Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Electronic commerce: The new e-commerce: innovations for conquering current barriers, obstacles and limitations to conducting successful business on the internet

摘要: Welcome to the International Conference on Electronic Commerce 2006.Why is this right time and place for an e-commerce conference?The advances in information communication technology have removed physical barriers advertising, sharing, negotiation payment, making it possible know what available, find out everything you could need about a purchase including price, warranty, any special offers, history of reliability, arrange delivery payment plans. But many challenges remain: overcoming difference language culture, protecting privacy security information, establishing trust your business partner, searching products based their properties, delivering services, controlling autonomous shopping agents, wireless mobile customers, host other B2B B2C issues.The Center was set up address these help realize potential e-commerce. The researchers delegates attending conference share endeavour; each us shares realization that rest humanity can benefit greatly if we remove barriers. E-commerce has will create efficiencies interchange goods potentially benefiting everyone who directly or indirectly involved.As individuals only through exchanging excess using our unique skills everyone's lives become richer more comfortable. accelerates exchange. community develops delivers tools techniques performing exchanges managing global market.We practitioners vital role reality. To do knowledge, forums like ICEC series.And remember, task one. As go presentations, sessions conversations, remember role. There are aplenty as apply make worldwide marketplace available people everyday lives. A challenge both obstacle opportunity. Overcome exploit opportunity.So Commerce. This also place: Canada, New Brunswick Fredericton very active communities doing research development. Smart City Fredericton, enjoy beautiful surroundings, St. John River, University Campus.This year's marked by two innovations: large number keynote addresses Business Day. We attracted some most brilliant minds international research. Seven invited speakers were chosen track chairs, experts respective fields. With eight such speakers, excellent value modest registration fee. Day, Tuesday, devoted creating better between e-commerce, with talk, panel discussions experts, breakout sessions.This received 112 papers accepted 53 long (47% acceptance rate) 15 short papers.