AMCIS 2000
Americas Conference on Information Systems
Long Beach, California
August 10th - 13th, 2000
Call for Papers for the Mini Track
"Model-Driven and Web-Based
Decision Support Systems"
Mini Track Chair
D. J. Power, University of Northern Iowa, power@uni.eduHomepage at
http://DSSResources.COMThis mini track focuses on building and evaluating Model-Driven and Web-Based Decision Support Systems. Model-Driven DSS emphasize access to and manipulation of a model, for example, statistical, financial, optimization or simulation models. Web-Based DSS deliver decision support information or decision support models to a manager, business analyst, customer or supplier using a "thin-client" Web browser like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
Possible Topics include the following:
DSS Design Methodologies, especially for Model-Driven and Web-Based DSS
Selection of DSS Generators
Development in Java, JavaScript, Perl and C
Level of Detail and Precision to Include in Models
Model Formulation
Model Maintenance
Model Management in Web and Distributed Computing Environments
Evaluation of DSS Designs
Linking Models and Database Technologies
Technical Antecedents of Acceptance and Use
Role and Effects of User Involvement in Design and Development
Comparative Effectiveness of Different Interactive Structures for DSS
Model-Driven DSS Applications
Web-Based DSS for Customers and Suppliers
We invite papers that address any of the areas listed above, as well as any related issues. Reviewers, Discussants and Session Chairs are also needed.
Important Dates
Submission of Material: March 15, 2000
Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2000
Camera-Ready Copy: May 5, 2000
Conference Registration: June 1, 2000
Submission Guidelines
All submissions and inquiries should be made to D. J. Power at power@uni.edu. Submissions must be in English, and should represent the original work of the authors. Each submission is limited to SEVEN pages (approximately 3500 words) in length for a full complete research paper and THREE pages (approximately 1500 words) for a research-in-progress paper. All submissions should be made electronically and sent as an attachment in MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, or HTML format. Please indicate "AMCIS 2000 Mini Track Submission" in the subject line of the e-mail to which your submissions are attached. Best papers will be recognized and receive awards at the conference.
Submissions should include the following:
i) Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all co-authors.
ii) Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), Abstract , and Main body of the submission.
iii) References and/or bibliography (in MIS Quarterly format).
Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest and most important issues in Information Systems and serves the research and teaching interests of the IS community. For more details about AMCIS 2000, see www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000.