Fw: Workshop on Role-Based Collaboration (RBC 2008)/CTS 2008

[Adam Blatner]

>From what I can gather, this uses role theory in the sense of functions within complex 
systems---often computer and technological rather than psychotherapeutic or even 
sociometric.
       I have other priorities, but if you know anyone who might be interested, I'm 
passing this along. Sincerely, Adam Blatner
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Haibin Zhu" <haibinz at nipissingu.ca>
To: <roles at nipissingu.ca>
Cc: <smari at arys.org>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:10 AM
Subject: Workshop on Role-Based Collaboration (RBC 2008)/CTS 2008


> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please find the attached CFP for the Workshop on Role-Based Collaboration (RBC 2008)/CTS 
> 2008.
> You are more than welcome to distribute this CFP.
>
> PS. I establish the group email based on my research on RBC, I beleive you are 
> interested in this topic. If you hope not to be included in this group email, please let 
> me know.
>
> I appologize for those receiving duplicate CFPs.
>
> Thank you.
> Best Regards,
>
> Haibin
>
> --------------
> Haibin Zhu, PhD
> Associate Professor
> Department of Computer Science and Mathematics,
> Nipissing University
> 100 College Drive, Box 5002,
> North Bay, ON P1B 8L7 Canada
> Tel : (705)474-3461 ext 4434
> Fax: (705)474-1947
> Email: haibinz at nipissingu.ca
> URL: http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/haibinz/
> ---------------------------
> Nipissing University: A+ in Maclean's University Graduate Survey!
>
> The 2008 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems(CTS 2008)
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Workshop on Role-Based Collaboration (RBC 2008)
> May 19-23, 2008
> The Hyatt Regency Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
>
> Submission Deadline: January 7, 2008
>
> Workshop Theme
> Role-Based Collaboration is an emerging methodology to facilitate an organizational 
> structure, provide orderly system behaviour, and consolidate system security for both 
> human and non-human entities that collaborate and coordinate their activities with or 
> within systems.  Role-Based Collaboration Sessions (Workshops) have been organized for 7 
> times since its inaugural session in 2003 in Washington D.C.  The sessions are becoming 
> a regular event organized by the Technical Committee on Distributed Intelligent Systems 
> at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) and the ACM 
> International Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW).
> The concept of role has been adapted from diverse fields including behavioural science, 
> management, sociology, and psychology.  Distributed system architectures have utilized 
> roles to anthropomorphize software agents and systems so they can integrate and interact 
> more seamlessly with their human counterparts.  By providing role conceptualizations we 
> can improve complex system understanding and management by providing the end user a 
> modelled environment they are more accustomed, resembling, objects and activities they 
> are exposed to daily like authority and organizational structures, responsibilities, 
> functions and interactions between peers and management.
> As in the human world where roles are used everyday, ambiguities and conflicts occur, 
> thus necessitating clear role specifications, definitions and conflict resolution 
> mechanisms to provide proper and efficient collaboration.  These same issues arise in 
> multi-agent and distributed intelligent systems, even more so when humans are included, 
> and hence require related effective software collaboration algorithms, techniques, and 
> tools for the implementation of a well organized system.
> The workshop will present techniques, methodologies, and architectures focusing on 
> issues inherent to implementing Role-Based Collaboration for specific environments. 
> Collaborative Systems mentioned here include Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 
> Groupware, Group Support Systems (GSS), Computer Mediated Communication (CMC), Social 
> Computing Systems, Workflow Systems, Distributed Intelligent Systems, and Collaborative 
> Games.
> Topics of Interest
> Solicited topics should address roles and include, but are not limited to:
>
> Roles in General
>  Fundamental concepts of roles
>  Role specification, expression, presentation and management
>  Role relationship
>  Role transfer
>  Frameworks for role-based systems
>  Applications of role-based approaches
>
> Management
>  Roles in organizations and management
>  Role-based coordination
>  Role-based organization
>  Role-based process management
>  Role-based personal Information management
>  Roles in emergency management systems
>
> Intelligent Systems
>  Roles in multi-agent systems
>  Role-based interaction
>  Role-based learning and reasoning
>  Role-based autonomic computing
>  Role-based game design
> Software Engineering and programming
>  Roles as models
>  Roles as services
>  Roles as programming components
>  Role-based software development
>  Role-based analysis
>  Role-based architecture and design
>  Role-based programming
>  Role-based testing
>  Role-based trusted systems
>  Software development as role-based collaboration
>  Visualization of role-based collaboration
>
> CSCW and HCI
>  Human-factors related to roles
>  Role-based user interface design
>  Role-based conflict resolution
>  Role-based information sharing
>  Role-based view sharing
>  Roles in social computing systems
>  Evaluation of role-based collaboration
>
> Important Dates:
>  Jan. 7, 2008: Deadline for submission of papers
>  Feb. 8, 2008: Notification of acceptance
>  March 3, 2008: Submission of final camera-ready papers
>
>
> Submission of Papers:
> Electronic submissions are encouraged and should be sent directly to 
> roles at nipissingu.ca.  Paper reception will be acknowledged by e-mail within 2 days.
> The format should be compliant with and follows the CTS 2008 format (instructions 
> available at http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/08/).  Papers drafts submitted for review should 
> not exceed 10 pages.  Some papers can be accepted as short papers, with a total length 
> reduced to 5 pages.  If accepted, the final manuscript must follow the CTS 2008 format 
> that is to be made available on the conference Web site.  The format is similar to IEEE 
> conference formats.
> Submissions should include the title, authors name, affiliation, e-mail address, fax 
> number and postal address.  In case of multiple authors, an indication of which author 
> is responsible for correspondence should also be included.
> All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the technical program committee 
> members and the reviewers they invite. Papers will be selected based on their 
> originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation.
> Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and 
> present the paper, once accepted.  All accepted papers are required to be presented and 
> will be included in the conference proceedings.
> If you have questions regarding workshop paper submission or the workshop content, 
> please contact the workshop organizer.
>
>
> Organizer:
>
>
> Haibin Zhu
> Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
> Nipissing University, 100 College Drive
> North Bay, ON P1B8L7, Canada
> email: haibinz at nipissingu.ca
>
> URL: http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/haibinz/
>
>
>
> Workshop Program Committee:
> Gail-Joon Ahn UNC Charlotte, USA
> Kenneth Astley Loughborough University, UK
> Giacomo Cabri Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
> James O. Coplien Nordija A/S, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
> Luca Ferrari Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
> Bill Gruver Intelligent Robotics Corp., Canada
> Keith Harrison-Broninski Role Modellers Ltd, UK
> Ming Hou Defense Research and Development Canada, Canada
> Zhiqiu Huang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
> Stephan Herrmann Technical University Berlin, Germany
> Kiran K. Garimella Software AG, USA
> Xueqing Li Shandong University, China
> Qi Luo Wuhan Institute of Technology, China
> James Odell James Odell Associates, USA
> Shinksuke Tamura Fukui University, Japan
> Murray Turoff New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
> Yan Xiao University of Maryland, USA
> Bin Xu Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
> Yu Zhang Trinity University, USA
> MengChu Zhou New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
>
>
> For information or questions about the full Symposium's program, tutorials, exhibits, 
> demos, panel and special sessions organization, please consult the conference web site 
> at URL: http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/08/ or contact the symposium co-chairs: Bill McQuay at 
> AFRL/IFSD, WPAFB (William.McQuay at wpafb.af.mil) or Waleed W. Smari at the Dept. of 
> Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton 
> (Waleed.Smari at notes.udayton.edu).
>
>


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