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From: Selmin Nurcan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 September 2004 12:16
To: Ross Anderson
Subject: Last CfP "Business Process Management Tools and Technologies" track in IRMA 2005


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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

for the track "Business Process Management Tools and Technologies"

in the 2005 IRMA International Conference
Theme: Managing Modern Organizations with Information Technology

May 15-18, 2005
U.S. Grant Hotel
San Diego, California, USA


CALL FOR PAPER for the track "Business Process Management and Technologies"
http://www.irma-international.org/downloads/pdf/Track_05/busiprocmgt.pdf

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION for the CONFERENCE
and
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES :

http://www.irma-international.org/downloads/pdf/sandiegocfp.pdf


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**** IMPORTANT DATES ****

Paper Submission Deadline --- October 4, 2004


Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: ...................................... November 26, 2004
Final Submission Due: .............................................................. January 10, 2005
Early Registration Ends: ............................................................ January 10, 2005
Conference Period: ...................................................................... May 15-18, 2005


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TRACK CHAIRS

Selmin Nurcan
Université Paris 1 - Panthéon - Sorbonne
Centre de Recherche en Informatique
90 rue de Tolbiac
75634 Paris cedex 13, France
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Colette Rolland
Université Paris 1 - Panthéon - Sorbonne
Centre de Recherche en Informatique
90 Rue de Tolbiac
75634 Paris cedex 13, France
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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TRACK DETAILS

As we embark on a new era of digital economy, it is no longer sufficient for organizations to rely on the use of piecemeal technologies, working in isolation and super-imposed on rigid structures and systems. Furthermore, the new information-based economy requires a real departure from a functionally-based modus operandi to one which is based on agility, flexibility, responsiveness and mass customization. The concept of business process management (BPM) is an overdue major re-alignment of the ethos of value-adding principles. It ensures that activities are integrated to provide high levels of synergy and focus. BPM seeks to optimize the various capabilities that exist in business organizations and has the potential to eliminate the various impediments from which organizations tend to suffer. However, the challenges that organizations face when considering the use of the BPM approach are numerous.

Appropriate topics for the track include, but are not limited to the following:

- Business process modelling, analysis and design
- Inter- and intra-organizational process support
- Verification and validation of business process models
- Tools and Technologies for Business Process Specification, verification and validation
- Business process improvement tools
- Understanding the power of BPM
- Legacy systems reengineering and migration
- Role of IT function in BPM
- Process-oriented ICT infrastructure development
- Business process support systems
- Workflow management systems
- Fit and alignment between business structures and support systems
- Poor strategic consideration of IT-enabled change introduction
- Change management
- Cultural resistance to continuous improvement
- Core competencies/capability of organization to handle change
- Training and people competencies development
- BPM and IS integration
- BPM and EAI
- BPM and Workflow Management Systems
- BPM and Groupware
- ICT strategic planning
- ICT investment appraisal and decision
- ICT outsourcing and strategic alliances management
- ICT effectiveness measurement
- ICT risk management

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SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES

Submissions for the 2005 IRMA International Conference may be submitted in the following categories.
(All submissions will undergo a blind, peer review by at least three external expert reviewers.)


FULL LENGTH SUBMISSIONS

Those individuals interested may submit a full length (not to exceed 3,500 words with a maximum of 5 figures/tables), original, and previously unpublished, conceptual or empirical research manuscript for review and decision. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in their entirety or as a 1500-2000 word mini-paper, as recommended by the reviewers. High quality papers will be considered for further review and possible inclusion in an IRMA official journal. In addition, the best paper in terms of quality and suitability to the theme of the conference will be awarded the 'Best Paper' Award.


RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS SUBMISSIONS

Those interested individuals may submit research-in-progress proposals (abstracts) or a summary of tentative results of the study to date in 500-1000 words by October 4, 2004. Authors of accepted proposals will be asked to forward a paper (not to exceed 2,000 words with a maximum of 3 figures/tables) by January 10, 2005 for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Submissions in all categories must follow the following guidelines: (All submissions must be received by October 4, 2004).

1- Manuscript must not exceed 3500 words for full length submissions; 2000 words for research-in-progress summary/proposal; and 1000 words for panel, workshop, tutorial and symposium proposals.
2- It must be accompanied by a separate cover letter with every author(s) name, address, phone & fax numbers, e-mail, full affiliation and the track to which it is submitted. All correspondence will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified.
3- Submitted papers must not currently be under review by any other publication or conference.
4- Submitters must provide their e-mail address where the acknowledgment will be forwarded.
5- The number of submissions by an author (including joint authorship) is strictly limited to a maxiumum of two submissions.
6- All submissions MUST be submitted electronically in either MS Word, rich text format (RTF).

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgment within two weeks after your electronic submissions, please contact the program chair immediately.
Send all inquiries and submissions to:
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, program chair, 2005 IRMA International Conference
E-mail: <[log in to unmask]>


Authors of accepted manuscripts and proposals will be asked to provide the final copy of the submission in MS Word or RTF format on diskette. Authors of accepted papers (at least one person), panel/workshop/tutorial session chairs and panel members must register and attend the conference.

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For more information, please visit the following pages:

IRMA2005 International's web page :  http://www.irma-international.org/conferences/2005/index.asp

IRMA website : http://www.irma-international.org/

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Selmin NURCAN
Maître de Conférences / Associate Professor
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Université Paris 1 - Panthéon - Sorbonne
Centre de Recherche en Informatique     
90, rue de Tolbiac 75634 Paris cedex 13 FRANCE                  
http://crinfo.univ-paris1.fr/users/nurcan       
Tel : 33 - 1 44 07 86 34        
Fax : 33 - 1 44 07 89 54                                         
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Tel : 33 - 1 53 55 27 13 (répondeur)    
Fax : 33 - 1 53 55 27 01                                                 
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