-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for Papers - 8th Global Mobility Roundtable (GMR2009) - Due Date Extended to 15 August 2009 Datum: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:25:47 -0400 Von: Sherif Kamel skamel@aucegypt.edu Antwort an: Sherif Kamel skamel@aucegypt.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

Call for Papers and Participation - Due Date Extended to 15 August 2009

8th Global Mobility Roundtable (GMR2009) www.gmr2009.org

1-3 November 2009 Cairo Marriott Hotel

Conference Theme: Transformation through Mobility

The Global Mobility Roundtable (GMR) is an annual, international event, which brings together experts and decision-makers from industry, academia and policy-making agencies. The conference provides an opportunity to build and support sustainable international networks of researchers and practitioners working in the mobile communications and wireless data industry. It also aims to enable the exchange of knowledge about best practices in this industry and facilitate communication and collaboration among global players. The first Mobility Roundtable was held in 2002 in Tokyo. Over the years, GMR was hosted in Sweden, USA, China, Finland, USA and New Zealand. In 2009, GMR will be held in Cairo, Egypt and hosted by the International Executive Education Institute (IEEI) of the American University in Cairo (AUC).

Important Dates 15 August 2009 - Paper submission due (Extended) 31 August 2009 - Reviews from PC members due and notification of acceptance 30 September 2009 - Camera-ready final paper submission due 5 October 2009 - Early Bird Registration Deadline 1 November 2009 - Pre-Conference Tour: site visits and conference reception and opening 2-3 November 2009 - Cairo Mobility Roundtable Conference

Submission Types and Guidelines The conference sessions will include full length papers, research-in-progress papers and panels.

Full Length Submissions Submissions of no more than 5000 words, including references, appendices and title page, with a maximum of 5 figures/tables. Submissions have to be original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research manuscript for review. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in their entirety. Highly rated papers by the reviewers will be considered for publications in selected Journals. Moreover, the best paper in terms of quality and suitability to the theme of the conference will be awarded the "Best Paper" Award during the conference.

The best research papers from GMR2009 will be invited to be fast-tracked in regular as well as special issues in the following journals: -International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA) -International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC) -Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) -International Journal of Mobile Information Systems (IJMIS)

Research-in-Progress Submissions Submissions of no more than 2000 words with a maximum of 3 figures/tables. All research-in-progress submissions will be published in the proceedings as short papers.

Industry Panels Submissions Submissions of not more than 1000 words. Proposals should include the objectives, issues to be covered and full details of all presenters. Panel topics include but not limited to: theory building, research method, industry updates and standards, and technology applications and trends. Method of presentation is at the submitter's discretion; however, the submitter has the responsibility for providing his/her own panel members. All accepted proposals will appear in the conference proceedings (Please note that all panelists must register for the conference).

Important Announcements -The number of submissions by an author (including joint authorship) is strictly limited to a maximum of two submissions. -Authors of accepted papers (at least one person per submission) and all panel members MUST register and attend the conference.

All conference submissions will be double-blind and peer reviewed. Submissions of all types must be received by 15 July 2009 All submission should be sent to Radwa Morsy gmr2009@aucegypt.edu

Conference Tracks include (but not limited to) -Mobile entertainment (music, TV, games) -Mobile business models and partnerships -Future consumption of mobile products and services -Talent gap, skills development and the mobile industry -Mobility and social networking -GIS and mobile services -Globalization through mobility -Emerging mBusiness research and development opportunities -Innovation in mobile business and technologies -From eBusiness to mBusiness in the global marketspace -Mobility diffusion in the developing world -Mobility issues and challenges in developing nations -Integrated mobile marketing communications -Mobility and customer relationship management -Pervasive computing technologies -Critical success factors for mobility diffusion - -Mobile communication security and trust issues -Mobility in different sectors (health, education, entertainment, sports, small businesses) -Mobility and cross-cultural issues -Digital rights management -Mobile 2.0 -Mobile and blended learning -Location sensitive services -Standards, compatibility issues and implications on business -Electronic and mobile advertisement supported financial models -Cases in mBusiness and mApplications -Mobility and the emerging economic and financial models -Socioeconomic implications on emerging markets -ICT and social inclusion: bridging the gap with mobile technologies -Understanding mobile users and socioeconomic contexts -Business models for delivering mobile services -Defining customer niches: demographics and lifestyle factors -Understanding the drivers of innovation in enterprise use of mobile services and applications

Conference Committee Conference Chair Sherif Kamel, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Academic Co-Chair Omar El Sawy, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin, USA; Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Program Co-Chair Elizabeth Fife, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA Matti Rossi, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

Industry Panel Co-Chair Tarek Elabbady, Cairo Microsoft Innovation Center, Egypt Ossama Hassanein, Rising Tide Fund, USA Eusebio Scornavacca, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Fore more details about the conference kindly visit www.gmr2009.org

Looking forward to seeing you in Cairo in November 2009

Warm regards Sherif Kamel Conference Chair skamel@aucegypt.edu

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