IASTED: The International Association of Science and Technology for Development Website: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2004/cambridge/ama.htm Contact: calgary@iasted.org

Firms use alliances, mergers, and acquisitions to acquire new resources, expand their capabilities, and to strengthen their position in their competitive environment. In the last decade, the business community has had the opportunity to observe the effects of these devices across many industries. While very promising, alliances, mergers, and acquisitions are complex, and have often led to undesirable results. The aim of IASTED's Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions conference is to act as a forum for the exchange of information and experiences among experts from academia, business, and government on this interdisciplinary subject. All papers submitted to this conference will be peer evaluated by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. Highlights of the week will include paper sessions, tutorials, and keynote addresses.

Located across the Charles River from Boston, Cambridge offers an exciting multicultural setting as well as two of the world's premier educational institutions, making it the ideal venue for AMA 2004.

AMA 2004 will be held in conjuction with the international conferences on Computer and Communication Networks (CCN 2004) and Financial Engineering and Applications (FEA 2004).

Important Deadlines
Submissions due June 15, 2004 (revised)
Camera-ready manuscripts due September 10, 2004
Registration Deadline September 15, 2004

Technical Committee If you are interested in joining the IASTED Technical Committee on Management, please submit your name, address, phone, fax, email, areas of specialty, a list of your most recent publications, and a brief CV by email to calgary@iasted.org.