---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for Papers -- GTIM -- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:47:40 -0500 From: "Douglas, David" douglas@WALTON.UARK.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE TRACK Transborder Data Flows and Privacy Laws Track Chair: David E. Douglas Email: douglas@walton.uark.edua (Please send the track chair an e-mail indicating your intent to submit a paper to this track)

Third Annual GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (GITM) WORLD CONFERENCE FOR ALL "INTERNATIONAL" IS/IT RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS on June 23, 24, 25, 2002 in New York, NY, USA http://www.uncg.edu/bae/isom/gitma/gitma3.htm

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this date). Please submit directly to the Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia. For timely processing, we have an all-electronic review process. Therefore, an electronic submission is strongly recommended (email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu). If not possible, please mail 4 copies to the following address and make sure it arrives by the deadline. Please include your email address along with the submission.

Dr. Prashant Palvia Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor ISOM Department Bryan School of Business & Economics University of North Carolina - Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA Email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu Ph: 336-334-5666 Fax: 336-334-4083 http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/palvia/

TRACK DESCRIPTION: Rapid technological advances proliferate exchange of computerized data and information and lead to significant structural changes in the economies of industrialized and developing countries. With the evolution of the multinational corporation, these flows acquire an international dimension and become Transborder Data Flows. This track will explore national and international implications of the flow of digital data across national boundaries, conflicts of laws and culture regarding content or expression in communications, and comparative analysis of national laws that regulate or tax electronic messages or the transport of electronic databases across national boundaries.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS

Papers (completed or in-progress: about 20 double spaced pages), extended abstracts (completed or in-progress research: about 4-6 pages), panel and workshop proposals (2-4 pages) dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics are invited. Please mention the name of this track on the cover page.

Topics include, but are not limited to: - Privacy in International Trade - Legal Issues in Transborder Data Flow - Trade and Taxation - Cultural Differences in Online Communication - Political Interference in Development of the World-Wide Web - Strong Encryption: International Issues in Sale and Use - National Differences in Attitude toward Free Speech on the Web - Cultural Imperialism on the Web - Intellectual property rights and Copyrights

OTHER TRACKS: Please note that you may also submit to other Global IT tracks. Just note the name of the appropriate track on the cover (if no such track exists or you do not know the track name, simply state so on the cover page). In general, Global IT Management topics include (but are not limited to):

IT in various countries and regions (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, Arab countries, North America, South & Central America, Australia); Development, evaluation & management of Global Information Systems (GIS); Electronic commerce; Internet and Web related issues; IT in multinational companies; Virtual and networked organizations; Cross-cultural issues; Impact of global IT on the organization; Information Resources Management; Frameworks/models for global IS (GIS); Societal impacts of IT in developing countries; IT and Economic Development; IT Diffusion in developing countries; IT in government and public sector: IT human resource issues; DSS/EIS/ES in international settings; Organizational & management structures for GIS; Transborder data flow issues; Electronic data interchange; Telecommunications; Distributed global databases and networks; Cultural and societal impacts; Comparative studies of nations; Applications and case studies (both research and educational).

JOURNAL PUBLICATION:

Papers recommended of high quality by the reviewers will be further considered for publication on an expedited basis in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) and the Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications (JITCA).

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this date) Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2001 Final Submission Due: January 31, 2002 Registration Deadline for authors (at least one author must register): February 15, 2002 Early Registration Deadline: April 30, 2002 (at least one author must register) Conference Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2002

INQUIRIES:

For additional information, please contact the conference chair, local chair, program co-chairs or the track chairs.

Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, USA. Email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu Local Chair: Khalid S. Soliman, Hofstra University, New York, 11549 USA Email: khalid.soliman@hofstra.edu

TRACK CHAIR:

Dr. David E. Douglas, Professor ISYS Department Sam M. Walton College of Business Administration 204 Business Administration Building 1 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: 501-575-6114 : Fax: 501-575-6148 Email: douglas@walton.uark.edua

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