subject: The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management / ICKM 
2009

The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management 
(http://ickm2009.pbwiki.com/) 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.

ICKM 2009 will feature invited keynote presentations, panels on topical 
issues (e.g. management, technology, business, and public policy), 
refereed paper presentations on emerging and continuing business and 
research issues, and workshops on new areas of knowledge management. The 
theme of ICKM 2009 is “Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative 
Innovations.” Finding effective ways of collaboration is one of the most 
challenging tasks for individuals and organisations faced with complex, 
global, and interconnected issues. Collaboration is more than just being 
connected through the internet and various forms of professional, 
business and social networks. Collaboration through information and 
communication technologies also requires us to "prepare the mind" for 
partnerships. Many of our traditional business models, public 
organisational structures, and educational systems are not yet ready for 
new forms of decision-making, problem-solving and collaboration that 
goes beyond organisational boundaries. Concepts like "open innovation", 
"value networks", "wisdom of crowds" are some of the ideas that 
influence our thinking on collaboration and information sharing.

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 
several tracks along but not limited to these topics:

* Knowledge Management and Collaboration
* New Models of Virtual Real-Time Collaboration, 3-D Collaborative 
Environments
* Collaborative Technologies and Cultures, Collaboration 2.0
* Knowledge Networks and Ecologies
* Strengthening School Collaboration through KM
* KM in Universities: Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarly Collaboration
* Knowledge Management in Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative 
Environments
* more topics can be found on the conference home page

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 workshop / practice 
presentation proposals) by June 30, 2009


Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu (Conference Co-Chair for the Academic)

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Sam 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
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Homepage: http://www.edu.hku.hk/samchu/
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