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About HICSS
Now in
its 45th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences.
This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere
conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas. Unique characteristics of the
conference include:
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A matrix
structure of tracks and themes that enables research on a rich mixture of
computer-based applications and technologies.
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Three
days of research paper presentations and discussions in a workshop setting
that promotes interaction leading to additional research.
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A full
day of Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials. See
Program Components for additional detail.
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A truly
international experience with participants usually from over 40 countries,
(approximately 50% non-US).
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Papers
published in the Proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and carried in
the IEEE digital library Xplore. Access to HICSS papers is in the top 2% of
IEEE Conferences.
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Paper
presentations and discussions which frequently lead to revised and extended
papers that are published in journals, books, and special issues.
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A
keynote address and
distinguished lecture which explore particularly relevant
topics and concepts.
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Best
Paper Awards in each track which recognize superior research performance.
Recent
research that shows HICSS ranked second in citation ranking among 18
Information Systems (IS) conferences[1], ranked third in value to the MIS
field among 13 Management Information Systems (MIS) conferences[2], and ranked
second in conference rating among 11 IS conferences[3]. See
References.
The Australian Government's Excellence in Research project (ERA) has given
HICSS an "A" rating, one of 32 Information Systems conferences so honored out
of 241 (46-B and 146-C ratings). Data supplied by the Australian Research
Council, December 2009. See
http://lamp.infosys.deakin.edu.au/era/?page=cfordet&selfor=0806
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