STUDENT (undergraduate) COMPETITION CALL FOR PAPERS              10th Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, April 1 -4, 2010                                             Track Chair: Professor Nitish Singh, St. Louis University, USA  (e-mail:  via adm@iaeb.net )

In order to encourage academic excellence, advanced studies, and research in e-business, the Academy invites submissions of research papers from undergraduate students for presentation at the 2010 Conference. Papers dealing with any aspect of e-business are welcome. Students are encouraged to prepare their papers according to the guidelines provided below and submit them to Professor Singh before December 1, 2009. LATE SUBMISSION MAY BE CONSIDERED.

Student submissions will go through a “blind” review process. The number of papers selected for presentation at the Conference on a competitive basis will be limited.

The Academy will nominate one undergraduate student paper for the “Best Student Paper Award,” and the winning paper will be published in the E-Business Review, a peer-reviewed publication of the Academy.

All participating students, who register and attend the conference, will receive a "Certificate of Participation." with their names, institutional affiliation, faculty advisor, project/ paper title, etc.

Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent out by December 15, 2009. Students whose papers have been accepted for presentation and who plan to attend the Conference must register before January 15, 2010, in order to be included in the program. All undergraduate students are eligible to register until January 15, 2010, at a special discounted rate of $295. Please use the Student Registration Form below to register.

Authors of “Best Undergraduate Student paper” will be required to send their final formatted papers no later than January 15, 2010, for publication in the E-Business Review. Authors of all other accepted student papers will submit a 150 words abstract for possible publication in the Conference Program.

Student Paper Submission Guidelines:

1. Please submit each student paper separately by e-mail as soon as possible, but no later than December 1, 2009, to Professor Nitish Singh via adm@iaeb.net and cc to: conference@iaeb.org with subject line "STUDENT PROPOSAL".  

2. Students whose paper is accepted for publication should carefully read “Author’s Guidelines” section on the web site to prepare their final manuscript.

3. For EACH author, include the full name (First name, Middle name or Initial, LAST NAME/SURNAME), organizational/school affiliation, physical address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc. Identify the contact person in case of multi-authors proposal as well as the faculty advisor and his/her email and other details. 

4. All submissions are subject to established guidelines and policies, which the IAEB may change any time without any notice.

5. Visit the Website periodically for announcements, guidelines, travel and hotel information, conference registration forms, etc.

STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM

The Tenth (10th) ANNUALCONFERENCE, San Francisco, April 1 - 4, 2010           INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF E-BUSINESS

Only the UNDERGRADUATE students who participate in the STUDENT COMPETITION are eligible for this low, discounted conference fee of $295. The payment of this fee entitles the registrant to attend all the conference paper presentations - but NOT the formal social events, such as receptions and luncheons; the fee does, however, include refreshments at several session breaks. Each student registrant will receive an ELECTRONIC COPY of the E-Business Review, Volume X, consisting of all the papers selected by the reviewers for publication - including the best student papers. All student paper presenters and attendees MUST register. The registration fee is nonrefundable and not transferable. . The IAEB reserves the right to alter any policy without notice.

Name:  __________________________________________________________________

<Please PRINT and underline your last (family) name.>

Institution: ______________________________________________Country:_____________

Address (physical):_____________________________________________________________

E-Mail(s): _______________________________________

Telephone: __________________

Classification (undergraduate/ graduate):: _______Preferred name for “tag”____________

Title of Student Paper:____________________________________________________

Co-authors of Paper (if any):________________________________________________

Faculty Advisor ___________________________ Email: _________________________

REGISTRATION FEES FOR COMPETING STUDENTS::

1. US$295 if registering on or before January 15. There after $395.

2. ADD (if applicable): US$50 for EACH EXTRA page for publication in the E-Business Review beyond the limit of 4 pages.All manuscripts accepted for publicationare subject to this charge.)

3. ADD: US$25 for service charge if paying with credit card.

4. ADD: (optional) US$40 for EACH reception ticket and $65 lunch ticket to cover the cost of food and drinks and gratuity.

TOTAL AMOUNT remitted: ** US$ _____

**Please make checks/drafts (drawn on U.S. banks) payable to the International Academy of E-Business**  If paying with the credit card (Visa or Master card only), please supply the card holder name, billing address, card number, expiration date, and security code printed on the back of the card:

Card Issuing Company: Visa ____ Master Card ______                                                                Name of Card Holder _________________________________________________________

Card Number ___________________________________ Expiration Date_______________ security numbers on back: ____________  Cardholders Billing Address _________________________________________________________________________

Amount to be charged in US$____________________________ 

____________________________________ _____________________________

Signature                                                                      Date

** Please send all registration materials with your payments to: International Academy of E-Business Offices, Box 631064, Nacogdoches., Texas 75963-1064.