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SanFransico,California,August,2009

ByPeterTarasewich(ptarasewich@suffolk.edu)SIGHCIsponsoredtheHCItrackatAMCIS2009,whichwasheldinSanFrancisco,Californiathispastsummer.Thetrackconsistedofsixmini‐tracksintheareasofhedonicIT,HCIandcompetitiveadvantage,computer‐mediatedcommunication,perspectivesontrustinIT,personalizationtechnologiesandimpacts,andinterfacedesignandevaluation.Of34totalsubmissions,21wereacceptedforpresentationduringsevenregularsessions(62%acceptancerate),and5wereacceptedasposters(posterswerenewtoAMCISthisyear).TheHCIsessionswerewellattendedanditspaperswerewellreceived.Manythankstoalltheauthors,reviewers,mini‐trackchairs,sessionchairs,andconferenceattendeesformakingtheHCItracksosuccessful.SIGHCIwillalsosponsortheupcomingHCItrackatAMCIS2010inLima,Peru.PleasevisittheAMCIS2010websiteformoredetails:http://amcis2010.org

Volume8Issue2 November2009

AISSIGHCINewsletter

Inside

AMCIS 2009 Review 1

Highlights of SIGHCI Meeting 1

ICIS 2009 Activities 2

Future Activities 3-4

SIGHCI Annual Meeting 4

HCI Book Review 5

HCI Tool Announcement 6

Call for Newsletter Items 6

Journal Special Issues 7

SIGHCI Dues Reminder 7

SIGHCI Sponsors 7

SIGHCI Advisory Board 8

SIGHCI Officers 8

Save the Dates 8

Review:AMCIS2009HCITrack

AssociationforInformationSystemsSpecialInterestGrouponHuman‐ComputerInteraction

• KhawajaA.Saeed,ChairoftheSIGHCIpresentedtheupdatetothemembersonpastandfutureSIGHCIactivities• Optionsforstreamliningthereviewprocessforpre‐ICISworkshoponHCIResearchinMISwerediscussed• TheprocedureforallocatingISBNnumberstothepre‐ICISworkshoponHCIResearchinMISproceedingswasdiscussedand

finalized• Ideasonhowtoincreasemembershipandsponsorshipwerediscussed

PleaserefertothepreviousissueofthenewsletterfortheannualupdateofSIGHCI,whichwasalsoreviewedatthismeeting.http://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci/newsletters/v8n1_0804.pdf

HighlightsofSIGHCIMeetingatAMCIS2009

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WorkshopCo‐Chairs:KhawajaA.SaeedWichitaStateUniversity,Khawaja.Saeed@wichita.eduHorstTreiblmaierViennaUniversityofBusinessAdministrationandEconomics,horst.treiblmaier@wu‐wien.ac.at

The8thAnnualPre‐ICISWorkshoponHCIResearchinMISWORKSHOPINFORMATION:SIGHCIwillhostthe8thpre‐ICISworkshoponHCIinMISonMonday,December14,2009inPhoenix,Arizona.TheobjectiveoftheworkshopistoprovideanopenandconstructivediscussionforumofimportantHCIresearchinInformationSystemsthataddressesthewayshumansinteractwithinformation,technologies,andtasks‐especiallyinbusiness,managerial,organizational,socialand/orculturalcontexts.The 8th Annual Pre-ICIS Workshop on HCI Research in MIS received 36 submissions (27 completed research papers and 9 research-in-progress papers) from which 12 papers (33% acceptance rate) were accepted after a rigorous review process. Following the success of the poster session in the previous workshop, the current program features 11 posters. REGISTRATION:RegularRegistrationDeadline:December1,2009LateandOnsiteRegistration:December2–14,2009Toregisterpleasevisit:https://m360.aisnet.org/frontend/event/registration/login.aspx?EventId=10248Theworkshopregistrationfeeincludes:Continentalbreakfast,coffeebreaks,lunch,andreception.PANELDISCUSSION:WeareexcitedtohaveDr.IzakBenbasatandDr.KalleLyytinenconductapanelon“FutureDirectionsinHCIResearchthatMatter”.ThepaneldiscussionwillfocusonidentifyingfuturedirectionsanddomainsinwhichHCIresearchoffersexcitingopportunities.Welookforwardtoanexistingandinteractivesession.Topreviewtheprogramscheduleandforadditionalinformationpleasevisit:http://www.linknet1.com/sighci/icis09_wksp/

Human‐ComputerInteractionTrackInternationalConferenceonInformationSystems(ICIS)2009Phoenix,Arizona,December15‐18,2009TrackCo‐Chairs:PaulHuUniversityofUtah,actph@business.utah.eduChih‐PingWeiNationalTsingHuaUniversity,Taiwan,cpwei@mx.nthu.edu.twFormoredetails,pleasevisittheICIS’09websiteathttp://www.icis09.org/

AllpicturesonthispagearefromICIS’09websiteathttp://www.icis2009.org/

ICIS2009‐ActivitiesSponsoredbyAISSIGHCI

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FutureActivitiesSponsoredbyAISSIGHCIHumanComputerInteractionMini‐track

AttheHawaiiInternationalConferenceonSystemSciences(HICSS‐43,2010)

Kauai,Hawaii,January5‐8,2010

MinitrackCo‐ChairsJoeValacich,WashingtonStateUniversity,jsv@wsu.eduJohnWells,WashingtonStateUniversity,wellsjd@wsu.eduRyanWright,UniversityofSanFrancisco,ryantwright@gmail.comFormoredetails,pleasevisittheHICSS‐43websiteathttp://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_43/minitracks/cl‐hci.htm. PicturesfromHICSSwebsite

FifthInternationalWorkshopon

ModelDrivenDevelopmentofAdvancedUserInterfacesBridgingbetweenUserExperienceandUIEngineering

http://www.lero.ie/mddaui2010/

Organizedat28thACMConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystems(CHI2010)

Saturday,April10thorSunday,11th,2010Atlanta,Georgia,USA

Theme TopicsofInterestWesolicitpapersaddressingoneormoreoftheseissues:• Toolssupportingmodel‐drivendevelopmentof

advanceduserinterfaces.• ModelsrelatedtooneormoreHCIaspectsthat

relatetotheuserexperienceofthemodeledapplication.

• Projectexperienceonuserinterfacedevelopmentusingamodel‐drivendevelopmentapproach.

• Thecombinationofmodelsandinformaldesignknowledgeinamodel‐drivendevelopmentprocess.

• Awell‐reasonedproposalfora(partial)answertooneofthequestionsinthethemedescription

Submission

Inthehistoryofsoftwaredevelopment,theabstractionlevelonwhichsoftwareisdescribedhasbeenincreasingallthetime.Thelatesttrendistospecifysoftwareusing(platform‐independent)models,whicharethengraduallyand(semi‐)automaticallytransformedintoexecutableapplicationsfordifferentplatformsandtargetdevices.Thegoalofthisworkshopistodiscusstheuseof(semi‐)formalmodelsinuserinterfacedevelopment.Whatistherightwayofcreativedesignandinteractiondesignworkingwithuserinterfacemodels?Canmodelshelpincopingwithinnovativeinteractiontechniques? The workshop will be a platform for discussing the modeling of advanced user interfaces, such as interfaces supporting complex interactions, visualizations, multimedia representations, multimodality, adaptability or customization. It will contribute to a better integration of knowledge from the Human-Computer Interaction community and the Software Engineering community. Wearestrivingfordevelopmentmethods,whichsupportthemodel‐drivendevelopmentofuserinterfaceswithgreatuserexperienceandoptimalusability.Whichkindsofmodelsarerequiredtoachievethisgoal?Howcandifferentkindsofmodelsbeflexiblycombined?Howcanindividualandinformaldesignskillsbeintegratedintotheprocess?Can(andshall)weintegratethetoolsdesignersareaccustomedtousenowadays?Isitpossibletodouser‐centereddesignbasedonmodels?

Papersmustnotexceed4pagesinSIGCHIConferenceProceedingsFormatandaddressoneormoreoftheabovetopics.Submissionswithin‐depthdiscussionofonetopicarepreferredabovesubmissionswithabroadertopic.Usageofanillustrativeexampleisencouraged.Bothacademicpositionpapersandindustrialexperiencepapersaresolicited.Membersoftheprogramcommitteewillreviewallsubmittedpapers.AllacceptedpaperswillbepublishedelectronicallyasCEURproceedings.

ImportantDatesTheworkshoptakesonefulldayduringtheCHI2010conference.Theworkshopwillconsistofshortpresentationsbyallworkshopparticipantsfollowedbyin‐depthgroupdiscussionsonselectedtopics.Theresultsofthisgroupworkwillbepresentedanddiscussedinaclosingplenarysession.PleasesubmitallquestionsandinquiriestoJanVandenBergh(jan.vandenbergh@uhasselt.be)

Papersubmissiondeadline:Dec20,2009Notificationofacceptance:Jan19,2010Finalpaper:February28,2010Distributionoffinalpapers:March,5,2010

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FutureActivitiesSponsoredbyAISSIGHCIHumanComputerInteractionTrack

AttheInternationalConferenceonInformationSystems(ICIS2010)

SaintLouis,Missouri,December12‐15,2010

TrackCo‐ChairsKengSiau,UniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln,ksiau@unl.eduGoveAllen,BrighamYoungUniversity,gove@byu.edu

TrackDescriptionHuman‐computerinteraction(HCI)isaninterdisciplinaryareathathasattractedresearchers,educators,andpractitionersfromseveraldisciplines.Itessentiallydealswiththedesign,evaluation,adoption,anduseofinformationtechnology,withacommonfocusonimproveduserperformanceandexperience.Inrecentyears,theareahasdevelopedatafastpacewiththeincreasinglypervasiveuseofinformationtechnologiesandisbecomingacriticalresearchstreamininformationsystems.Inparticular,theimportanceofusability,whichisakeyaspectofHCI,hasbeensignificantlyheightenedbytheprevalenceofInternet,e‐Commerce,andm‐commerceapplications.Recently,thefieldhasexperiencedanoticeabletransformationinpracticeandresearchtowardsdealingwithbroaderaspectsoftheinteraction,suchasvirtualization,designingforemotions,andbroadeninguserexperiences.Newandexcitingresearchopportunitiesareemerging,includingissuesandchallengesconcerningpeople’sinteractionswithvariousinformationtechnologiesthatcanbeexaminedfromanorganizational,managerial,psychological,social,orculturalperspective.Thistrackwelcomescompleteandresearch‐in‐progresspapersthataimatadvancingourunderstandingofhuman‐computerinteractionatanindividual,workgroup,organization,orsocietylevel.Papersmayuseanytypeofresearchmethods.

Examplesoftopicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto:• NewHCItechniquesandtechnologies• Personalizationandadaptiveinterfaces• Websitedesignandevaluation• Interfacedesignsonnewplatformssuchasmobileandubiquitous

technologies• Usabilityengineeringandmeasurement• Aestheticandaffectivecomputing• Interfacedesignmethodologies• Designimplicationsofonlineuserbehaviors• Designimplicationsofdiversityinusers,technologies,andenvironments

includingbutnotlimitedtotheelderly,theyoung,andspecialneedspopulations

• Human‐centerednessanduser‐centerednessintechnologydevelopmentanduse

• Psychologicalandsocialaspectsofhumaninteractionwithtechnology• Virtualworldand3‐Dweb• Behavioral,cognitive,motivational,andaffectiveaspectsof

human/technologyinteraction• Usertaskanalysisandmodeling;fitbetweennavigationschemeandtask

types• Digitaldocuments/genresandhumaninformationseekingbehaviorUser

interfacedesignandevaluationsforemergingapplicationareassuchasM‐commerce,electroniccollaborationandnegotiationsystems,pervasivecomputing,andvirtualworlds

• Developmentandapplicationsofmulti‐dimensionalinformationvisualizations

• Usabilityengineering;metricsandmethodsforuserinterfaceassessmentandevaluation

• Usabilitystudiesforend‐usercomputinginworkornon‐workenvironment,especiallyintheInternetera

• Impactofinterfaces/informationtechnologyonattitudes,behavior,performance,perception,learning,andproductivity

Formoredetails,pleasevisittheICIS2010websiteathttp://icis2010.aisnet.org/track8.htm

PicturefromICIS’10website

SIGHCIwillbeholdingitsannualbusinessmeeting(executivecommitteemeeting)atICIS’09inPhoenix,ArizonaonMonday,December14,2009,from6:15pm.‐7:30pm.SIGHCImembersandallinterestedpartiesarewelcometoattend.ThemeetingwillbeheldinGrandSaguaroBallroomEast.

Announcement:AISSIGHCIBusinessMeeting

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BookReview:DesigningtheUserInterface

DesigningtheUserInterface:StrategiesforEffectiveHuman‐ComputerInteraction,FifthEditionAuthors:BenShneidermanandCatherinePlaisant,withContributingAuthorsMaxineS.CohenandStevenM.Jacobs.

Reviewedby:AaronMarcus,Editor‐in‐Chief,UserExperienceReprintedwithpermissionfromUserExperience,8(3),2009.©UsabilityProfessionals'Association

ReviewingBenShneiderman’sandCatherinePlaisant’smostrecentversionofProf.Shneiderman’sclassictextaboutdesigninguser‐interfacesisadaunting,butrewardingchallenge.Usually,ittakesaboutthreetimestogetanythingcomplexright.Ihaveinmylibraryatleasttwoorthreeversionsofthebooknow.Ihavegivenawayearlierversionstostaffandstudentstoassisttheirowncareers.IncomparisontotheSecondEdition(1992),whichIamcheckinginrelationtothemostrecentversion,thelatestincarnationusesmanymorecolorphotos,muchmorevisualenhancementofchapters,summarytablesofcontentsinadditiontothelonger,completedtableofcontents,andothertechniquesofmodernbookdesigntoconveyacontemporaryfeel.Thebookalsocomeswithapre‐paidsix‐monthaccesstothebook’scompanionWebsite.ThebookisalsocontemporaryinevolvingaWeb‐basedsolutiontonewcontentandtoreaders’continuingservicefeestoobtainadditionalinformation.

Lookingthroughtwoeditionsseparatedbymorethan18years(strangely,thelatestversionisstamped2010initspublicationdate,although,likenewautomobiles,itisissuedin2009),oneisstruckbytheevolutionofuser‐interfaceplanning,research,analysis,evaluation,documentation,implementation,training,andmaintenance,aswellasdesign,inthepasttwodecades.Thebookitselfisathoroughtime‐capsuleofthefieldincorporatingthelatestphilosophies,principals,methods,andtechniques,asbesttheauthorsandweunderstandthem.Gonearereferencestovideodisksandspecificationmethodslikeuser‐actionnotation.Forthisnewgenerationofreaders,thebookreferencesblogs,thei‐Phone,socialnetworks,tagclouds,twitter,andYouTube.

Atthebeginningofthebook,theauthorsoffereightwaysofusingthebook,andspecificchaptersequencesforreaderscomingfromsuchdisciplinesascomputerscience(itscoreaudience),psychologyandsociology,businessandinformationsystems,eventechnicalwritingandgraphicdesign.Itseemsalmostimpossiblethatthebookcouldbeequallyusable,useful,andappealingtoallofthesegroups,butitmakesavaliantefforttoachievethisobjectivewithconsiderablesuccess.

Inalmosteverytopicthatittackles,thetextsummarizestheissueseffectivelyandprovidesspecificdetailsthatareoftenfoundinmorenarrow‐focusguidebooks.Takingasanexampleform‐designinformat‐specificfieldsonpage255,theauthorsremindusofthepatternforUSsocialsecuritynumbersandevenprovidethespecificationthat“Whentheuserhastypedthefirstthreedigits,thecursorshouldjumptotheleftmostpositionofthetwo‐digitfield.”Ofcourse,onecanarguethatthesekindsofexamplesarealittletooUS‐centric,butgiventheprimarymarket,theorientationisunderstandable.Fortelephonenumbers,theauthorscautiononthesamepage:“Bealerttospecialcases,suchastheadditionofextensionsortheneedfornonstandardformatsforinternationalnumbers.”Inafixed‐lengthbook,itwouldbeobviouslyimpossibletotreatallglobalcircumstances.

Inlaterchapters,theauthorstreatmoregenerallylarge‐scopetopics,likeinformationvisualization.Theycategorizeinformation‐visualizationdisplaysbysevendatatypes(1Dlinear,2Dmap,3Dworld,multi‐dimensional,temporal,tree,andnetwork)andseventasks(overview,zoom,filter,details‐on‐demand,relate,history,andextract).Hereitbecomesimpossibletoprovideextensivedetaileddesignguidelines;however,intriguingexamplesillustratedifferentapproaches.Again,itbecomesimpossibleinaprintedbooktoconstantlyupdatetheimages.Thus,inanotherpartofthebook,aKindle1.0appears,whichwillbealittledatedbythetimethat2010actuallyrollsaround(rememberthepublicationdate).Nevertheless,theimagesaresuccinct,appropriate,well‐selectedsupplementstothecleardescriptionsandexplanations.

Thereferenceshavebeenupdatednaturally,buttotheircredit,theauthorsactuallyretainafewchoicemorselsreachingbackasfarasthelate1980s,suggestingthattheyrecognizetheotherlevelsofreadership:theBabyBoomers,GenX‐ers,andtheMillenialswhoallwillbelookingatthistext,seekingsolutionsforthewidestandwildestchallengesofuser‐interfacedesigninthecomingdecade.

Inkeepingwiththeuser‐centereddesignapproachpromotedbythebook,Iaskedtwoofmyyounger(by30‐40years)Associates,whoareinterns,stillstudyingatgraduatelevel,whattheythoughtofthenewbook.Theyrepresentthenewcomerstothefieldwhomaynotbeawareofthefullrangeanddepthofuser‐interfacedevelopment,practice,andtheoryoverthepast60yearsandthroughouttheworld.

Oneremarked:“Uponreadingthroughthecontents,whatIfoundstrikingwasthelanguageinwhichthebookwaswritten.Rightfromthestart,itwasveryclear,concise,andeasytoread.Asanoviceofuser‐interfacedesign,IexpectedtobebombardwithtechnicaljargonthatIwouldn'tunderstand,but,surprisingly,theauthorshadnoneofthat(asfarasIcouldtell).Also,thevisualsplayedasignificantpartinfurtheringmyunderstandingofthealreadyreadablecontent.”

Theothercommented,“Overall,thebookwasagoodintroductiontothemeaningandimportanceofuser‐interfacedesign.However,Iwouldhavelikedtoseesomedefinitionsofterms,suchas’userexperience’,’userinterface‘,andperhapsabriefhistoryofuser‐experiencedesign.”Ofnoteisthesparsereferencetouser‐experience(UX)concepts,althoughtheyarecoveredasusabilityengineeringanduser‐interfacearchitectureconceptsandarementionedexplicitlyafewtimes.

Clearly,onecannotbeallthingstoallpeople;thesecondcommenttouchedononeortwoitemsthat,inmyopinion,mighthavebeengivenalittlemorespaceinan,admittedly,alreadybusyagenda.However,thesearequibbles.Thebookmaintainsitslegendaryvalueasaindispensable,readable,comprehensive,high‐qualitytreatmentofastillbustling,fast‐growing,world‐widefieldburstingwithenthusiasm,energy,andinnovation.Thisbookpresentsbothabird’seyeviewandaground‐levelviewoftheterrain.

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HCIToolAnnouncement

NoldusUsabilityLabsCombinetheHCIResearchToolsyouneedNoldusInformationTechnologyBV‐info@noldus.nl

InusabilitylabsseveralHCIresearchtoolscanbeintegratedtobuildacompletelab.NoldusInformationTechnologyhasatrackrecordof20yearsinbehavioralresearchandisanexpertinsettingupresearchlabs.Withtechnicalandscientificknowledge,Noldus’consultantscanassistyouwithyourresearchprocess,fromtheset‐upofyourlab(designalabtogether),totheinterpretationoftheresults.Withawell‐equippedlab(portableorfixed)andspecializedknowledge,youcancollectmultipletypesofdatasuchasuseractionsonthecomputer,eyemovements,physiologicaldata,andsimulatordata.Performusertaskanalysis,lookatsearchingbehavior(forinstanceusers’interactioninsearchtasks[1]),orevaluateawebpageandcreateahighlightcliptoshowyourresults. Torecordeventssuchastasks,comments,andusabilityproblems,andgatherdatainaneffectiveway,youcanworkwithTheObserver®XTsoftwareinausabilitylab.DuetoTheObserverXT’sexcellentintegrationfacilities,alldevicesworkperfectlytogether.Justchoosethetoolsyouneed.Forinstance,ifyouincorporateFaceReader™intoyourlab,youwillhavetheadditionalabilitytorecordfacialexpressionsautomatically.Workinginaturn‐keylab,builtbyNoldus,youcanbenefitfromthemostup‐to‐datehardwarecomponentsandequipment.Goodimagequality,highqualityvideorecordings,andclearrecordingsofspeechandothersoundsmakeallthedifferenceinyourresearchresults.[1]Tenopir,C.;Wang,P.;Zhang,Y.;Simmons,B.;PollardR.(2008).Academicusers’interactionswithScienceDirectinsearchtasks:Affectiveandcognitivebehaviors.InformationProcessingandManagement,44,105–121.

YouareinvitedtoofferitemstothecomingissueofAISSIGHCInewsletter(Volume9,Issue1),tobepublishedinJuly2010.Allitemswillbeeditorialreviewed.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesendyourpiecestothenewslettereditorGregMoody(gmoody@katz.pitt.edu)byJune15,2009.Possibletopicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing: 1. Shortessay/opinion/researchstudy(800–1700words)2. HCIbookreview(800–1700words).Pleasefeelfreeto

contacttheeditorbeforehandifyouintendtoreviewabookorifyouwishyourownbooktobereviewed.

3. TeachingHCI(upto1700words):teachingideasorcases,samplesyllabus,etc.

4. Industryvoice(800–1700words).WewelcomeHCIrelatedessaysfromindustryprofessionals.

5. BriefintroductionofHCIresearchtools(upto300words).

6. BriefintroductionofinterestingHCIjournalsand/orspecialissues,includingcitationinformation,briefdescription,tableofcontent(forspecialissues),etc.

7. CFPforHCIrelatedjournalsorconferences.8. NewsaboutSIGHCImembers(upto300wordsforeach

item):honorsandawards,professionalactivities,newappointments,interestingprojects,newbooksorpublications,etc.

9. Anyotherannouncements(upto300wordsforeachitem). Toviewpreviousnewsletterissues,pleasevisithttp://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci/newsletters/

CallforItems:AISSIGHCINewsletterVolume9,Issue1

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1.JAISSpecialThemePapersbasedonthe6thpre‐ICISHCI/MISWorkshop,ICIS’07,andHICSS‐41Thebestcompletedresearchpapersfromthe6thpre‐ICISWorkshop(2007),theHCItrackatICIS’07,andtheHuman‐ComputerInteraction(HCI)mini‐track(offeredaspartoftheCollaborationSystemsTrack)atHICSS‐41(2008)wereinvitedforpublicationconsiderationattheJournaloftheAssociationforInformationSystems(JAIS).TheguesteditorisViswanathVenkatesh.Currentlytwopapersareinthereviewprocess.

2.IJHCSSpecialIssuebasedonAMCIS’08,ECIS’08,andPACIS’08ThebestcompletedresearchpapersfromtheHCItracksatAMCIS'08,ECIS’08,andPACIS'08wereinvitedtoparticipateinaspecialissueoftheInternationalJournalofHuman‐ComputerStudies(IJHCS).TheguesteditorsforthisspecialissueareMattGermonprez,ChuckKacmar,andYoungHwa“Gabe”Lee.SIGHCIcontinuestoworkwithIJHCStopublishtheselectedpapersfromtheseconferences.Thankstoallthereviewers,authors,andIJHCSforalltheirhardwork.

3.JAISandTHCISpecialIssuesbasedonPre‐ICIS’08,ICIS’08,andPACIS’08ThebestcompletedresearchpapersfromtheHCItracksatpre‐ICIS'08,ICIS’08,andHICSS'09wereinvitedtoparticipateinaspecialissueoftheJournaloftheAssociationforInformationSystems(JAIS)ortheTransactionsonHuman‐ComputerStudies(THCI).TheguesteditorforthisJAISspecialissueisAnanthSrinivasanandforTHCItheguesteditorisDennisGalletta.SIGHCIcontinuestoworkwithbothJAISandTHCItopublishtheselectedpapersfromtheseconferences.Thankstoallthereviewersandauthorsfortheirworksofar.

InProgress:SIGHCISponsoredJournalSpecialThemes/Issues

SIGHCISponsors

SIGHCIwouldliketoexpressitssincereappreciationtothefollowingsponsors.ThemanypastandfutureSIGHCIactivitieswouldnotbepossiblewithouttheirgeneroussupport.

• DepartmentofInformationSystems,WashingtonStateUniversity• MISDepartment,EllerCollegeofManagement,TheUniversityofArizona

PleaserenewyourSIGHCImembershipifyouhavenotdoneso.AccessyourpersonalprofilepagewhenyoulogontoAISwebsiteasamember.Thereisalinkcalled"JoininaSIG!”underMembershipProfileInformation.Clickonthatlink,selectSIGHCI,andrenewyourSIGHCImembership.ThankyouforsupportingSIGHCI.

MembershipRenewal

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SIGHCIOfficers

IzakBenbasatUniversityofBritishColumbia,benbasat@commerce.ubc.ca

JaneCareyArizonaStateUniversityWest,jcarey@asu.eduDennisGallettaUniversityofPittsburgh,galletta@katz.pitt.edu

FionaFui‐HoonNahUniversityofNebraska‐Lincoln,fnah@unl.edu

JoeValacichWashingtonStateUniversity,jsv@wsu.edu

JaneWebsterQueen'sUniversity,jwebster@business.queensu.caPingZhangSyracuseUniversity,pzhang@syr.edu

SIGHCIAdvisoryBoardChairKhawajaSaeedWichitaStateUniversityKhawaja.Saeed@wichita.eduChair‐ElectDezhiWu,SouthernUtahUniversity,dezhi.wu@gmail.comPastChairEleanorLoiaconoWorcesterPolytechnicUniversity,eloiacon@wpi.eduSecretaryandTreasurerNa(Lina)Li,BakerCollege,nli01@baker.eduViceChairforMembershipSoussanDjamasbiWorcesterPolytechnicUniversity,djamasbi@wpi.eduViceChairforResearchResourcesHongShengUniversityofMissouri‐Rolla,hsheng@umr.eduViceChairforSponsorshipMilenaHead,McMastersUniversity,headm@mcmaster.caViceChairforTeachingResourcesXiaowenFang,DePaulUniversity,XFang@cti.depaul.eduNewsletterEditorGregMoody,UniversityofPittsburgh,gmoody@katz.pitt.eduConferencePlanningChairforpre‐ICISHCIWorkshop2010DezhiWu,SouthernUtahUniversity,dezhi.wu@gmail.comHorstTreiblmaierViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusinessAdministration, horst.treiblmaier@wu‐wien.ac.at ConferencePlanningChairforPACIS2010Hock‐ChuanChanNationalUniversityofSingapore,chanhc@comp.nus.edu.sgSusannaHoAustralianNationalUniversity,susanna.ho@anu.edu.auConferencePlanningChairforAMCIS2010DezhiWu,SouthernUtahUniversity,dezhi.wu@gmail.comHongSheng,UniversityofMissouri‐Rolla,hsheng@umr.eduRobinPoston,UniversityofMemphis,rposton@memphis.eduNa(Lina)Li,BakerCollege,nli01@baker.eduConferencePlanningChairsforHICSS2010JoeValacich,WashingtonStateUniversity,jsv@wsu.eduJohnWells,WashingtonStateUniversity,wellsjd@wsu.eduRyanWright,UniversityofSanFrancisco,ryantwright@gmail.comWebmasterJonathanFrank,SuffolkUniversity,jfrank824@gmail.comListservManagerPingZhang,SyracuseUniversity,pzhang@syr.edu

SIGHCI‐SponsoredActivities&Events

SIGHCIPre‐ICISWorkshop,Phoenix,Arizona

14Dec,2009

ICIS’09–HCITrack,Phoenix,Arizona

15‐18Dec,2009

HICSS’10–HCIminitracks,Kauai,HI

5‐8Jan,2010

ECIS’10–HCITrack,Pretoria,SouthAfrica

7‐9June,2010

PACIS’10–HCITrack,Taipei,Taiwan

July,2010

AMCIS’10,Lima,Peru 12‐15Aug,2010

SIGHCIPre‐ICISWorkshop,St.Louis,MO

Dec,2010

ICIS’10,St.Louis,Mo 12‐15Dec,2010

SIGHCIwebsite:http://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci/

SavetheDates