Forwarded message from [swatman@DEAKIN.EDU.AU (Paul Swatman)] sent originally on Sun, 13 Feb 2000 01:12:15 +0000: : Final Call for Papers: Submissions due 25 Februrary 2000 : : CollECTeR (USA) 2000 : Fourth CollECTeR First CollECTeR (USA) Conference on Electronic Commerce : Tuesday April 11, 2000, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA : Call for Papers : : About CollECTeR : CollECTeR (Collaborative Electronic Commerce Technology and Research) is a : joint venture by more than 25 universities around the world which, through a : loose federation of research centres - one located at each institution - : provides both depth and breadth of expertise in Electronic Commerce. : CollECTeR had its genesis in a workshop (PAWEC'97) held as part of the : Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS'97) held in Brisbane, : Australia in 1997. Although the prime role of CollECTeR centres is to : undertake research and consultancy both individually and as a network, the : workshop/conference theme has continued to be an important part of the : CollECTeR initiative since Brisbane. Further CollECTeR conferences were held : in association with the Australasian Conference on Information Systems in : Adelaide in 1997, Sydney in 1998, and Wellington, New Zealand in 1999. : : CollECTeR (USA) 2000 : The Fourth CollECTeR Conference on Electronic Commerce will be held on : Tuesday April 11, 2000 immediately preceding KR2000 (Seventh International : Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning). This : workshop is intended to attract researchers interested in all aspects of : Electronic Commerce. : : Suggested research topics for CollECTeR (USA) 2000 include (but are not : limited to): : · Knowledge Management : · Intelligent Business Agents : · Ecommerce applications of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning : Techniques : · Electronic Payment Systems : · Internet Marketing : · Intranets and Extranets : · Electronic Payment Systems : · Electronic Data Interchange : · Supply Chain Management : · Electronic Payment Systems : · Internet-based Electronic Commerce : · Virtual Communities/Community Networks : · Logistics Issues for Electronic Commerce : · Business Reengineering Issues for Electronic Commerce : · Government Electronic Procurement and Service Delivery : · Legal, Auditing or Security Issues for Electronic Commerce : · Requirements Engineering Approaches for Electronic Commerce : : Researchers are encouraged to submit either "work in progress" papers of : around 2,000 words, or full papers on completed research (around 5,000 : words). Papers should be original and not previously published. All papers : will be reviewed by two members of the Programme Committee, experienced : researchers with extensive expertise in the area. Accepted papers will be : published in the Proceedings, which will be available, in CD-ROM form, at : the Conference itself; and from the CollECTeR web site, : http://www.collecter.org/. Additional copies of the Proceedings on CD-ROM : will also be available for purchase. Authors will be required to transfer a : non-exclusive right to publish the paper within the conference proceedings : (in CD-ROM, WWW and paper forms) but this does not preclude the authors from : later publication of the paper elsewhere. : : The conference offers an opportunity for all those interested in researching : Electronic Commerce to meet in a specialised venue to discuss research : activities, findings and experiences. The conference is intend to be : strongly interactive and to promote general discussion, prior to the : conference, each paper to be presented will be sent to one or more : discussants who will facilitate the debate. : : Important Dates : Submission of papers: Friday 25 February 2000 *** Extended Deadline *** : Notification of acceptance: Monday 13 March 2000 : Submission of final versions: Thursday March 30, 2000 : : Submission Details : In keeping with the theme of the conference, papers should be submitted : electronically to the Programme Chair Professor Paul Swatman : (paul.swatman@deakin.edu.au), in one of the following formats: : · as a postscript file : · as a Word for Windows or RTF, attached to an email message : · as a Word for Windows file, made available on an ftp server, and : notified to the Chair in an email message. : : Authors of accepted papers will have only two weeks to make any necessary : changes to their final versions. A final version of the paper must be : submitted as a Word for Windows or RFT file, with necessary graphics : embedded, attached to an email message by the due date, to ensure that the : Proceedings can be produced on time. : : Registration and Fees : : Fees for the full-day workshop will be $150 US, which will cover: : · Registration : · a copy of the Proceedings on : · morning and afternoon tea : · lunch : Conference Organisers : · Paul Swatman, Deakin University, Australia (Co-Chair) : · Mary-Anne Williams, University of Newcastle, Australia (Co-Chair) : · Danni Fowler, University of Baltimore, USA : · Donald McCubbrey, University of Denver, USA : · Paula Swatman, RMIT, Australia : Programme Committee : · Paul Swatman (Co-Chair) : · Mary-Anne Williams, University of Newcastle, Australia (Co-Chair) : · Don McCubbrey, University of Denver, USA : · Paula Swatman, RMIT University, Australia : · Danni Fowler, University of Baltimore, USA : · Leora Morgenstern, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA : · Bill Merrilees, University of Newcastle, Australia : · Jim Psaros, University of Newcastle, Australia : · And many others : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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