Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 14:19:57 -0400 Subject: CollECTeR LatAm: Second Call for Papers From: collecter@ing.utalca.cl

Please pardon us if you have received multiple copies of this Call.

********************** Second Call for Papers ---------------------- CollECTeR (LatAm) **********************

The organizers of the CollECTeR Conference on Electronic Commerce for Latin America are pleased to issue this Second Call for Papers to interested researchers and practitioners.

The CollECTeR LatAm Conference will be held from Monday 29 September through Wednesday 1 October 2003 in Santiago, Chile, conveniently programmed to follow the IFIP Conference on e-Commerce in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The CollECTeR series of conferences was established to link EC research centres at nine universities in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and to form a basis for collaborative research in Electronic Commerce. Since its inception the CollECTeR group has grown to twenty institutions, including research centres in England, Slovenia and the United States. CollECTeR (LatAm) is a new initiative of this inter university research group; this first CollECTeR conference in South America is organized by the Engineering Faculty of the University of Talca in Curicó, Chile.

The organizers are particularily interested in papers that cross the bounds between the disciplines and include research in applications from non-traditional areas. Thematic areas include, but are not limited to:

Innovative business models and business process re-engineering Interorganizational systems Marketplaces, B2B models, B2C models Supply chains, work flow management, control and audit mechanisms Procurement, negotiations and dynamic pricing models (bidding, auctions) Digital cities, digital regions, rural networking e-Governance, electronic public services G2G, G2B, G2C and G2E models Information and communication platforms, mobile agents, unified messaging Web services, federated services, smart services Information retrieval, data mining, semantic web Security, privacy and consumer protection, smart cards and biometrics Trust and confidence in e-commerce Legal, social and cross-cultural issues Mobile commerce E-Health and education Intra-organisational communications Electronic payment systems Virtual communities/Community networks/Virtual organizations and markets Logistics Issues for electronic commerce Government electronic procurement and service delivery Digital signatures and verification for electronic commerce Privacy issues for electronic commerce

Researchers are encouraged to submit either "work in progress" papers of around 2,000 words, or full papers (of around 5,000 words) on completed research. Papers should be original written in English, and not previously published. All papers will be double blind peer reviewed. Papers should be submitted in Word, PDF, Postscript format. The templates are available at the conference web site (http://ing.utalca.cl/collecter). Papers should be submitted via the web form located at the site.

Local Information The Engineering Faculty of the University of Talca is located in Curicó ('Dark Waters' in the native Mapudungun language), Chile. Curicó is a rural city in the heart of the agricultural Central Valley of Chile, about 2 1/2 hours south of Santiago. The region specializes in apples, pears, berries, kiwis and is very proud of the local wines. The city lies just underneath the Andes Range and is a short drive to the Pacific Coast. The rugged Andes are a challenge to the adventurous who can enjoy trekking, climbing, cycling, rafting, or simply horseback and family excursions. The local wineries receive visitors on organized tours of the vineyards; traditional rodeos are also very popular.

October is an excellent spring month in this region; the flowers are blooming and the hills are green.The temperatures are likely to be cool in the evening (bring a sweater) and warm during the day. The chance of rain is moderately low. On Tuesday, 30 September, the conference attendees are invited to participate in a tour of the Curicó area to regain their energy for the Wednesday sessions.

Important Dates Submission of papers 30 - May - 2003 Notification of acceptance 15 - Jul - 2003 Authors registration and final papers 15 - Aug - 2003

Committees General Chair Narciso Cerpa ncerpa@utalca.cl

Program Chairs Paula Swatman paula.swatman@uni-koblenz.de Joan Cooper joan@uow.edu.au Per Bj. Bro pbro@utalca.cl

Organizing Committee Leonardo Soto lesoto@utalca.cl Mario Rivas mrivasm@utalca.cl Javier Pereira jpereira@utalca.cl Mario Fernández mafernandez@utalca.cl Oscar Cornejo ocornejo@utalca.cl Pedro Charnay pcharnay@utalca.cl Federico Meza fmeza@utalca.cl Alfredo Candia acandia@utalca.cl

Conference Web Site: http://ing.utalca.cl/CollECTeR