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CALL FOR PAPERS

Interdisciplinary Conference of AHLiST 2011 (Association of History, Literature, Science and Technology)

Theme: Technology and Future
Location: University of Houston, TX, USA
Hosted by College of Technology, University of Houston
Date: May 20-22, 2011

Conference Co-Chairs:

JungKun Park, Shirley Ezell & Marcy Norwood, University of Houston

Program Chair:

Hyo-Joo Han, Georgia Southern University

Keynote Speakers:

John H. Lienhard, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History, University of Houston,
John V. Turner, NASA Johnson Space Center

How has technology shaped contemporary notions of future? How will current concepts of future influence technological developments? Technology has been a driving force of modern and contemporary cultural, socio-economic, and industrial development. At the same time, the future has been imagined and predicted by technology or vice versa. Future has not merely been a temporal space but an ideal point which technology attempts to project. From technological utopianism to current anticipations of environmental catastrophe, technology has been the emblematic potential of future. This year’s conference aims to consider distinct ways of thinking about the future, while questioning what it is—other than the preoccupations of the present—that is invoked when we talk about the future. We invite panels and individual papers on these or related topics, but will give full consideration to any proposal within AHLiST’s scope.

All Submissions Deadline: February 1st, 2011 Acceptance notification: March 1st, 2011

To participate, submit full papers of special session proposals electronically to the appropriate track chair. The best paper for each track will be published in the Journal of 2012 issue of the AHLiST Journal after review process.

The convergence of the Internet and wireless technology in the late 1990s has produced a revolutionary telecommunication service: mobile Internet. Global mobile operators are now accelerating technological transition from 3G to 4G, while by 2008 active users of wireless data applications exceeded 1.85 billion worldwide. E-commerce is also expanding rapidly and several trillion dollars are being exchanged annually over the web. The global online population is also increasing substantially and by 2012, Jupiter Research (2008) estimates that there will be 1.8 billion Internet users worldwide. The track calls for original papers on this central topic. Papers may be of an empirical or of a conceptual nature. They may deal with the characteristics of successful models in this field, the emergence of new industry architectures, and the competition and collaboration between media, IT, internet, mobile and telecommunications companies. The goal of this track is to encourage scholarship in under-explored areas and address the need for a better understanding of the technology in marketing.

Areas of Interest:

We are pleased to announce and invite manuscripts for joint AHLiST conference from researchers and practitioners on technology in marketing. Topics for this track can broadly explore subject matter related to facilitation of technology in marketing. There are many questions to be answered concerning managerial, psychological and socio-cultural aspects in this emerging area. Topics that are of interest to this track issue include (but are not limited to):

• Comparative analysis between wired versus wireless interactivity
• Factors influencing consumer acceptance of technology
• Multinational corporations’ perceptions on marketing technology
• Socio-cultural issues related to technology marketing
• Web site navigation and usability issues
• E-CRM issues
• Managing strategy in high technology industry
• Operation and management of high technology companies
• Governmental and Legal factors related to technology in marketing
• Competitive advantage and strategic change management
• Managing core technology and competence
• Technology policies
• Technology transactions
• Case studies on technology in marketing
• Technologies in marketing

For further information please contact track chair at

JungKook Lee, Ph.D.
Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
Tel: 812-348-7254 Email: leejk@iupuc.edu

Submission Guidelines

This is only a general guideline; however, each track may have its own submission requirement. If you have any question regarding submission to a particular track, please contact its track chair to find out any specific guideline. Except for MULTIDISIPLINARY track (which can be in English, Spanish, and Portuguese), all other submissions must be in English. All submission should represent original work done by the authors. There will be two options to propose/submit : i) panel proposal ; ii) individual paper.

Panel Proposal (Session Proposal with three of more papers): If you plan to propose a panel/session, please include the title of the panel and the names of presenters; a panel abstract of 150-250 words; a separate page with the names of presenters, their contact information (mailing address, phone number, and email) and institutional affiliation(s), the titles of their presentations; and a 250-word abstract for each paper. Panels will be one hour and fifteen minutes long. Presenters for a panel will be asked to upload their abstract and information separately.

Individual Proposal: Each author can use one of the following submissions to propose: a) abstract; b) work-in-progress paper; c) full paper.

1. Abstract: A title and 250 words (double-spaced and 12 fonts)
2. Work-in-progress: A structured proposal of about 1,000 words (double- spaced and 12 fonts) including purpose, methodology/approach, findings, research limitations/implications, and originality/value. A reference list is required. Tables or figures should be placed in the appendix after the reference list if needed.
3. Full Paper: Full paper submissions must not be published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors should limit their initial submissions to approximately 20- 25 double-spaced pages in 12-point font with appropriate margins, inclusive of all materials (i.e., references, figures, tables and appendices). In preparing for the full papers, please reference the author’s guidelines. Full papers which are not formatted accordingly will not be considered or reviewed.

Journal Publications

Selected full papers and extended papers will be published in the following journals.

1. The Journal of History, Literature, Science and Technology: JHLiST (The official journal of AHLiST)
2. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA) – Special Issue
   
   Only papers from Tracks for Business Intelligence, E-Commerce, E-Community, and E-Learning using IT, Project Management, and Enterprise IT Management Issues and Challenges will be published the following two journals.
3. International Journal of Emerging Technology in Learning : iJET
   
4. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technology : iJIM
   

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