<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">25th Bled eConference - eDependability: <div>Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the Future<br><br>June 17, 2012 - June 20, 2012<div><a href="http://www.bledconference.org/">www.bledconference.org</a><br><br>eBled 2012 is the 25th eBled conference and this is a reason to celebrate. What <br>began as a Slovenian conference with topics around Electronic Data Interchange <br>is for decades now an International forum for researchers, practitioners and <br>policy makers and attracts participants from all over the world. Throughout the <br>first twenty five years, the Bled conference went along with the new Economy, <br>the Digital Revolution, financial turmoils and the political and societal changes <br>in Europe. All aspects of electronic interaction - eEverything - is the theme of <br>the Bled electronic commerce conference series. <br><br>Do we master the craft, art and science of designing eEverything so that we can <br>depend on? The conference theme eDependability serves as a forum to discuss <br>design and creation of reliable and trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, <br>eOperations and eServices. Is the silver standard that we reached enough? <br>What needs to be done for the gold standard? Researchers, practitioners and <br>policy makers are invited to contribute to the eDependability theme.<br><br><br>RESEARCH TRACK TOPICS:<br><br>We invite submissions in all areas of "e" research and teaching, encouraging <br>submissions related to the conference theme:<br><br>- eDependability - The art and science to design and create reliable and <br>trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperation and eServices<br><br>- eEverything - all aspects of Electronic Data Interchange, eCommerce and <br>eBusiness; using ICT to create solutions for individuals, organizations and <br>society<br><br>- e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Markets<br><br>to addition to following topics:</div><div><br>eCommerce | eBusiness | Interorganizational Systems | eMarketplaces & <br>Communities | Mobile Value Services | Cloud Computing | eSociety | Enterprise 2.0 | </div><div>Social Media | eLearning 2.0 & eEducation | eSMEs | eBusiness Models | </div><div>eLiving Labs | eCollaboration | eRegions | eSupported & Open Innovation | eHealth | </div><div>eDependency | eTrust | ePrivacy;</div><div><br>All submissions to the Research Stream will be considered for The Bled <br>Outstanding Paper Award by a panel of judges.<br><br><br>2012 SPECIAL INTEREST TRACKS</div><div><br></div><div>Beside the general research topics the 25th Bled conference offers special interest tracks on:</div><div><br>- eHealth <br> Co-chairs: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, RMIT University, Australia & <br> Juergen Seitz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Germany<br><br>- Social Media and Web 2.0 in Commerce and Business <br> Co-chairs: Jari Salo, Aalto University, Finland & <br> Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, FHS St. Gallen, Switzerland<br><br>- eDemocracy: from eRevolution to eParticipation <br> Co-chairs: Julia Glidden, 21c Consultancy, United Kingdom & <br> Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, FHS St. Gallen, Switzerland<br><br>- Cloud Computing<br> Co-chairs: Gabi Dreo Rodosek, UniBW München, Germany & <br> Matjaz Juric, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Slovenia<br><br>- Smart Cities & Living Labs<br><br>Beside sessions with papers, special interest tracks will comprise also more <br>interactive sessions like panels and workshops. Research Papers should be <br>original, unpublished elsewhere and no longer than 5,000 words. Detailed <br>information about electronic submission and other issues are available on the <br>Conference web site.<br><br>See also individual track descriptions for special interest topics in the Call for <br>Papers. All accepted papers will be published in the Bled eConference <br>Proceedings on the web and on CDs (with ISBN and CIP number). <br><br><br>IMPORTANT DATES<br><br>Submission of abstract or concept for friendly review via email (when offered; <br>not compulsory)<br><br>Submission of Research Papers February 20, 2012<br><br>Submission of Business Track Proposals March 9, 2012<br><br>Notification of acceptance April 2, 2012<br><br>Submission of final papers April 23, 2012</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>CONFERENCE CHAIR: Andreja Pucihar, University of Maribor, Slovenia</div><div><br></div><div>RESEARCH TRACK CHAIR: Ulrike Lechner, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany</div><div><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" align="justify">RESEARCH TRACK CO-CHAIR: Dianne Lux Wigand. University of Arkansas, United States</p><div>OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR: Roger Clarke<br>Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd. & The Australian National University, Australia<br></div><br>--<br>Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lechner<br>Professorin für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Universität der Bundeswehr München<br><a href="mailto:ulrike.lechner@unibw.de">ulrike.lechner@unibw.de</a><br><div>
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