sukumar@emx.utexas.edu (Sukumar Rathnam) (11/27/90)
"Second Conference on Organizational Computing, Coordination, and Collaboration (OC3): Theories and Technologies for Computer-Supported Work." Announcement, Program schedule, and registration form ------------------------------------------------------ Announcement ------------ The conference will be held at The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute in Austin, Texas, February 24-26, 1991. A tentative program and registration materials are enclosed The first OC3 Conference was held in October 1989 with about 100 people in attendance. The papers presented at that conference will be published by Ablex of Norwood, New Jersey as a special issue of the new journal "Organizational Computing." Papers presented at the forthcoming conference will also be published in a future issue of "Organizational Computing." The conference has among its sponsors Electronic Data Systems Research (EDS), the Software Technology Program at Microelectronic and Computer Technology Corp. (MCC), the RGK Foundation, and The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute, Graduate School of Business, and Center for Information Systems Management. Special conference airline rates have been arranged. You may receive this rate by calling American Airlines at 1-800-227-2537. Give them your Star File # S15Z14P and tell them you are attending the OC3 conference. We have a block of rooms reserved at the Four Seasons Hotel. The conference rate is $82 and is guaranteed for reservations made by February 3. After this date, the $82 rate and room availability cannot be guaranteed. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations by calling the Four Seasons at 512-478-4500. Please mention the OC3 conference. The conference registration fee of $150 covers the opening reception, breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday, and a banquet on Monday. Also included are conference materials and ground transportation to and from the conference site. If you have any questions regarding the conference program, please call me at 512-471-8879. For questions regarding conference registration and logistics, please call the RGK Foundation at 512-474-9298. We look forward to your participation in this conference. The Second Conference on Organizational Computing, Coordination, and Collaboration: Theories and Technologies for Computer-Supported Work program ------- February 25-26, 1991 Tentative Conference Agenda Sunday, February 24 6-9:00 p.m. Reception - Four Seasons Hotel Monday, February 25 7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Welcome Address George Kozmetsky Director, IC2 Institute The University of Texas at Austin Robert S. Sullivan Associate Dean, College and Graduate School of Business The University of Texas at Austin 8:30 a.m. Opening Address Is Anything Different in the 1990's? Craig Fields President, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) 9:00 a.m. Tools and Environments for Facilitating the Automation of Recurring Organizational Communication in an Open System Carson Woo University of British Columbia A Framework for the Development of Distributed Organizations Peter de Jong IBM Cambridge Scientific Center 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 a.m. Coordination Research at MCC Baldev Singh MCC Computers and Coordination in Manufacturing Vijay Gurbaxani University of California, Irvine 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Centralization vs. Decentralization of Computing Resources Haim Mendelson Stanford University Contract Theory and Organizational Processes William Richmond University of Rochester 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break 4:00 p.m. Qualitative Studies of Organizational Communication Patterns Ray Panko University of Hawaii Domain Modeling: Knowledge Representation for Organizational Computing Neil Iscoe Electronic Data Systems Evening Banquet National Science Foundation Program for Supporting Coordination Research Laurence Rosenberg Director, Information Technology and Organizations Program National Science Foundation Tuesday, February 26 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Electronic Meeting Support: Methods for Measuring Organizational Impact Lynda Applegate Harvard Business School Building Tomorrow's Teams Today Robert Johansen New Technologies Program, Institute for the Future 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 a.m. Technology Transfer: Barriers and Facilitators Panel Discussion Chair: David Gibson, IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin Les Belady, MCC Barbara Bollen, Apple Computer Gene Pierce, NCR Steve Poltrock, Boeing 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Multimedia Metaphors for Human Communication Acts Marilyn Mantei University of Toronto A System to Support Scientific Collaboration Matti Hamalainen Espoo-Vantaa Technical Institute, Finland 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break 4:00 p.m. The Corporate Experience Panel Discussion Chair: Peng-Si Ow, IBM Emilio Nunez, Shell Development Wen- Ling Hsu, Siemens Research Brad Jackson, Texaco 5:30 p.m. Conference Adjourns REGISTRATION FORM ----------------- THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMPUTING, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION THEORIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPUTER-SUPPORTED WORK FEBRUARY 24-26, 1991 AUSTIN, TEXAS CIRCLE PREFERENCE: Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Prof. NAME: ________________________________________________________________ _______ Last First M.I. TITLE: ________________________________________________________________ _______ ORGANIZATION: _____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________ ___ ________________________________________________________________ ______________ City State Zip Code Country E-MAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE: Work (_____) _______________ Home (_____) _______________ (For emergency use only) Fax (_____) _______________ Which days do you plan to attend? Sunday, February 24 ______ (Reception) Monday, February 25 ______ Monday, February 25 ______ (Dinner) Tuesday, February 26 ______ REGISTRATION FEE: Please send a check or money order for $150 U.S. made payable to the RGK Foundation. In order to receive a refund, cancellations must be made before February 15, 1991. Please mail this registration form along with the registration fee of $150 U.S. before February 8, 1991 to: OC3 Conference RGK Foundation 2815 San Gabriel Austin, TX 78705-3594 Phone: 512-474-9298 Fax: 512-499-0245 Confirmation of registration will be sent in January and will include hotel and related conference information.