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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Apologies
for cross-postings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>The
deadline for this Call for Papers has been extended to March 27, 2010!<br>
<br>
**************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We would like to draw your attention to
our call for papers for the upcoming issue Vol. 20, No. 4 of Electronic Markets
with a focus theme section on 'Ambient Assisted Living'. <span
style='color:#1F497D'><br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We cordially invite original research
contributions to the focus theme or to general research on electronic markets
and networked business from all potential authors. Please note that general
research articles can be submitted anytime whereas focus theme articles have to
be submitted by the deadline shown in the CfP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please feel free to forward this e-mail
to interested colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If questions arise regarding the
submission deadline or potential topics please contact the editorial office (</span><a
href="mailto:editors@electronicmarkets.org"><span lang=EN-US>editors@electronicmarkets.org</span></a><span
lang=EN-US>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Karen Heyden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span lang=EN-US>**************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Call for Papers <br>
</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>for the
Focus Theme Section on <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>’Ambient Assisted Living’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Guest Editors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> * Markus Bick, ESCP
Europe Campus Berlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> * Jan Marco Leimeister,
University of Kassel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> * Douglas R. Vogel,
City University of Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The main objective of ambient assisted
living (AAL) is to improve the quality of life of elderly people appropriate to
their respective environment individually as well as sustainably. It is related
to the impact of current and future changes to aging demographics. Ambient
assisted living is mainly supported by mobile and ubiquitous computing
technologies enabling assisted living environments by offering information and
guidance in various scenarios. Such environments apply ubiquitous, intelligent,
pervasive, and unobtrusive computer systems embedded into human environments,
tailored to the individual’s context-aware needs. The internet of things
and its related technological shift builds the basis for a future filled with
interacting everyday smart objects offering a whole range of assisting
possibilities, e.g., ambient home care systems, personal health systems,
context-aware applications for patients with special needs, or ubiquitous
coaching strategies to promote behavioural modifications. Consequently,
industry has quietly begun setting its sights on the corresponding business
potentials. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Currently,
there are various projects underway often related to joint programmes on the European
and American level as well as on national levels. The corresponding initiatives
mainly aim at care management, decision support and social interaction as well
as technology aspects, ethical issues and socio-economic aspects. Up to now
most AAL-specific solutions do not focus on the whole networked value chain
neglecting typical market mechanisms. The application of such technologies,
e.g., smart objects or web-services, particularly from a business networking
point of view is a more or less young topic that is not comprehensively
elaborated yet. However, technologies will inevitable lead to new
products and services. Solutions that embed elderly people in social networks
and solutions that facilitate them to communicate with family, friends and care
givers are just examples of innovations that foster new business models and
value chains. Various questions along the whole networked value chain that
directly lead to a new area of ubiquitous commerce will arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The main objective of this focus theme
section is to answer these questions from a networked business point of view.
It aims at concepts, methods, tools, services, and cases addressing the
socio-technical as well as the socio-economic impact of ambient assisted living
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>How can AAL-specific solutions support individuals to enhance the
quality of their life?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Which new applications, technologies and services will emerge in the
next years?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>How far will such solutions and/or technologies lead to new
networked business opportunities on the industrial as well as on the service
level?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Which user-centric factors
(barriers, motivational factors, etc.) influence adoption and diffusion
processes?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Potential topics of interest that this
focus theme section would address include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>AAL-specific solutions: innovations and personal / electronic
services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Architectures and systems design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>AAL-related service innovations and value chains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Service Models / Platforms and Tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Standardisation activities and norms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Prototypes / Cases studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Acceptance and adoption of AAL-specific solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>Analysis on the user experience on AAL-specific solutions and
services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US>AAL-specific business models (industrial / services / electronic
markets)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Additional
topic suggestions are welcome. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All papers will be peer reviewed and
should conform to Electronic Markets’ publication standards.
Methodological and theoretical pluralism (empirical or theoretical work,
qualitative re-search, design science, prototypes …) is welcomed by the journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Full papers are invited to be submitted
by March 27, 2010. All papers must be original, not published or under review
elsewhere. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the focus theme section,
please contact the Editor for the focus theme section.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Contact addresses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a
href="mailto:Markus.Bick@escpeurope.de">Markus.Bick@escpeurope.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:Leimeister@uni-kassel.de">Leimeister@uni-kassel.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:isdoug@cityu.edu.hk">isdoug@cityu.edu.hk</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>or <a
href="mailto:editors@electronicmarkets.org">editors@electronicmarkets.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Papers must be submitted via our
electronic submission system. Instructions are available at <a
href="http://www.electronicmarkets.org/authors">http://www.electronicmarkets.org/authors</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Important deadlines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Submission deadline: March, 27, 2010
– NEW!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Feedback to authors: May, 3, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Revision deadline: May, 27, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Acceptance decision: July, 1, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Issue: Vol. 20, No. 4, November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>====================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Electronic
Markets - The International Journal on Networked Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>====================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Hubert Oesterle, University of St. Gallen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Executive
Editor: Karen Heyden, University of Leipzig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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