Call for papers

Extended Deadline:	July 15, 2008
Submission system	http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ismick2008 (A4, 12-point, single spaced, single column, max 15pages)

ISMICK 2008

12th International Symposium on the Management of Industrial and Corporate Knowledge

INNOVATION AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE CREATION

3-5 November 2008

Luxor Regente Hotel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Over more than 15 years Knowledge Management has been explored and promoted both in private organizations and in public administration. Today, the key role of knowledge in socio-economic development and innovation is universally acknowledged, and knowledge management has gradually matured into a serious discipline. It is widely recognized that knowledge management, and in a broader sense knowledge organization and knowledge work, are necessary to secure societal and economic development under varying socio-economic conditions. However, managing knowledge and knowledge productivity is not an easy matter: knowledge tends to be spread in terms of human resources and organizational boundaries and restrictions and, moreover, it operates in very different settings, forms and contexts, including knowledge networks.Since 1993, ISMICK conference meetings are yearly held as working symposia. In the ISMICK meetings we actively seek to combine and discuss ongoing research, professional practice, and consultancy perspectives aimed at capitalizing on knowledge processes and assets. The meeting attracts and mixes an international group of professional people from academia, business, and consulting firms, engaging in lively discussions confronting theory and practice. Recently, an ISMICK-produced book containing an overview of results of 15 Years of Knowledge Management has been published in the series Advances in Knowledge Management (Ergon-Verlag, Germany, ISBN 978-3-89913-580-0). Each year the conference pays special attention to a different theme. The official language is English.ISMICK 2008 is a three-day conference with plenary sessions and discussions taking place on 3-5 November 2008, at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ISMICK 2008 deals with all aspects relating to the management of industrial and corporate knowledge, but will pay special attention to the theme of INNOVATION & INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE CREATION. In our networked society, knowledge workers increasingly cooperate and participate across existing organizational boundaries. Monolithic organizations become replaced by more open, adaptive and cooperative structures with stronger capacities for innovation. This raises new issues – for practice as well as research – how knowledge management strategies help organizations survive and thrive in the networked society, and how collaborative problem solving and innovative knowledge creation is to be shaped across organizations.

Papers and contributions are invited on all aspects of industrial and corporate knowledge management (KM), including but not limited to:

Managing knowledge based innovation within and among organizations
The role of human and social factors in knowledge-intensive organizations
The significance of KM in regional socio-economic development
Managing knowledge sharing and productivity in private organizations
Managing knowledge sharing and productivity in public administration
KM in communities of practice and expertise
Case studies, practical experiences, and lessons learnt in KM
KM in networked organizations

Keynote Program

The ISMICK 2008 Symposium will include an interesting program of invited talks related to knowledge and innovation. Keynote speakers will for example discuss knowledge management and innovation experiences across the agricultural and food industry supply chain, and deal with the latest advances in social networking technologies on the World Wide Web and how that will support knowledge workers in the future. Moreover, there will be a special session devoted to the significance and role of knowledge sharing and innovation in regional and national development.

Important Dates

Submission of papers: July 15, 2008
Notification of acceptance: August 30, 2008
Final version due: September 30, 2008
ISMICK 2008: November 3-5, 2008, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Call for Papers

ISMICK 2008 invites authors to submit original papers on research, practice and experience in the field of knowledge management, and in particular related to knowledge based innovation in and across public and private organizations. Academic as well as business practice and consultancy experience papers are welcome. Papers are to be electronically submitted through the ISMICK 2008 website at www.ismick.org. The deadline for submission is 20 June 2008.

All submitted papers will be subject to review by an international committee of peers. All authors of selected papers will receive notification of acceptance by the conference committee by 30 August 2008. Final versions of accepted papers should be submitted electronically and according to the formatting instructions in PDF format by 30 September 2008. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to give an oral presentation followed by a plenary discussion during the conference. Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings of ISMICK 2008. A selection of papers will be published by Ergon Verlag in the series Advances in Knowledge Management. All individuals participating in the conference will receive a personal copy of the proceedings.

Organization

ISMICK 2008 is organized by UFF - Universidade Federal Fluminense (organization chair Prof. Dra. Adriana Vivacqua) and TECPAR - Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná, Brasil (organization co-chair Dr. Milton Pires Ramos), in cooperation with the University of Technology of Compiègne, France (Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Barthès), the Leibniz Center for Law at the University of Amsterdam (Prof. Dr. Tom M. van Engers), The Network Institute @ VU University Amsterdam (Prof. Dr. Hans Akkermans), and the IIIA Institute, France.

Programme committee

Hans Akkermans (The Network Institute, chair)	Adriana Vivacqua (UFRJ, Brazil, co-chair)
Ana Cristina Garcia (UFF, Brazil, co-chair)	Milton Ramos (TECPAR, Brazil, co-chair)
Jean-Paul Barthès (UTC Compiègne, France)	Johann Kinghorn (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Ansgar Bernardi (DFKI, Germany)	Peter Kropf (UN, Switzerland)
Patrick Brézillon (LIP6, France)	Christiaan Maasdorp (SU, South Africa)
Filipe Miguel Cassapo (Votorantim, Brasil)	Ann Macintosh (Napier, UK)
Maria Alexandra Cunha (PUCPR, Brasil)	Heitor José Pereira (SBGC, Brasil)
Rose Dieng (INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France)	Faimara Strauhs (UTFPR, Brasil)
Tom van Engers (UvA, The Netherlands)	Kenji Sugawara (CIT, Japan)
Shigeru Fujita (CIT, Japan)	Cesar Tacla (UTFPR, Brasil)
Michel Grundstein (France)	José Cláudio Terra (TerraForum, Brasil)
Paul Hearn (EU Commission, Brussels)	Shigehisa Tsuchiya (CIT, Japan)
René Jorna (RU Groningen, The Netherlands)

Other important information

Conference organization ISMICK 2008:

Dra. Adriana Vivacqua (avivacqua@addlabs.uff.br)
Prof. Dra. Ana Cristina Garcia (cristina@addlabs.uff.br)
Laboratório de Documentação Ativa e Design Inteligente
Instituto de Computação - Universidade Federal Fluminense
Av. General Milton Tavares de Souza
Campus da Praia Vermelha – Boa Viagem
Niterói – Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Dr. Milton Pires Ramos (milton.ramos@tecpar.br)
Artificial Intelligence Division
TECPAR - Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná
Rua Professor Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775, CIC
Curitiba – Paraná - Brasil

Venue:
Luxor Regente Hotel
Av. Atlântica, 3.716, Copacabana
CEP 22070-001 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - BRASIL
T: (++55) 21 3222 9700; F: (++55) 21 2267 7693; E: regente@luxorhoteis.com.br

Downloading forms for ISMICK 2008 Participants

to be announced at http://www.ISMICK.org

Paper Submissions

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ismick2008