ISD 2005FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT:

Methods and ToolsTheory and Practice

Conference Theme:Bridging the Gap between Academia

and PracticeKarlstad, Sweden, 15-17 August, 2005

http://www.it.kau.se/isd2005/

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPEInformation Systems Development (ISD) progresses rapidly, continually creating new challenges for the professionals involved. New concepts, approaches and techniques of systems development emerge constantly in this field. Progress in ISD comes from research as well as from practice. The aim of the Conference is to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences between academia and industry, and to stimulate exploration of new solutions.

TRACKS AND TOPICSThe ISD 2005 Conference will be organised in different research tracks and a special industry track according to the conference theme “Bridging the Gap between Academia and Practice”. On the next slide some important tracks are prespecified with examples of relevant topics. More tracks could be added and the topics of interest would be expanded in line with the submitted papers.

1. Co-design of Business and IT. Design of information systems and business processes in concert. Developers and users as joint co-designers. Methods, models and tools as co-instruments in co-design. Continual use-based redesign of information systems and business processes

2. Communication and Methods. Communicative processes. Learning, understanding, representation and knowledge. Testing and evaluation; modelling and meta-modelling. Communication technology, media and mediation

3. Human Values of Information Technology. Privacy issues in network-based services. Multimedia experiences in the Information Society. Digital bridges for empowerment. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and prototyping tools

4. Management and IT (MIT). Knowledge management; approaches and solutions. Enterprise systems in a management perspective. Leadership, information strategy and productivity aspects

5. Requirements Engineering (RE) in the IS Life-Cycle. Non-functional requirements for information systems. RE for development, selection, and integration of COTS products. Human and organisational aspects of RE in ISD

6. Semantic Web Approaches and Applications. Knowledge management and ontology design. Semantic web technologies. Semantic based web services and grid services. Semantic based web information management and enterprise integration

7. Service Development and IT. Customer involvement and learning with customers in IT-supported service development. The roles of Self-Service Technology (SST) in development of complex services. The roles of IT in enhancing the firm’s operations within networks/alliances/partnerships

8. Integration of Information Technology in Practice (Industry Track). Management of IT resources and business processes. Methods for integration of business systems. Information technology as solution for electronic communication

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION

General Chair:Anders G. Nilsson, Karlstad University, Sweden

Program Co-Chairs:Remigijus Gustas, Karlstad University, SwedenAnders G. Nilsson, Karlstad University, SwedenWita Wojtkowski, Boise State University, USAGregory Wojtkowski, Boise State University, USAStanislaw Wrycza, University of Gdansk, PolandJoze Zupancic, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Track chairs:Sten Carlsson, Karlstad University, Sweden (track 8)Sven Carlsson, Lund University, Sweden (track 4)Rodney Clarke, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom (track 2)Olov Forsgren, University of Borås, Sweden (track 1)Odd Fredriksson, Karlstad University, Sweden (track 7)Göran Goldkuhl, Linköping University, Sweden (track 1)John Sören Pettersson, Karlstad University, Sweden (track 3)Birger Rapp, Linköping University, Sweden (track 4)William Song, University of Durham, United Kingdom (track 6)Benkt Wangler, University of Skövde, Sweden (track 5)

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEEGary Allen University of Huddersfield, United KingdomErling S. Andersen Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, NorwayKarin Axelsson Linköping University, SwedenJanis Barzdins University of Latvia, LatviaJuris Borzovs University of Latvia and Riga Technical University, LatviaFrada Burstein Monash University, AustraliaRimantas Butleris Kaunas Technical University, LithuaniaAlbertas Caplinskas Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, LithuaniaAntanas Cenys Semiconductor Physics Institute, Vilnius, LithuaniaHeitor Augustus Xavier Costa Universidade Federal de Lavras, BrazilDarren Dalcher Middlesex University, London, United KingdomJørgen Fischer Nilsson Technical University of Denmark, DenmarkJulie Fishe Monash University, AustraliaGuy Fitzgerald Brunel University, United KingdomChris Freyberg Massey University, New ZealandJanis Grundspenkis Riga Technical University, LatviaHele-Mai Haav Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaG. Harindranath University of London, United KingdomIgor Hawryszkiewycz University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaAlfred Helmerich Research Institute of Applied Technology, Munich,

GermanyJuhani Iivari University of Oulu, FinlandMirjana Ivanovic University of Novi Sad, Serbia and MontenegroMarius Janson University of Missouri - St. Louis, USANimal Jayaratna Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaRoland Kaschek Massey University, New ZealandKarlheinz Kautz Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkMarite Kirikova Riga Technical University, LatviaJohn Krogstie Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NorwayRein Kuusik Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaSergei Kuznetsov Russian Academy of Science, RussiaHenry Linger Monash University, AustraliaBjörn Lundell University of Skövde, SwedenAudrone Lupeikiene Institute of Mathematic and Informatics, LithuaniaKalle Lyytinen Case Western Reserve University, USALeszek A. Maciaszek Macquarie University, Australia

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Cont.)Yannis Manolopoulos Aristotle University, GreeceMajed Al-Mashari King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaHeinrich C. Mayr University of Klagenfurt, AustriaElisabeth Métais CNAM University, Paris, FranceRobert Moreton University of Wolverhampton, United KingdomPavol Navrat Slovak University of Technology, SlovakiaLina Nemuraite Kaunas Technical University, LithuaniaJacob Nørbjerg Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkEugene K. Ovsyannikov The Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaJari Palomäki Technical University of Tampere/Pori, FinlandMalgorzata Pankowska University of Economics In Katowice, PolandGeorge A. Papadopoulus University of Cyprus, CyprusAnne Persson University of Skövde, SwedenAlain Pirotte University of Louvain, BelgiumJaroslav Pokorny Charles University in Prague, Czech RepublicBoris Rachev University of Rousse and Technical University of Varna, BulgariaVaclav Repa Prague University of Economics, Czech RepublicDavid Schwartz Bar-Ilan University, IsraelTimothy K. Shih Tamkang University, TaiwanKlaas Sikkel University of Twente, NetherlandsGuttorm Sindre Norwegian University of Science and Technology,

NorwayLarry Stapleton Waterford Institute of Technology, Republic of IrelandEberhard Stickel Bonn University of Applied Sciences, GermanyUldis Sukovskis Riga Technical University, LatviaBo Sundgren Statistics Sweden and Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenArne Sølvberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NorwayJanis Tenteris Riga Technical University, LatviaJacek Unold Wrowlaw University of Economics, PolandOlegas Vasilecas Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LithuaniaJiri Vorisek Prague University of Economics, Czech RepublicGottfried Vossen University of Münster, GermanyGert-Jan de Vreede University of Nebraska at Omaha, USARoel Wieringa University of Twente, NetherlandsCarson C. Woo University of British Columbia, Canada

More Program Committee Members will follow.

CONFERENCE VENUEThe Conference will be held at the campus of Karlstad University (http://www.kau.se/) in Sweden. We are delighted to invite you to the beautiful Scandinavian country of Sweden, the home of nine million people. Karlstad is situated in mid-western Sweden on top of Lake Vänern, one of Europe’s largest freshwater lakes.

Karlstad is situated in between Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden and Oslo, the capital city of Norway. The relatively close distance and easy access to Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city and Copenhagen in Denmark is also important.

The County of Värmland, in which Karlstad is situated, is well known for several authors, among others Gustaf Fröding and Selma Lagerlöf, and also many athletics. Today, ice hockey is a major sport in Karlstad, being the address of Färjestads BK, one of the most successful teams in the country.

When visiting Karlstad, you always feel the closeness to water. Besides being situated by a lake, River Klarälven also flows through the centre of Karlstad. The longest stone arch bridge in Sweden, built more than 200 years ago and still in use, crosses the river.

The symbol of the university, and also of Karlstad municipality, is the sun. The inhabitants of Karlstad are proud to have more than 1 800 sunny hours a year, an amount which is in the top positions of the Swedish sun hour’s league.

SUBMISSIONWe solicit contributions (maximum 12 pages) of the following form:

• research papers describing research accomplishments • communications, i.e. experience reports, surveys,

project overviews

Paper format requirements according to Kluwer/Plenum Press are specified at: http://www.it.kau.se/isd2005/

All submissions must be original, not presented at other conferences, published or under publication elsewhere. Papers will be reviewed by at least two referees. The papers are to be submitted electronically. We will provide a web-based submission procedure, which is an easy and user-friendly way to submit your paper. Additionally, for each paper should be submitted an abstract (up to 300 words) with the list of keywords to facilitate the assignment of papers to referees and the conference tracks.

CONFERENCE FEESConference fee is 360 EUR - if paid before July 18 2005.

Conference fee is 400 EUR - if paid after July 18 2005.

Conference fee is 440 EUR - if paid on site.

Conference fee covers all meals, refreshments, social events and a copy of the Proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATESAbstracts submission April 18, 2005Papers submission April 25, 2005Notification of acceptance May 30, 2005Camera ready papers June 30, 2005Conference August 15-17, 2005

Welcome to Karlstad and ISD 2005!