Call for Papers

The IADIS e-Commerce 2006 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).

• Reflection Papers – These might review recent research literature pertaining to a particular problem or approach, indicate what the findings suggest, and/or provide a suggestion - with rationale and justification - for a different approach or perspective on that problem. Reflection papers might also analyze general trends or discuss important issues in topics related to e-Commerce. These have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).

• Posters / Demonstrations – These contain implementation information or work-in-progress and have two pages at maximum (1,250 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.

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

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

• 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 - ec_sec@iadis.org.

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

Important Dates:

- Submission Deadline (2nd call): 13 October 2006
- Notification to Authors (1st call): until 11 September 2006
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (1st call): Until 16 October 2006
- Late Registration (1st call): After 16 October  2006

- Conference: Barcelona - Spain, 9 to 11 December 2006

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