This year for the first time ever the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), the largest Information Systems conference, will have a Pervasive Computing Mini Track. Research paper acceptance rates to AMCIS are typically high and research in progress papers are strongly encouraged. Regards Quentin (Gad) AMCIS 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems New York , USA August 6th - 8th, 2004 Call for Papers for the Mini Track "Pervasive Information Systems" (Sponsored by SIG HCI) Keywords: pervasive information systems, ubiquitous computing, wireless devices, tracking devices, location-aware systems Pervasive information systems use increasingly ubiquitous and connected computing devices to allow people to work with information anywhere, at any time. These systems can be embedded in the environment, augment user's everyday experiences in a "contextualized" fashion, or be worn. Just as the PC transformed both business and personal life in the 1990s, a new generation of information appliances is transforming our lives including how we work, are entertained and study, manage our home environment, and are governed. This Mini Track solicits papers on the social issues and impacts associated with any "pervasive" or "highly mobile" system. In particular, it calls for studies of pervasive information systems and: Privacy. Ubiquitous computing conjures visions of big and little brother, and ever-diminishing privacy. But it also opens up new forms of communication, collaboration and social relations. Community. Pervasive information systems can be used to support communities of practice, geographic community, and virtual community by enabling location or context aware data capture and retrieval. They can be used to support social interaction and face-to-face communication. Such services could be based on the ability to either track individuals as they go from one location to another or detect when they interact with each other or with various "smart" objects embedded in the space. Commerce. Ubiquitous computing enables new forms of commerce including M-commerce (mobile), L-Commerce (location), and S-Commerce (silent). This mini-track is interested in ubiquitous computing enabled commerce with a direct user or social impact. Mini-track Chair Starr Roxanne Hiltz Hiltz@njit.edu Distinguished Professor, Information Systems Department New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, 07102 Quentin Jones (primary contact) qgjones@acm.org Asst. Prof., Information Systems Department New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, 07102 Guidelines for Submission See the AMCIS Website for paper submission http://howe.stevens.edu/amcis2004; everything is done electronically. February 1, 2004