http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-09/cmu-cmt091803.php
Carnegie Mellon to host first U.S.-based int'l conference on electronic
commerce
PITTSBURGH--Carnegie Mellon University will host the Fifth International
Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC) Sept. 30 ? Oct. 3 at the Hilton
Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. It is the first time this leading eBusiness
research conference is being held in the United States.
"ICEC provides an interdisciplinary forum where researchers and
practitioners can come together, present their latest findings, and engage
in discussions aimed at charting the future of this fascinating and ever
expanding area," said conference general chairman Norman M. Sadeh,
associate professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon.
"Despite the doom and gloom of the post-bubble years," he said, "e-Business
innovation has not stopped. Adoption of electronic business practices are
continuing to rise and, with annual worldwide transaction volumes poised to
pass the trillion-dollar mark, it is clear that e-Business is here to
stay."
Sadeh cited the emergence of Web services, the mobile Internet, agent
technologies, wireless computing, automated trading and negotiation
techniques and P2P as just a few examples of technologies spawned by this
new way of doing business. Unlike more specialized conferences, ICEC2003
will include tracks in technology, management, and law and policy.
Keynote speakers include:
Glen Meakem, founder and chairman of Pittsburgh-based Freemarkets,
Inc. speaking on the Global Supply Management Revolution;
Jeffrey B. Ritter, partner, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, LLP, speaking on
Defining Systems Law;
James A. Hendler, professor of computer science, University of
Maryland, speaking on Dynamic Service Choreography on the Web.
David J. Farber, Carnegie Mellon distinguished career professor of
computer science and public policy, speaking on Digital Rights
Management: Nightmare or Blessing. The conference will also feature
paper presentations and panels, including a plenary panel discussion
on Next Generation Search Infrastructure for e-Commerce, chaired by
Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Professor Jaime Carbonell, a panel on
the ML Rule Initiative, chaired by Said Tabet, and a third on The New
Supply Chain Trading Agent Competition, chaired by North Carolina
State University Assistant Professor Peter Wurman.
For more details on ICEC2003, see: www.icec03.org.
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