ISCRAM 2007 Special Session Call for Papers
The 4th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis
Response and Management
Delft, the Netherlands, May 13-16 2007
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GROUNDING RESEARCH IN REALITY (Session ID: 21GCMR)
Susanne Jul ([log in to unmask]), Chair
That's all very well in practice, but it'll never work in theory!
-- Anonymous
A common conception is that communities of research produce theory,
communities of practice produce practice, and each benefits
automatically from the other. Unfortunately, theory and practice are all
too often worlds apart. Researchers produce theory that is
intellectually interesting but which does not address problems of
practical interest, while practitioners expend time and effort in
re-inventing ad hoc solutions to problems that are easily solved by
application of theory. In the field of crisis response and management,
delays in improving practice can cost lives, inflict suffering, and
cause irreversible damage to natural and social systems. ISCRAM is
committed to supporting intellectually important research on information
systems for crisis response and management and related fields,
regardless of its immediately apparent practical value. However, ISCRAM
also recognizes a social responsibility to engage and nurture research
that is grounded in the complex realities of practice, and which is
aimed at identifying and addressing the critical needs of current practice.
This session is aimed at bringing the challenges and realities of
working in actual critical situation management settings -- including
crisis response and management, disaster management and humanitarian
relief -- to the foreground. The goal is to enrich current research,
expose new research problems, and suggest novel approaches to solutions.
The session offers an opportunity for researchers and practitioners with
hands-on experience to inform the next generation of research.
Some non-exhaustive examples of topics that could contribute to this
session are:
• Methods for conducting research in critical situation management settings
• Challenges to conducting research in critical situation management
settings, including difficulties of developing, deploying or evaluating
technologies
• Observed novel or inventive uses of information systems in actual
critical situation management settings
• Expected or unexpected results from developing, deploying or
evaluating information systems in actual critical situation management
settings
• Failures of information systems in actual critical situation
management settings, particularly failures due to assumptions that
appear logically sound but which were inappropriate in practice
• Requirements for information systems design, development or
deployment, derived from observations of actual critical situation
management settings
"War" stories are encouraged, but observations and findings should be
substantiated with direct evidence. Papers and presentations should
focus on revealing the implications of such stories for research,
design, development and deployment of information systems, rather than
on the telling of the stories.
Type of contributions:
• We invite researchers from academia or research labs to present their
research or research-in-progress papers. Prospective presenters submit a
regular research (or research in progress) paper which will be reviewed
according to the usual academic standards.
• We invite practitioners and researchers to present their practice or
experiences in information systems development, use or needs.
Prospective presenters submit a powerpoint presentation which will be
reviewed according to standards of relevance and contents.
Please see for submission instructions:
http://www.iscram.org/dmdocuments/ISCRAM2007/CFP_21GCMR%20Jul_Grounding%20Research.pdf
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Important ISCRAM2007 Deadlines:
• Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2007
• Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2007
• Closing date Early Registration: March 1, 2007
• Final version submission deadline: March 15, 2007
• ISCRAM2007: May 13-16 2007
About ISCRAM:
The ISCRAM Community is a worldwide community of researchers, scholars,
teachers, students, practitioners and policy makers interested or
actively involved
in the subject of Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management. At its
annual international conference alternating between the US and Europe, the
ISCRAM Community gathers to present and discuss the latest research and
developments in this growing area during an interactive and stimulating
3 day
program. The ISCRAM Community also organizes ISCRAM-CHINA, an annual
conference for ISCRAM research in China. All information on ISCRAM can be
found at http://www.iscram.org
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A PDF flier for this special session can be found at:
http://www.iscram.org/dmdocuments/ISCRAM2007/CFP_21GCMR%20Jul_Grounding%20Research.pdf
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Session Chair:
Susanne Jul, PhD ([log in to unmask])
NRC Research Associate
Pacific Disaster Center
Kihei Maui HI USA
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