Notes
Outline
Slide 1
Overview
Why we use EMS?
How EMS contributes?
Developmental efforts of  EMS
EMS in practice
Conclusion
Why EMS?
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Equal participation
Clear meeting focus
Organization & record
Technical & informational supports, etc.
How EMS contributes?
Theoretical Foundations
Task structure
Task support
Process structure
Process support
Gains and Losses in EMS
Task Structure &Task Support
Better task understanding and analysis
Complete information
Extended information
Synergy opportunity
Organizational record
Process Structure & Process Support
Parallel communication
Group memory
Anonymity
Media effects
Slide 7
Development of GroupSystems EMS
GroupSystems Tools
Electronic Meeting Processes
Group Interaction Tools
Slide 9
Slide 10
Group Interaction Tools
EMS in practice
Anonymity
Group Size
Task Activities
Group Number Proximity
Evaluative Time
Slide 13
Conclusion
It’s important to document specifics on group, task, context & EMS
It’s important to explicitly understand the bounds to which the findings can be generalized
EMS and non-EMS meetings ARE different, yet, further work needs to address WHY EMS encourages different effects in different situations
It’s important to strive to understand what EMS components are useful in which situations in developing new EMS tools