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We are pleased to be able to hold Group2003 on Sanibel Island this year. In addition to the beach, tennis, and pools available at the Sundial Resort we hope participants and their families will find some time to enjoy the unique beauty of Florida's southwest coast and sample the excellent Gulf of Mexico seafood at the island's restaurants. Along with all the surf, sun, and fun we know that you will find the conference sessions both stimulating and informing. Forty-two papers will be presented on topics ranging from collaborative software development to mobile collaborations on motorcycles. These papers represent the best works of the 120 that were submitted for consideration.This year we are pleased to have Professor John L. King, dean of the School of Information at University of Michigan, as our keynote speaker. His research focuses on the development of high-level requirements for information systems design and implementation. Drawing on engineering and the social sciences, he studies the organizational and institutional forces that shape how information technology is developed. Dr. King was editor-in-chief of the INFORMS journal, Information Systems Research, and has been co-editor-in-chief of Information Infrastructure and Policy since 1989.