<p><b>Global Information Technology Management Association's 2012 Conference, June 17, 18 and 19, 2012 in Bangalore, India. <a
href="http://www.gitma.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.gitma.org">http://www.gitma.org</a> </b></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><b>EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: </b>December 1, 2011. </p>
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<p style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span color="#ff0000"
style="color: #ff0000;"><b>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.<span size="2" style="font-size: x-small;"></span></b></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span color="#ff0000" style="color: #ff0000;"><b>The purpose of this track
is to serve as a scholastic platform in the fields of global hospitality/service industry information technology.</b></span></p>
<p style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p>
<p style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b>Some of the topics this track will attract includes but not limited
to:</b></p>
<p style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p>
<ul style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; margin-top: 0in;">
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Global Issues in Hospitality/Service Industry</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cross-Cultural differences in Technology
Leverage and Use</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">E-Procurement in global hospitality/service and tourism supply chain management</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">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</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Business intelligence visualization</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Global Positions Systems (GPS) and Location-Based services</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Internet or m-commerce business models</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Mobile/Wireless technologies in commerce</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Self service technologies</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) of business systems</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Social dynamics of communication on the Internet</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Space Hospitality (e.g., space hotels, space travel, etc.)</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Virtual presence and virtual reality applications</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Technology in New Product Development: Guest Rooms, Lobbies, Interior Design etc.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Relationship Development and Retention: CRM, Email Marketing, Personalization etc.</li>
<li style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Word of Mouth: Social Web, Consumer Generated Media etc.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Technology and Law: Trademarks, Copyright, Brand
Protection etc.</span></li>
</ul>
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<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">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: <a href="http://www.gitma.org/" target="_blank"></a><a
href="http://www.gitma.org">http://www.gitma.org</a>. Y<wbr>ou can also directly go the conference management system to make a
submission: <a
href="https://www.easychair.org/account/signin">https://www.easychair.org/account/signin</a>.<wbr>cgi?conf=gitma2012</wbr></wbr></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>THE GITMA WORLD CONFERENCE IS BY DESIGN FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL IS/IT
RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND PROFESSIONALS. </b>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.</p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b>CONFERENCE OFFICERS:</b></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> <br />Program Chair: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State
University, USA, <a href="mailto:<a href="http://www.tarbiyyah.org/gitma/ mailto:ak1667="" wayne="" edu="">ak1667@wayne.edu</a></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Program Co-Chairs:</p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Dr. Dolphy Abraham, Alliance University, India, <a href="mailto:<a
href="http://www.tarbiyyah.org/gitma/ mailto:dolphy="" abraham="" alliance="" edu="" in="">dolphy.abraham@alliance.edu.in</a></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Dr. Pierluigi Rippa, University of Naples Federico II, Italy, <a
href="mailto:<a href="http://www.tarbiyyah.org/gitma/ mailto:pierluigi="" rippa="" unina="" it="">pierluigi.rippa@unina.it</a></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Conference Chair: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, USA, <a href="mailto:<a href="http://www.tarbiyyah.org/gitma/ mailto:pcpalvia="" uncg="" edu="">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Local Chair: Dr. Sajan Mathew, Alliance University, India, <a href="mailto:<a
href="http://www.tarbiyyah.org/gitma/ mailto:sajan="" mathew="" alliance="" edu="" in="">sajan.mathew@alliance.edu.in</a></p>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">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:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Educators, research<span
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ers, and practitioners from North America (including US, Mexico, and Canada)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Given the location of the
conference, we encourage educators, researchers, and practitioners from Asia and Europe.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Educators, researchers, and
practitioners from all other parts of the world, including developed, developing, and under-developed nations. We encourage</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Educators, researchers, and
practitioners doing work in all areas of Global IT Management</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">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.</p>
<p><b>JOURNAL PUBLICATION:</b> 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).</p>
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