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August 2001
Coordination, Cooperation, Collaboration
GROUP 2001
ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
September 30 - October 3, 2001
Boulder, Colorado USA
Sponsored by the
ACM Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work
SIGGROUP
Early Registration ends September 1! A limited number of registration
extensions are available, please contact Shana Lourie.
GROUP 2001 is a forum for researchers and practitioners who are interested in
topics related to computer-based systems that support groups, organizations and
social networks. Relevant issues include the design, implementation, deployment,
and evaluation, of the effects of these systems. Plenary speakers include
Professor Stanley (Stan) Deetz, author of
"Democracy in an age of corporate colonization: Developments in
communication and the politics of everyday life;"
and Professor John Hughes,
a sociologist whose work on ethnographic study
of work activity is central to GROUP themes. Special workshops on Sunday are
"Collaborative Editing" and "A Computer Game Virtual Environment for
Collaboration."
The expanding functionality of group support systems creates new use
opportunities. However, the integration of technology with social practices
offer challenges. Additionally, the growing influence of the Internet, mobile
and ubiquitous computing, agent systems, and virtual reality also influence
group/organizational structures and processes. These technologies are exciting,
but their technological and social integration raises many questions for a
challenging new research agenda.
GROUP 01 integrates two themes of research: modeling and implementation issues,
and the organizational and behavioral considerations for supporting group work.
We invite participation from researchers and practitioners working in these
areas.
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