Call for papers: Innovating Markets and Organizations Through Information and Communication Technologies

The BIT (Business Information Technology) group (http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/bit.xml) invites electronic submission of papers for the conference that will be held in June 2, 2006 in Lugano, Switzerland. This is the academic part of the 2006 BIT annual conference, that will take place in Milan at SDA Bocconi and at University of Lugano.

The BIT (Business Information Technology) group (http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/bit.xml) invites electronic submission of papers for the conference that will be held in June 2, 2006 in Lugano, Switzerland. This is the academic part of the 2006 BIT annual conference, that will take place in Milan at SDA Bocconi and at University of Lugano.

The theme of the conference
Digital communication is a powerful change engine. Markets and organizations are increasingly complex, dynamic and networked. Knowledge, creativity and relationships are becoming the new focus of management. How digital communication is related to the formation and evolution of these new forms of markets and organizations?

An academic interdisciplinary discussion around these topics will take place at the conference in Lugano. This event will represent an opportunity for scholars coming from different countries and different fields of research to present their works and ideas about the contribution of ICT to the innovation of market processes and organizations.

This will also be an occasion, for the participants, to get in contact with the research developed within the global BIT research network and to explore opportunities for international research collaboration.

Important dates
April 25th, extended abstract submission.
May 15th, notification of acceptance
May 25th, registration

Paper submission
Please submit an extended abstract (or full-text paper if available).

Paper and abstract format
Electronic files, word format. Please include affiliation and contact information
Extended abstracts should include bibliography.

Paper acceptance and registration
After the notification of acceptance, it is required the online registration to the conference (no fee), at http://www.bit.unisi.ch/pages/registration.htm.