Workshop on "Trust in Virtual Teams: Theory and Tools"
		  CSCW 2013 - February 24, San Antonio, Texas, USA
				Call for Papers
	
== Abstract ==
The workshop on Trust in Virtual Teams provides an opportunity for in-depth 
discussion and community building in which trust in virtual teams will be the 
central theme. Virtual teams have become prevalent as the result of several 
aspects which come into play during collaborative activities. While there is 
some progress in supporting collaborations among members of virtual teams, 
trust remains an aspect that bears further investigation. Trust is essential 
for effective and efficient collaborations to take place and is more 
challenging when people are unable to meet face-to-face.

== Workshop Themes ==
This workshop aims to generate discussions which address three key issues 
within the general theme:
a) the factors that engender and inhibit trust;
b) the structure of a trust framework; and
c) the requirements for software tools that support the development of
   positive trust during virtual collaborations.

== Submissions ==
Interested participants must submit a 2 to 4 page position paper that includes
the following details:
- Titles, names, affiliations, and emails of each author.
- An introduction and background to the topic discussed in the position paper.
- A discussion of one or more of the central workshop themes.
- A short biography of each author’s background, their interest in this field 
  and their motivations for participating in the workshop.

Submissions must be in English and formatted using the CSCW 2013 template. 
Papers should be submitted electronically by November 16, 2012, with participant
notification by December 11, 2012 through our submission web site.

All the submissions will be reviewed by workshop organizers. Accepted position 
papers will be made available to all participants just prior to the workshop. 
Workshop participants will be expected to prepare a poster that will support 
discussions on the workshop theme of interest.


== Important Dates ==
Deadline for submissions: November 16, 2012
Notification of acceptance: December 11, 2012


== Workshop Organizers ==
- Ban Al-Ani, University of California, Irvine, US
- David Redmiles,University of California, Irvine, US
- Cleidson de Souza, UFPA & Vale Institute of Technology, Brasil
- Rafael Prikladnicki, PUCRS, Brasil
- Sabrina Marczak,PUCRS, Brasil
- Filippo Lanubile, University of Bari, Italy
- Fabio Calefato, University of Bari, Italy