----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship 2020 - Connecting IoT, AI, the Cloud with Entrepreneurship Bologna, Italy, April 19 – 22, 2020 Conference link: https://icte.ieee-tems.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope and Motivation Technology evolution opens novel opportunities to employ the technology in many businesses. The internet opened e-commerce and marketing and that also changed global marketing strategies as well as discovery of new application areas. Now, Internet of Things devices (IoT) gives us information collected from billions of devices, the cloud lets us store, process and forward this and AI gives us tools to analyze information, predict and make smart decisions. Utilizing these technologies, entrepreneurs can build products that enable essentials so we can make advanced solutions for biomedical systems, transportation, education, manufacturing, agriculture, and many other areas. Main Topics of Interest: - Entrepreneurship and its ecosystem - Business Model Innovation in new Technologies - Technology Advancements in IoT devices - Technology Advancements in Artificial Intelligence - New Opportunities using Technology in BioMedical, Farming, Transportation, and Cyber Physical Systems - Managing Globalization Challenges - People and Organizations - Legal, Ethics, and Social Issues There will be an opportunity to publish in a Special Issue of our journal IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management for selected papers submitted to the conference. For further details, please refer to http://icte.ieee-tems.org/ The conference will host an Industry Forum inviting speakers from industry leaders around the world that will provide visions and industry in a rapidly developing technology world. Paper Submission Authors submit papers on EDAS paper processing system at the link http://edas.info/N26727 Note that every author must have an EDAS account. It only requires an email address and there is no cost, anyone can sign up at htto://edas.info. All submitted papers for review are full papers not abstracts. All authors are advised to be familiar with IEEE guidelines before submitting their manuscript, including the IEEE Policy on Plagiarism and on Double Submission. The Technical Program Committee will verify the originality of submitted manuscripts by using CrossCheck, which is an antiplagiarism software, comparing submitted papers with previously published work worldwide. Manuscripts that violate IEEE’s publication principles will be immediately rejected. If the violation is deemed severe, then disciplinary actions may also be taken by IEEE. Paper Format, Length, Template All paper submissions must be written in English and must be formatted in standard IEEE 2-column format. The mandatory IEEE template in Microsoft Word and LaTeX format can be found at the IEEE templates page. Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process. All submissions must be made electronically through EDAS. In particular, submitted manuscripts for IEEE ICTE 2020 should be in PDF, US Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) double column format with a maximum length of eight (6+2) pages including figures and references. Namely, regular submission length is 6 pages, but up to two (2) extra pages are permissible with an additional fee paid at registration time. At least one author must register with payment of a regular (no student) registration fee. Total file size for each submission cannot exceed 10 MB. There is a maximum of 2 papers per author. The formats and templates information is the standard conference template on the IEEE web at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. Important Dates: Paper Submission Due: 15 February 2020 (extended deadline!) Notification of Acceptance: 7 March 2020 Author Registration Due: 20 March 2020 Normal Registration/Hotel Block Deadline: 20 March 2020 Late Registration Begins: 21 March 2020 Organizing Committee: General Co-chairs: Antonio Corradi (Italy, Bologna University), Bruno Iafelice (USA, TVLP), Michael Condry (USA, IEEE TEMS President), Program Co-chairs Luca Foschini (Italy, Bologna University), Tugrul Diam(USA, Portland State University), Marios Antoniou (Cyprus) Treasurers: Dilip Kotak (Canada), Tijana Kovijanic (Montenegro) , Peter Nagy (Hungary) Webmasters: Antonio Siea (Italy) Publication Chair: Rabiz Foda (Canada) Industry Forum Chairs: Erik Jung (Germany), Claudio Bergamini(Italy), Carlos Roberto de Rolt (Latin America)