The Fourth International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB2004)

December 5-9, 2004

Theme: "Shaping Business Strategy in a Networked World"  
Hosted by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
http://www.rccm.tsinghua.edu.cn/ICEB2004/
ICEB Home Site: http://www.icebnet.org/

Co-Organizers
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
The national University of Singapore, Singapore
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK, China

Conference Advisors
Chunjun Zhao, Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Christopher Tang, Dean, NUS Business School, NUS, Singapore
Han-Lin Li, Dean, College of Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
T.S. Lee, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Conference Chair
Jian Chen  Tsinghua University

Conference Coordinators
Waiman Cheung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sum Chee Chuong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lihua Huang, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Eldon Y. Li, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan and California Polytechnic State University, USA
C. C. Lo, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 
International Program Committee: (see ICEB International Committee.)

Introduction
The Forth International Conference on E-business (ICEB2004), hosted by Tsinghua University, will be held in Beijing, China, the capital city of China with ancient culture and long history.

E-business creates value by extending market reach, improving the efficiency of business processes, and building more productive relationships with customers and trading partner. E-business plays an increasingly critical role in today’s intensely competitive, rapidly evolving global marketplace. Even after the shakeout of dot-com company, the e-business innovation has not stopped. We can see this from the emergence of Web services, the mobile Internet, agent technologies, wireless computing, P2P technologies, pervasive computing. These technologies and associated practices continuously challenge the traditional business models. The aim of the International Conference on E-business (ICEB) is to provide a global forum where both researchers and practitioners come together, present their latest findings and share their innovative ideas, industry foresights and practical experiences in the area of e-business. The conference will enhance participants’ awareness in the lessons learned and focus their effort on the critical success factors for building service-oriented, cost-effective and profitable e-business.

Authors are invited to submit their original, previously unpublished papers focused on the themes of e-business, including research, theory, development, and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Call for Contributed Papers
Papers on issues related to service systems and service management are welcome. The papers should be written in English. The first page of each paper must include the following information: title of the paper; name(s) and affiliation(s) of the authors; abstract of the paper; postal address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of the corresponding author. Papers will be peer-reviewed for technical merit and content. To be eligible for publication in the Conference proceedings, an accepted paper must be presented at the Conference by one of the authors.

Call for Invited Sessions and Tracks
The goal of invited sessions (5 papers) and invited tracks (at least two sessions) is to provide focused discussions on new topics or innovative applications. Each prospective session/track organizer must submit a proposal, including the title of the session, and a list of authors with extended abstracts.

Paper Submission:
Please send papers (in PDF or Word) to: Helen Wu,
Research Center for Contemporary Management, Tsinghua University 100084, Beijing, China

Email: ICEB2004@em.tsinghua.edu.cn
Tel:+86-62789928, Fax:+86-62784555

Please indicate ICEB2004 in the subject during your submission

Important Dates:
Deadline for Submitting Papers or Extended Abstracts:     15 Aug 2004
Notification of Acceptance:     10 Sep 2004
Camera-ready Papers:    01 Oct 2004

For submission instructions, please visit the Conference Website at http://www.rccm.tsinghua.edu.cn/ICEB2004/