Apologies for unintended double-postings-- CALL FOR PAPERS E-GOVERNMENT TRACK at the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 41) ( http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ ) Over the past several years, the emergent study domain of electronic Government (e-Government, e-Gov) research (EGR), also referred to as digital government, has produced a rapidly increasing number of academic and practitioner contributions at HICSS and other leading conferences and journals around the world. At HICSS, this growing stream of research is represented through eight minitracks within the e-Government Track ( http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/ ) * E-Democracy * E-Government Emerging Topics * E-Government Information and Knowledge Management * E-Government Information Security * E-Government Infrastructure and Interoperability * E-Government Organization and Management * E-Government Services and Information * E-Policy, Law, and Governance HICSS40 also features a Symposium of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community (January 3, 2007- first day of HICSS40) ( http://tinyurl.com/33ztx3 ) Please find the detail minitrack calls under the specified URLs: -- E-Government Emerging Topics, co-chairs: Theresa Pardo, Lawrence Brandt, and Maddalena Sorrentino --> http://tinyurl.com/25c33v -- E-Democracy, co-chairs: Eric Welch (lead), Suzanne Beaumaster, and David Wolber --> http://tinyurl.com/2ezo2s -- E-Government Architecture, Infrastructure, and Integration, co-chairs: Ralf Klischewski (lead), Haluk Demirkan and Marijn Janssen --> http://tinyurl.com/2xsfet -- E-Government Information Security, co-chairs: Gregory White (lead) and Wm. Arthur Conklin --> http://tinyurl.com/yoqcur -- E-Government Organization and Management, co-chairs: Helmut Krcmar (lead), Christine Leitner, and Anthony Cresswell --> http://tinyurl.com/245t88 -- E-Government Services and Information, co-chairs: Maria Wimmer (lead), Enrico Ferro, and Sara Eriksén --> http://tinyurl.com/29uhvv -- E-Policy, Law, and Governance, co-chairs: Keith Schildt (lead), Sharon Dawes, and Stuart Shulman --> http://tinyurl.com/ywlbg7 -- Mobile Services and Technology in Government, co-chairs: Pirkko Walden (lead), Christer Carlsson and Michael Goul --> http://tinyurl.com/yqf3bx -- Information Technology for Development; note: This Minitrack is hosted within the Organizational Systems and Technology Track --> http://tinyurl.com/2xw3qp IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND INFORMATION Abstracts Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime. June 15, 2007 Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System, following Author Instructions found on the HICSS web site (www.hicss.hawaii.edu). All papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references. Papers undergo a double-blind review (June 15- August 15). August 15, 2007 Acceptance/rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. At this time, at least one author of an accepted paper should begin fiscal and travel arrangements to attend the conference to present the paper. September 15, 2007 $545 Early Registration. Authors submit Final Version of papers following submission instructions posted on the HICSS web site. At least one author of each paper should register by this date with specific plans to attend the conference. October 2, 2007 $595 Regular Registration until Dec 15. Papers without at least one registered author will be pulled from the publication process; authors will be notified. October 15, 2007 Cancellation: $150 administrative fee is deducted after this date. All cancellation requests must be in writing. December 1, 2007 Hotel rates are not guaranteed after this date. December 15, 2007 $700 Late Registration There will be no refund for cancellation of registration after this date. THE PAPER SUBMISSION PROCESS Consult the conference website for the listing and description of Minitracks for HICSS-41. Please do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. If you are not certain which Minitrack is appropriate, submit your abstract to the Track Chair(s) for guidance. An Individual may be listed as author or co-author on a maximum of 6 submitted papers. Authors may not be added after submission, unless approved by the appropriate Track Chair. HICSS will conduct double-blind reviews of each submitted paper. Therefore, author name(s) must not be included directly on the manuscript during the June 15 submission process. Submit according to detailed Author Instructions posted on the HICSS web site ( http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_41/apahome41.html ). Submit your full manuscript by June 15, and if accepted, submit the Final Version by Sept 15. Hans J (Jochen) Scholl Chair, HICSS40 Electronic Government Track The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370C Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA Tel: 1-206-616-2543 Fax: 1-206-616-3152 jscholl@u.washington.edu