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Chair Positions

As a consequence of ORNEC funding in eCommerce research, partner universities established chair positions with expertise and interest in the three overlapping eCommerce domains, technology, Business and Internet & Society.

1- Fox Chair at McMaster University

The Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation was established in 2002 at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University with funding from CIBC and ORNEC. Dr. Yufei Yuan (Professor of Information Systems) is the current holder of the Fox Chair.

2- Canada Research Chairs at the University of Ottawa

Professor Michael A. Geist has been appointed in 2001 as Canada Research Chair in Internet and eCommerce Law at the Law School (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa.

Professor Ian R. Kerr has been appointed in 2001 as Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology at the Law School (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa.

Canada Research Chairs are funded by CFI (Canada Foundation for Innovation).

New Faculty Positions

Since the establishment of ORNEC in 2001, the following new faculty positions have been created to support ORNEC eCommerce Research.

1- DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business has recruited five new faculty members during the year 2001 at the assistant professor level to teach and research on e-Business related topics. They are: Dr. Elkafi Hassini (Management Sciences & Information Systems); Dr. Kiri Kanagaretnam and Dr. John Siam (Accounting and Financial Management Services), Dr. Kevin Tasa (Human Resources and Management), Dr. Sourav Ray (Marketing, Business Policy and International Business) who will join in Jan. 2004.

In 2004 also at the DeGroote School of Business, Mr. Paul Bates was appointed Dean and Dr. Catherine Connelly was hired as Assistant Professor.

2- School of Business at Queen's University

Dr. Tina Dacin joined Queen’s School of Business in 2001 as Professor of Strategy and Organizations. She was appointed as Director of “The Alliance Edge Program” and her appointment was renewed in 2003.  Dr. Dacin devotes over one third of her time to the management of the program and its research.

3- HOT Lab (Department of Psychology) at Carleton University

Dr. Robert Biddle was appointed as Professor in the Dept. of Psychology (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) starting January 2004. Dr. Biddle is an active member of the Human Oriented Technology (HOT) Lab.

Dr. Avi Parush was appointed as Associate Professor in the Dept. of Psychology (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) starting January 2004. Dr. Parush is also an active member of the HOT Lab.

4- Law School at the University of Ottawa

Ms Pippa Lawson was appointed Executive Director and General Council of CIPPIC (Canadian Internet and Public Policy Interest Clinic) at the University of Ottawa Law School.

Professor Jeremy F. deBeer (BCL-Oxon, LL.B, BCom-Sask.) joined the Faculty of Law (Common) in 2004 as Assistant Professor.

5- School of Management at the University of Ottawa

Dr. Bijan Raahemi (previously with Alcatel Canada joined the School of Management at the University of Ottawa in January 2005 as Assistant Professor to teach courses in MIS (Management Information Systems), eBusiness/eCommerce and Telecom Networks for Business Applications.

Infrastructure and Technology Centres

Since its establishment in 2001, ORNEC has invested in building eCommerce labs and research centres and equipping them with computers and latest internet technologies.

1- DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

McMaster University DeGroote School of Business opened its AIC wing (new building) in 2002 allocated to eBusiness researchers and graduate students, including the new usability lab that involves 5 ORNEC researchers.

The new AIC Wing houses the eBusiness and Innovation research departments and offers 17,000 square feet of space on three levels. Some features of the AIC Wing include an e-Business classroom with 50 computer stations, a "Decision Centre," and research lab/focus group area. All student areas are wired for direct date connection via wireless technology.  The new Allen H. Gould Trading Floor (GTF) is comprised of 21 Reuters stations, two Pro-Quad Bloomberg terminals and two Trans-Lux boards delivering "real-time" data feeds from all North American exchanges. The trading floor is a unique market-learning environment where students can acquire market experience and insights on the premises of McMaster University. The GTF offers desirable opportunities for students who would like to pursue a career in the financial services industry. It is a teaching and research tool that serves students and faculty alike, and brings significant benefits to Canada's financial markets and the community at large

Funding for the building was provided in part by a generous donation from the AIC Group of Funds.  AIC Limited is Canada’s largest privately owned mutual fund company.

2- Law School at Queen's University

A state-of-the-art Computer Research Laboratory was constructed at the William R. Lederman Law Library located in Sir John A. Macdonald Hall at Queen’s Law School. The Computer Research Laboratory was completed during the Fall of 2003 to serve Queen’s Law staff and students.

A state-of-the-art eBusiness Lab and Electronic Trading Room was established and equipped at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University to provide hands-on training environment for business students.

4- CIPPIC Established at the Law School at the University of Ottawa

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) was established with a start-up grant from Amazon.com and matching funding from ORNEC in the fall of 2003 at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. CIPPIC seeks to ensure balance in policy and law-making processes on public interest issues that arise as a result of new technologies. Councils at CIPPIC work with upper year law students on various projects and cases involving eCommerce and the intersection of law, technology and the public interest.  Current research projects at CIPPIC' include digital copyright law reform, online privacy, lawful access, spam, spyware, biometrics, unfair terms in online consumer contracts, cross-border brokerage fees, and broadcast flag policy.

eCommerce Organizations, Conferences and Workshops

As part of its mandate, ORNEC encourages and supports the establishment of organizations, conferences and workshops to assist with dissemination and exchange of eCommerce research results. The following are some of the prominent examples.

1- DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

MeRC at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business organizes annual symposia on eCommerce research to focus on management issues in supply chain transformation, in particular issues due to the rapidly growing influence of eCommerce and eBusiness and to bring together practitioners and researchers from both public and private sectors. Both symposia were sponsored by McMaster eBusiness Research Centre (MeRC), the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) and the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce (ORNEC):

• First Annual Symposium on Supply Chain Management: “Supply Chain Transformation in the eBusiness Environment: Issues, Solutions and the Future”. The Symposium was held on Monday November 17, 2003 at Wyndham Bristol Place, Toronto, Canada.

• Second Annual Symposium on Supply Chain Management:  “Modern Supply Chain Management: From Theory to Practice”. The Symposium was held on Wednesday September 29, 2004 at Wyndham Bristol Place, Toronto, Canada. For more information please refer to http://merc.mcmaster.ca

• Third Annual Symposium on Supply Chain Management:  “Innovative Collaboration for Competitive Advantage”. The Symposium was held Wednesday September 28 to Friday September 30, 2005 at Wyndham Bristol Place, Toronto, Canada. For more information please refer to http://merc.mcmaster.ca

McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business also organizes the Annual World Conference, a business conference that draws corporate executives, recognized academics and business students together to discuss and solve leading issues in the fields of Corporate Governance, eBusiness and Intellectual Capital and Innovations. For more information please refer to http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca:

• McMaster 25th World Congress 2004 – Enhancing Corporate Governance was held in January 14-16, 2004 at Hamilton’s Convention Centre.
  
  
• McMaster 26th World Congress 2005 – Management of Electronic Business Track was held in January 19 - 21, 2005 at Hamilton’s Convention Centre.