In the course of the following symposium, the best papers will be published by eJOV.
Theme fo the symposium: What are the limits of virtual working?
Any proposal for a paper that deals with success conditions for virtual work is welcome. By full (extreme) virtuality we mean: no face-to-face contact for performing a common task. This implies usually geographical dispersion and use of electronic communication tools.
This is a symposium on issues of virtual cooperation and virtual teams. In November 2006 we organize this symposium with three purposes:
- Discussing papers on virtuality research, as a further step towards building a community of virtuality researchers
- Presenting results of the first stage of a research project "Extreme Virtuality" (see below)
- Discussing practical implications with representatives of companies and employee organizations
Sponsored by the Swedish Saltsa organization, the workgroup for 'Mobile Virtual Work' has coordinated and performed several studies in the area of MVW. One of the products has been a book with the title "Mobile Virtual Work - A new paradigm?" edited by J.H.Erik Andriessen and Matti Vartiainen.
Prof. J. H. Erik Andriessen
Prof. Matti Vartiainen
Saltsa concerns a joint programme
for working life research in Europe
(see Web page).
Again sponsored by Saltsa we organise a two-day symposium in Valencia, Spain, on November 16-18. During this symposium scientific papers will be presented, but we will also discuss practical implications with representatives of companies and employee organizations.
Period:
Thursday 16 November 2006 (14.00) till Saturday 18 November 2006 (12.00)
Venue:
Valencia, Spain: University of Valencia
Program:
Presentation of 12 to 15 papers, including the results of the Extreme Virtuality project
Participants: We aim for a symposium of ca 40 participants. The invitation is focused on researchers, but certain representatives from participating companies and of employee will also be invited.
Costs:
Costs of hotel and meals in Valencia will be covered by the Saltsa organisation. Travel has to be arranged and paid by the participants. Several low cost airlines fly on Valencia.
Apply here (students) 
