To: Colleagues in the transportation community
I would like to call your attention to the attached (and appended)
Conference Announcement and Call for Papers for the First World Services
Congress to be held next fall in Atlanta.
Transportation is one of the world's major service industries, along with
tourism, financial services (finance, insurance, and banking), and
telecommunications. Services are the most rapidly increasing sector in most
developed countries, and world trade in services is also increasing
rapidly. Deregulation in a number of service industries-notably
telecommunications and financial services-has resulted in large part from
active participation by those sectors in the negotiations sponsored by the
World Trade Organization (WTO, formerly the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, GATT).
The WTO will be embarking on a new round of negotiations beginning in
January 2000, and world trade in services has a prominent place on the
agenda. The World Services Congress will be a place where issues that are
important to world trade and the transportation sector can be discussed and
put on the agenda.
Please consider submitting papers to this conference on:
- Classification, measurement, and economic analysis of transportation
activity;
- Regulation of transportation;
- Transportation and economic growth in developed and developing countries;
- Labor, job creation, and transportation;
- Transportation and electronic commerce; and
- Trends in Public Sector Consumption of Services in the US and other
Industrial Countries and Implications for Future Government Consumption of
Services.
- How does the Consumption of Services as Part of the Provision of Public
Sector Output Compare to the Consumption of services as Part of the
Provision of Comparable Private Sector Output?
- Trends in Privatization and Liberalization of Public Sector Service
Activities around the World.
- Costs and Benefits of Privatizing and Liberalizing Government Service
Activities for the Host Country, Case Studies.
- Improving Efficient Provision of Government Services through Application
of New Information and other technologies.
- Contribution of Restructuring / Reorganization of Governments Using
Outsourcing and Other Strategic Partnerships to Achieve New Efficiencies.
- Introducing New Technologies and Reshaping Organization Boundaries in the
Public Sector through Outsourcing or Other Forms of Partnership.
- Expectations for Government Decision-Making in Adopting New Technologies,
New Organizational Formats, Including Privatization and Outsourcing.
- Optional Models of Government Procurement.
-
Examining the Leading Sources of Efficiency and Inefficiency in Government
Procurement, Including Bidding Strategies, Factor Proportions, Use or
Misuse of Monopsony Power, Information Gathering and Search techniques,
etc.
- Differences in the Efficiency of Government Procurement of Services as
Opposed to Goods.
While this is an area that has been outside the mainstream of the
transportation sector, I think we should recognize the opportunity and
responsibility for identifying and where appropriate removing barriers to
international trade in transportation services.
Please pass this message on to other potentially interested parties.
Jonathan L. Gifford, Associate Professor of Public Management and Policy
Department of Public & International Affairs
George Mason University, Mail stop 3F4, Fairfax, VA 22030 (U.S.A.)
Tel: 703-993-1395; fax 703-993-1399; Internet: [log in to unmask]
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/pia/faculty/gifford/gifford.htm
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Call for papers
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WORLD SERVICES CONGRESS I
Services Will Dominate the 21st Century Global Economy
Sponsored by
The Coalition of Service Industries Research and Education Foundation
Hyatt Regency
Atlanta, Georgia
November 1-3, 1999
ANNOUNCING
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Coalition of Service Industries Research and Education Foundation is
now accepting submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented at the
World Services Congress I, November 1 to 3, 1999 at the Hyatt Regency in
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The overriding objective of the World Services Congress is to create a
heightened awareness of the commanding role of services in the 21st Century
economy.
The World Services Congress will be the definitive conference on the role
and impact of services on the world economy. Members of academia,
government and business from across the globe will convene in Atlanta to
present papers and exchange ideas designed to enhance the understanding of
services issues, and to develop policy measures for international services
negotiations and for strategic planning for services providers.
Papers may be submitted on a wide range of services-related topics,
including:
o Sectoral Issues
o Assessing the WTO General Agreement on Trade in
Services/Preparing for GATS 2000 Negotiations
o Classification, Measurement, and Economic Analysis of
Service Sector Activity
o Regulation of Service Industries
o Services and Economic Growth in Developed and Developing
Countries
o Labor, Job Creation, and Services
o Electronic Commerce
o Other
For additional information on the Congress, or to submit an abstract,
please access the Call for Papers on-line submittal form on the Internet at
www.uscsi.org
Accepted papers will be included in a CD-ROM. At the last stage of the
selection procedure, the letter of acceptance for authors will include
instructions to provide an
electronic copy of the paper.
Satellite meetings are welcome. Professional and academic societies, trade
associations, corporate groups, and international organizations are invited
to plan committee and working group meetings in connection with (or in
parallel with) the World Congress.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information, or to request to be added to the mail list, please
contact:
Bonnie Jessup at CSI:
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Telephone: 202-289-7460
Fax: 202-775-1726
Updated information on the World Services Congress I is available at:
Web: http://www.uscsi.org
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Conference Announcement
10/21/98
WORLD SERVICES CONGRESS I
Services Will Dominate the 21st Century Global Economy
Hyatt Regency
Atlanta, Georgia
November 1-3, 1999
The overriding objective of the World Services Congress is to create a
heightened awareness of the commanding role of services in the 21st Century
economy.
* The Congress will draw leaders from government, business, academia,
foundations, and international organizations to discuss the most important
issues affecting service sector growth, jobs, trade and investment, and
location of service activity.
* The Congress will serve as a catalyst for policy recommendations that
will contribute to the development of global markets for services in an
unstable financial environment.
* The Congress will be a forum where businessmen can share their know-how
on obtaining and expanding access to important markets, in both developing
and advanced economies.
* The Congress will help companies design strategies to market services to
governments.
* The Congress will attract the largest assembly yet of leading academic
specialists to analyze the aforementioned services issues and other
pertinent topics.
Exhibition
Running concurrently with the Congress will be the official trade show.
More than 150 exhibitors are expected to showcase the latest
state-of-the-art technology, products, and developments designed to enhance
the delivery of services. If you are interested in exhibiting, please
contact Jennifer Cenedella at 703-706-8248; E-mail: jcenedella
@ntpshow.com.
Satellite Meetings Welcome
Professional and academic societies, trade associations, corporate groups,
and international organizations are invited to plan committee and working
group meetings in connection with (or in parallel with) the World Congress.
A special Congress liaison office will be set up to assist sponsors in
making arrangements for these meetings
Call for Papers
The Congress Academic Committee, chaired by Professor Robert M. Stern, of
the University of Michigan's Department of Economics, invites all
interested parties to submit abstracts of between 500 to 750 words, on any
of the illustrative list of topics to be considered for presentation and
publication at the Congress. Please refer to the topics listed below.
A separate Call for Papers will be issued shortly. For information on
submitting a paper, please contact the CSI web site: www.uscsi.org and go
to the "World Services Congress" page where you will find complete
information about submitting your abstract on-line. You may also contact
Bonnie Jessup at CSI; E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Topics to be considered in the Call for Papers
This list is illustrative of the range of topics on which proposals for
papers may be submitted.
* Sectoral Issues
Professional Services and Accreditation
Retail and Wholesale Distribution
Entertainment and Leisure Industries
Financial Services
Insurance Services
Telecommunications
Information Technology Services
Transportation
Energy and Environmental Services
Health and Related Services
Case Studies of the Effects of Liberalization in Given Sectors
* Assessing the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services / Preparing for
Services 2000
The Impact of Regional Agreements on the GATS
Issues of Transparency
Services and Subsidies
Government Procurement of Services
Assessing the GATS and the Sectoral Agreements Reached to Date
Dispute Settlement Procedure in the GATS
Overhauling the GATS "Architecture"
What is the Most Efficient/Effective Structure for Future Services
Negotiations?
Should Services Negotiations be Linked with Other WTO Negotiations?
Expanding Cross Border Services (Mode II Supply of Services)
Moving Beyond Standstill Agreements to Achieve New Liberalization
Impact of Financial Market Instability on Market Liberalization
Capital Controls and Financial Market Liberalization
Negotiating Priorities for Developing Countries
Integrating Comprehensive Investment and Rules in the WTO
Services and the WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Alternative Approaches to Services Liberalization
* Classification, Measurement and Economic Analysis of Service Sector
Activity
Measuring and Forecasting Domestic Services Production
Measuring and Forecasting Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Services
Methodologies for Data Collection in Services Industries
Measuring Services Productivity
Classification System for Service Industries
Measurement and Modeling of Barriers to Trade and FDI in Services
Outsourcing and the location of Services Activities
*
Regulation of Service Industries
Private Sector Self-Regulation vs. Government Intervention
Economically Efficient Regulation
Harmonizing Prudential Regulation for Financial Services
Harmonization of National Regulatory Regimes by Sector
Mutual Recognition Agreements and Services Liberalization
Negotiating "Pro-Competitive" Regulatory Systems
Effect of the Pro-Competitive Regulatory Principles in Basic
Telecommunications
* Services and Economic Growth
Services Infrastructure and Export Performance
Services and the Business Cycle
Service Sector's Contribution to Developing Economies
* Labor and Services
Services and Job Creation: The Record
"Personal Service" and "Knowledge-Worker" Jobs
Skills Necessary for Service Economies
Government's Role in Worker Training
International Labor Mobility
* Electronic Commerce
Choice of Laws/Jurisdiction in Consumer Electronic Commerce
Creating Trust in Business to Consumer Electronics Transactions
Personal Privacy in Electronic Transactions
The Role of the WTO in Electronic Commerce
Taxation of Electronic Transactions
* Government Services
Trends in Public Sector Consumption of Services in the US and other
Industrial Countries and Implications for Future Government Consumption of
Services.
How does the Consumption of Services as Part of the Provision of Public
Sector Output Compare to the Consumption of services as Part of the
Provision of Comparable Private Sector Output?
Trends in Privatization and Liberalization of Public Sector Service
Activities around the World.
Costs and Benefits of Privatizing and Liberalizing Government Service
Activities for the Host Country, Case Studies.
Improving Efficient Provision of Government Services through Application of
New Information and other technologies.
Contribution of Restructuring / Reorganization of Governments Using
Outsourcing and Other Strategic Partnerships to Achieve New Efficiencies.
Introducing New Technologies and Reshaping Organization Boundaries in the
Public Sector through Outsourcing or Other Forms of Partnership.
Expectations for Government Decision-Making in Adopting New Technologies,
New Organizational Formats, Including Privatization and Outsourcing.
Optional Models of Government Procurement.
Examining the Leading Sources of Efficiency and Inefficiency in Government
Procurement, Including Bidding Strategies, Factor Proportions, Use or
Misuse of Monopsony Power, Information Gathering and Search techniques,
etc.
Differences in the Efficiency of Government Procurement of Services as
Opposed to Goods.
* Other
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