[elearning] The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management / ICKM 2009

[samchu at hkucc.hku.hk]

Subject: The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management / ICKM 2009

The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management
(http://ickm2009.pbwiki.com/) will be held in Hong Kong, China on December 3-4,
2009.

The Conference provides top researchers and practitioners from all over the
world in Knowledge Management a forum for discussion and exchange. Since the
first ICKM was held in Singapore in 2004, subsequent conferences have been held
in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. (2005); Greenwich, London, U.K. (2006);
Vienna, Austria (2007); and Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. (2008). In 2009, ICKM will
be held in Hong Kong.

ICKM 2009 will feature invited keynote presentations, panels on topical issues
(e.g. management, technology, business, and public policy), refereed paper
presentations on emerging and continuing business and research issues, and
workshops on new areas of knowledge management. The theme of ICKM 2009 is
¡§Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations.¡¨ Finding
effective ways of collaboration is one of the most challenging tasks for
individuals and organisations faced with complex, global, and interconnected
issues. Collaboration is more than just being connected through the internet
and various forms of professional, business and social networks. Collaboration
through information and communication technologies also requires us to "prepare
the mind" for partnerships. Many of our traditional business models, public
organisational structures, and educational systems are not yet ready for new
forms of decision-making, problem-solving and collaboration that goes beyond
organisational boundaries. Concepts like "open innovation", "value networks",
"wisdom of crowds" are some of the ideas that influence our thinking on
collaboration and information sharing.

This conference aims to facilitate dialogue among experts in the academe and the
industry. The exchange of insights on related issues will boost up research
momentum and contribute to the advancement of knowledge management as a
discipline. The conference will be organized into several tracks along but not
limited to these topics:

    * Knowledge Management and Collaboration
    * New Models of Virtual Real-Time Collaboration, 3-D Collaborative
Environments
    * Collaborative Technologies and Cultures, Collaboration 2.0
    * Knowledge Networks and Ecologies
    * Strengthening School Collaboration through KM
    * KM in Universities: Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarly
Collaboration
    * Knowledge Management in Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative
Environments
    * more topics can be found on the conference home page

ICKM 2009 encourages submission of high-quality research reports (and workshop
and practice presentation proposals) in knowledge management and its related
areas. Submitted papers should not have been submitted for review, accepted for
publication, nor published elsewhere. Papers will be reviewed on the basis of
technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity. All accepted papers
will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected manuscripts will be
invited for submission to special issues in some of the distinguished knowledge
management related journals. There will be awards for the Best Conference
Paper, the Best Theme Paper, the Best Student Paper, and the Best Practice
Presentation.

You are invited to submit a full paper (or workshop / practice presentation
proposals) by June 30, 2009

Best Regards,

Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu (Conference Co-Chair for the Academic)



--------------------------------------------------
Sam Chu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Programme Director, Bsc in Information Management
Division of Information & Technology Studies
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2241-5894
Fax: (852) 2517-7194
E-mail: samchu at hku.hk
Homepage: http://www.edu.hku.hk/samchu/
--------------------------------------------------