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Fwd: CFP: IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS-20)
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CFP: IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS-20) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:39:29 -0600 (CST) From: Anand Tripathi <tripathi(a)cs.umn.edu> To: Anand Tripathi <tripathi(a)mail.cs.umn.edu> ************************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS 20th IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS'2001) October 28-31, 2001 (tentative) New Orleans, USA Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Please see http://srds.cs.umn.edu for latest information on this symposium. ************************************************************************ The objective of this symposium is to provide an effective forum for researchers and practitioners who are interested in distributed systems design and development, particularly with reliability, availability, safety, security, or real-time properties. We welcome original research papers as well as papers that deal with development experiences and experimental results of operational systems. We are also soliciting papers for an experience track that presents on-going industrial projects, prototype systems, exploratory or emerging applications, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS OF INTEREST: The major areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics: * Distributed systems with reliability, availability, security, safety, and/or real-time requirements * Distributed databases and transaction processing * Parallel and distributed operating systems * Internet-based systems and applications * Mobile and ubiquitous computing * Distributed multimedia systems * Electronic commerce and enabling technologies * Distributed workflow and enterprise management systems * Security and high confidence systems * QoS control and assessment * Analytical or experimental assessment of distributed systems * Formal methods and foundations for reliable distributed computing * Distributed objects and middleware systems * Distributed and Web-based application systems * Performance modeling and evaluations of reliable distributed systems ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES: Submission deadline: April 2, 2001 Author notification: June 16, 2001 Camera-ready copy due: July 21, 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION GUIDELINE: Accepted papers will be published by IEEE in the SRDS-20 proceedings. All submissions must be written in English and printed using at least 11-point size and 1 1/2 spacing. Regular papers may not exceed 20 double-spaced or 15 one-and-half spaced pages (approximately 5000 words). Experience reports may not exceed 12 double-spaced or 9 one-and-half-spaced pages (approx. 3000 words). Each paper should include, on a cover page, the title, authors and their affiliations, the contact author and his/her email address, an abstract, a list of keywords, and the submission category (regular paper or experience report). Paper submission is through the Web. Please submit the PostScript or PDF file at http://srds.cs.umn.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Chair Mukesh Singhal, Ohio State University and NSF, USA Program Chair Anand Tripathi, University of Minnesota, USA Program Committee Lorenzo Alvisi, University of Texas at Austin, USA Anish Arora, Ohio State University, USA Farokh Bastani, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Bharat Bhargava, Purdue University. USA Andrea Bondavalli, University of Florence, Italy Mario Dal Cin, University of Erlangen, Germany Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia, USA Gerhard Fohler, Malardalen University, Sweden W. Kent Fuchs, Purdue University. USA Rachid Guerraoui, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland Joerg Kaiser, University of Ulm, Germany Tohru Kikuno, Osaka University, Japan Vijay Kumar, University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA Michael Lyu, Chinese University of Hong Kong Mirek Malek, Humboldt University, Germany D. Manivannan, University of Kentucky, USA Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Labs, USA Gilles Muller, INRIA Rennes, France Suresh Rai, Lousiana State University, USA Michel Raynal, University of Rennes/IRISA, France Andre Schiper, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland Eltefaat Shokri, Sun Microsystems, USA Santosh Shrivastava, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Luca Simoncini, University of Pisa & CNR, Italy Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Kishor Trivedi, Duke University, USA Nian Feng Tzeng, University of Louisiana, USA Hee-Yong Youn, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Shambhu Upadhyaya, SUNY Buffalo, USA Jie Xu, Durham University, UK Panel Organization Chair: I-Ling Yen, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Workshop Chair: Anish Arora, Ohio State University, USA Publication Chair: Alexander Romanovsky, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Publicity Co-Chairs: Shivakant Misra, University of Colorado, USA Alexander Romanovksy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Neeran Karnik, IBM Research, India Registration Chair: Ravi Prakash, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Local Arrangements: Golden G. Richard III, University of New Orleans, USA TC Liaison Edgar Nett, University of Magdeburg, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Deadline Extension - Workshop on Open Distributed Processing
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Deadline Extension - Workshop on Open Distributed Processing Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:46:11 EST From: Haim Kilov <HaimK(a)AOL.COM> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE Deadline Extension - Workshop on Open Distributed Processing Workshop On Open Distributed Processing: Enterprise, Computation, Knowledge, Engineering and Realisation (WOODPECKER'2001) In conjunction with the Third International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - ICEIS 2001 6-7 July 2001, Setubal -- Portugal Chair: Haim Kilov Chief Consulting Architect, Business Modeling Iona Technologies haim.kilov(a)iona.com or Haimk(a)acm.org New Jersey USA Program Committee: Ken Baclawski (USA) Xavier Blanc (France) William Frank (USA) Marie-Pierre Gervais (France) Lea Kutvonen (Finland) Juliette Le-Delliou (France) P.F.Linington (UK) Joaquin Miller (USA) Ruben Prieto-Diaz (USA) Kerry Raymond (Australia) Sandy Tyndale-Biscoe (UK) Kevin P. Tyson (USA) Antonio Vallecillo (Spain) Bryan Wood (UK) Aim of the Workshop: The goal of information systems is to support business processes and solve business problems. To do that, both the business and the information systems have to be appropriately understood by all stakeholders. This understanding is demonstrated in business, IT system and technological infrastructure specifications. There is a general misconception that these types of specification are substantially different. This leads to very serious problems -- particularly in cooperation, or lack thereof, between groups of people speaking very different and obscure languages. But these languages should be neither very different nor obscure: it is possible to put our specifications in order. In the last 50 or so years it became possible to formulate the common concepts underlying various seemingly different areas of mathematics; similarly, in the last 30 or so years it became possible to formulate the common concepts underlying various seemingly different areas of information management. In both cases, the concepts have been around for a long time, but only recently they have become well-defined and successfully employed in applications. The semantics of fundamental concepts and constructs of information management was clearly and explicitly defined in an international (ISO) standard -- the Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP). These definitions are neutral with respect to a methodology, technology, or tool(set). This made the following possible: - to provide clarity and understandability for all stakeholders who could use the same explicitly defined contracts instead of handwaving or slide shows; - to provide for traceability between and maintainability of specifications ( and of products and services that ought to satisfy these specifications) instead of relying on folklore or on tacit knowledge of gurus; - to define explicitly the relationships between software artefacts visible to the business and the appropriate fragments of business specifications; - to understand, before its too late, the damage to a business that implementation of a particular IT service or system will inflict, and correct it. Abstraction and precision are the most important characteristics of a good specification. Only a precise specification can be validated by subject matter experts and satisfied by implementors. Only an abstract specification, i.e., a specification in which irrelevant details are suppressed, can be understood by humans. Since different details of a specification may be relevant for different people, viewpoints are used to provide for specifications focussed on specific concerns. Areas of Interest: Our workshop is the first one concerned with the semantics of RM-ODP. It will consider the RM-ODP concepts and constructs from various viewpoints. We invite submissions from both academia and industry about at least the following: making specifications clear and understandable to widely varying audiences using RM-ODP business patterns based on RM-ODP cutting across artificial boundaries of different specifications using RM-ODP new developments in RM-ODP and in RM-ODP-based standards, as well as applications of these developments (re)use of RM-ODP concepts and constructs in all kinds of specifications whether traditional or leading edge (e.g., in both "old" and "new" economy) mathematical foundations of RM-ODP concepts and constructs (e.g., using category theory) RM-ODP concepts and constructs in non-technological areas (ranging from philosophical foundations and semiotics to business process change and "meta-capitalism"). Practitioner reports would be most welcome, especially if your contribution demonstrates how RM-ODP ideas help to provide for the "Aha!". The proceedings of the workshop will be published, possibly by a major international publisher. Format of the Workshop: The workshop will consist of oral presentations and posters. The proceedings of the workshop will be published in the form of a book. Submission of Papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the areas listed above. Only full papers in English will be accepted. Paper submission is required for both oral and poster presentations. Easy submission via web: Web-based Paper Submission Alternatively: Postscript versions of the manuscript should be sent electronically to the workshop chair: Haimk(a)acm.org Important Dates: Full Paper Submission: 30th March 2001 Author Notification: 15th April 2001 Final Camera-Ready Submission and Registration: 5th May 2001 Conference Location The workshop will be held at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the Polytechnic Institute of Set�al. Set�al is located at the south bank of Tagus river, about 50 km from Lisbon. For further information, see the conference web page site www.iceis.org Secretariat ICEIS Secretariat Workshop On Open Distributed Processing: Enterprise, Computation, Knowledge, Engineering and Realisation Rua Vale de Chaves ? Estefanilha 2914-508 Setubal - Portugal Fax: +351 265 721 869 Tel: +351 265 790 000 E-mail: w4-secretariat(a)iceis.org Web: site www.iceis.org ___________________________________________________________________ | The Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS are electronic | publications sponsored by the Association for Information Systems | JAIS: http://jais.aisnet.org/ - CAIS: http://cais.aisnet.org/ |----------------------- ISWorld Net Footer ------------------------ | Need help with ISWorld? -> http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ | If you can't find an answer contact isworld_manager(a)cornell.edu |___________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for Papers Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:40:24 -0500 From: Namchul Shin <NShin(a)pace.edu> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE Journal of Electronic Commerce Research <http://www.csulb.edu/web/journals/jecr> Call For Papers The 2001 November Issue (vol.2, no.4) Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published electronically. It provides an international forum for researchers and professionals to share their knowledge and report new advances on all topics related to electronic commerce theories and applications. The journal focuses on electronic commerce including their theoretical foundations, infrastructure and enabling technologies. The journal strongly encourages electronic submissions to expedite processing and advise authors of their paper status with a target turnaround time of 4 months from submission. Researchers and professionals are invited to submit manuscripts by June 15, 2001 for publication in the 2001 November Issue (vol.2, no.4) of the Journal. Interested authors should consult the Journal's manuscript submission guidelines at <http://www.csulb.edu/web/journals/jecr/s_g.htm> All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief Melody Kiang (mkiang(a)csulb.edu) California State University Long Beach Editor of the 2001 November Issue Namchul Shin (nshin(a)pace.edu) Pace University Call for Papers at <http://csis.pace.edu/~shin/JECR cfp.htm> ___________________________________________________________________ | The Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS are electronic | publications sponsored by the Association for Information Systems | JAIS: http://jais.aisnet.org/ - CAIS: http://cais.aisnet.org/ |----------------------- ISWorld Net Footer ------------------------ | Need help with ISWorld? -> http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ | If you can't find an answer contact isworld_manager(a)cornell.edu |___________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: ISR March 2001 (12:1) - Content and Editorial Notes
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '01

05 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: ISR March 2001 (12:1) - Content and Editorial Notes Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:19:46 -0500 From: Ron Cenfetelli <cenfetelli(a)COMMERCE.UBC.CA> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE The March issue will be on its way to subscribers shortly. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Volume 12, Number 1, March 2001 Research Commentary. Technology-Mediated Learning: A Call for Greater Depth and Breadth of Research Maryam Alavi and Dorothy Leidner A Foundation for Flexible Automated Electronic Communication Scott Moore Alignment between Business and IS Strategies: A Study of Prospectors, Analyzers, and Defenders Rajiv Sabherwal and Yolande E. Chan Cognitive Support for Real-time Dynamic Decision Making F. Javier Lerch and Donald E. Harter A Conceptual Model and Algebra for On-Line Analytical Processing in Decision Support Databases Helen Thomas and Anindya Datta Research Report. A Reexamination of IT Investment and the Market Value of the Firm: An Event Study Methodology Kun Shin Im, Kevin E. Dow, and Varun Grover *Abstracts for the above are available at http://www.isr.commerce.ubc.ca/current.html Editorial Notes: With the March 2001 issue, Information Systems Research begins its twelfth of service to the Information Systems community. In 2000, ISR received 158 new manuscripts, an increase of 14% over 1999. Furthermore, there were 71 submissions to the ISR Special Issue on Electronic Commerce Metrics. The goal of this special issue is to stimulate empirical research and theoretical development so that knowledge about the measurement of electronic business activities may advance. I would like to congratulate the editors of this issue - Detmar Straub, Donna Hoffman, Charles Steinfield, and Bruce Weber - for the fine job they have done in promoting the Special Issue, and look forward to seeing it in print. E-business and e-commerce are undoubtedly the most prominent research topics IS researchers have been pursuing recently. ISR has been receiving an increased number of submissions on this topic as have many other IS journals, as well as computer science, marketing, logistics and marketing publication outlets. Calls for yet another special issue on e-business seem to appear on ISWORLD with increasing frequency. This multidisciplinary focus on a very interesting phenomenon leads to the question of what the contributions of the IS research community should or would be in e-business, or put differently, do we have areas of specific expertise that distinguishes our research from those of others? Historically, there have been several research streams in the IS literature that have contributed to our understanding of e-business. One of the first papers on interorganizational systems was published in the MIS Quarterly (special issue 1983). The Communications of the ACM in the 1980's published papers by IS academics about "markets versus hierarchies" and on how IT supports the customer life cycle, the latter a precursor of B2C e-commerce related topics. Information Systems Research had an empirical study on the enablers of interorganizational linkages in 1990, its first year of operation. Papers on electronic data interchange have appeared in several IS publications during the last decade. In recent years, IS academics have made significant contributions to the economics of e-business as well as using economics to understand behavior in electronic markets. The challenge we face as members of the IS field is not only to built upon these research efforts, as we are bound to, but also highlight our unique contributions to the understanding of e-business. Several times in the past year our editors decided not to consider for review manuscripts about e-business because of the lack of an IS or IT component in the work submitted. (Interestingly, a commentary by Orlikowski and Iacono that will appear in the June issue of ISR is about the lack of IT in IT research). Though we are not likely going to converge on a view of what our contributions should be, nor need to, we nonetheless have to distinguish our work from that of other colleagues in other disciplines, e.g., those in marketing or supply chain management, who are studying the same phenomena. I believe we would be better off as an academic discipline if we are perceived to bring a new and different perspective to e-business research, one that is based on investigating the value added by IT and IS to new ways of conducting business, and the design and development of IT and IS to make the conduct of such business more effective and efficient. The third commentary in the series "A Research Agenda for the Next Decade" appears in this issue. Alavi and Leidner in their commentary entitled "Technology-Mediated Learning: A Call for Greater Breadth and Depth" propose a research program to investigate how information technologies influence student learning, the delivery of degree programs, and the design of institutional infrastructures to support such activities. A while ago there was a discussion on ISWORLD about the lack of interest on the part of IS research journals on such topics. This is an opportunity for me to assure the IS community that ISR is interested in receiving manuscripts about IT-supported learning as well as the teaching of IT-related knowledge. I would like to hear from you about these commentaries: do you find them of value and what other topics would you like to see discussed in future commentaries? I am pleased to inform you that five new associate editors, Ritu Agarwal, University of Maryland, Mayuram Krishnan, University of Michigan, Sudha Ram, University of Arizona, Al Segars, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Joe Valacich, Western Washington University, have joined our editorial board. Two of our associate editors, Steven Kimbrough and Arie Segev, are stepping down in March. I thank them for enriching the IS field significantly in many ways, including their research contributions, and service on editorial boards. Ron Cenfetelli, an MIS doctoral student at UBC, has joined the ISR Editorial Office as an assistant to the editor. Ron has an MBA (2000) from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.S. in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. Ron will gradually take over the duties of Geneviève Bassellier who is focusing her energies on her doctoral thesis research and teaching. Izak Benbasat Information Systems Research Dr. Izak Benbasat, Editor-in-Chief Genevieve Bassellier, Ph.D. candidate, Managing Editor Phone: 604 822 9552 isr(a)commerce.ubc.ca http://isr.commerce.ubc.ca ___________________________________________________________________ | The Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS are electronic | publications sponsored by the Association for Information Systems | JAIS: http://jais.aisnet.org/ - CAIS: http://cais.aisnet.org/ |----------------------- ISWorld Net Footer ------------------------ | Need help with ISWorld? -> http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ | If you can't find an answer contact isworld_manager(a)cornell.edu |___________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Call for Books and Authors
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Mar '01

03 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for Books and Authors Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:41:42 -0000 From: Sue Nugus <sue(a)MCIL.CO.UK> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE The Computer Weekly and Butterworth Heinemann IT Professional Book Series is once again looking for more IT Management authors. If you have written a book, of even if you think that you would like to write a book, please get in touch with us and tell us what you have in mind. We are looking for management oriented books with a practical slant, which will be of immediate use to busy IT managers. For more information contact the series editor, Professor Dan Remenyi now, at dan.remenyi(a)tcd.ie ___________________________________________________________________ | The Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS are electronic | publications sponsored by the Association for Information Systems | JAIS: http://jais.aisnet.org/ - CAIS: http://cais.aisnet.org/ |----------------------- ISWorld Net Footer ------------------------ | Need help with ISWorld? -> http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ | If you can't find an answer contact isworld_manager(a)cornell.edu |___________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [GI-FB5-L] CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [GI-FB5-L] CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 20:01:19 +1100 From: CIMCA <cimca(a)ise.canberra.edu.au> To: Mail_Servers:;, ai-sges(a)mailbase.ac.uk, cartguy(a)my-deja.com;, cg(a)cs.uah.edu, chat(a)fipa.org, cl586(a)poczta.onet.pl;, clamsay4(a)my-deja.com;, daalgo(a)my-deja.com;, datingnet(a)lycos.com;, deejay01(a)my-deja.com;, dvb-tm(a)dvb.org, ectech(a)igec.umbc.edu, EURO-QR(a)dimi.uniud.it;, evalke(a)cse.unsw.edu.au, GI-FB5-L(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de;, h-1(a)isolde.mcs.newpaltz.edu, infoac(a)accsys-corp.com;, info-ic(a)biomath.jussieu.fr;, intranet-km(a)egroups.com;, intranet-km-l(a)tau.listserv.ac.il;, IR(a)jiscmail.ac.uk, ir(a)mailbase.ac.uk, IR-L(a)listserv.ucop.edu, IR-TALK(a)nic.surfnet.nl, kaw(a)swi.psy.uva.nl, keml(a)swi.psy.uva.nl, km(a)mccmedia.com;, kmc(a)platinum.com;, kqml(a)cs.umbc.edu, learning-org-digest-approval(a)world.std.com;, MEDINF-L(a)VM.GMD.DE, members(a)ai-cbr.org, ml(a)ics.uci.edu, ml4um(a)gmd.de, mpeg-21(a)lists.starlab.net, mpeg-7(a)lx.it.pt, mpeg-7-ds-ce(a)advent.ee.columbia.edu, netkm(a)club.voila.fr;, nl-kr(a)cs.rpi.edu, ontology(a)cs.umbc.edu, orgmem(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de;, p-and-s(a)balrog.iti.salford.ac.uk, morand(a)irit.fr,! seweb-list(a)cs.vu.nl;, webir-owner(a)egroups.com; International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 9-11 July 2001 Las Vegas, USA http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/CIMCA2001/index.htm In Conjunction with International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies and Internet Commerce - iawtic'2001 http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/IAWTIC2001/index.htm CALL FOR PAPERS ======================= Honorary Chairs: Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, USA Stephen Grossberg, Boston University, USA The international conference on computational intelligence for modelling, control and automation will be held in Las Vegas, USA on 9-11 July 2001. The conference provides a medium for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners to address the important issues in computational intelligence, modelling, control and automation. The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory sessions, focusing on theory, implementation and applications of computational intelligence techniques to modelling, control and automation. For contributory sessions, draft papers (4 pages or more) are being solicited. Several well-known keynote speakers will address the conference. Topics of the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Modern and Advanced Control Strategies Neural Networks Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, Genetic Algorithms & Evolutionary Control, Model-Predictive Control, Adaptive and Optimal Control, Intelligent Control Systems, Robotics and Automation, Fault Diagnosis, Industrial Automations Hybrid Systems Fuzzy Evolutionary Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Fuzzy Neural Systems, Neural Genetic Systems, Neural-Fuzzy-Genetic Systems, Hybrid Systems for Optimisation Data Analysis, Prediction and Model Identification Signal Processing, Prediction & Time Series Analysis, System Identification, Data Fusion and Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Intelligent Information Systems, Image Processing, Image Understanding, Parallel Computing applications in Identification & Control, Pattern Recognition, Clustering, Classification Decision Making and Information Retrieval Case-Based Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Intelligent Databases & Information Retrieval, Dynamic Systems Modelling, Decision Support Systems, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning Paper Submission ================ Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, correctness, and clarity of presentation. Draft papers (4 pages) should be submitted to the following e-mail or the following address: CIMCA'2001 Secretariat School of Computing University of Canberra Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia E-mail: cimca(a)ise.canberra.edu.au E-mail submission is preferred. Draft papers should present original work, which has not been published or being reviewed for other conferences. Important Dates =============== 16 March 2001 Deadline for submission of draft papers 16 April 2001 Notification of acceptance 16 May 2001 Deadline for camera-ready copies of accepted papers 9-11 July 2001 Conference sessions Special Sessions and Tutorials Special sessions and tutorials will be organised at the conference. The conference is calling for special sessions and tutorial proposals. All proposals should be sent to the conference chair on or before April 9th, 2001. CIMCA'2001 will also include a special poster session devoted to recent work and work-in-progress. Abstracts are solicited for this session. Abstracts (3 pages limit) may be submitted up to 30 days before the conference date. Invited Sessions Keynote speakers from academia and industry will be addressing the main issues of the conference. Visits and social events Sightseeing visits will be arranged for the delegates and guests. A separate program will be arranged for companions during the conference. Further Information For further information either contact cimca(a)ise.canberra.edu.au or see the conference homepage at: http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/ CIMCA2001/index.htm International Program Committee: B. Kosko, University of Southern California, USA A. Kandel, University of South Florida, USA T. Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan T. Baeck, Informatic Centrum Dortmund, Germany J. Bezdek, University of West Florida, USA K. Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan R. J. Stonier, Central Queensland University, Australia E. Oja, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland W. Pedrycz, University of Manitoba, Canada Henry Selvaraj, University of Las Vegas, USA X. Yao, The University of Bermingham, UK H. R. Berenji, NASA Ames Research Center, USA R. C. Eberhart, Purdue University, USA T. Shibata, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan H. Liljenstrom, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden F. Herrera, University of Granada, Spain A. Bulsari, AB Nonlinear Solutions OY, Finland J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University, Canada H. Adeli, The Ohio State University, USA V. Piuri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A. Aamodt, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway J. Fernandez de Cañete, University of Malaga, Spain W. Duch, Nicholas Copernicus, University, Poland E. Tulunay, Middle East Technical University, Turkey L. Guan, University of Sydney, Australia C. Kuroda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Organising Committee Chair: Masoud Mohammadian School of Computing University of Canberra Canberra, 2601, Australia International Liaison: South and West Asia, Australia Liaison: R. Jentzsch, University of Canberra, Australia USA and Canada Liaison J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University, Canada Europe Liaison Z. Pahlavani, AVIP, Austria A. Pahlav, SWD, Sweden Local Arrangements and Public Relation: S. Jones, ComPro, USA P. Kazumi, VL-Pro, The Netherlands Publicity: P. Kazumi, VL-Pro, The Netherlands S. Jones, ComPro, USA J. Richards, C-Tech, Germany -- Mailing-Liste: GI-FB5-L(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: GI-FB5-L-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/mailman/listinfo/gi-fb5-l -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Call for Books and Authors
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

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Fwd: Final CFP: IAT-2001
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Final CFP: IAT-2001 Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 10:38:52 -0500 From: iat01(a)kis.maebashi-it.ac.jp (by way of "Ralph R. Swick" <swick(a)w3.org>) To: www-rdf-interest(a)w3c.org [freed from spam trap -rrs] Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:29:26 -0500 (EST) From: iat01(a)kis.maebashi-it.ac.jp Message-Id: <200103021534.AAA18298(a)maebashi-it.ac.jp> To: www-rdf-interest(a)w3c.org Subject: Final CFP: IAT-2001 [Apologies if you receive this more than once] ------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: IAT-2001 The Second Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology SPONSORED BY ACM SIGART Maebashi Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------- Maebashi TERRSA, Maebashi City, Japan October 23-26, 2001 Home Page: http://kis.maebashi-it.ac.jp/iat01 Mirror Page: http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/IAT/iat01 Paper Submission Deadline: March 20, 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN COOPERATION WITH ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGWEB Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) JSAI SIGFAI, JSAI SIGKBS, IEICE SIGKBSE CORPORATE SPONSORS Maebashi Convention Bureau Maebashi City Government Gunma Prefecture Government The Japan Research Institute, Limited US AFOSR/AOARD and US Army Research Office in Far East IAT-2001 will be jointly held with The First Asia-Pacific Conference on Web Intelligence (WI-2001) (One registration may attend both IAT-2001 and WI-2001) ======================================================= IAT-2001 and WI-2001 Joint Keynote Speakers: Benjamin Wah (2001 IEEE CS President), U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Edward A. Feigenbaum (Turing Award Winner), Stanford University IAT-2001 Invited Speakers: Toyoaki Nishida (University of Tokyo, Japan) Zbigniew W. Ras (University of North Carolina, USA) Andrzej Skowron (Warsaw University, Poland) Katia Sycara (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) The Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT) is a high-quality, high-impact biennial agent conference series. The second meeting in this conference series follows the success of IAT'99 held in Hong Kong in 1999 (http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/IAT99). IAT-2001 will primarily focus on (1) the state-of-the-art in the development of intelligent agents and (2) the theoretical and computational foundations of intelligent agent technology. The aim of IAT-2001 is to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields, such as computer science, information technology, business, education, human factors, systems engineering, and robotics to (1) examine the design principles and performance characteristics of various approaches in intelligent agent technology, and (2) increase the cross-fertilization of ideas on the development of autonomous agents and multiagent systems among different domains. By encouraging idea-sharing and discussions on the underlying logical, cognitive, physical, and biological foundations as well as the enabling technologies of intelligent agents, IAT-2001 is expected to stimulate the future development of new models, new methodologies, and new tools for building a variety of embodiments of agent-based systems. TOPICS ====== The technical issues to be addressed include, but not limited to: * Applications: - data and knowledge intensive domains (e.g., large databases, Internet, digital libraries, distributed decision making, financial modeling and engineering, business information systems and process automation) - software and interface agents (e.g., personal assistant, translator, scheduler, information filter, tutor) - computational intelligence (e.g., pattern analysis and recognition, imaging, optimization, resource allocation, constraint satisfaction, planning) - agents in e-commerce and e-business - autonomous agents in science and engineering (e.g. aerospace, survey of the seabed and space) - physically embodied systems (e.g., autonomous robots and groups) - very-large, complex, integrated intelligent systems * Computational Architecture and Infrastructure: - computational architectures - ontology models - agent-level and multi-agent-level infrastructure - communication languages - multi-modal systems and interfaces - protocols - tools and standards - heterogeneity and interoperability - scalability * Learning and Adaptation: - soft-computing in multi-agent systems - uncertainty management in multi-agent systems - integrated exploration and exploitation - long-term reliability - neural networks - artificial life - behavioral selection - coordinating perception, thought, and action - behavioral self-organization - believable lifelike quality - classifier systems - evolution and learning in dynamic environments - adaptation and self-adaptation - emergent behavior - evolutionary computation * Data and Knowledge Engineering/Communication: - information filtering - data mining - heterogeneous data integration and management - human-agent interaction - knowledge discovery - knowledge sharing - knowledge aggregation - reasoning and planning - adaptation and evolution of knowledge networks - distributed knowledge systems * Distributed Intelligence: - dynamics of groups and populations - swarms - population evolution - coevolution - collective group behavior - coordination and cooperation - distributed intelligence - social integration - market-based computing * Formal Theories of Agents: - formal/computational modeling - chaotic and fractal dynamics - computational complexity - efficiency in distributed systems - taxonomy of agent environments - classification and characterization of complex behaviors - theories of perception, rationality, intention, emotion, coordination, action, and social behaviors PAPER SUBMISSION & PUBLICATION ============================== High quality full-length papers in all IAT related areas are solicited. Papers exploring new directions are most welcome and will receive a careful and supportive review. All submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity. Electronic submission is encouraged and preferred. Please send LaTex (MS-Words, or PDF) and PostScript versions of your paper, and an ASCII version of the cover page (in separate email), by March 20, 2001 to: iat01(a)maebashi-it.ac.jp Or use the Submission Form at the IAT-2001 webpage: http://kis.maebashi-it.ac.jp/iat01 to submit your paper. Four (4) hardcopies of the paper by regular mail are also requested if electronic submission is not possible. Please send hardcopies of your paper by March 20, 2001 to: Prof. Ning Zhong (IAT-2001) Department of Information Engineering Maebashi Institute of Technology 460-1, Kamisadori-Cho, Maebashi-City, 371-0816 Japan TEL&FAX: +81-27-265-7366 E-mail: zhong(a)maebashi-it.ac.jp The ASCII version of a cover page must include author(s) full address, email, paper title and a 200 word abstract, and up to 5 keywords. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by World Scientific, An International Publisher, as a hardcover book. A selected number of IAT-2001 accepted papers will be expanded and revised for inclusion in ``Knowledge and Information Systems: An International Journal'' by Springer-Verlag and in "International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence" by World Scientific. IAT best paper award will be conferred on the author(s) of the best papers at the conference. All manuscripts (upto about 10 pages long) must be formatted using the World Scientific's style files for proceedings. The style files can be found at: http://www.wspc.com/others/style_files/proceedings/proceedings_style_files.h tml -- use the style files appropriate to a trim size of 8.5"x6". DEMO SESSION ============ IAT-2001 also welcomes submissions of research projects, research prototypes, experimental systems, and commercial products for demonstrations at the conference. Each submission should include a title page containing a title, a 200-300 word abstract, a list of keywords, the names, mailing addresses, and Email addresses of the presenters, and a two-page description of the demo system. Submissions should reach the IAT-2001 Demo Chair: Dr. Jianchang Mao (IAT-2001) Verity Inc. 894 Ross Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089, USA E-mail: jmao(a)verity.com by July 2, 2001 Authors of accepted IAT-2001 papers will be invited to demonstrate their systems at the conference. It is understood that once a submission is selected for demonstration at the conference, the presenter(s) of the demo will be responsible for bringing necessary software/hardware equipment. IMPORTANT DATES =============== March 20, 2001 Paper submission deadline May 28, 2001 Notification of paper acceptance mailed June 20, 2001 Camera-ready copies of accepted papers due July 2, 2001 Demo submission deadline August 3, 2001 Notification of demo acceptance mailed October 23-26, 2001 Conference technical sessions CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS ===================== IAT-2001 Conference Organizing Committee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Chairs: Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan Jeffrey Bradshaw, University of West Florida, USA Program Chairs: Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Demos and Exhibits Chair: Jianchang Mao, Verity Inc., USA Local Organizing Chair: Nobuo Otani, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan International Advisory Board: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeffrey Bradshaw, University of West Florida, USA Michele L. D. Gaudreault, US Asian Office of Aerospace R&D Daniel T. Ling, Microsoft Corporation, USA Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Jianchang Mao, Verity Inc., USA Hiroshi Motoda, Osaka University, Japan Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan Patrick S. P. Wang, Northeastern University, USA Yiyu Yao, University of Regina, Canada Jie Yang, University of Science and Technology of China Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan Jan Zytkow, University of North Carolina, USA Program Committee: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ K. Suzanne Barber (U. Texas at Austin, USA) Guy Boy (EURISCO, France) Cristiano Castelfranchi (Italian National Research Council) Kerstin Dautenhahn (U. Hertfordshire, UK) Edmund H. Durfee (U. Michigan, USA) E.A. Edmonds (Loughborough U., UK) Tim Finin (U. Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Adam Maria Gadomski (ENEA, Italy) Scott Goodwin (U. Regina, Canada) Vladimir Gorodetsky (Russian Academy of Sciences) Mark Greaves (The Boeing Company, USA) Barbara Hayes-Roth (Stanford U., USA) Michael Huhns (U. South Carolina, USA) Keniti Ida (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Toru Ishida (Kyoto U., Japan) Lakhmi Jain (U. South Australia) Stefan J. Johansson (U. Karlskrona, Sweden) Qun Jin (U. Aizu, Japan) Juntae Kim (Dongguk U., Korea) David Kinny (U. Melbourne, Australia) Matthias Klusch (German Research Center for AI) Sarit Kraus (U. Maryland, USA) Danny B. Lange (General Magic, Inc., USA) Jimmy Ho Man Lee (Chinese U. Hong Kong) Jiming Liu (Hong Kong Baptist U.) Mike Luck (U. Southampton, UK) Helen Meng (Chinese U. Hong Kong) Joerg Mueller (Siemens, Germany) Hideyuki Nakashima (ETL, Japan) Wee-Keong Ng (Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) Katsumi Nitta (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) Yoshikuni Onozato (Gunma U., Japan) Tuncer Oren (Marmara Research Center, Turkey) Ichiro Osawa (ETL, Japan) Sun Park (Rutgers U., USA) Van Parunak (ERIM, USA) Zbigniew W. Ras (U. North Carolina, USA) Eugene Santos (U. Connecticut, USA) Zhongzhi Shi (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Carles Sierra (Scientific Research Council, Spain) Kwang M. Sim (Chinese U. Hong Kong) Andrzej Skowron (Warsaw U., Poland) Ron Sun (U. Missouri-Columbia, USA) Niranjan Suri (U. West Florida, USA) Takao Terano (U. Tsukuba, Japan) Demetri Terzopoulos (U. Toronto, Canada) Huaglory Tianfield (Cheltenham & Gloucester College of H. E., UK) David Wolpert (NASA Ames Research Center, USA) Jinglong Wu (Kagawa U., Japan) Takahira Yamaguchi (Shizuoka U., Japan) Kazumasa Yokota (Okayama Prefectural U., Japan) Eric Yu (U. Toronto, Canada) P.C. Yuen (Hong Kong Baptist U.) Chengqi Zhang (Deakin U., Australia) Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Local Organizing Committee: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Masahiko Satori (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Tadaomi Miyazaki (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Nobuo Otani (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Sean M. Reedy (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Yukio Kanazawa (Maebashi Convention Bureau, Japan) Seiji Murai (Maebashi Convention Bureau, Japan) Kanehisa Sekine (Maebashi Convention Bureau, Japan) Midori Asaka (Information Technology Agency (IPA), Japan) Yoshitsugu Kakemoto (Japan Research Institute, Limited, Japan) CONFERENCE SITE =============== The IAT-2001 and WI-2001 will take place in Maebashi City. Maebashi, the capital of Gumma Prefecture, is called the `City of water, greenery, and poetry'. Maebashi is an `International Convention City' designated by the Ministry of Transportation. Maebashi and the neighboring areas in Gunma is a land of greenery blessed with the wonders of natural beauty and more than a hundred hot springs offering relaxation and peace of mind. IAT-2001 and WI-2001 will organize a tour during the conference to a resort hotel with hot spring in Ikaho that is one of the most famous hot springs areas in Japan. Maebashi is positioned nearly in the center of the Japan Archipelago. Only a hundred kilometers from Japan's capital city of Tokyo and reachable in an hour by bullet train or high-speed expressway, a variety of favorable land conditions lead to flourishing economic activity. Maebashi City and the neighboring areas in Gunma are expected to further develop into an IT conurbation with highly advanced information technology. FURTHER INFORMATION =================== Please send suggestions and inquiries regarding IAT-2001 to: Prof. Ning Zhong (IAT-2001) Department of Information Engineering Maebashi Institute of Technology 460-1, Kamisadori-Cho, Maebashi-City, 371-0816 Japan TEL&FAX: +81-27-265-7366 E-mail: zhong(a)maebashi-it.ac.jp ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 07:51:45 -0500 From: "Conference, AISTA2000" <AISTA2000(a)ise.canberra.edu.au> (by way of "Ralph R. Swick" <swick(a)w3.org>) To: www-rdf-interest(a)w3.org [freed from spam trap -rrs] Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:45:47 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Message-ID: <0A0E6226EB456D4FB299E08D8C5FB552069C8D(a)mercury.ise.win.canberra.edu.au> From: "Conference, AISTA2000" <AISTA2000(a)ise.canberra.edu.au> To: "'Hans-Peter Schnurr'" <schnurr(a)ontoprise.de>, all(a)ontoprise.de, seweb-list(a)cs.vu.nl, www-rdf-interest(a)w3.org, cweb(a)inria.fr, www-rdf-logic(a)w3.org, semantic-web(a)w3.org, xml-dev(a)xml.org, CORPORA(a)HD.UIB.NO, kaw(a)swi.psy.uva.nl, fipaos(a)listbot.com, community(a)mlnet.org, Metadata-dk(a)list.dbc.dk, ontology(a)cs.umbc.edu, ls3(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Subject: CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 CFP: International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation - CIMCA'2001 9-11 July 2001 Las Vegas, USA http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/CIMCA2001/index.htm In Conjunction with International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies and Internet Commerce - iawtic'2001 http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/IAWTIC2001/index.htm CALL FOR PAPERS ======================= Honorary Chairs: Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, USA Stephen Grossberg, Boston University, USA The international conference on computational intelligence for modelling, control and automation will be held in Las Vegas, USA on 9-11 July 2001. The conference provides a medium for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners to address the important issues in computational intelligence, modelling, control and automation. The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory sessions, focusing on theory, implementation and applications of computational intelligence techniques to modelling, control and automation. For contributory sessions, draft papers (4 pages or more) are being solicited. Several well-known keynote speakers will address the conference. Topics of the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Modern and Advanced Control Strategies Neural Networks Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, Genetic Algorithms & Evolutionary Control, Model-Predictive Control, Adaptive and Optimal Control, Intelligent Control Systems, Robotics and Automation, Fault Diagnosis, Industrial Automations Hybrid Systems Fuzzy Evolutionary Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Fuzzy Neural Systems, Neural Genetic Systems, Neural-Fuzzy-Genetic Systems, Hybrid Systems for Optimisation Data Analysis, Prediction and Model Identification Signal Processing, Prediction & Time Series Analysis, System Identification, Data Fusion and Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Intelligent Information Systems, Image Processing, Image Understanding, Parallel Computing applications in Identification & Control, Pattern Recognition, Clustering, Classification Decision Making and Information Retrieval Case-Based Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Intelligent Databases & Information Retrieval, Dynamic Systems Modelling, Decision Support Systems, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning Paper Submission ================ Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, correctness, and clarity of presentation. Extended abstract (4 pages) should be submitted to the following e-mail or the following address: CIMCA'2001 Secretariat School of Computing University of Canberra Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia E-mail: cimca(a)ise.canberra.edu.au E-mail submission is preferred. Extended abstract should present original work, which has not been published or being reviewed for other conferences. Important Dates =============== 16 March 2001 Deadline for submission of draft papers 16 April 2001 Notification of acceptance 16 May 2001 Deadline for camera-ready copies of accepted papers 9-11 July 2001 Conference sessions Special Sessions and Tutorials Special sessions and tutorials will be organised at the conference. The conference is calling for special sessions and tutorial proposals. All proposals should be sent to the conference chair on or before April 9th, 2001. CIMCA'2001 will also include a special poster session devoted to recent work and work-in-progress. Abstracts are solicited for this session. Abstracts (3 pages limit) may be submitted up to 30 days before the conference date. Invited Sessions Keynote speakers from academia and industry will be addressing the main issues of the conference. Visits and social events Sightseeing visits will be arranged for the delegates and guests. A separate program will be arranged for companions during the conference. Further Information For further information either contact cimca(a)ise.canberra.edu.au or see the conference homepage at: http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/ CIMCA2001/index.htm International Program Committee: B. Kosko, University of Southern California, USA A. Kandel, University of South Florida, USA T. Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan T. Baeck, Informatic Centrum Dortmund, Germany J. Bezdek, University of West Florida, USA K. Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan R. J. Stonier, Central Queensland University, Australia E. Oja, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland W. Pedrycz, University of Manitoba, Canada Henry Selvaraj, University of Las Vegas, USA X. Yao, The University of Bermingham, UK H. R. Berenji, NASA Ames Research Center, USA R. C. Eberhart, Purdue University, USA T. Shibata, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan H. Liljenstrom, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden F. Herrera, University of Granada, Spain A. Bulsari, AB Nonlinear Solutions OY, Finland J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University, Canada H. Adeli, The Ohio State University, USA V. Piuri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A. Aamodt, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway J. Fernandez de Cañete, University of Malaga, Spain W. Duch, Nicholas Copernicus, University, Poland E. Tulunay, Middle East Technical University, Turkey L. Guan, University of Sydney, Australia C. Kuroda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Organising Committee Chair: Masoud Mohammadian School of Computing University of Canberra Canberra, 2601, Australia International Liaison: South and West Asia, Australia Liaison: R. Jentzsch, University of Canberra, Australia R. A. Sarker, UNSW,Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia USA and Canada Liaison J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University, Canada Europe Liaison Z. Pahlavani, AVIP, Austria A. Pahlav, SWD, Sweden Local Arrangements and Public Relation: S. Jones, ComPro, USA P. Kazumi, VL-Pro, The Netherlands Publicity: P. Kazumi, VL-Pro, The Netherlands S. Jones, ComPro, USA J. Richards, C-Tech, Germany -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Contents of JGIM 9(2)April-June 2001
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Contents of JGIM 9(2)April-June 2001 Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 00:54:44 +1300 From: Felix Tan <f.tan(a)AUCKLAND.AC.NZ> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE The contents of the latest issue of: Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) Official Ppublication of the Information Resources Management Association Vol 9 #2, April-June 2001 Editor: Felix B. Tan, The University of Auckland, New Zealand EDITORIAL PREFACE: Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS2000) JAMES Y.L. THONG, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology PATRICK Y.K. CHAU, University of Hong Kong KAR YAN TAM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology JGIM presents a collection of papers recommended to this journal from the 4th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) held in Hong Kong from 1-3 June 2000. PACIS brings together information systems academics from throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is recognized by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) as its official Asia-Pacific conference (Region 3). ARTICLE ONE: IT Industry Success in Small Countries: The Cases of Finland and New Zealand REBECCA WATSON, PA Consulting Group, Australia MICHAEL D. MYERS, University of Auckland, New Zealand Given the importance of the information technology industry in today's globaleconomy, much recent research has focused on the relative success of small countries in fostering IT industries. This article examines the factors of IT industry success in small developed countries, and compares two such countries, Finland and New Zealand. Finland and New Zealand are alike in many respects, yet Finland's IT industry is more successful than New Zealand's. Three major factors that impact on the development of a successful IT industry are identified: the extent of government IT promotion, the level of research and development, and the existence of an education system that produces IT literate graduates. ARTICLE TWO: A Comparison of Electronic Infrastructures in the Air Cargo Industry in the Netherlands and Hong Kong SAR ELLEN CHRISTIAANSE, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands JAN DAMSGAARD, Aalborg University, Denmark Reasons behind the failure and success of large-scale information systems projects continue to intrigue researchers. In particular in the airline industry very successful (passenger reservation) systems have been built which have totally changed the competitive arena of the industry. On the cargo side however attempts to implement large-scale community systems have largely failed across the globe. Air cargo parties are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of IT and, increasingly, they understand the value that IOS could provide for the total value chain performance. This paper describes the genesis and evolution of two IOSs in the air cargo community and identifies plausible explanations that lead one to be a success and one to be a failure. It draws on extensive fieldwork in Europe and in Hong Kong SAR that is complemented by secondary data analysis of relevant trade and company literature. The paper thus concludes that it was the institutional factors involved in the relationships of the stakeholders that led to the opposite manifestations of the two initiatives, and that such factors should be taken into account when designing and implementing large-scale information systems. ARTICLE THREE: Conceptualising Information Systems Planning Across Strategic Business Networks JUDY MCKAY, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia PETER MARSHALL, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia Given the pervasiveness and importance of information technology (IT) in modern organisations, it is somewhat surprising that senior management often feel unsure about the business value of their IT investment. It is sometimes suggested that more careful planning of the IT resource and a more deliberate intention to align IT strategies and investments with business strategies may help ensure an adequate return on investment. The authors of this paper accept this premise. However, of interest and concern, is the issue of whether current approaches to strategic information systems planning (SISP) have kept pace with contemporary business environments. The argument that will be developed in this paper will suggest that this is not the case: that current approaches to SISP are somewhat lacking and inadequate in the increasingly interconnected business environments which are currently emerging. In addition, the authors will present a revised framework for SISP within the dynamic environment of dynamic trading networks or of what will be referred to as strategic business networks (SBNs). ARTICLE FOUR: Generic Attributes of IS Graduates - A Comparison of Australian Industry And Academic Views ROBERT SNOKE, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ALAN UNDERWOOD, Queensland University of Technology, Australia This paper describes the final phase of a study that validates a group of generic attributes of graduates of Australian undergraduate degree programs with majors in Information Systems (IS). 105 academics from all Australian universities that offer IS undergraduate degree programs of study and 53 member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) took part in this study. A three round Delphi questionnaire was used. The results of this study are compared with a previous study of generic attributes conducted by the authors in Queensland, Australia. Differences between academics and industry are identified. Some of these include the higher ranking of interpersonal skills, teamwork, and knowledge of the IS discipline by academics compared with the higher ranking of industry of self-motivation and the ability to learn independently. Other major findings include the high the attributes of team participation and the commitment to further and intellectual development. Oral and written communications are significantly rated as more important than a comprehensive knowledge of IS. THE EXPERT'S OPINION ERP Part III - Marketplace Developments: A Conversation with August-Wilhelm Scheer Director, Institute for Information Systems, University of Saarland, Germany and Chairman, IDS Scheer AG Interview conducted by Professor Guy G. Gable, Director, Information Systems Management Research Centre (ISMRC), Queensland University of Technology ********************************************************************** For full copies of the above articles, check this issue of the Journal of Global Information Management in your institution's library. ********************************************************************** GENERAL CALL FOR PAPERS MISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM). The Journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of global information management in three broad areas: *Global Information Systems in Business Functions *Information Technology in Specific Regions of the World *Management of Global Information Resources/Applications The Journal invites contributions from both scholars and practitioners involved in research, management, and the utilization of information resources in an international setting. COVERAGE The Journal's coverage is international and cross functional. Topics are far ranging and can be specific to the sections within each of the three mentioned categories. Manuscripts describing the use of innovative methodologies in international research are sought. Articles that include a comparison of data gathered from multiple countries and cultures are especially encouraged. Results should attempt to draw conclusions of a cross-cultural nature. Authors of single country studies are requested to extend their findings, where possible, to include implications to global information management practice and research. Topics should be drawn from the following categories: *IT in the Asia Pacific *IT in Europe *IT in the Middle East and Africa *IT in Latin and North Americas *Global Marketing & Human Resources Information Systems *Global Manufacturing and R&D Information Systems *Global Electronic Commerce and Enterprise Systems *Global IT and Government *Global IT in Library and Information Management *Global Telecommunications, E-Commerce and Data Security *Global IT Diffusion and Infrastructure *Global Qualitative IS Research and IT in Education Interested authors should consult the Journal's manuscript submission guidelines available at http://www.idea-group.com/jgim.htm. Also available at this website are the Journal's emphasis for each of the above categories. CASE STUDIES: JGIM also encourages submission of case studies based on actual cases related to different issues and aspects of information resources management. Case studies must provide adequate information regarding the organization upon which the case is based, discussion of the issues involved, coverage of any experiments or trials of techniques or managerial approaches, and finally, discussion of any lessons learned or conclusions drawn from this study. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION Please visit JGIM's website for further details regarding submission guidelines, the Journal's sections and its coverage. The website also lists the Journal's editorial review board and has an index to previous issues of the journal. JGIM is located at http://www.idea-group.com/jgim.htm. All submissions and inquiries should be sent directly to: Felix B Tan, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Global Information Management MSIS Department, The University of Auckland, New Zealand Tel: + 64 9 3737599 ext. 5256 * Fax: + 64 9 3737566 Email: mailto:f.tan@auckland.ac.nz ___________________________________________________________________ | The Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS are electronic | publications sponsored by the Association for Information Systems | JAIS: http://jais.aisnet.org/ - CAIS: http://cais.aisnet.org/ |----------------------- ISWorld Net Footer ------------------------ | Need help with ISWorld? -> http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ | If you can't find an answer contact isworld_manager(a)cornell.edu |___________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------

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