Call for Papers

The IADIS e-Commerce 2005 conference is a major international event for researchers,
academics, industry specialists, practitioners & students interested in the advances in,
and applications of, e-Commerce. The participants will have an opportunity to present
and observe the latest research results, and ideas in these areas. This conference aims
to cover both technological as well as non-technological issues related to this new
business paradigm.
The Conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level on all
topics related to e-Commerce. Proposals which address the theory, research and
applications as well as describe innovative projects are encouraged. All papers
submitted to this conference will be peer reviewed by at least two members of the
International Scientific Committee.
Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance and quality of
contribution.

Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:  

- Barriers to e-Business
- Business-oriented e-Commerce
- Cases in e-Commerce
- Consumer-oriented e-Commerce
- Cryptography for Enabling e-Commerce
- Development of e-Business
- e-Business Applications
- e-Commerce in Developing Countries
- e-Commerce Software
- e-Commerce Strategy and 
Implementation
- e-Communities
- e-Logistics
- Economics of e-Commerce
- EDI and the Internet
- e-Government
- e-Procurement
- e-Services
- Global e-Commerce
- Infrastructure for e-Commerce 

- Internet Payment Systems
- Knowledge Management
- Managing Innovation
- Marketing on the Web
- Mobile Commerce
- Multimedia and Webcasting on the Web
- Organisational and Managerial Issues
- Other e-Commerce Models and Applications
- Retailing in e-Commerce (e-Tailing)
- Social Issues for e-Commerce
- Supply Chain Management & e-Fulfilment
- Technical issues for e-Commerce
- The Future of e-Commerce
- The Future of e-Commerce Technologies
- The Regulatory Environment of 
e-Commerce
- Trust & Security for e-Commerce
- Web Advertising and Web Publishing

The Conference will be composed of several types of contributions:

• Full Papers – These include mainly accomplished research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5,000 words).

• Short Papers – These are mostly composed of work in progress reports or fresh developments and have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).

• Posters / Demonstrations – These contain implementation information or work-in-progress and have two pages at maximum (1250 words) besides the poster itself (or demonstration) that will be exposed at the conference.

• Tutorials – Tutorials can be proposed by scholars or company representatives. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.

• Panels – Discussions on selected topics will be held. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.

• Invited Talks – These will be made of contributions from well-known scholars and company representatives. An abstract will be included in the conference proceedings.

• Doctoral Consortium - A Doctoral Consortium will discuss in group, individual projects and on going work of PhD students. Prospective students should send a report of their PhD projects and work so far with a maximum of 4 pages (2,500 words).

• Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions – The former enables Companies to present recent developments and applications, inform a large and qualified audience of your future directions and showcase company’s noteworthy products and services. There will be a time slot for companies to make their presentation in a room. The latter enables companies the opportunity to display its latest offerings of hardware, software, tools, services and books, through an exhibit booth. For further details please contact the publicity chair - ec2005@iadis.org.

All submissions, except invited talks, are subject to a blind refereeing process.

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