Forwarded message from [Roger.Clarke@XAMAX.COM.AU (Roger Clarke)] sent originally on Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:46:24 +1100: : Conference on Electronic Commerce : CollECTeR (USA) 2000 : Fourth CollECTeR ñ First CollECTeR (USA) : http://www.collecter.org/collecter2000.htm : : 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 11 February 2000 : 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, morning and afternoon tea, and : 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, 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 : : Roger Clarke http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/ : : Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA : Tel: +61 2 6288 1472, and 6288 6916 : mailto:Roger.Clarke@xamax.com.au http://www.xamax.com.au/ : : Visiting Fellow Department of Computer Science : The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA : Information Sciences Building Room 211 Tel: +61 2 6249 3666 : : ===== 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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