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Seventh Annual
International Smartsourcing
Conference
august 8-9, 2008
 
call for papers
 
Seventh Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference August 8-9 (Fri-Sat), 2008 University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
  We invite researchers, industry practitioners and policy makers to submit proposals for papers, panel discussions and workshops related to global outsourcing. In 2008, for the first time after six successful annual conferences in USA, the conference is being held in India – the world’s primary destination for outsourcing of IT and ITES on August 8-9, 2008. The venue will be the 2200 acres campus of the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (nick named Cyberabad), Andhra Pradesh, India
The focus of the 2008 conference will be: GLOBAL OUTSOURCING: VISION 2020.
We welcome submissions from Emerging Outsourcing countries like China, Philippines, Russia. Please submit papers or any questions regarding the papers to the World Conference Chairperson Professor Shailendra Palvia at You must indicate the track for which you want the paper to be considered. If you are not sure about the track, please consult with our track chairs to determine that. Our track chairs at present are:
   
  Track: Health Care Outsourcing and Medical Tourism
Shyam Nath Varan President and Founder,
Medical Excursions, Inc. 4607 Highgate Dr
#B Delray Beach, FL
Cell: 33445 (954) 609 2402
Fax: (914) 470 1132
Email: and
Dr Benosh Haris
Chief Operating Officer
e-Medsol Pvt Ltd
Cochin, India
Cell: 0091 98461 70036
Email:
Website:
  Track: Global Outsourcing Curriculum
Dr. Hindupur Ramakrishna Hornby Hall, Room 124
Email:
Fax: (909) 748-8782 (909) 335-5125
  In-sourcing (Captive IT Centre) - Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Rathi Dasgupta
Managing Director INTEC Telecom Systems
India.
Telephone: +91 (0)8030 211830
Email:
  Track: Global Outsourcing for SME Vendors and SME Clients
Mr. Nischal Sanghavi CEO ATLAS Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Rajkot, India.
Telephone: 91-9824230664
Email:
  Track: Outsourcing of Financial Services
Dr. Daniel Peak Professor of MIS University of North Texas Denton, Texas, USA.
Telephone: 940-369-7210
Email:
  Track: Western Europe
Dr. Ilan Oshri Professor Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands
Email:
  Track: Marketing and CRM
Dr. Chetan Srivastava Department of Management Studies University of Hyderabad
Email:
  Track: Supply Chain and Operations Management
Dr. B.Rajashekhar Department of Management Studies University of Hyderabad
Email:
  Track: Global Human Resources
Professor Sita Vanka Department of Management Studies University of Hyderabad
Email:
   
  While submitting a paper to the International Conference Chair – Dr. Palvia spalvia@liu.edu, please note the following:
 
  • The deadline for submission of all papers is Friday, March 28, 2008.
  • For academic researchers, full paper should not exceed 20 pages double spaced.
  • For industry practitioners, paper length should not exceed 5 pages double spaced.
  • Proposals should be submitted as soft copies, using MS-Word.
  • review comments/recommendation will be provided by Friday, April 18, 2008. .
  • At that time, authors of the few outstanding papers will be invited to submit full blown papers for publication consideration in the well regarded double blind refereed journal called Journal of IT Case and Application Research (JITCAR). Some papers which do not utilize case or application based research methodology will be considered for the new journal – Strategic Outsourcing International Journal. These papers will be due by Friday, June 27, 2008.
  • Early bird registration deadline is June 30, 2008.
  • Full conference paper and Powerpoint presentation slides are due by June 30, 2008.
  • All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference.
  • All accepted papers must be presented at the conference.
  • In case of multiple authors, at least one of the authors must register and present the paper at the conference.
  • Three outstanding papers will be recognized at the conference and will be published in the Special Issue of JITCAR, Volume 10, Number 4 dedicated to Global Outsourcing of IT and ITES. Some papers will be also recognized for publication acceptance in the new journal of Strategic Sourcing.
  • All accepted papers from the Healthcare outsourcing and Medical Tourism track will also be considered for a book on Global Medical Tourism to be co-edited by Mr. Shyam Varan and Dr. Shailendra C. Palvia.
  • By submitting the proposals, the authors are granting Center for Global Sourcing, the permission for use of the papers and presentations in any subsequent publication related to this conference in its original or edited form to suit the nature of the publication.
Partial lists of topics you may want to consider are: (please note: any paper related to Global Outsourcing will be considered)
  1. Case studies in global outsourcing of Medical, Healthcare and E-Commerce solutions.
  2. Future of Medical Tourism in North America
  3. What's the difference between "Smart-Sourcing" and "Outsourcing?"
  4. What's the difference between "Off-shoring" and "Near-shoring?"
  5. Developing Patient Safety standards for Medical Tourism
  6. The Healthcare crisis and possible alternatives
  7. The electronic Medical Marketplace
  8. The logistics of Global Medical Tourism
  9. The 360 degrees of patient care in Medical Tourism
  10. Issues in socialised healthcare systems (Canada, UK etc.)
  11. Employee Wellness and controling healthcare costs for employers
  12. Healthcare informatics and outsourcing
  13. How executive leadership and vision, combined with outsourcing result in competitive advantage?
  14. HIPPA laws and Medical Tourism
  15. Outsourcing in radiology and/or medical transciptions
  16. JACHO v/s JCI accreditations
  17. What type of an organizational culture complements outsourcing?
  18. Strategy, selection and outsourcing management systems
  19. What does and does not work in outsourcing?
  20. PKI's and executive dashboard for measuring success of an outsourcing project
  21. Perceived loss of control, privacy and security issues with outsourcing
  22. Competitive aspects of outsourcing, and limitations posed by a preferred vendor's list
  23. Capabilities of first, second and third-tier outsourcing vendors
  24. Critical success factors for GSO and e-Commerce Solutions outsourcing
  25. How to Manage an Outsourcing Alliance?
  26. Cultural issues related to the selection of outsourcing partners
  27. Software Outsourcing according to the SDLC stages - what factors and criteria to consider?
  28. Pros and Cons of Onsite versus Off-site Outsourcing
  29. Role of Application Service Providers (ASP) in outsourcing
  30. Role of Incubators in outsourcing e-Business Ideas
  31. Issues in inland outsourcing
  32. Opportunities in near-shore outsourcing (Latin America and Canada)
  33. Challenges in off-shore outsourcing (India, China and other South East Asian countries)
  34. India and Thailand as a destination for Medical Tourism
  35. Call center outsourcing and Business process outsourcing (BPO) issues
  36. Issues related to outsourcing newspaper and advertisement related functions
  37. China as a destination for Outsourcing manufacturing
  38. Outsourcing and e-Business
  39. Outsourcing customer support and relationship management on the internet
  40. Outsourcing vendor selection approach
  41. Outsourcing logistics function by e-businesses
  42. CIOs role in IT outsourcing.
  43. Outsourcing of legacy modernization
  44. Russia as a destination for Outsourcing
  45. ERP Application support outsourcing
  46. Legal issues in outsourcing the client perspective
  47. Legal issues in outsourcing contracts
  48. Due Diligence in Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  49. Outsourcing of Hollywood Film projects to Bollywood in Mumbai
  50. Outsourcing online gaming and casino operations
  51. Case studies related to outsourcing
  52. Emerging problems associated with outsourcing
  53. Trends of global outsourcing - India & China
  54. Trends of global outsourcing - Europe and South America
  55. Cost-Benefit Analysis of outsourcing
  56. Vendor management challenges
  57. Emerging Markets in offshoring
  58. Captive Centre - Success Factors & Stories
  59. HR - Key factor to create a sustainable benefit
  60. Product Research across borders - Innovation through offshoring
  61. IP issues in offshoring
  62. Offshoring Opportunities for Europe based organizations
   
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