June 24, 2011 -- The first call for papers has been issued for DSS 2012 in Anávissos, Greece, June 28-30, 2012. The aim of the IFIP Working Group 8.3 DSS’2012 open conference is to explore the modern perspective of the 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:

Researching fusing DSS into the Fabric of the Context

New methodological approaches for DSS

DSS fusion into supply chain management

DSS fusion for on-line business management

Intelligent technologies for context-based information fusion

Mobile technologies for context-based DSS fusion

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

socio-technical aspects for 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

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 Easy Chair system accessible from the conference website.

Post-conference publications

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)v - Journal of Decision Systems (JDS)

- Group Decision and Negotiation (GDN)

- Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Submissions categories

Full papers – up to 6000 words

Short papers – up to 3000 words

Posters – up to 2000 words

Workshop proposals – up to 1000 words

Important Dates

Paper submission due: January 16th, 2012

Workshop proposal due: January 16th, 2012

Doctoral Consortium proposals due: April 2nd, 2012

Poster submission due: April 2nd, 2012v Conference Co-Chairs

Patrick Humphreys, LSE, UK

Frada Burstein, Monash University, AU

Steering Committee

Fred Adam, Ireland 
Frada Burstein, Australia 
Sven Carlsson, Sweden 
Athena Chatjoulis, Greece 
George Doukidis, Greece 
Patrick Humphreys, UK 
Gloria Phillips-Wren, USA
Ana Respicio, Portugal 
Yiannis Mourtos, Greece

Program Committee Chairs 
Frada Burstein, Monash University, Australia
Ana Respicio, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Doctoral Consortium Chairs 
Fred Adam, Cork University, Ireland
Gloria Phillips-Wren, Loyola University Maryland
Organising Committee Chair 
Yiannis Mourtos Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece 

Organising Committee Chair 

Yiannis Mourtos Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece 

Anávissos (Anavyssos) is linked to Athens by a major motorway (GR-91). It’s also a short trip (25km) from the new airport, and 30km to Larion harbour. 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 tourist-friendly atmosphere.

updated September 4, 2011