CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
MOBILE ROUNDTABLE TOKYO 2002

A group of researchers around the world will organize a series of
international conferences on mobile communication and computing titled
the Mobile Roundtable.

The objectives of the Mobile Roundtable are to:

- Build and support a sustainable international network of researchers
to study the mobile communication and computing business, market, and
industry
- Exchange research results and views
- Facilitate communication, interactions, and collaborations among
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers around the world

The first Mobile Roundtable will be held on May 30 and 31, 2002, in
Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Mobile Roundtable Committee and the
Mobile Innovation Research Program at the Institute of Innovation
Research (IIR), Hitotsubashi University, Japan. It is planned to be
followed by Roundtables in Stockholm, Sweden (2003) and Austin, Texas,
U.S.A (2004).

We are calling for papers to be presented at the Tokyo Roundtable, where
we will discuss the past, present,and future of the mobile communication
and computing business, market, and industry with international
perspectives. Contributed papers may deal with, but are not limited to:
(1) Consumer and Business Applications of Mobile Communication and
Computing and their Impacts on Business, Industry, and Society; (2)
Strategy, Organization, and Technology Management for Mobile
Innovations; and (3) Public Policies for Mobile Communication and
Computing. Contributions are not limited to completed research, but
works in progress are also welcome.

If you would like to join the Tokyo Roundtable, please submit an
abstract of your paper in English by February 28, 2002 by e-mail to
Asami Onuki, IIR, Hitotsubashi University (onuki@iir.hit-u.ac.jp). This
should be just one page which includes full contact details, including a
brief bio, institution affiliation, mailing address, phone and fax
numbers, and e-mail address. Papers will be selected by mid-March, and the
selected authors will be requested to submit complete papers in English
by April 15, 2002. If you have questions, please contact Akira Takeishi,
IIR, Hitotsubashi University (takeishi@iir.hit-u.ac.jp).

For Tokyo Mobile Roundtable
http://www.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/reserch/tmrt_e.html   (English only)

For call for papers
http://www.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/reserch/call_for_paper_e.html (English only)

We look forward to your participation. Thank you.

Mobile Roundtable Committee
Per Andersson
Center for Communication and Information Research
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Magnus Boman
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Sirkka Jarvenpaa
Center for Business, Technology, and Law
University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.

Karl Reiner Lang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong

Timo Saarinen
Institute of Electronics Commerce
Helsinki School of Economics and Business
Administration, Finland

Akira Takeishi
Institute of Innovation Research
Hitotsubashi University, Japan
(Mobile Innovation Research Program)

Bertil Thorngren
Center for Communication and Information Research
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen
Institute of Electronics Commerce
Helsinki School of Economics and Business
Administration, Finland

Seiichiro Yonekura
Institute of Innovation Research
Hitotsubashi University, Japan
(Mobile Innovation Research Program)