TENTH WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS (WITS2k)

December 9-10, 2000; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Web site: http://mookerjee.badm.washington.edu/wits2k/index.htm

The 10th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS2k) will be held in December 9-10, 2000; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, just prior to the International Conference on Information Systems.  The purpose the workshop is to promote discussion and interaction among members of the Information Systems community with research interests in cutting-edge information technologies and systems. We are particularly interested in exchanging research ideas and results that will not only contribute to academic areas, but will also benefit the business community in the foreseeable future.

The use of IT in the world of business continues to intensify. Many firms of today are being radically transformed by information technology and the Internet. As a firm moves more of its activities into the Internet, its existing information systems may not remain optimal.  The WITS 2K conference theme is

   Designing Information Systems in the e-business era

Contributions that are rigorous with an underlying model will be encouraged. In addition, we will also welcome contributions that are rich in business context and provide insights that may be of direct value to practicing IT professionals. We plan to ask for contributions that emphasize the provision and management of Information Technologies (IT) for achieving business goals in firms that are undergoing (or have recently gone through) an IT/Internet led transformation.

Contributions may be

   Research Papers

   Panel Proposals

   Research Prototypes (demos).

Submission guidelines for papers and panel proposals are provided at

http://mookerjee.badm.washington.edu/wits2k/subguide.htm

   The electronic submission system for papers and panel proposals is now ready for use:

http://infosys.badm.washington.edu/wits2000/

For research prototypes the guidelines can be found under

http://mookerjee.badm.washington.edu/wits2k/ResearchPrototypes.htm

IMPORTANT DATES

  Deadline for paper submissions: ................  July 17, 2000

  Notification of acceptance: ....................  September 25, 2000

     Camera-ready copy due: .........................  October 30, 2000

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Vijay Mookerjee

Associate Professor of Information Systems

Faculty Director, E-business Program

Co-director, Program on Engineering and Manufacturing Management

Department of Management Science

Box 353200

University of Washington

Seattle, WA 98195-3200

Tel: 206-543-4796

Fax: 206-685-9392

Email: mookerje@u.washington.edu

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