Bled eConference is an annual international conference on “e” (e-commerce, e-business, e-health, e-government, EDI, IOS, social networks, m-commerce etc.) attracting speakers and delegates from business and academia, government officials and IT providers from around the world.[1][2] The conference is organized by eCenter of University of Maribor Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Slovenia in cooperation with an international program committee,[3] currently counting ~55 members from ~22 countries worldwide. The program consists of Research Track, including peer reviewed research paper presentations, and Business Track, presenting panels, workshops and meetings. Since 2007 the program also includes René W. Wagenaar Prototype Bazaar dedicated to PhD and MsC students’ presentations of e-prototypes and business e-solutions.

It takes place in Bled, Slovenia.

Bled eConference is considered to be the world’s longest-running conference on “e”, established in 1988 by Jože Gričar, PhD.

Research Track

Bled eConference has featured research papers since its inception. A fully reviewed Research Track was established in 1995, running parallel tracks of 40-50 papers each year, with an acceptance rate around 50%. Since 1999, the Research Track has included an Outstanding Paper Award.

In 2006 Bled eConference has entered a strategic partnership with the journal, Electronic Markets.

The Research Volume of Bled eConference Proceedings is included in international AIS – Association of Information Systems Electronic Library[4] (since 2001) and since 2008 in Conference Proceedings Citation Index - an integrated index within Web of Science.[5]

Web 2.0 and social media will play a ver important part of the 2011 Bled eConference

History

Established in March 1988, conference started out as a consultation meeting on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for the representatives of Slovenian organizations. The meeting was initiated by Jože Gričar and organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia in Ljubljana. The Second consultation meeting on EDI was held in Bled, which later becomes a traditional venue of the event, and it was open to the broader public. 120 representatives from companies, banks and government attended the meeting to hear 19 submissions and see a live demonstration of a prototype solution for the electronic order exchange. The conference had opened for international participants in its third year, adding participants from USA, Austria, Japan and Poland to the program. In 1991 the consultation meeting grows into The International Electronic Data Interchange Conference with 260 participants from 15 countries and 56 research papers.

Conference edited its name again in 1993, adding Interorganizational Systems (IOS) to it. As the development trends indicated in 1997 the terms EDI and IOS in the conference's name were substituted with the term Electronic Commerce, also the conference recognized Bled as its traditional venue (10th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference). The last change to the conference's name was made in 2005, when the conference was renamed Bled eConference due to the broader research field presented at the conference each year.

List of Bled eConferences

YearConference TitleThemeDates
1988RIP – Računalniško izmenjavanje podatkov (1. posvetovanje) (in Slovene)March
1989RIP – Računalniško izmenjavanje podatkov (2. posvetovanje) (in Slovene)June 20–21
19903rd EDI Conference / 3. Posvetovanje o računalniškem izmenjavanju podatkov (RIP) (in Slovene and English)June 4–5
1991The 4th EDI Electronic Data Interchange ConferenceEDI: Business Strategy for 90sJune 10–12
1992The 5th International Electronic Data Interchange ConferenceInterorganizational Systems in the Global EnvironmentSeptember 3–5
19936th International Conference EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) & IOS (Interorganizational Systems)Strategic Systems in the Global Economy of the 90sJune 7–9
19947th International EDI – IOS ConferenceElectronic Commerce Electronic PartnershipJune 6–8
19958th International Conference on EDI and Inter-Organizational SystemsElectronic Commerce for Trade EfficiencyJune 5–7
19969th International Conference on EDI-IOSElectronic Commerce for Trade Efficiency and EffectivenessJune 10–12
199710th Bled Electronic Commerce ConferenceGlobal business in practiceJune 22–23
199811th Bled Electronic Commerce ConferenceElectronic commerce in the information societyJune 8–10
199912th Bled Electronic Commerce ConferenceGlobal networked organizationsJune 7–9
200013th Bled Electronic Commerce ConferenceElectronic Commerce "The end of the beginning"June 19–21
200114th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference[6]e-Everything: e-Commerce, e-Government, e-Household, e-DemocracyJune 25–26
200215th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference[7]eReality: Constructing the eEconomyJune 17–19
200316th Bled eCommerce Conference[8]eTransformationJune 9–11
200417th Bled eCommerce Conference[9]eGlobalJune 21–23
200518th Bled eConference[10]eIntegration in ActionJune 6–8
200619th Bled eConference[11]eValuesJune 5–7
200720th Bled eConference[12]eMergence: Merging and Emerging Technologies, Processes, and InstitutionsJune 3–6
200821st Bled eConference[13]eCollaboration: Overcoming Boundaries Through Multi-Channel InteractionJune 15–18
200922nd Bled eConference[14]eEnablement:Facilitating an Open, Effective and Representative eSocietyJune 14–17
201023rd Bled eConference[15]eTrust: Implications for the Individual, Enterprises and SocietyJune 20–23
201124th Bled eConference[16]eFuture Creating Solutions for the Individual, Organisations and SocietyJune 12–15
201225th Bled eConference[17]eDependability: Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the FutureJune 17–20
201326th Bled eConference[18]eInnovation: Challenges and Impacts for Individuals, Organizations and SocietyJune 9–13

See also

References

  1. Bled eConference Homepage
  2. Ranked Conference List Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Research Council
  3. Bled eConference 2010 Program Committee Archived August 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. AIS – Association of Information Systems Electronic Library
  5. Conference Proceedings Citation Index, - an integrated index within Web of Science.
  6. 14th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2001.
  7. 15th Bled Electronic Commerce Conference Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2002.
  8. 16th Bled eCommerce Conference Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2003.
  9. 17th Bled eCommerce Conference Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2004.
  10. 18th Bled eConference Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2005.
  11. 19th Bled eConference Archived March 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2006.
  12. 20th Bled eConference Archived March 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2007.
  13. 21st Bled eConference Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2008.
  14. 22nd Bled eConference Archived April 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
  15. 23rd Bled eConference Archived September 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, 2010.
  16. 24th Bled eConference Archived January 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, 2011.
  17. 25th Bled eConference Archived January 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, 2012.
  18. 26th Bled eConference Archived October 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, 2013.
  19. 24th Bled eConference on YouTube, 2011.
  20. 24th Bled eConference on YouTube, 2011.
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