[AISWorld] CFP: Hospitality IT Track at GITMA Conference 2012 in India - Due Date November 15, 2011

[Naveed Baqir]

*Global Information Technology Management Association's 2012 Conference,  June
17, 18 and 19, 2012 in Bangalore, India. http://www.gitma.org *

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*SUBMISSION DEADLINE: *November 15, 2011.


*Information systems (IS) are an inseparable part of hospitality/service
industry. The global and evolving nature of IS issues in hospitality and
service industry make it a relevant and timely track to be addressed in
Global Information Technology Management Conference 2010. Information
systems in hotels, restaurants, airlines, recreational tour operators, and
other facets of service industry are no longer viewed as a cost center,
rather a strategic tool. New business models and developments in
hospitality/service industries such as global online travel agencies,
tourism operations, merchant model, and distribution models created a huge
demand for research in particular IS area. Consequently, there has been a
huge supply of research in this field.*

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*The purpose of this track is to serve as a scholastic platform in the
fields of global hospitality/service industry information technology.*

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*Some of the topics this track will attract includes but not limited to:*

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   - Global Issues in Hospitality/Service Industry
   - Cross-Cultural differences in Technology Leverage and Use
   - E-Procurement in global hospitality/service and tourism supply chain
   management
   - Privacy and security issues in Hospitality/Service Industry such as
   security and privacy of transactions and customer data and biometric
   applications, Payment Card Industry Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
   Compliance
   - Business intelligence visualization
   - Global Positions Systems (GPS) and Location-Based services
   - Internet or m-commerce business models
   - Mobile/Wireless technologies in commerce
   - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications
   - Self service technologies
   - Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) of business systems
   - Social dynamics of communication on the Internet
   - Space Hospitality (e.g., space hotels, space travel, etc.)
   - Virtual presence and virtual reality applications
   - Technology in New Product Development: Guest Rooms, Lobbies, Interior
   Design etc.
   - Relationship Development and Retention: CRM, Email Marketing,
   Personalization etc.
   - Word of Mouth: Social Web, Consumer Generated Media etc.
   - Technology and Law: Trademarks, Copyright, Brand Protection etc.


The 13th Annual Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
World conference will be held in Bangalore, India on June 17, 18, and 19,
2012.  Bangalore is known as the software capital of the world.  Besides the
academic program, field trips and fun trips are planned.  For further
information about GITMA and the conference, please go to our web site:
http://www.gitma.org.  You can also directly go the conference management
system to make a submission:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=gitma2012

*THE GITMA WORLD CONFERENCE IS BY DESIGN FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL IS/IT
RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND PROFESSIONALS. *The 12th annual GITMA conference
was held in Las Vegas, USA in June 2011.  It was a huge success, with
excellent papers, research forums, panels, workshops and keynote speakers.
We are a truly international IS conference and we attract participants from
all parts of the world.

*CONFERENCE OFFICERS:*


*Program Chair*: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA,
ak1667 at wayne.edu

*Program Co-Chairs*:

Dr. Dolphy Abraham, Alliance University, India,
dolphy.abraham at alliance.edu.in

Dr. Pierluigi Rippa, University of Naples Federico II, Italy,
pierluigi.rippa at unina.it

*Conference Chair*: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, USA, pcpalvia at uncg.edu

*Local Chair*: Dr. Sajan Mathew, Alliance University, India,
sajan.mathew at alliance.edu.in

This conference provides a unique opportunity to all IT educators,
researchers, and practitioners from all countries to get together to
network, develop lasting relationships, and exchange ideas. The clear
strength is the international participation and the following people should
attend:

- Educators, researchers, and practitioners from North America (including
US, Mexico, and Canada)

-  Given the location of the conference, we encourage educators,
researchers, and practitioners from Asia and Europe.

-  Educators, researchers, and practitioners from all other parts of the
world, including developed, developing, and under-developed nations. We
encourage

-  Educators, researchers, and practitioners doing work in all areas of
Global IT Management



*Representative Tracks*: IT in Africa; IT in Asia; IT in Australian Region;
Culture in Diffusion of IT; Customer Relationship Management; Decision
Support & Knowledge Management; Doctoral Consortium; eGovernance; Global IT
Education; Global ERP & SCM Systems; IT in Europe; IT in For-mer Communist
Countries; Global Business Processes; Global E-Commerce; Global IT Complex
Networks; IT for Government & National Development; Global IT Research
Issues ; Global Software Development; Mobile Commerce; IT and Change
Management; IT in Africa; IT in Middle Eastern Countries; IT in
Manufacturing; IT in Multinational Companies; IT in North America; IT in
Newly Industrialized Countries; IT Outsourcing; IT in South America; Social
Issues & Ethics in Global IT; Security & Privacy; IT in SMEs; Strategic
Applications of IT; Global Hospitality IT. In addition, there will be
several panels, workshops, and keynote speakers.

*JOURNAL PUBLICATION:* Submissions accepted as full papers will be given an
opportunity for publication consideration in the journal: Communications of
Global Information Technology (COGIT).   Paper judged as higher quality by
the reviewers will be further considered for publication on an expedited
basis in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM),
Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications Research (JITCAR),
and Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS).

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Prashant Palvia

Conference Chair

Editor in Chief, JGITM


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Best Regards
Naveed

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M. Naveed Baqir, PhD
Assistant Professor
Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics
University of Delaware
Raub Hall
14 W. Main Street
Newark, DE 19716 USA
Phone: +1-302.533.8004
mnbaqir at udel.edu
http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/hrim
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