---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CFP: ICEB 2002, Beijing (International Conference on eBusiness) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:25:46 -0400 From: Wayne Huang huangw@ohio.edu To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
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International Conference on E-Business 2002 Beijing (ICEB2002)
May 23-26th, 2002, Beijing, P. R. China
An Important Event during China Beijing International High-Tech Industry Week: Forum on E-business
Theme: E-Business in the 21st Century Converging Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries
Sponsored by
· National Natural Science Foundation, P.R. China · Ministry Science & Technology, P. R. China · Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), P.R. China · Ministry of Education, P. R. China · Ministry of Information Industry, P. R. China · China Council for the Promotion of International Trade · The People's Government of Beijing Municipality
Co-sponsored by
· The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) TC8
Supported by
· Information Resources Management Association · Center for Information Systems Leadership, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, USA · CIBED (Center for International Business, Education and Development), College of Business, Ohio University, USA
Organized by
· Chinese Information Economics Society · Beijing Institute of Technology · Informatization Office of Beijing Municipal Government
The Conference will be held at the same time as the "China Beijing International High-Tech Industry Week (CBHT)," which is a major international high-tech exhibition and fair held every May in Beijing, the capital of P.R. China (see http://www.hightechbj.com/).
Conference overview
As a new world force of informatization, e-business is growing rapidly and attracting great interest from all sectors of society. This networked, digital pattern of business will lead to a fundamental transformation of the way of doing business and cause a strong impact on social-economic development, even though it is only a small part of business activities in the present world. Many developed countries are taking great efforts in developing e-business for the growth of their new economy. They are now more dominant in Internet technology and e-commerce than developing countries. As a result, the economic development gap between developed and developing countries could be widened rather than narrowed in the 21st century. The imbalance of e-business development between the developed and developing countries will affect greatly global economic development this century.
The main theme of the conference is "Converging E-Business Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries." Currently, almost all e-business strategies and business models are based on the experiences and conditions of developed countries rather than those of developing countries. The e-business strategies and business models of developed countries may not be directly applicable to developing countries, because of differences in information technology infrastructure, economic development emphases, and historic and cultural characteristics. If e-business in developing countries is neglected, its substantial benefits are likely to be confined to developed countries and not spread to developing countries. To avoid widening the gap between developed and developing nations, developing countries must participate in the growth of e-business.
The conference is the first to emphasize the importance of converging e-business development perspectives from developed and developing countries. The conference aims to bring together world-class researchers and professors in e-business from both developed and developing countries to discuss strategies, business models, and applications of e-business from different perspectives and multiple disciplines. The conferences goal is to narrow the e-business knowledge gap between developed and developing countries.
The objectives of the conference are to:
1. Establish linkages between researchers in EB from the perspectives of developing and developed countries, as well as from different disciplines. 2. Promote a dynamic, integrative, inter-disciplinary, and inter-country research agenda for e-business. 3. Enhance the newly formed IFIP Working Group that provides a focus for IS-based e-business research and to assist in maintaining linkages between e-business research groups in Information Systems and other disciplines. 4. Encourage and promote the exchange between academic researchers and industrial practitioners in the field of e-business.
CBHT2002
The conference will be held during the "China Beijing International High-Tech Industry Week (CBHT)" and is considered an important event of CBHT. CBHT has attracted 88 international exhibitors and 200,000 visitors in 2001, including well-known international companies such as AT&T, CISCO, GE, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, and SAP. CBHT provides a unique and excellent chance to promote exchange between academic researchers and industrial leaders in the e-business field.
Topics
Participants are particularly welcome to submit work relevant to the conference theme. Submissions for panel discussions and workshops are also encouraged. Submissions dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics are invited.
1. E-business development strategies in developed and developing countries (case studies, assessments, and comparison analysis) 2. Internet marketing in developed and developing countries 3. Technology and management issues in e-business 4. Enterprise informatization and e-business 5. Electronic government affairs 6. Legal, social, and cultural factors of e-business development
Enterprise forum
The conference will promote the understanding and cooperation among enterprises, governments, and people in developed and developing countries.
It invites participation from entrepreneurs and executives in the fields of information management, finance, manufacturing, and distribution. It will provide an international forum in which to exchange ideas and experiences and demonstrate new technology and new products.
Enterprises are invited to propose sessions appropriate to the conference theme.
Language
English
Submissions
Categories
Short (limited to 4 pages) and regular (limited to 8 pages) papers will be accepted. A regular paper beyond 8 pages will incur a charge of $100 per additional page, with an upper limit of 12 pages.
Page size and layout 1. Submit your paper in compressed (zip or gz) form of Microsoft Word, together with author(s) name, address(es) of author(s), affiliation(s) of author(s), and indicate the name of the corresponding author. 2. Format your paper on A4 (210mm x 297mm) size paper, using 10.5pt Times New Roman for text and author(s), affiliation(s), mailing address(es) and e-mail address(es), 18pt Times New Roman for the title. The space between lines is single space and the space between words is standard. Any text or other material outside the following margins will not be printed---no exceptions. a. All text and figures must be contained in a 170mm x 230mm image area. b. The left margin is to be 20mm, and the top margin is to be 28mm. c. Text should appear in two columns, each 81mm width with a 8mm space between columns. 3. On the first page, the top 50mm of both columns is reserved for the title, author(s), affiliation(s), mailing address(es) and email address(es). These items should be centered across both columns. 4. The abstract should appear at the top of the left-hand column of text, about 12mm below the title area and no more than 80mm in length. Leave 12mm space between the end of the abstract and the beginning of the main text. 5. On the second and subsequent pages, the text or illustrations should begin at the top of the page.
A sample of the paper format is offered to the authors on the website: http://www.iecb2002.org/.
Submissions must be original and unpublished elsewhere and will be accepted only in electronic format to the conference secretary office (see the email addresses below). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Paper submission from overseas: Ding-yi.chen@student.unsw.edu.au Paper submission from P.R. China: ganrc@263.net.cn
Key Dates
Submission deadline: January 10, 2002 Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2002 Submission of final version: March 18, 2002
Cultural And Tourist Programs
Please see http://www.iceb2002.org/sceneryinbeijing.htm
Contact:
ICEB Conference Secretary Office: Beijing, P.R. China Fax. 86-10-6891 2483 Email: ganrc@263.net.cn
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