Forwarded message from [kalvenes@UTDALLAS.EDU (Joakim Kalvenes)] sent originally on Wed, 5 Apr 2000 23:47:19 GMT: : CALL FOR PAPERS : : The 5th INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology : : San Antonio, Texas : November 4-5, 2000 : : held in conjunction with : the INFORMS San Antonio meeting : : Organized by : : INFORMS Information Systems Society : : in Cooperation with : : INFORMS Computing Society : and : INFORMS Technical Section on Telecommunications : : Conference co-chairs: : : Joakim Kalvenes Haim Mendelson : University of Texas at Dallas Stanford University : : The conference will build on previous years' success as a forum for : quantitative modeling of information systems. New features include: : : o Workshop-style sessions with longer time for each presentation : o Select Proceedings published as a special issue of the Journal : of Information Technology and Management : o Full proceedings published on a CD-ROM : o Best student paper award : : The theme of the conference this year will be the emerging electronic : markets and special emphasis will be placed on economics of : information systems as a framework for analysis of these markets and : on telecommunications as the major vehicle for delivery of electronic : goods and services. : : Possible topics include (but are not limited to): : : o Business to consumer market models : o Business to business market models : o E-commerce market structure : o E-business industrial organization : o E-business based supply chains : o E-good distribution : o E-good and E-service quality management : o E-business security and privacy : o E-commerce server management : o E-commerce network provisioning : o E-market mechanisms (agents, auctions, etc.) : o E-good and E-service bundling and pricing : o E-market enabling technologies (middleware, XML, etc.) : : Submissions can be either full-length papers, extended abstracts, : or panels: : : o Papers should be double-spaced in a 12-point font, printed on one : side with a minimum margin of 1 inch on all four sides, and should : not exceed 32 pages (including title page, figures, tables, : appendices and references). : o Extended abstracts should not exceed 5,000 words, and should state : clearly what the objective of the research is, what its main results : are and what its contribution to the literature is. : o Panel proposals should include the panel topic, the names and : affiliations of the panel participants, and a brief position : statement from each of the panelists. : : Papers extended abstracts and panels can be submitted electronically : or in hard copy to either one of the conference co-chairs: : : Joakim Kalvenes Haim Mendelson : School of Management Graduate School of Business : University of Texas at Dallas Stanford University : P.O. Box 830688, JO44 Stanford, CA 94305-5015 : Richardson, TX 75083-0688 haim@haim.stanford.edu : kalvenes@utdallas.edu : : The timeline for submission and acceptance is: : : o June 1, 2000: Submission deadline for papers, extended abstracts : and panels : o August 1, 2000: Acceptance notification : o September 1, 2000: Final manuscripts due : : We hope that the new format will further improve the conference and we : are open to your additional ideas and suggestions. : : For updated information, please visit the conference Web site at URL : http://munin.utdallas.edu/cist : : ===== 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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