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The goal of the ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center (VMC) is to use and evaluate online meeting technologies
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AIS-PERTThe Association of Information Systems (AIS) and the ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center (VMC) is pleased to announce our inaugural AIS-PERT series. A recognized expert will focus on a particular aspect of Information Systems research and moderate a four day asynchronous virtual workshop. The second workshop is listed below, and you can also view the archive of the first workshop. You are invited to participate and interact with the leaders in the field! All you need is a web browser. The workshop is free of charge to AIS members (if you are not a member, we invite you to join and take advantage of this benefit).
Future AIS-PERT
(to be announced)
Previous AIS-PERT
"Ethnographic research methods in Information Systems"
March 8-11, 1999
Michael D. Myers, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Site: VMC @ Temple University
Archive (click on guest), Presentation, BiographyCopyright 1999. Association of Information Systems. Permission to make copies and/or refer to the archive is freely granted as long as appropriate citation is made. Citation should be as follows:
Myers, M. (1999). "Ethnographic research methods in Information Systems." ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center at Temple University, March 8-11 1999, [On-Line]. Available http//interact.cis.temple.edu/~vmc (click on "guest").
"Structural Equation Modeling in IS Research"
November 2-5, 1998
Wynne Chin, University of Houston
Site: VMC @ Temple University
Archive (click on guest), Presentation, BiographyCopyright 1998. Association of Information Systems. Permission to make copies and/or refer to the archive is freely granted as long as appropriate citation is made. Citation should be as follows
Chin, W. (1998). "Structural Equation Modeling in IS Research." ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center at Temple University, November 2-5 1998, [On-Line]. Available http//interact.cis.temple.edu/~vmc (click on "guest").
AIS-PERT is organized by Munir Mandviwalla and Ron Weber
Discussion
SeriesA special guest focuses on a specific topic during a scheduled real time "chat" session. The sessions are scheduled to run on every Monday starting on April 6 at 2100 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT). Each session will run for approximately one hour. You are invited to participate and interact with the leaders in the field! All you need to participate is a web browser. There is no charge to attend. Each session is limited to 20 participants so spaces will fill up fast, you must be a registered user before you can participate in a session. If you have already participated in a session, we would value your feedback.
Note: Registrations are closed for all sessions.
Current Topic: Collaborative Work and Systems
(date and times subject to change, Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) = GMT)
- What conditions are necessary for group support applications to be widely used in an organization?
- April 6, 21:00 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT)
Jonathan Grudin, University of California at Irvine
Site: VMC @ Temple
This session is concluded. Click on the topic for a transcript.
- Is Information Systems Research on Collaborative Systems Relevant?
- April 13, 21:00 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT) (orientation session at 20:30 UTC)
Paul Gray, Claremont Graduate University
Background Reading (supplement to the slides above): New Directions for GDSS
Site: VMC @ Temple
This session is concluded. Click on the topic for a transcript.- National culture and collaborative work
- April 20, 21:00 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT) (orientation session at 20:30 UTC)
- Rick Watson, University of Georgia
Site: VMC @ Temple
This session is concluded. Click on the topic for a transcript.- Organizational Memory Systems -- Are they "real"?
- April 27, 21:00 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT) (orientation session at 20:30 UTC)
Lorne Olfman, Claremont Graduate University
Site: VMC @ Temple- This session is concluded. Click on the topic for a transcript.
- The Information Systems Shuttle: A Proposal for Collaborative Learning and Research
- May 4, 21:00 UTC (5pm EDT, 2pm PDT) (orientation session at 20:30 UTC)
- Blake Ives, Louisiana State University
Site: VMC @ LSU
This session is concluded. Click on the topic for a transcript.
- Previous Meetings
- December 3, 1997, 8:30pm GMT (3:30pm U.S. EDT)
- Meeting transcript: future.txt (original), future2.txt (reversed version)
- Round table discussion: The future of ISWorld Net.
- Hosts: Reagan Ramsower and Blake Ives
- How to attend: The meeting is over! (for further questions please contact Reagan_Ramsower@baylor.edu)
- Site: VMC @ Temple (requires password)
Private
SessionsThe VMC organizes private sessions for selected groups and associations. These sessions are not open to the general public. Please contact the session moderator if you have a question or comment. If you would like to set up a private session using the VMC, please take a look at our policies, and then contact Munir Mandviwalla at mandviwm@thunder.ocis.temple.edu
Current Sessions
(date and times subject to change, Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) = GMT)
- AIS Committee on MS Programs
- May 26, 1998, 18:00 UTC/GMT (2PM Eastern, 1PM Central, 11AM Pacific)
- Moderator: Paul Gray, Claremont Graduate University
Site: VMC @ Temple
Attend this session (requires username and password). Feedback form- AIS Committee on MS Programs
- June 9, 1998, 17:00 UTC/GMT (1PM Eastern, 12PM Central, 10AM Pacific)
- Moderator: Paul Gray, Claremont Graduate University
Site: VMC @ Temple
Attend this session (requires username and password). Feedback form
Goals and
ObjectivesThe goal of the ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center (VMC) is to use and evaluate online meeting technologies. The VMC will organize and make available to our users one or more of the following:
- Round table discussion
- Informal interactive discussions on research and instructional topics and methodology.
- Guest speakers
- Meet and discuss issues with executives from industry, senior researchers, and book authors.
- Private meetings
- Schedule a private meeting to discuss a topic. (currently, private meetings are limited to non-profit associations and conferences)
- Lounge
- A permanent virtual meeting area for faculty, researchers, and students.
- Special projects
- From time to time we will undertake special projects such as supporting virtual seminars, student project teams, and other initiatives.
We welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please contact Munir Mandviwalla at mandviwm@thunder.ocis.temple.edu
HelpHistory
- October 1997: Mondex Case Study (Blake Ives) - successful use of chat technology
- October 1997: Proposal for ISWorld Net Virtual Meeting Center by Munir Mandviwalla.
- October/November 1997: Brian Dos Santos, Ken Walsh, Ian Mckillop, Sasa Dekleva, Jon David Kendall, Simha R. Magal, G. 'Prem' Premkumar, Ken Walsh, and Blake Ives agree to join the VMC project.
- November 1997: Brian Dos Santos creates prototype scheduling system
- December 1997: VMC approved for roll out by Reagan Ramsower
ISWorld Net Navigation Map
ISWorld Net Home Page (or text alternative) 
Virtual Meeting Center
This page is sponsored by the Computer and Information Science Department at Temple University and is maintained by Munir Mandviwalla who can be reached at mandviwm@thunder.ocis.temple.edu. This page was last updated on September 28, 2001. Although we will attempt to keep this information accurate, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Users are advised to look at our disclaimer.
Any feedback will be appreciated.