SCI2002 "Business Process Modeling and Integration for Dynamic e-Business" SessionCall For Papers

["Jian Wang" <wangwj@cn.ibm.com>]

    Dear Professor/Dr.:

    I  would  like  to  invite  you  to participate in a proposed session
named
    "Business  Process  Modeling and Integration for Dynamic e-Business" in
the
    Sixth   Multi-Conference   on   Systemics,   Cybernetics  and
Informatics
    (SCI2002),  which  will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA, from July 14
-18,
    2002. You can find information about the SCI2002 conference from
conference
    web page  http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/, or
http://www.iiisci.org/sci2002/.

    Invited  by  SCI2002  conference,  we  are proposing this session to
widely
    gather   acadamic   research,   practices   and  industry  experiences
for
    rapid/flexible/efficient  BPM and BPI solutions for e-business with
dynamic
    features.  This  call-for-paper  is  to  invite  you  to  take  part in
the
    dedicated  session  and  to share your experiences, insights and
practices.
    Being  one of the significant organization in XML and e-business
technology
    domain,  we  strongly  welcome  your  ideas  or papers, and we believe
your
    active  participating  will  bring interesting and valuable contents to
the
    session and help to make this session more successful.

    If  you  are  interested  in participating the session, please send us
your
    position  paper, extended abstract or paper draft before April 1. The
paper
    acceptance notification will be delivered no later than April 20. Once
your
    paper  is  accepted, the camera-ready copy is required to submit before
May
    20 to comply with the SCI2002 conference deadline.

    Please  find detailed information for the session in the following Call
for
    Papers.

    Please,  could  you  deliver the Call for Papers I am sending you to
people
    who might be interested in your organization?

    If  the  deadlines  are  tight  and you need more time, let me know
about a
    suitable time and I will inform you if it is feasible for us.

     Best regards,

    Helen (Lei) Zhang
    Session Chair
    IBM China Research Lab
    4F, Hao Hai Building, #7, 5th Street, Shang Di, Beijing, 100085, China
    TEL:    86-10-62986677 ext. 536
    FAX:    86-10-82899634



    CALL FOR PAPERS

    Proposed Session

    BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING AND INTEGRATION FOR DYNAMIC E-BUSINESS

    on

    THE 6th WORLD MULTI CONFERENCE ON
    SYSTEMICS , CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS
    SCI 2002

    July 14 - 18, 2002
    http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/

    Orlando , Florida, USA
    Sheraton World

    Session Chair: Helen (Lei) Zhang
    Technical Sponsor: IBM China Research Lab


    WHY THE SESSION?

    E-business  today  is  going  more  and  more  dynamic due to global
market
    opportunities   and   dramatic  technology  evolution.  There  is
emerging
    requirement   for  the  dynamic  adaptation  of  e-business  processes
and
    associated  systems to support changing business strategies and
diversified
    B2B integration.
    Business  Process  Modeling(BPM)  and  Business  Process  Integration
(BPI)
    solutions,  although  originated  from  internal  business processes,
found
    themselves under great requirement whereas even stronger challenge to
adapt
    well  in  B2B  integration domain. What will be the key capabilities
needed
    for  BPM/BPI solutions under dynamic e-business and how they can be
carried
    out?  It  is the key problem this session is addressing and seeking
answers
    for from academic researches, practices and industrial solutions.


    MAJOR THEMES

    The  session  focuses  on how BPM/BPI theories, methods and solutions
could
    meet  the  dynamic  feature of e-business environment with their
speediness
    and  flexibility.  The  following suggested topics are not exclusive.
Other
    related topics are also welcome.
       #1. Business Process Modeling and Management focusing on public
       processes cross entity boundaries
       #2. Value/effects of Business Processes in Business
Integration/Alliance
       #3. Rapid/Flexible Business Process Integration: research,
practices,
       engagement, etc.


    PARTICIPANTS

    Participation   of   both,   researchers   and  practitioners  is
strongly
    encouraged.
    Papers  may  be  submitted  on:  research  in science and engineering,
case
    studies  drawn on professional practice and consulting, and position
papers
    based  on  large  and  rich  experience gained through
executive/managerial
    practices and decision-making.

    Those  interested  in  participating  in  the  session, please, contact
the
    Session Chair
    Dr. Helen (Lei) Zhang to:
    z0300349@public3.bta.net.cn

    Early  notification  for  interests  to  contribute paper to the
session is
    highly appreciated.


    POSITION PAPERS, EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION

    Position  papers,  extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent
taking
    into account the following Format:

     1. Paper title.
     2.  Position  paper,  extended  abstract of 500 to 1500 words and/or
paper
    drafts of 2000 to 5000 words, in English.
     3.  Authors  and/or  co-authors  with  names, addresses, telephone and
fax
    numbers, and e-mail addresses.
     4. In PDF format.

    Position  papers,  extended  abstracts  or  paper  drafts should be
sent by
    e-mail, attaching it to the following e-mail addresses:
    z0300349@public3.bta.net.cn
    If  you  get problems to submit your paper through the email address
above,
    please also send it to
    lzhang@cn.ibm.com


    DEADLINES

    April  1, 2002: Submission of position papers, extended abstracts
(500-1500
    words) or paper drafts (2000-5000 words).
    April 20, 2002: Acceptance notifications.
    May 20, 2002: Submission of camera-ready papers: hard copies and
electronic
    versions.


    PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION

    Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not
exceed
    six  single-spaced  typed  pages,  will  be published by means of paper
and
    electronic  proceedings.  They  will follow the same publication
process as
    SCI2002 conference papers.

    Best  papers  will  be  selected  for  awards  and might be recommended
for
    journal publications.

    Multiple  author books will be published by IIIS based on, the
best-invited
    sessions,  the  best  focus  symposia  or the best mini-conferences and
the
    topic of the papers.


    SESSION PROGRAM

    As  can  be  laterly  included as a part of the SCI2002 conference
program,
    please   find   the   program  details,  registration  and  conference
fee
    information      from      the     SCI2002     conference     web
page:
    http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/.


    SESSION CONTACTS

    Dr. Helen (Lei) Zhang (Session Chair)
    E-mails: z0300349@public3.bta.net.cn (conference)
    lzhang@cn.ibm.com (Business)

    Answers  to  specific  questions  of  the  session can also be
requested by
    e-mail.
    SCI2002 conference details can be found at the Conference web page:
    http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/.