Abstract Submission

Scholars are requested to submit abstracts on theme of the conference, Decision Making: Art or Science? In addition to papers on the conference theme, scholars can also submit abstracts on topics related to areas such as operations, quantitative methods, information technology and systems, marketing, human resources, organization behaviour, finance, economics, etc. Scholars interested in presenting papers are requested to follow the guidelines below:

• A brief abstract (not exceeding 100 words) should be submitted electronically by May 31, 2006. Names of authors, their addresses (postal and e-mail), and phone/fax numbers should also be indicated. Each abstract should have at least three keywords and a topic code that is most appropriate for the submitted paper. (For topic codes, please refer to the next section).

• Notification of accepted papers will be sent within two weeks of the receipt of the abstract. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed.

• Papers adhering to prescribed requirements will be eligible for publication in the conference proceedings (in CD-ROM) subject to a page limitation. The deadline for submission of complete papers for consideration for the proceeding is June 15, 2006. Authors are not required to submit complete papers unless they are submitting for publication in the proceedings.

• One of the authors must pre-register for the conference by June 15, 2006 to ensure inclusion of paper in the conference program. Without pre-registration, paper will not be included in the conference program. This is done to minimize no-shows at the conference.