EMMSEC 2000 Call for Papers
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eBusiness & eWork (EMMSEC) 2000
Conference and Exhibition
Madrid, Spain, 18-20 October 2000
Call for Papers |
Abstracts are invited for the
eBusiness and eWork Conference. Formerly known as EMMSEC, the
event's scope is now based on the new European initiative in
New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce, which is part of
the European Commission's Information Society Technologies (IST)
programme. The conference provides a forum for presentation and
discussion of new highly innovative developments in e-work, e-business
and e-commerce and issues related to individuals, organisations
and markets in the emerging digital economy. The programme combines
strategic keynote presentations, technical papers, panel discussions,
an exhibition and social activities with a partner's programme.
The event is supported by the
European Commission but papers are welcome from all sources.
Topics include, but are not restricted to: |
TECHNOLOGIES
Next generation middleware
technologies
Models & techniques for market mediation (portals, auctions,
brokerage, …)
Knowledge technologies
Embedded systems for business and work applications
Intelligent systems for eCommerce
Smart cards and their applications
Security and privacy enhancing methods, technologies & tools,
mobile code, open source
Digital signatures, encryption technologies
Trust, confidence, trusted third parties, WAP PKI
Wireless technologies and systems
SOLUTIONS
Mobile internet &
eCommerce applications
Virtual trading marketplaces
SME solutions
On-line financial services & payments
Electronic procurement
Plug & play solutions for dynamic extended enterprises and
supply chain management applications
Smart organisations
Web-enabled cross-enterprise business processes
Knowledge management
Sustainable workplaces & workplace design |
WORK & BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL
ECONOMY
Challenges for an all-inclusive
networked economy
Socio-economic effects on society & the environment
Job creation & employment aspects
eBusiness & eWork in emerging economies
Critical success factors for eBusiness
New economic indicators and metrics
Intangible assets management
Extended products: tangibles & intangibles
Macro-economic characteristics of the digital economy
eBusiness models & rules
Inter-operability and standardisation
Legal issues & taxation
Self-regulation
Private copies & rights management issues
Social inclusion in work
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, BEST
PRACTICE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Awareness and dissemination
of best practices
Sectoral and regional development (the "regional digital
economy")
Technology transfer issues
International "testbeds"
Entrepreneurship & investment capital |
Abstracts
The conference language is English and abstracts are invited
for technical papers or for arranging complete sessions. Abstracts,
of no more than 300 words, should be emailed by 31 March 2000
to:
Paul T Kidd
The abstract heading should state the title of the paper and
the principal author's name and organisation, address, telephone,
fax and email
Please use ebconf followed
by your surname as the subject. In the case of joint authors,
communications will be with the first named author who will be
assumed to be the presenter unless we are informed otherwise.
Any number of abstracts may be submitted but normally an author
will not be invited to present more than one paper. The Conference
will follow a format of twenty minutes allowed for technical
presentations, including questions. The event takes place in
the attractive city of Madrid and the author's registration fee
will be approximately 550 Euro. Papers cannot be presented or
published in the proceedings unless presenters have registered
and paid the participant's fee before the papers are sent to
the publisher. Authors, therefore, will need to have paid by
14 July 2000. |
Publishing schedule
Technical and plenary papers will be professionally published
in book form which will be issued on the opening day. This requires
the following time scale
Abstracts submitted before
31 March
Abstracts accepted by 14 April
Draft papers submitted by
12 May
The Programme Committee's
comments returned by 31 May
Final papers to be delivered
in camera-ready format by 30 June
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Exhibition
There will be an exhibition of posters and demonstrations covering
eBusiness and eWork showcases, project results, software applications,
services and publications. Posters must describe potential industrial
benefits and be mainly visual, with any further details in handouts.
A Call for the exhibition will be mailed with the advance programme. |
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