International Information Management Association

Call for Papers

19th Annual Conference International Information Management Association

13-15 October 2008
San Diego, California USA

Theme: Convergence ~ People, Process and Technology

The International Information Management Association (IIMA) annual conferences promote the dynamic exchange of ideas among leading researchers, educators, developers and practitioners who share their research and disseminate innovations in education, business and government. The 19th Annual Conference of the IIMA is devoted to presenting and examining information technology issues in our global networked environment.

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:

· Distance learning and innovative teaching techniques

· Artificial Intelligence-Decision Making

· Supply Chain Management

· Electronic commerce applications and innovations - public and private

· Web issues, technology, and tools

· ERP and manufacturing issues

· Networks and wireless technologies

· International, cultural and societal implications

· Database and Intelligent systems

· Organizational issues and case studies

· Business Process Re-Engineering

· Security, privacy, legal and ethical issues

· Medical & Clinical Informatics

· International Issues

· Information Assurance

· Assurance of Learning Topics

· Outsourcing

· Global Impacts on Economics

Submission of Papers:

Submissions to IIMA 2008 must not already have been published in a journal, presented at another conference, or be currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere. All submissions will be reviewed by the track chairs, program committee and selected reviewers. All reviews are double blind. The editorial board will make the final determination whether the accepted papers are published in the IIMA 2008 Proceedings. The best papers will be sent on to the Editors of the Communications of the IIMA for possible consideration. The Communications of the IIMA is a refereed, serial publication of IIMA that is registered with the US Library of Congress (ISSN: 1543-5970). See www.IIMA.org for the on-line version of past issues.

Format of Submitted Papers:

Papers should follow the style recommended by the American Psychological Associations (APA) Publication Manual. The language of the conference and related publications is English. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference and be accompanied by paid registration. Each submitted paper must include an abstract and must conform to the following format: First Page: Title, authors, address, phone, fax, email address, abstract. Second and subsequent pages: Title, full manuscript (limited to 25 double-spaced pages). Accepted conference papers will be notified by June 1, 2008.

Please submit an electronic copy in MS Word format to the Program Chair, Dr. Joseph Chan Jchan@roosevelt.edu no later than May 1, 2008. Any submission that is received after the deadline, exceeds length requirements, or does not adhere to the format will be rejected without review.

Submission Panel or Workshop:

The conference will feature sessions on topics of special interest. To propose a panel, contact the program chair and provide the session topic and a list of 3-5 potential panelists. To propose a workshop, contact Dr. Frank Lin Flin@csusb.edu with a short description of the proposed workshop.

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008

Conference Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2008

Final Version Due: July 1, 2008

CIIMA Journal Notification: Rolling Acceptance

For more information, style guidelines, and fee schedule: visit the IIMA website: www.iima.org https://franklin.roosevelt.edu/exchange/jchan/Documents%20and%20Settings/xhe/Local%20Settings/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Local%20Settings/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/