SIGDSS - AMCIS 2006 Mini-Track on Decision Support Systems
August 4th – 6th, 2006
Call for Papers for the Mini Track
"Decision Support Systems in the Environment"
This mini track focuses on innovative
design and use of Decision Support Systems (DSS) and technologies in the
environment. This includes, but is not limited to agriculture, aquaculture,
natural resources, environmental, and ecosystem management. Decision support technologies
spans various DSS including, but not limited to, knowledge-driven, data-driven,
model-driven, and geographically-driven systems. The purpose is to bridge
academic research effort pertaining to various DSS technologies with practice.
The track brings together all researchers interested in exploring new and
innovative applications of DSS technologies and ideas for improving/adapting
such technologies in new problem domains.
DSS in the environment poses unique
challenges and this track emphasizes technical, organizational, and
implementation issues in such problem domain. In particular, we are interested
in papers that are theoretically founded, but simultaneously illustrate the
application of DSS technologies in the environment. Both, research articles and
academic and practitioners reports are welcomed. Moreover, the track is
receptive to all types of research methodologies with particular interest in
design science research.
Possible Topics include the following:
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How decision support systems are used for environmental and
ecosystem management
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Environmental management information systems (EMIS) and
their role in organizational environmental management systems
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Ecosystem decision support including watersheds, forest,
rivers, lakes,…etc.
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Ecological model and data management in a distributed
environment
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Spatial DSS and multiple criteria DSS for environmental
management
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Technical, organizational, and implementation issues pertinent
to environmental DSS including (but not limited to)
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DSS design methodologies and approaches
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DSS design issues for improved performance
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DSS user interface design implications
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Role and effects of user involvement in DSS design and development
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Decision support model formulation
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DSS outcomes and performance evaluation
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Case studies of DSS in the environment
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Emerging technologies for DSS development and delivery with
applications in the environment, examples include:
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Soft-computing methods such as artificial neural networks,
fuzzy logic, and genetic/evolutionary algorithms
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Web services and service oriented architecture (SOA)
Due dates:
February 1, 2006 Abstracts to mini-track chairs
March 1
Papers submitted to reviewing system
A note on
paper length: Completed research papers should be no longer than 5,000 words
(including abstract and references).
Research-in-Process
papers should be no longer than 2,500 words (including abstract and
references).
Please
visit the AIS website http://amcis2006.aisnet.org/
for additional information on submitting papers.
Instructions
are included at that site for registering and submitting papers. Feel free to
contact me if you have questions.
Mini-Track Chair
<Omar F. El-Gayar>
<Omar.El-Gayar@dsu.edu>
Dakota State University
TEL (605) 256-5849
FAX (605) 256-5060