Penn State's eBusiness Research Center Hosts
First University-Wide e-Scholars Retreat
September 29, 2000
University Park, Pa. -- In an effort to build a community of practice in e-business research at Penn State, the eBusiness Research Center is hosting a University-wide e-Scholars Retreat.

The event--the first of its kind at the University--is scheduled to take place October 10 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The e-Scholars Retreat begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues until 4:30 p.m.

The eBusiness Research Center is a joint effort of the Smeal College of Business Administration and the School of Information Sciences and Technology. The center's corporate sponsors are IBM, UNISYS, XEROX, AT&T Wireless, and CIGNA Group Insurance.

The objectives of the e-Scholars Retreat are to formalize research affiliations between Penn State faculty and the center, and to identify areas for collaborative research in the e-business space, explains Nirmal Pal, Executive Director of the eBusiness Research Center.

The e-Scholars Retreat will also help identify other areas for collaboration, such as funding sources and research sites, and develop eBRC programs, structures, and processes for research affiliates.

This will event will assist our center in the development of the first University-wide research portal, which would allow flexible, custom, searchable access to all e-initiatives, says Pal. The research portal will link competencies and capacities of Penn State e-Scholars in addressing e-business issues, training needs, possible collaborations and support request from Pennsylvania businesses.

If you are interested in participating in the research portal, please register online at http://www.ebrc.psu.edu/scholars.html.

EDITORS: For more information, contact Dr. Pal at 814-865-5670 or via e-mail at .