[Apologies for cross-posting] Call For Papers: AMCIS Mini-track: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR '12) 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Seattle, WA, August 9-12, 2012 Conference Website: http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ Description: This Mini Track will solicit research papers and research-in-progress papers on social theory in information systems research areas impacting the intersection of humans and technology. We are interested understanding and supporting the evolution of social theory, socio-technical theory, and social informatics in information systems research. This will be the 12th consecutive year for the Mini Track at AMCIS, and we hope to continue a tradition of high quality paper submissions, thought-provoking presentations and lively discussion for all IS researchers using, or considering the use of, social theory in their work in this domain. We seek to attract research papers and research-in-progress papers from all IS researchers who are using the work of social theorists, organizational theorists, sociotechnical theorists, and cultural. We are particularly interested in research that makes use of social theory to address issues of designing the digital future. We want to highlight research that uses social theory, sociotechnical theory, and social informatics approaches to critically examine the constitution of ICT, and their roles in the design, constitution, maintenance and dissolution of virtual communities and virtual worlds. For example, the work of social theorists (e.g., Callon, Castells, Bourdieu, Giddens, Putnam), organizational theorists (e.g., Powell, DiMaggio, Scott), sociotechnical theorists (e.g., Bijker , Hughes, Kling), cultural anthropologists (e.g., D'Andrade, Holland, Suchman), symbolic interactionists (e.g., Strauss , Star), and many others are being used to address the most important questions about how we are living, working and socializing in virtual communities. We invite IS research and research in progress that applies, builds on, compares, or critiques these social theories within the domain of virtual communities and virtual worlds. Submission Process: Full paper submissions must be made electronically through the AMCIS on-line submission system by March 1, 2012. Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions on January 2, 2012 at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com:80/amcis2011 Additional instructions for authors: http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ Important Dates: March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper submissions April 2, 20012: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers, camera ready copy due June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration Minitrack chairs: Howard Rosenbaum, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University hrosenba@indiana.edu Pnina Fichman, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University fichman@indiana.edu