Track: Collaboration Systems and Technology
Minitrack: Negotiation Support System

We would encourage papers that explore the role of computer-supported argumentation, reasoning, bargaining and negotiation in Web platforms, to include:
* Social networks (such as SNARF (Social Network and Relationship Finder); NETSCAN (Social network and user activity analysis of Usenet), ebays, etc.)
* Cross-border supply chains (e.g., data harmonization for regional e-commerce and trade facilitation)
* Business Value-added Networks (e.g., industry-specific web portals), and the like

We will encourage papers focusing on the use of mobile computing to support a variety of communication and negotiation processes, to include, conversation building. The novelty here is to examine research issues related to group-centric real-time communication involving mobile, location independent devices.

We will continue to focus on the role of NSS in a Web-centric platform and with applications in electronic markets, e-auctions and automated negotiation agents, and in social computing platforms. More particularly, we would like to look at the role of NSS to support creation of new business models and strategic formulation, and the impact of argumentation technologies in multiple-actor, text-driven platforms. We will also attempt to look into the use of NSS in some emerging applications, such as Emergency Response Systems, and the like. We will seek papers that explore the use of I.T. to promote new communication channels, and the impact of NSS under short decision making time.

This minitrack explores research issues related to the design, implementation, use and evaluation of negotiation support systems in business.

Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:
* Negotiation support in electronic markets (auctions)
* Communication and argumentation systems for social networks
* Negotiation support system, software agents and web services
* The role of NSS in media sharing and conversation building
* Massively distributed negotiation
* Systems to support intercultural negotiation and emotions
* Negotiation systems to support crisis management, 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

Melvin F. Shakun
Stern School of Business
New York University
Email: mshakun@stern.nyu.edu