[Ecommerce] ECOM-04 Call for Papers and Invited Sessions

[Wojtek Jamroga]

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   *** Call for Papers and Invited Sessions ***
   4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Electronic Commerce "ECOM-04"
   http://parlevink.cs.utwente.nl/ecom/04/
   October 14-16, 2004, Gdansk, Poland


* Scope of the Conference *

We would like to invite original papers on all aspects of electronic
commerce and related issues. The conference is meant to address the academic
community as well as representatives of business, industry, government, and
information technology sector. Thus - apart from research papers - practical
presentations of existing solutions are very welcome, too.

The general list of topics includes:
- Electronic Markets and Electronic Marketing
- Languages and Models for E-Commerce
- Artificial Intelligence in E-Commerce
- Electronic Contracting and Legal Aspects of E-Commerce
- Electronic Interaction and Negotiation
- Virtual Enterprises
- Technology and E-Commerce
- Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce
- Social Side of E-Commerce
- Futurology of E-Commerce.

You can also have a look at the more detailed list on the conference web
pages. Please note that, however long and detailed, this list is not
exhaustive. Interesting papers on related topics are also welcome.


* Paper Submission and Publication *

Papers can be submitted either electronically (preferred method) or in
hardcopy. A paper should not exceed 8 pages of print. The title page MUST
NOT contain the authors' names nor affiliations to enable blind reviewing.
Please remember to send us the title of the article, together with the
abstract, authors' names and contact address before you submit the paper.
This will hopefully let us assign the papers to the reviewers more efficiently.

The papers should be written in English. For more information about
preparing and submitting articles, as well as templates for LaTeX2e and
MS-Word, consult the conference web pages:
http://parlevink.cs.utwente.nl/ecom/04/authors.php
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
The proceedings will be available at the conference.


* Invited Sessions *

We invite proposals of technical sessions related to the topics of the
conference. The organizers of an invited session will be responsible for
attracting, reviewing, and selecting papers for their session. They can also
chair the session and appoint their co-chairs. Accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceedings as long as their authors submit the
camera-ready versions and pay the registration fees in time. Invited session
proposals should be submitted by email to ecom@cs.utwente.nl until June 7,
2004. Notifications of approval will be sent by June 14, 2004.

The proposal for an invited session should include:
- title of the session,
- names and affiliations of the organizers,
- a short description of the proposed session.


* Important Dates *

2004-05-25   	Submission of abstracts
2004-06-07 	Submission of invited session proposals
2004-06-07   	PAPER SUBMISSION
2004-08-07 	Notification of acceptance
2004-08-23 	Early registration deadline
2004-09-01 	Final versions of papers due
2004-09-23 	Late registration deadline
2004-10-14 	First day of the conference
2004-10-16 	Last day of the conference

Please note: the qualification process is based on the reviews of full
papers. We kindly ask you, however, to submit the abstracts a little bit
earlier to let us assign the papers to the reviewers more efficiently.


* Registration *

The expected registration fees are as follows (in Polish zlotys and euro):
Regular registration - 590 PLZ / EUR 180
Student registration - 490 PLZ / EUR 150

The registration fee includes: attendance at the conference, publication of
a paper, a copy of the proceedings, refreshments during the breaks, a social
event on the first day of the conference, and a dinner party on the second
day. At least one author of a paper must register to have the paper
published. Presenting the paper at the conference is very welcome, but it's
not compulsory. Note: the above figures are for early registration only.
Late registration will be more expensive, as it usually is.


* Organization, Contact and More *

The conference is organized by the Interfaculty E-Commerce Group, Technical
University of Gdansk, Poland, in cooperation with the Human Media
Interaction Group, University of Twente, Netherlands, and the Faculty of
Management and Economics of the Technical University of Gdansk.

For more information you can have a look at the conference web pages at
http://parlevink.cs.utwente.nl/ecom (website in the Netherlands) or
http://www.e-c.zie.pg.gda.pl/ecom (mirror site in Poland).
Our e-mail address is ecom@cs.utwente.nl - please feel free to ask if you
have any questions.

You can also write to:
Jacek Wachowicz
ECOM-04 Organizing Chair
Wydzial Zarzadzania i Ekonomii Politechniki Gdanskiej
ul. Narutowicza 11/12
80-952 Gdansk, Poland
or phone +48 58 347 23 75.

Good luck and see you in Gdansk!