CFP: Empirical Studies of Open Source Software Development, HICSS 39

 From my colleagues, Kevin Crowston and Hala Annabi:

Hawai'i in middle of winter ;)

--J

CALL FOR PAPERS: Empirical Studies of Open Source Software Development
(http://floss.syr.edu/HICSS2006Call)

Part of the Internet and Digital Economy Track, Thirty-nineth Annual
Hawai'i International Conference On System Sciences January 4-7, 2006,
Hyatt Regency, Kauai, Hawaii

We invite papers for a Minitrack on Studies of Open Source Software
(OSS) Development. OSS is a broad term used to embrace software that is
developed and released under some sort of "open source" license. OSS
development creates new challenges to software development, as team
members work in a distributed environment and often as volunteers rather
than employees. The empirical literature on software engineering,
programmers and the social and technical aspects of software development
suggests that such teams would face insurmountable difficulties in
developing code, yet in fact some of these teams have been remarkably
successful. Understanding how these teams work is important because a
digital society entails an increased use of Internet-supported
distributed teams for a wide range of knowledge work. As well, OSS is an
important phenomena deserving of study in its own right. Millions of
users depend on systems such as Linux and the Internet relies
extensively on OSS tools.

In recent workshops addressing the OSS phenomenon, scholars and
practitioners have identified the need for further research on the
process of software engineering in OSS and the need to compare OSS to
other software engineering paradigms and models. This need extends to
studies of the deployment of OSS. Other commentators have suggested the
need to study the work practices and social and organizational elements
of OSS projects as a model for distributed work.

Suggested topics for the Minitrack include:

o   Issues in distributed software development for OSS
o   Distributed collaboration in and coordination of OSS development
teams
o   Distributed group development for OSS
o   OSS teams as communities of practice
o   Leadership in OSS groups
o   Governance in OSS groups
o   Distributed project management and distributed team management
o   Knowledge Management and Learning in OSS development
o   Group satisfaction and effectiveness in OSS development
o   Software development processes for OSS
o   Standards and OSS development (for a joint session with the
Minitrack on Interorganizational and Intraorganizational Standards)

MINITRACK CHAIRS

Kevin Crowston
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
4-206 Centre for Science and Technology
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
Email: [email protected]

Hala Annabi
The Information School
University of Washington
Box 352840, Suite 370 Mary Gates Hall
Seattle, WA 98195-2840
Email: [email protected]

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Abstracts
Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of
appropriate content at anytime.

June 15
Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System, following Author
Instructions found on the HICSS web site (www.hicss.hawaii.edu). All
papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited
to 10 pages including diagrams and references. Papers undergo a
double-blind review.

August 15
Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review
System.

September 15
Authors submit Final Version of papers following submission instructions
on the Peer Review System web site. At least one author of each paper
must register by this date with specific plans to attend the conference
to present the paper. Early Registration fee $525 applies.

October 2
General Registration fee $575 applies until December 10.

December 10
Deadline to guarantee your hotel room reservation at conference rate.
Deadline to receive conference registration refund.
Late registration fee $675 applies.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

o   HICSS papers must contain original material not previously
published, nor currently submitted elsewhere.
o   Consult the conference website (www.hicss.hawaii.edu) for the
listing and description of Minitracks for HICSS-39.
o   (optional) Contact the Minitrack Chair(s) by email for guidance and
verification of appropriate content.
o   Do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. If
unsure of which Minitrack is appropriate, submit abstract to the Track
Chair for guidance.
o   HICSS will conduct double-blind reviews of each submitted paper.
o   Submit full paper according to detailed instructions found on the
Peer Review System website.

Additional detail may be found on HICSS primary web site:
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu or mirror sites:
http://hicss.sepa.tudelft.nl/ and http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/hicss/


HICSS-39 CONFERENCE TRACKS

Collaboration Systems and Technology
Co-chair: Robert O. Briggs bbriggs@GroupSystems;
Co-chair: Jay Nunamaker [email protected]

Decision Technologies for Management
Chair: Dan Dolk drdolk-u6e/[email protected]

Digital Media: Content and Communication
Chair: Michael Shepherd [email protected]

E-Government
Chair: H. Jochen Scholl [email protected]

Information Technology in Health Care
Chair: William Chismar [email protected]

Internet & the Digital Economy
Co-chair: David King [email protected];
Co-chair: Alan Dennis [email protected]

Knowledge Management Systems
Co-chair: Murray Jennex [email protected]; Co-chair: Dave Croasdell
davec-mE/[email protected]

Organizational Systems & Technology
Chair: Hugh Watson [email protected]

Software Technology
Chair: Gul Agha [email protected]

HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer,
and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and
practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or
descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee
process and those selected for presentation will be published in the
Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously
published.

For the latest information; visit the HICSS web site at:
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu or the mirror sites :
http://hicss.sepa.tudelft.nl/ and http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/hicss/

CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION

Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair
Email: [email protected]

Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator
Email: [email protected]

Eileen Robichaud Dennis, Track Administrator
Email: [email protected]

2006 CONFERENCE VENUE

Hyatt Regency Kauai
1571 Poipu Road
Koloa, Kauai HI 96756
1-808-742-1234
http://Kauai.hyatt.com/


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Hala Annabi
Assistant Professor
The Information School
University of Washington
Box 352840
Suite 370 Mary Gates Hall
Seattle, WA 98195-2840
[email protected]
Tel: (206) 616-8553


--James
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