. There should be no headers/footers and no page numbers. Margins requirements are as follows: Top: 3.3 cm; Bottom: 4.2cm; Left 2.6cm; Right: 2.6cm. The title, author, affiliation(s), contact details, abstract and list of keywords should be justified and single-spaced in a single column across the width of the printable area. The paper should include: (a) The title: 14 pt bold type, centred over two columns, and in upper case. (b) Authors and affiliations (incl. full address and e-mail) should all be 11pt, centred, under the title. Authors (bold) and affiliation/contact details (italic) should be centred. For multiple authors use a superscript to indicate affiliation/contact details. (c) Abstract: maximum 200 words, 11pt. (d) Keywords: maximum of five, under abstract, separated by commas. (e) Headings should be numbered and in mixed case 12pt. bold text. Generally two, and at most three levels of numbered headings should be used. (f) Figures should be numbered sequentially, with a 10pt. caption centred immediately below. Figures should be placed in the main text, as close as possible to their first reference, and centred in a column or across the page if necessary. (g) Bibliographical references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper, before any appendices. Use 11pt. single spaced text. References within the text should be in the Harvard referencing style. Examples are given below: White, R., 1988. Advertising: what it is and how to do it. 2nd ed. London: McGraw Hill. Greco, A.J. and Swayne, L.D., 1992. Sales response of elderly customers to point-of-purchase advertising. Journal of Advertising Research, 32 (5), 43-63. Silver, K., 1989. Electronic mail: the new way to communicate. In: D.I. Raitt, ed. 9th international online information meeting, London 3-5 December 1988. Oxford: Learned Information, 323-330. For email submission, the only accepted formats are RTF, Postscript or PDF. - Multiple submissions: If a paper has been submitted to other conferences it may also be submitted to ICEIS as long as (1) it is not published or presented at other conferences, (2) the author clearly indicates on the paper the other places where it has been submitted, and (3) the author notifies the programme chair if he/she submits the paper to other conferences during the ICEIS review process. SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS OR EXHIBITS Any person interested in organising a tutorial, workshop, or exhibition should submit a proposal to the secretariat, before 31st January 2000, by e-mail ([log in to unmask]). These will be held on 4th July 2000. Proposals should specify the topic and scope of the tutorial, the background knowledge expected of the participants, and a résumé of the instructor(s). Companies interested in presenting their products, showing documentation about them or demonstrating some application, are invited to contact the secretariat and make a reservation for a booth at the conference site. PROCEEDINGS AND BOOK PUBLICATION All accepted papers whose authors confirm participation at the conference will be published in the ICEIS 2000 proceedings. A number of papers will be selected for publication in a book to be published by a major worldwide publisher. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Paper Submissions - 31st January 2000 Author Notification - 30th March 2000 Final Submissions - 30th April 2000 SECRETARIAT ICEIS 2000 Secretariat Staffordshire University School of Computing Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0AD, UK Fax: +44 1785 353561 E-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/iceis/ PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS Dr. Bernadette Sharp, Staffordshire University, School of Computing, Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0AD, UK ([log in to unmask]) Joaquim Filipe, Escola Superior de Tecnologia of Setúbal, Rua Vale de Chaves - Estefanilha , 2910 Setúbal, Portugal ([log in to unmask]) CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Professor Neil Willis, Staffordshire University, School of Computing, Beaconside, Stafford, UK. Professor António Alves Vieira, Escola Superior de Tecnologia of Setúbal, Portugal. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE A. Alderson (UK) K. Bennett (UK) P. Bernus (Australia) O. Bittel (Germany) F. Boavida (Portugal) A. Bordetsky (USA) R. J. Clarke (Australia) B. Coulette (France) A. Cheng (USA) W. Cheng-Chung Chu (Taiwan) B. Chrisment (France) J. L. G. Dietz (Netherlands) C. Dudley (UK) P. J. P. Ferreira (Portugal) A. Finkelstein (UK) L. N. Fred (Portugal) M. Fuchs (Australia) J. Gupta (USA) S. Hammoudi (France) K. Huang (Netherlands) J. Kouloumdjian (France) K. Liu (UK) G. P. Lopes (Portugal) P. Luker (UK) E. R. M. Madeira (Brazil) H. Madeira (Portugal) N. J. Mamede (Portugal) J. C. Meyer (Netherlands) E. Monteiro (Portugal) M. Munro (UK) R. Newton (UK) P. Nugues (France) J. M. Pinon (France) M. Ramage (UK) M. Revenu (France) H. Shah (UK) V. Shankararaman (UK) J. Shao (UK) Z. Shi (China) R. Stamper (Netherlands) F. Stowell (UK) Z. Tari (Australia) C. Theaker (UK) P. Veiga (Portugal) W. J. Walley (UK) C. Welty (Italy) H. Wang (Honk Kong) D. W. Wilson (UK) T. Wood-Harper (UK) ******************************************************************* To: ICEIS 2000 Secretariat Staffordshire University School of Computing Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0AD, UK Or e-mail to: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Attendance Intention Form: I am interested in the Conference and wish to attend and * submit a paper and the topic is: * submit a case study and the topic is: * submit an application/product regarding the track(s): * demonstrate an application regarding the track(s): * I am definitely interested in the Conference and wish to attend the conference only. * I may be interested in the Conference and would like to remain on the mailing list. Name : Address: E-mail address: Position: Organization: Tel No: Fax: ------------------------------------------- Professor Kecheng Liu, http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/~cmtkl/ BSc MSc PhD CEng MBCS MACM Chair of Computing Science School of Computing Staffordshire University Beaconside Stafford ST18 0AD, UK Phone:+44.1785.353464 fax: +44.1785.353497 Email: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%