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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:29:31 BST
From: Dave Wastell
IFIP WG8.6: Diffusion, Transfer and Implementation of Information Technology
Second Working Conference 22nd - 25th June 1997: Ambleside, Lake Windermere, UK
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FACILITATING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH PARTNERSHIP: LEARNING FROM PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Following its highly successful first conference in Oslo 1995, IFIP WG8.6 is holding its second meeting at Ambleside in the English Lake District on the theme of partnership and technology transfer in the I.T. context. Partnership denotes the aspiration of organisations to establish mutually beneficial relations based on shared risk, collaboration and reciprocal learning. Many forms of partnership exist in the I.T. domain: collaborative product development, partnerships between user organisations and I.T. suppliers (technology and services), research collaborations, consultancy networks, partnerships involving product manufacturers and component suppliers, internal user-led development projects. Technology transfer is a key factor in all these cases; they all represent situations where the free flow of complementary expertise is critical in realising a successful outcome. Partnership facilitates this exchange by establishing an ethos of cooperation, trust and mutual learning.
The Meeting will provide a forum for exchanging practical experiences of partnership (good and bad), for reflecting on general principles/concepts, and for discussing methodological and formal aspects of developing/sustaining partnerships. The conference theme should be interpreted broadly, as embracing all forms of partnership (intra as well as inter-organisational) in any technical context involving I.T., e.g. software development, provision of specialist services (e.g. software process improvement tools/methods), facilities management, and so on.
An important aim of the Conference is to promote interaction between academics and practitioners. Contributions from practitioners are therefore particularly sought; academics are also encouraged to submit papers of direct relevance to practice. Whilst submissions addressing any aspect of the theme will be particularly welcome the conference is not exclusively limited to this, and contributions on any topical issue relating to technology transfer, adoption and implementation are invited. The following is an illustrative list of potential topics:
case studies of good and bad practice theoretical models of technology transfer and diffusion processes the identification of risk/success factors software process improvement as technology introduction methodological innovations to promote successful design/implementation technology maturation through early prototyping with partners novel forms of collaboration between users and research institutes the changing role of the I.T. function (e.g. as systems integrators) communication issues across complex inter/intraorganisational structures problems and solutions in the transfer of new software engineering tools out-sourcing: implications for technology transfer and adoption national/international initiatives to promote technology transfer regulatory issues within organisations (and at the governmental level) organisational implications of end-user development innovatory approaches to training (user and I.T. specialist) user resistance: sources and remedies learning processes and defense mechanisms in technology transfer ways of realising industrial relevance in software engineering research* collaborative software development to expedite technology transfer
Three forms of contribution are solicited:
* Experiential reports written from a practitioner viewpoint. These should be up to 3000 words in length.* Research papers, either theoretical or empirical (case studies, ethnographies, laboratory studies or surveys). These should be no longer than 6000 words. The word count should appear on the title page. Jointly authored papers by practitioners and academics are particularly encouraged.* Panel or workshop proposals. These should describe the topic (up to 1000 words), and indicate the names/affiliations of contributors. Again hybrid panels of researchers and practitioners (reflecting a mix of theory and practice) would be especially welcome.
Please submit three paper copies (in english) by October 31st, 1996. All submissions will be subjected to a review process. Experiential reports will be evaluated in terms of their general interest to the conference as a whole, and their clarity and accessibility. Research contributions will be subject to the normal academic criteria; they will also be evaluated in terms of their practitioner relevance.
To facilitate anonymous reviewing, all details of names/affiliations should appear only on the title page, which should also specify email addresses, fax and telephone numbers. Authors are also requested to submit a 3.5" diskette containing an unformatted ASCII version of the text of their contributions; a content analysis of submissions will be carried out in order to identify key themes and issues. This analysis will be reported at the conference.
Submissions should be sent to:
Tom McMaster IFIP WG8.6 Working Conference Information Systems Research Centre University of Salford Salford M5 4WT U.K.
Notification of acceptance will be given by January 15th, with February 28th as the final deadline for submission of camera ready copy (format will be advised after acceptance).
Enquiries regarding the conference may be addressed to either:
Tom McMaster: tel. +44 161 745 5000 extn. 4946 fax. +44 161 745 5559 email T.McMaster@mcs.salford.ac.uk
Dave Wastell: tel. +44 161 275 5722 fax. +44 161 275 6236 email was@cs.man.ac.uk
CONFERENCE VENUE
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It is planned to hold the conference in the Low Wood Hotel and Conference Centre in the English Lake District. The hotel is beautifully situated on the shoreline of Lake Windermere just south of the picturesque village of Ambleside. There are splendid views across the lake to the rugged mountain scenery of the Cumbrian fells. The hotel has excellent conference facilities and a well-equipped leisure complex which delegates will have full use of during their stay. Ambleside has many charming 'pubs' and there are pleasant walking trails in the hills and woodland behind the hotel.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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General Chair:
Enid Mumford (Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, UK)
Organizing Chairs:
Tom McMaster (Univerity of Salford, UK) Dave Wastell (University of Manchester, UK)
Programme Committee
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Programme Chairs:
Brian C. Warboys (University of Manchester, UK) Burt Swanson (University of California, USA)
Programme Committee:
Albert Alderson (University of Stafford, UK) Mark Ardis (AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA) Jim Babcock (Motorola, USA) Richard Baskerville (University of SUNY Binghampton, USA) Keith Bennett (University of Durham, UK) Sue Brown (University of Minnesota, USA) Lisa Brownsword (SEI, USA) Deborah Bunker (University of Wolongong, Australia) Michael Cavanagh (Independent Consultant, UK) Reidar Conradi (University of Trondheim, Norway) Chris Clegg (University of Sheffield, UK) Gordon Davis (University of Minnesota, USA) Jean-Claude Derniame (University of Nancy, France) Barry Evans (Greater Manchester Police, UK) Anthony Finkelstein (City University, UK) Guy Fitzgerald (Birbeck College, UK) Priscilla Fowler (SEI, USA) Richard Giordano (University of Manchester, UK) Bernie Glasson (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) Peter Henderson (University of Southampton, UK) Gary Herman (Labour Telematics Centre, UK) Bill Karakostas (UMIST, UK) Pasi Kuvaja (University of Oulu, Finland) Lawrence Lien (Training and Operations, San Raphael, USA) Karlheinz Kautz (Norwegian Computing Centre, Norway) Tor Larsen (Norwegian School of Management, Norway) Gonzalo Leon (Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain) Linda Levine (SEI, USA) Peri Loucopoulis (UMIST, UK) Kalle Lyytinen (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) Linda McCauley (UMIST, UK) John McDermid (University of York, UK) Lars Mathiassen (University of Aalborg, Denmark) Mike Newman (University of Manchester, UK) Mary Prescott (University of Southern Florida, USA) Art Price (AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA) Jan Pries-Heje (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) Stan Przybylinski (Industrial Technology Institute, USA) David Redmond-Pyle (LBMS, UK) Chris Sauer (University of NSW, Australia) Wilhelm Schaeffer (Uiversity of Paderborn, Germany) Rebecca Smith (RebL Consulting, USA) Carsten Soerensen (Riso National Laboratory, Denmark) Paal Sorgaard (University of Oslo, Norway) Kar Yan Tam (Hong Kong University of Information & System Management) Richard Veryard (Texas Instruments, UK) Richard Vidgen (UMIST, UK) Alex Walker (Manchester Informatics, UK) Mike Willets (Salford City Council, UK) Bob Wood (University of Salford, UK) Trevor Wood-Harper (University of Salford, UK) Chris Yapp (ICL, UK) Chee Sing Yap (National University of Singapore) Sung Yo (Xerox Corporation, USA) Robert Zmud (Florida State University, USA) Heinz Zuellighoven (University of Hamburg, Germany)
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