---------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS KMO'2006 - Knowledge Management in Organizations New Trends in Knowledge Management June 13-14, 2006 in Maribor, Slovenia, Europe http://www.cot.si/kmo/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Program chair: Prof. Dr. Kimmo Salmenjoki (ksa@uwasa.fi) University of Vaasa, Finland Knowledge has been described as a critical competitive asset for organizations. The most important strategy in business is converting knowledge into intellectual capital and leveraging it for competitive advantage. The International conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations (KMO) provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of research on information and knowledge management, as well as to shed light on recent advances on data and knowledge bases. The aim of the conference is to identify challenging problems facing the development of future knowledge management systems, and to shape future directions of research by soliciting and reviewing high quality, applied and theoretical research findings. This conference calls for papers that offer provocative, insightful, and novel ways of viewing KM from a wide variety of perspectives, especially regarding new trends in knowledge management. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers that are not being considered for publication in any other forum. Papers cannot exceed 8 pages in length. One author per paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the paper if it is accepted for publication. Authors of selected papers will be asked to expand versions of accepted papers in a special issue of the International Journal of Web Engineering (IJWET), published by Inderscience. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to, the following areas: - Application of knowledge representation techniques to semantic modeling - Design methodologies for KM - Data and knowledge sharing - Domain modeling and ontology-building - Knowledge discovery in databases and data mining - Development and management of heterogeneous knowledge bases - Technologies and tools for KM - Inter-institutional collaboration and information exchange - Operating in the global knowledge economy - Cross-cultural aspects of global KM practices - The use of semantic webs for KM - Use of web services for KM - How to bring together KM, distance learning, and human performance enhancement to build an integrated learning organization - Adaptation of KM in organizations - How to build and maintain viable KM architectures and thriving communities of practice - Intelligent and ubiquitous KM - Networking with knowledge - Shared knowledge in business networks - KM for SME - Business intelligence and data warehousing - Evaluation of KM In addition, we are also seeking contributions from the industry to submit papers that describe solutions in information and knowledge management areas addressed by this conference. Knowledge-management papers of all types are welcome. ---------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES: Full Paper Submission: March 20, 2006 Authors Notification: April 3, 2006 Final Paper Submission and Registration: May 15, 2006 Conference: June 13-14, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------- VENUE Slovenia is a small, beautiful European country on the sunny side of the Alps which geographically and politically has always been a part of Central Europe. Everything in Slovenia is in abundance: the majestic Alps with their glacial valleys, rivers, and lakes, plenty of forests, mysterious karst caves, the warm Adriatic. From the steep slopes of the Alps you can reach the world of olives and vineyards in less than two hours. Slovenia's natural features and cultural and historical sites offer plenty of variety for a holiday. Maribor lies close to the Austrian border in the middle of Slovenia's wine-growing region and is surrounded by vineyards to its north and east, and by mountains (with ski slopes) to its south and west. It is proud to be the home of the world's oldest (over 400-year-old) vine-tree, recorded in the Guinness book of records. The Drava River flows through the town. On its banks, called Lent, the young people (by age and by heart) of Maribor and surroundings, socialize in many pubs and restaurants. The history of Maribor is rich and is reflected in many buildings dating back to the 13th century. The town has also a modern face; a university, theatre, shopping centers, recreation - all within walking distance. The conference will take place in the Hotel Habakuk conference center. Conference Chair: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko University of Maribor Program committee Kimmo Salmenjoki, University of Vaasa, Finland (Chair) Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University, UK Gurusamy Arumugam, Madurai Kamaraj University, India Marjan Heričko, University of Maribor, Slovenia Y. T. Yu, City University of Hong Kong, China Ting Peng Liang, National University of Sun Yat Sen, Taiwan Michael McGrath , Victoria University , Australia Juan Pavon Mestras, Universidad Complutense, Spain Robert Wrembel, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Marjan Naaranoja, University of Vaasa, Finland. Izidor Golob, University of Maribor, Slovenia Flavius Frasincar, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Romana Vajde Horvat, University of Maribor, Slovenia Vili Podgorelec, University of Maribor, Slovenia Aleš Živkovič, University of Maribor, Slovenia Chia Shen Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Wen hai Chih, National Dong Hwa university, Taiwan Tatjana Welzer Družovec, University of Maribor, Slovenia Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, University of Oviedo, Spain Amrit Tiwana, Iowa State University, USA Ray Tsai, St Cloud State University, USA Vagan Terziyan, University of Vaasa, Finland Peter Kokol, University of Maribor, Slovenia Gabriele Gianini, University of Milano, Italy Contact information: Aleš Živkovič University of Maribor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Smetanova 17 SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia E-mail: ales.zivkovic@uni-mb.si Web: http://www.cot.si/kmo/