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/.