Track: Collaboration Systems and Technology
Minitrack: Emergency Response Systems

As an emerging area of research, we welcome any innovative research work on any aspect of the design, development, deployment, operation, or evaluation of emergency response systems. We are interested in research papers that focus on the tools, functionality, and/or interface the system provides to human users involved with emergency and crisis response. Also papers that focus on requirements for this environment and/or the impact or relationship of such systems to the behavior of the individuals or organizations involved are equally welcome.

As new systems are being developed and tested, we also encourage empirical and experimental studies that assess the efficiency and effectiveness of ERS.

Papers that deal with the underlying technology or hardware of computers, networks, sensors, mobile devices and their improvements in such areas as throughput, accuracy, and security, should be directed to other appropriate sessions. An exception might be any special purpose input/output device for use by respondents to a crisis situation.

Outstanding papers in this mini-track will be invited to submit for a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology, Theory, and Applications or considered for the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

Topics and research areas include:
* Preparedness (analysis, planning, and evaluation)
* Analysis of the threats
* Analysis and evaluation of performance (and errors)
* Planning for training
* Planning for mitigation
* Planning for detection and intelligence
* Planning for response
* Planning for recovery and/or normalization
* Training and simulation
* Mitigation and detection
* Response, recovery and normalization
* Use of ephemeral groups in emergency response

Co-chairs:
Tung X. Bui (Primary Contact)
Shidler College of Business
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2404 Maile Way, E303aHonolulu, HI 96822, USA
Phone: +1-808-956-5565
Fax: +1-808-956-9889
Email: Tung.Bui@hawaii.edu

Murray Turoff
Information Systems Department
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
Phone: +1-973-596-3366
Fax: +1-973-596-5777
Email: turoff@njit.edu

Bartel Van de Walle
Information Systems and Management Department
Tilburg University
Warandelaan 2 - Postbus 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands
Phone: +31-13-466-2016
Fax: +31-13-466-3069
Email: bartel@uvt.nl