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Fwd: Call for articles
by Gustaf Neumann 17 Mar '01

17 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for articles Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:06:38 +0000 From: elayne coakes <coakese(a)WESTMINSTER.AC.UK> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE Call for KM papers for OR Insight OR Insight is a refereed journal published quarterly by the Operational Research Society of Great Britain. It is particularly interested in contributions that are of relevance to managers and management science practitioners. Case studies, practical advice, anecdotal contributions and practical contributions to theory would be most welcome. Articles should not exceed 4000 words. Elayne Coakes and Dianne Willis have recently joined the journal as Assistant Editors for KM and would welcome contributions on this topic. Below is a general call for contributions in KM, listing some specific topics, but other suggestions would be welcome. For further information or to submit an article please contact Elayne on: coakese(a)wmin.ac.uk or Dianne on: Bd.willis(a)zetnet.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ Knowledge Management has been a major topic for Management academics and practitioners alike in the 1990s. Is this just another 'fad' served up to business managers as "all purpose solutions to the often intractable and subtle difficulties of managing competitively" (Davenport & Prusak, 1998)? Yet eminent business thinkers have been developing the concept of knowledge in business for some time. Indeed the concept is not unique to the late 20th century. For example, Drucker, referring to Frederick Taylor's work in Pennsylvania in 1875 on productivity, states that it is "the result of the application to work of the specific human capital resource, knowledge" (1980). Knowledge management is in reality a way of considering management within a business. It has been described as "the systematic management of the processes by which knowledge is created, identified gathered, shared and applied" (Newing, 2000). Inventing the best products and services, the most efficient and innovative business practices "requires an intense interaction within firms and between them" (Petzinger, 1999). Knowledge management is often used by managers to gain necessary perspectives on their work and to assist them in better management. Knowledge is recognised to be "the primary resource for individuals and for the economy overall" (Drucker, 1995). Drucker also considered it "the only meaningful economics resource of the post capitalist or knowledge society" (Drucker, 1993) and even more important than capital or labour. The management community have come to realise, within any organisation, that what "its employees know is at the heart of how the organisation functions" (Davenport & Prusak, 1998). Knowledge has come to be seen as the most valuable business commodity and thus its management of vital importance in every business. Knowledge management has also been defined as the extraction and conversion of 'tacit' knowledge on an individual and organisational level into 'explicit' knowledge. This explicit knowledge often takes the form of specific electronic 'tools' or 'assets' which can be manipulated for competitive gain, for example, intranets, groupware and knowledge repositories. 'Tacit' knowledge, on the other hand, is often described as the 'hunches, intuition and know-how' or 'skills, routines competencies'. There is some scepticism towards the extent to which this often highly subjective knowledge and learning can actually be made explicit, and feeling that Knowledge Management is no more than a new form of technology. Knowledge is much more than technology - it is personal, often dormant or unconscious and closely bound up with Learning and Organisation Theory. A growing number of studies have called for a more holistic, systemic approach to Knowledge. They argue that whilst knowledge management has been confused with previous management practices, many companies use it to "foster long term innovation" through "human motivation". It is not simply a 'tool' or 'resource' so much as a social construct. It is a reciprocal, interdependent process of learning arising from knowledge transfer and information flow and communication - a Socio-Technical perspective that amalgamates the 'dualism' of people and technology. It is clear that operational researchers have contributions to offer to the area, especially by bringing holistic and multi-disciplinary perspectives. These might include case studies; theoretical developments; or agenda-setting contributions; as well as analyses that are qualitative, quantitative, or a mixture of the two. Contributions are invited on any aspect of knowledge management including (but not limited to) the following: Knowledge Management and Information Management Systems Thinking Technology Management Managerial and Organisational Cognition Human Resource Management Learning Styles Teamworking Organisational Design Social Networks End Users Human Computer Interaction Design and Implementation of Information and Communication Systems Evaluation of Information and Communication Systems Empowerment and Information Users Corporate/organisational memory Processes and systems for knowledge creation, transfer, organising, sharing, storage, use or re-use Promoting a knowledge sharing culture Managing knowledge management projects Multi-cultural and cross-cultural issues Wealth creation through knowledge management and intellectual capital management Human centred assets Communities of Practice ___________________________________________________________________ | 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 articles
by Gustaf Neumann 17 Mar '01

17 Mar '01

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Fwd: CFP: ISPASS-2001
by Gustaf Neumann 17 Mar '01

17 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CFP: ISPASS-2001 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:28:29 -0600 (CST) From: Tilman Wolf <wolf(a)ccrc.wustl.edu> To: neumann(a)wi-inf.uni-essen.de [Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.] ISPASS 2001 IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software November 4-6, 2001 Tucson, Arizona http://ispass.org Call for Papers --------------- The IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software provides a forum for sharing advanced and well-established academic and industrial R&D work focused on performance analysis in the design of systems and software. Authors are invited to submit previously unpublished work for possible presentation at this conference. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In addition to regular research papers, we encourage the submission of tutorial or survey papers from established R&D groups. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the program committee prior to a decision about acceptance. Performance Analysis and Workload Characterization define the main theme of this conference. Two example focus areas of interest this year are: web-enabled systems & software and real-time systems & software. In addition, systems and software related to general and other special-purpose data processing remain of interest and relevance to this symposium. Topics include, but are not limited to: Performance Analysis and Workload Characterization: * Analytical models for performance prediction * Simulation-based modeling techniques * Speed-accuracy tradeoffs in modeling hierarchies * Use of parallel processing to speed up simulation * Power/energy aware modeling and evaluation * Model validation and testing; defect coverage issues * Performance analysis of processors and systems: - Special interest in newer processor/system paradigms - Particular emphasis on memory hierarchy and networks * Performance and scalability analysis of multiprocessor systems * Measurement and analysis of real systems; case studies * Compiler and operating system issues in performance analysis * Quantitative workload behavior characterization * Analytical modeling of workload behavior * Characterization of emerging applications: - Java, mobile/pervasive computing, web-serving - Multimedia/DSP, cryptographic/security applications - Data mining and specialized database search applications - Medical, biological, genetic analysis, search & decision apps * Characterization of multiprocessor applications * Multithreaded workload characterization * Energy content, characterization and tuning of workloads * Trace collection, sampling and validation issues, methods * Benchmarking and micro-benchmarking issues, methods Special Focus Areas: * Web-enabled Systems and Software: - Architectures for web-enabled multi-tier systems; evaluation - Web throughput measurement tools and techniques - Scalability of web-enabled systems: evaluation, testing - Reliability modeling, measurement and prediction - Modeling and analysis of rapidly evolving systems * Real-Time Systems and Software: - Scheduling disciplines; performance evaluation methods - Language issues: e.g. real-time Java and garbage collection - Middleware, e.g. real-time CORBA, DCOM, Jini - Operating systems kernel issues - Development methodologies and tools Submission Instructions ----------------------- Papers of no more than 20 double-spaced pages, including figures, are solicited. The cover page of each submitted paper should include paper title, brief abstract, list of keywords, full names of authors, affiliations, complete addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses. Authors are requested to submit papers in Postscript or PDF format. Instructions for electronic submissions are available at: http://ispass.org/submit.html Deadlines --------- Submission deadline: June 4, 2001 Acceptance decision: August 15, 2001 Final version: September 21, 2001 Organizing Committee -------------------- General Chair: Jo Dale Carothers, Univ. of Arizona Technical Program Chair: Pradip Bose, IBM Research Finance Chair: Nadeem Malik, IBM Web and Publicity Co-Chair: David Brooks, Princeton Univ. Web and Publicity Co-Chair: Tilman Wolf, Washington Univ. Tutorials Chair: Kathy Jackson, IBM Registration Chair: Nasr Ullah, Motorola Technical Program Committee --------------------------- Pradip Bose, IBM Watson; Chair Dave Albonesi, Univ. of Rochester Todd Austin, Univ. of Michigan Bryan Black, Intel Corp. David Brooks, Princeton Univ. Doug Burger, Univ. of Texas Tom Conte, NC State Univ. Antonio Gonzalez, UPC Barcelona Lizy John, Univ. of Texas Dave Kaeli, Northeastern Univ. Peter Magnusson, virtutech Margaret Martonosi, Princeton Univ. Andrew Moshovos, Northwestern University Jude Rivers, IBM Watson. Shubu Mukherjee, Compaq Corp. Kevin Skadron, Univ. of Virginia Mark Timmerman, Dedicated Sys. Experts Nasr Ullah, Motorola -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: ESS2001
by Gustaf Neumann 17 Mar '01

17 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: ESS2001 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:02:06 -0500 From: Gabriel Wainer <gwainer(a)sce.carleton.ca> To: gabrielw(a)dc.uba.ar [apologies if you receive multiple copies] ESS'2001 SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY October 18-20, 2001 13th Annual European Simulation Symposium Hotel Mercure-Marseille Marseille, France Sponsored by SCS International Co-Sponsored by DIAM-IUSPIM ASIM Conference URL http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001 or http://www.scs-europe.org CONFERENCE TOPICS The 13th annual European Simulation Symposium concentrates on the industrial application of simulators and computer technology. Increasingly the industrial application of simulation is being used by companies, to analyze their relative strengths and weaknesses and to focus on specific processes open for improvement. With the integration of artificial intelligence and other modeling techniques, simulation has become an effective and appropriate decision support tool, as well. The exchange of techniques and ideas among universities and industry, which support the integration of simulation in the everyday workplace, is the basic premise at the heart of ESS'2001. ESS'2001 consists of four major parts. A part concerns itself with simulation applications, another with simulation methodology, then there are the workshops, the exhibition and last but not least the poster sessions for students.. The application section covers: Automation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Defense Electronics, Design Automation, Simulation in industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Industrial and Process Simulation, Manufacturing, OR, Business and Services Simulations, Emergency Management, Environmental Sciences and Mission Earth, Intelligence and Security, Logistics and Transport, Power Plants, Multibody Systems, Aerospace, Training and Educational Support., Distributed Interactive Simulation The methodologies section covers: Simulation Methodologies, Languages and Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Based Simulation, Virtual Reality, Synthetic Environments, Petri Nets and Performance Analysis. There will be four theme specific workshops at the conference: the DEVS workshop, the Ecology Workshop, the Bond Graph Workshop and the Artificial Neural Networks Workshop. The DEVS Workshop will cover: Extensions to the DEVS formalism, DEVS and Distributed DEVS frameworks, DEVS-based next generation VHDL, DEVS standardization, DEVS applications The Ecology Workshop's main goal is to enhance the transdisciplinarity and to facilitate contacts and dialogs between computer scientists and specialists of Environmental Sciences. Since 10 years the modelling process took benefits from recent (and less recent) techniques of computer science : Object-Oriented Languages, Discrete Event Simulation, Concepts of Agent and Actor, Fuzzy Logic, UML, model - GIS interface, Web-based simulation... Many, many simulators were built in the wide spectra of environment managing, predictive models of forest growth, fishing, climate and other biological processes. Papers dealing with ecological modelling (in a large sense) are welcome. As for instance few topics are indicated: Applications: Environment managing, Waste managing, Ecosystem dynamics (terrestrial and oceanographic ecology) Population dynamics (diseases & epidemics, changes in biodiversity, genome, predator-prey relationships, fishing...), Population behaviour, Individual behaviour, involving methodologies such as : Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Interactive Simulation High-Performance Computing Languages , Modelling Techniques, Simulation Methodologies & Tools , Synthetic Environment , Virtual Reality , Petri nets DEVS and Bond Graphs The Bond Graph Workshop will bring experts together for the purpose of discussing new concepts, methods, techniques tools and applications of this energy-based modeling methodology. Papers dealing with all aspects of the use of bond graphs in system design, analysis, and control are welcome. The workshop will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research and applications of the Bond Graph methodology. Research papers are welcome in the following categories of presentation: Tutorials, Panel Discussions, Software and Tools, Bond Graph Theory, Advanced Bond Graph Methodology, Bond Graphs and Block Diagrams, Computer Graphics and Bond Graph Modeling, Qualitative Modeling, Mechatronics Systems, Mechanical Systems and Robotics, Electrical and Power Systems, Control Systems, Thermal and Chemical Systems, Biomechanics and Prosthetics, Ecological Systems, Biological and Medical Systems, Social and Economic Systems, Industrial Applications, Large, Non-linear Models The Artificial Neural Networks Workshop will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research and applications of artificial neural networks such as in machine learning, data analysis and simulation. The aim of the workshop is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary communication amongst university and industry professionals in applying ANN. Papers dealing with ANN applications (in a large sense) are welcome. As for instance few topics are indicated: Classification, Data analysis, Fault tolerance, Forecasting, Knowledge acquisition, Economics and Finance, Planning, Pre-treatment of the data, Process control, Robotics, Speech and image recognition, Web intelligence, involving methodologies such as : Hybrid systems (GA, fuzzy, symbolic representation, Methods or tools for evaluating ANN performance, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation tools (research, education, development), ... The exhibition is aimed at companies designing simulation products. The program provides specific time blocks designed to enhance vendor contact with attendees. The poster sessions are devoted to Ph.D. Students who can come to present and discuss their thesis work with experts in the area of simulation. Ph.D.Students should submit overview articles, describing the area of their research CONFERENCE SITE The conference will be held in the beautiful French city of Marseilles, used as many a backdrop of many a great movie. The city lies on the crossroads of the orient and the easy-going life of the south of France. Famous for its Old Fishing Port and fine food. The fishing port made famous by the many works of Marcel Pagnol. Next to the Old port, the city boasts a very well preserved inner city dating back to the 17th century. The townhall for example dates back from that era and as Marseille used to be, next to Toulon an important strategic town for the French Navy, many remnants of that illustrious past still abound.. One of the main attractions of the city for naval buffs is the naval museum, which houses some of the finest naval exhibits in the world. So, make sure Marseilles is the destination for you this Autumn and be at ESS'2001., thePlace to meet simulation experts in your field of expertise. The conference will be held at The Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre. Right next to the CMCI and close to the Canebiere and the chamber of commerce, part of the Bourse mall, the hotel overflows the famous "Vieux-Port"and the "Jardin des Vestiges. The hotel offers 199 guest rooms. Also available: bar, restaurant, 12 meeting rooms for 300 people. Pets are allowed, car park available. Hotel Contact information: Hotel Mercure Marseille Euro-Centre, Rue Neuve Saint Martin, Marseille, France. Tel: +33.4.91.39.20.00, Fax: +33.4.91.56.24.57 DEADLINES EARLY BIRD SUBMISSION MARCH 30th Abstract Submission Deadline: APR 30th Notification of Acceptance or Rejection JUN 15th Final Paper Submission SEP 10th Conference Dates OCT 18-20 CONFERENCE PRICES SCS/ASIM/EUROSIM Members: 475 EURO, All other: 525 EURO (prices include Proceedings, lunches, conference dinner, get- together party and coffee breaks) The full Call for Papers can be downloaded from http://hobbes.rug.ac.be/~scs/conf/ess2001 in PDF-RTF and ASCII format from the end of March onwards. While the website will be enhanced also at that time. REPLY CARD: First Name: Surname: Occupation and/or Title: Affiliation: Mailing Address Zip code: City: Country. Telephone: Fax: E-Mail: [ ] Presenting a paper, by submitting a full paper [ ] Presenting a short paper (by submitting an extended abstract) [ ] Participating in the industrial program [ ] Organizing a vendor session [ ] Proposing a panel discussion (please mention names of panelists) [ ] Contributing to the exhibition [ ] Without presenting a paper Other colleague(s) interested in the topics of the conference is/are: Name: Address: Name: Address: Yes, I intend to attend the [] ESS 2001 The provisional title of my paper / exhibited software package is: With the following highlights: The paper belongs in: TICK THE CATEGORY APPLICATIONS [] Automation [] CAD/CAM/CAE [] Defence Electronics [] Design Automation [] Simulation in Industrial Design [] Industrial Engineering [] Industrial and Process Simulation [] Manufacturing [] OR, Business and Services Simulation [] Emergency Management [] Environmental Sciences and Mission Earth [] Intelligence and Security [] Logistics and Transport [] Power Plants [] Multibody Systems [] Aerospace [] Training and Educational Support [] Distributed Interactive Simulation METHODOLOGY [] Simulation Methodologies [] Languages and Tools [] Artificial Intelligence [] Knowledge Based Simulation [] Virtual Reality [] Synthetic Environments [] Petri Nets [] Performance Analysis [] DEVS WORKSHOP [] ECOLOGY WORKSHOP [] BOND GRAPH WORKSHOP [] ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS WORKSHOP If you would like to receive more information about SCS and its activities, please tick the following box: [ ] YES, I would like to know more about SCS [ ] NO, please remove me from your database. --- Gabriel A. Wainer Systems and Computer Engineering Dept. Carleton University 4456 Mackenzie Bldg. 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6. Canada E-mail: gwainer(a)sce.carleton.ca URL: http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/wainer.html Looking for a faculty position? Carleton SCE Dept. is seeking top quality applicants. See http://www.sce.carleton.ca/links/tenure-track-positions.shtml -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: CFP
by Gustaf Neumann 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CFP Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 20:04:11 +0000 From: Huaglory Tianfield <htianfield(a)chelt.ac.uk> To: htianfield(a)chelt.ac.uk Call for papers. International Symposium on Technology, Economic and Social Applications of Distributed Intelligence (TESADI01) http://crater.sie.arizona.edu/tesadi.html at the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC01), Tucson, Arizona, USA, October 7-10, 2001 http://crater.sie.arizona.edu/index2.html Deadline for submission April 10, 2001 H. Tianfield, Prof. Dr. Symposium Chair, TESADI01 -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Jounral of Electronic Commerce Research
by Gustaf Neumann 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Jounral of Electronic Commerce Research Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:33:00 -0800 From: "Melody Kiang, Ph.D." <mkiang(a)CSULB.EDU> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the the Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, I am happy to announce that Vol. 2, Number 1, 2001 issue of JECR is now available at the journal's web site at: "http://www.csulb.edu/journal". This is a continuation of the special issue in "Intelligent Agents in E-Commerce" edited by Dr.Mahesh Raisinghani. The following are abstracts from the three papers published in the current issue. "The Effects of Market-enabling Internet Agents on Competition and Prices" Kevin Crowston Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, Syracuse, NY, USA Ian MacInnes Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, Syracuse, NY, USA "The Internet offers a vision of ubiquitous electronic commerce. A particularly useful feature is the ability to automate the search for price or other information across multiple vendors by using an "agent" to retrieve relevant information. The use of agents has the potential to dramatically reduce buyers' search costs. We develop a framework that suggests that vendors who sell products with many differentiating factors beyond price will tend to accept agents, while vendors of commodities or branded goods will tend to resist them unless they have lower costs than their competitors. Empirically, we found that agents seem to be accepted for differentiated goods, but resisted for more commoditized goods, though not universally. An analysis of prices from one agent shows that 1) a small number of vendors tended to have the lowest prices and 2) while divergence in pricing remains, price dispersion declined over the period studied." "An Automated Executive and Managerial Performance Monitoring, Measurement and Reporting System" Mahesh S. Raisinghani University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management, Irvine, TX, USA John H. Nugent University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management, Irvine, TX, USA "This paper puts forward the concept for a new, automated, "management by exception" script-based network tool to monitor, address, and report deviations from corporate plan(s) in near real time via the company's messaging system. In particular, this paper conceptualizes the utilization and application of tools, initially developed for network monitoring and management, in managing and measuring corporate business performance against plan(s). That is, network-type tools (IVAANs?) are used to measure, monitor and report deviations in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from plan(s), and accomplish this in a timely, accurate, and automatic manner, without human intervention or filtering. Senior executives need a sound analytical basis derived from accurate, valid, and timely information for short- and long-term planning and for allocating scarce resources. IVAAN? notices are directed and delivered to the responsible manager and other parties concerned with the respective KPI via push agents over the company's messaging system. Further, IVAAN? notices may be accumulated and utilized as an objective measure of managerial and executive performance." "Service Centric Brokering in Dynamic E-business Agent Communities" Sumi Helal Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Mei Wang Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA "The paper focuses on the development of protocols for brokering-based agent communities in e-Business. The global market is driving e-Business to become service-centric, offering highly modular e-Services that can be flexibly and dynamically composed into rapidly deployable e-Businesses. This trend is giving rise to a new set of requirements of negotiation-based, autonomous, and intelligent computing. It is, therefore, expected that in the near future, e-Services will be designed and implemented as software agents (also known as gent-based systems). This paper prepares for the proliferation of agent-based systems in e-Business by contributing a suite of protocols for self-organizing agent communities. The protocols are based on a three-tier architecture of agents, brokers, and superbrokers. We present the architecture and the protocols (Broker-Based Agent Community Protocols, or BBACP). An implementation using JKQML is also presented along with a case study drawn from the electronic auto-trading domain." The Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR) is published quarterly and has an on-going call for quality manuscripts related to all aspects of e-commerce. Please visit our web site for further information. Sincerely, Melody Kiang Editor-in-Chief, Information Systems Department College of Business Administration University of California, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840 USA Phone: (562)985-8944 Fax: (562)985-4080 E-mail:mkiang@csulb.edu -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Final CfP: Standardization and Innovation in IT
by Gustaf Neumann 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Final CfP: Standardization and Innovation in IT Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:23:59 +0000 From: Kai Jakobs <Kai.Jakobs(a)i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE Hello, You've still got two more weeks to submit something for SIIT 2001...... Have a nice weekend, and cheers, Kai. CALL FOR PAPERS 2001 IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology University of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA October 3-5, 2001 http://www.siit2001.org/ CONFERENCE THEME: STANDARDIZATION and INNOVATION are fundamental processes in our technological and increasingly global civilization, sometimes operating in tension and sometimes in concert with each other. The complex interplay between these two processes is still not well understood, in spite of being linked to nearly every facet of our economy, society, culture, and physical environment. In recognition of the crucial importance of improving our understanding of these processes and of their interrelationship, the SIIT International Conference was initiated in 1999 to bring together technology developers, industry leaders and scientific researchers, from government, commerce and academia. SIIT 2001 will provide an open international forum to consider all aspects of Standardization and Innovation. Users, manufacturers, service providers, researchers, governmental agencies and educators involved with theoretical and applied studies of information technology, telecommunications, social sciences, law and humanities are invited to contribute significant original papers. Contributions will include those involving disciplines of economics, business, engineering, management, political science, public policy, regulation, sociology, philosophy, communication, and human factors/usability. By promoting applied and theoretical studies of the interdisciplinary nature of standardization and innovation, the SIIT conferences provide a novel forum for the formulation and resolution of questions vital to 21st century global economic and social growth. The conference format offers a unique opportunity to gather a broad variety of practitioners, providers and thinkers from around the world and to facilitate insights on an array of relevant, interconnected and timely issues and topics. Papers that address issues and topics relating to standards, standardization and innovation are invited. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to the following: - Technological innovation and standardization - Development of information infrastructure - Standardization, innovation and economic development - Open Source, innovation and standardization - Intellectual property rights, standardization and innovation - Economics of innovation and standardization - Emerging roles of formal standards organizations and consortia - Emerging roles of conformity assessment - National, regional, international and corporate standards strategies - Standardization and regulation - Standardization as a form of the Public Sphere - Standardization and public policy formation - Analyses of standards setting processes, products, and organization - Case studies of standardization and innovation - Impacts of market-driven standardization and emerging players - The future of standardization and innovation - Multinational and transnational perspectives and impacts - Commercial value of proprietary specifications - Descriptive & prescriptive theories of standardization and innovation - Standards research and education activities - Tools and services supporting improved standardization and innovation IMPORTANT DATES 31 March 2001-Deadline for paper submissions 30 June 2001-Notification of authors 30 August 2001-Deadline for final (camera-ready) papers PAPER REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE Significant, original submissions will be considered through a blind review process. Acceptance will be based solely on merit and relevance. Full papers should not exceed 6,000 words, (or 25 pages, including figs). Short papers should not exceed 2,000 words, (or 8 pages, including figs). For paper submission instructions, see conference website or contact: International Center for Standards Research, Engineering Center OT-313, Campus Box 530, Boulder, CO 80309-0530 USA SPONSORS/ORGANIZERS International Center for Standards Research (ICSR) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-MTT Society) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CO-ORGANIZERS The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) The University of Aachen/RWTH (Germany). The University of Colorado, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (USA) ADVISORY BOARD Koichi Asatani, Kogakuin Univ Carl Cargill, Sun Microsystems Veit Ghiladi, Daimler Chrysler (pend. appr.) Michael Lightner, Univ of Colorado/IEEE Gary Robinson, EMC Mostafa Sharif, AT&T ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Randy Bloomfield, Univ of Colorado Kai Jakobs, Univ of Aachen/RWTH Roger Marks, NIST Timothy Schoechle, Univ of Colorado PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ken Krechmer, Communication Stds Review (chair) Phil Agre, UCLA David Clarke, Southern Illinois Univ Tineke Egyedi, Technical Univ of Delft Linda Garcia, Georgetown Univ Richard Hawkins, Univ of Sussex Rhonda Hilton, Enron Eric Iversen, STEP Group Kai Jakobs, Univ of Aachen/RWTH Koichi Maeda, NTT Eric Monteiro, Norwegian Univ of Sci & Tech Rob Proctor, Univ of Edinburgh Roy Rada, Univ of Maryland Gary Robinson, EMC Michael Spring, Univ of Pittsburgh Diane Thompson, Standards Engineering Society Klaus Turowski, Univ of Magdeburg Henk de Vries, Erasmus Univ Phil Weiser, Univ of Colorado Joel West, UC Irvine Robin Williams, Univ ofEdinbugh Those wishing to participate in organization of the conference (e.g., technical or administrative program committees) or to inquire about opportunities as a conference sponsor are invited to contact the General Conference Chair, Timothy Schoechle: (Timothy.Schoechle(a)standardsresearch.org, +1 303-492-3653) For conference news, see www.siit2001.org. For general standards research news, see the ICSR website at www.standardsresearch.org Rev. 15-mar-2001 ________________________________________________________________ Kai Jakobs Technical University of Aachen Computer Science Department Informatik IV (Communication and Distributed Systems) Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany Tel.: +49-241-80-21405 Fax: +49-241-8888-220 Kai.Jakobs(a)i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de ___________________________________________________________________ | 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: WWW10 Conference
by Gustaf Neumann 15 Mar '01

15 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: WWW10 Conference Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:29:41 +0800 From: WWW10 <info(a)www10.org.hk> To: info(a)mphk.com <center><bold>Invitation to the WWW10 Conference Hong Kong, May 1-5, 2001 The World's Most Important WWW Conference - First Time in Asia </bold></center>Dear Colleagues and Friends, Warmest greetings from Hong Kong! On behalf of the 10th World Wide Web Conference (WWW10) Organizing Committee, I take great pleasure to invite you to the WWW10 Conference to be held in Hong Kong on May 1-5, 2001. Over 300 presenters and 1,500 web professionals are expected to attend the Conference. The Conference will consist of 10 parallel tracks including refereed paper sessions, panel sessions, a poster track, a W3C track, and several specialised tracks including Culture, e-commerce on the Web, Vendors Track, Web and Education, Web Internationalisation, and Web and Society. It will also feature presentations by keynote speakers including : Mr. Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web and Director, World Wide Web Consortium Ms. Susan J. Blackmore, Reader in Psychology, University of the West of England, Bristol Mr. John S. Chen, Chairman, CEO President, Sybase, Inc. Mr. Chris Jones, Vice President, Windows Client Group, Microsoft Corporation Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Infosys Technologies Limited Dr. Robert S. Sutor, Director of e-business Standards Strategy, IBM Corporation Mr. Keiji Tachikawa, BEng, MBA, PhD, President and CEO, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. For more information and registration, please enter the Conference web site <underline><color><param>0000,0000,fefe</param>http://www.www10.org.hk</color ></underline> . Yours sincerely, WWW10 Conference Committee <bold>Register Now! Don't Miss the Early-Bird Discount Before 31 March, 2001! </bold> Warmest Regards, Yvonne Chiu Senior Project Executive Meeting Planners (HK) Ltd ************************************************************* <color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>12A Dai Fat Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, N.T., Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2823 5908 (Direct) Fax: +852 2667 6927 E-mail: yvonne(a)mphk.com</color> -------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Special Issue - Benchmarking the Evaluation of Information System
by Gustaf Neumann 15 Mar '01

15 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Special Issue - Benchmarking the Evaluation of Information System Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:21:53 +0000 From: Dr Zahir Irani <Zahir.Irani(a)brunel.ac.uk> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE ************************************** Benchmarking: An International Journal http://www.mcb.co.uk/bij.htm ************************************** Special Issue On Benchmarking the Evaluation of Information System ************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS Benchmarking allows the analysis and improvement of key processes, supports value adding activities and improvements in performance. Benchmarking is based on assessing performance against identified best performances, and should be seen as a learning process to identify and implement improvements. In today's information based and expanding global economies, more organisations are realising the significance and role that a robust and responsive IS (Information Systems) infrastructure plays in achieving and maintaining competitive commercial advantage. The application of benchmarking to all areas of IS infrastructure is gaining importance as organisations strive to improve performance and maintain better standards. The ever changing and expanding world of IS means that for most organisations, IS benchmarking will be an ongoing activity for as long as they may exist. Papers are sought for a special issue on Benchmarking and Evaluation of Information Systems for the BIJ. Conceptual and theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and case studies focusing on the application of benchmarking in any area of IS are encouraged. Contributed papers may deal with but are not limited to: Approaches and strategies of implementing IS benchmarking Evaluation of IS during life-cycle . Benefit and Cost management Benchmarking tools and testing techniques Hardware and software performance IS Infrastructure management Total cost and benefit assessment Technology management Development in IS benchmarking research Communication structures in networked organisations. Submission guidelines and important dates ***************************************** Manuscripts should be between 4000-6000 words in length, with all contributions being subjected to a double-blind review process. There should be a separate title page giving the names and addresses of the authors. Manuscripts must be received by July 1st, 2001, and should follow the format of the BIJ (http://www.mcb.co.uk/bij.htm) Electronic submission is mandatory. All submissions should be directed to Dr Sarmad Alshaw by the deadline date. Guest Editors ************* Dr Sarmad Alshawi Dr Zahir Irani Dr Lynne P. Baldwin Address ******* Department of Information Systems and Computing Information Systems Evaluation Group (ISEIG) Brunel University Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH Sarmad.Alshawi(a)brunel.ac.uk Zahir.Irani(a)brunel.ac.uk Lynne.Baldwin(a)brunel.ac.uk ---------------------- Dr Zahir Irani Senior Lecturer of Information Systems Department of Information Systems and Computing Brunel University Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH Tel: +44 1895 816 211 Fax: +44 1895 251 686 E-mail: Zahir.Irani(a)brunel.ac.uk URL: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstzni ___________________________________________________________________ | 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: Special Issue on "Improving IT Evaluation Practices in the E-busi ness age"
by Gustaf Neumann 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Special Issue on "Improving IT Evaluation Practices in the E-busi ness age" Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:33:46 +0100 From: "Renkema, TJW (Theo-Jan)" <T.J.W.Renkema(a)RN.RABOBANK.NL> To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of the The Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation on "Improving IT Evaluation Practices in the E-business age" PURPOSES OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE Throughout the last decades, information technology (IT) has been permeating virtually every part of modern society. It has even been suggested that this marks a digital revolution which will have far reaching and profound consequences, perhaps even more than the well-known industrial revolution.The notion of E-business has been introduced to illustrate the contribution of the next Web and Internet-based generation of IT to increased levels of productivity and IT business value In the present E-business age it seems we are only at the start of a radical digitalization of business activities, which will impact on practically every organization. Today, long-term and capital-intensive business investments are made in order to improve effectiveness, to gain and sustain competitive advantage and to transform entire business processes. Nowadays, it is not so much the question whether to invest in IT and the new E-business, but more the question of how and where to invest in order to get maximum business value and to increase return on investment. The increased importance of IT and E-business has caused that in many firms these type of investments claim a major and increasing share of the available financial resources. The value for money to be obtained from investments, however, is far from guaranteed. IT investments have repeatedly been the subject of disappointed expecta-tions and their evaluations raise many questions. Over the years, a myriad of methodologies has been suggested to overcome difficulties with the standard finance-based and accounting techniques that are not able to cope with the intangible nature of most IT investments. These methods have not been implemented widely in evaluation practice, despite their conceptually sound potential. The challenge of evaluation research lies not in developing yet another method, but to find a better match between methods and practice. The purpose of the special issue of the journal is to publish insightful papers on organizational and managerial issues of practical IT evaluation issues in the present E-business age. The journal publishes work in the categories described below. * Qualitative or quantitative research papers, empirical or theoretical in nature and can discuss completed research findings or work in progress. * Case studies are welcomed illustrating practise in the field of information systems evaluation. * View points are less academically rigorous articles usually in areas of controversy which will fuel some interesting debate. * Anyone who attends a conference or reads a book that they feel contributes to the area of Information Systems Evaluation is encouraged to submit a review for publication. Aims and Scope of the Journal The Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation is intended to provide critical perspectives on topics relevant to Information Systems Evaluation, with an emphasis on the organisational and management implications. Through its publication the journal aims to contribute to the development of theory and practice. The journal will accept any academically robust paper that contributes to the area of Information Systems Evaluation. The (special) editor is happy to discuss contributions before submission. Contributions and Dates Those wishing to make a submission should transmit one copy, preferably in Microsoft Word, by e-mail to the Special Issue Editor at t.j.w.renkema(a)rn.rabobank.nl Submissions should not be longer than 5,000 words. The special issue of the journal will be published on 1 October and submissions are welcomed as soon as possible. With kind regards, Dr. Theo J.W. Renkema Eindhoven University of Technology, NL and Rabobank Group, NL e-mail: t.j.w.renkema(a)rn.rabobank.nl ================================================ De informatie opgenomen in dit bericht kan vertrouwelijk zijn en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Indien u dit bericht onterecht ontvangt, wordt u verzocht de inhoud niet te gebruiken en de afzender direct te informeren door het bericht te retourneren. ================================================ The information contained in this message may be confidential and is intended to be exclusively for the addressee. Should you receive this message unintentionally, please do not use the contents herein and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. ___________________________________________________________________ | 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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