****************************************************************** ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NETWORKED AND VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS To be published by Idea Group Reference, http://www.idea-group-ref.com
2nd CALL FOR ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES Submission of proposals for encyclopedia entries: February 15, 2006 Editors: Goran D. Putnik and Maria Manuela Cunha (http://www.2100books.com) Please excuse us for receiving this information a second time ****************************************************************** Dear Dr. / Professor, First of all, the editors are grateful to all the authors who have already sent their proposals during the first call. However, several potential authors manifested their interest in contributing and asked for a deadline extension, other have colleagues also interested in submitting proposals . We are pleased to invite you and your research colleagues to contribute to the "Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations", within your field of expertise related with the encyclopedia topics. This represents a unique opportunity to present your results and interpretations to the widest public, and the unique opportunity for readers to find in one place all proposals, approaches and solutions, including yours, in order to creatively and competitively apply them to improve. You are invited to submit a one-page proposal on or before February 15, 2006, for each one of the encyclopedia entries you are willing to submit, which will be under the format of (1) short articles explaining concepts, definitions, models, applications (2,500 to 4,000 words), (2) short articles about research/ development/ implementation projects (2,500 to 4,000 words), (3) short write-ups or descriptions of applications and software (800 to 1,000 words), (4) in-depth description of key terms and concepts related to networked and virtual organizations and (5) information on knowledge and practice resources such as web resources, organizations, associations, publications and other. Please consult the Call for Encyclopedia Entries at http://www.2100books.com/Encyclopedia.htm and visit the project Webpage at http://www.2100books.com, where you can find detailed information about this project. This encyclopedia is scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference (http://www.idea-group-ref.com), an imprint of Idea Group Inc., on the first half of 2007. For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the editors ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). With best regards, The editors, Goran D. Putnik and Maria Manuela Cunha Goran D. Putnik ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) University of Minho School of Engineering 4800-058 Guimarães Portugal Maria Manuela Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave Higher School of Technology Urbanização Quinta da Formiga 4750 Barcelos Portugal
