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INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION B2B eMARKETPLACES & THE FUTURE OF eCOMMERCE: WHAT PATH WILL IT TAKE?6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public. Registration recommended. There is a limit of 60 participants $10 fee (payable cash or check day of the program. No fee to Sponsors of the Center) This Panel is a follow-up to the Center's May 2000 Panel on "eProcurement & The Future of Internet Trading Communities/Online Exchanges." Our panelists will focus on a series of eMarketplace issues, providing the basis for an interactive knowledge exchange with our audience participants during the evening. PANEL Mr. Robert Fraser, Founder and Chairman, NetSales http://www.netsales.com Further panelists to be announced next week! PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Forrester Research, Inc. predicts that U.S. B2B eCommerce, an intercompany trade in which the final order is placed over the Internet, will hit $2.7 trillion in 2004. This growth will be accelerated by the rapid development of eMarketplaces, new models for conducting eCommerce, including auctions, aggregators, bid systems, and exchanges. Forrester further predicts that these eMarketplaces will capture 53 percent of all U.S. online business trade and ultimately between 45 to 74 percent of eCommerce in a supply chain. Until now, the growth of online trading has been through one-to-one business connections, allowing businesses to buy and sell and leverage the Net to build relationships with their business partners. As companies more actively participate in eMarketplaces, these virtual networks will allow companies to connect with a wider universe of buyers and sellers and adopt more dynamic trading practices. What impact does this have on existing business practices and supply chain relationships? The majority of firms expect to be drawn into eMarketplaces, yet, they are still not exactly sure how they will participate. As the corporate world pursues multiple paths on the way to a major B2B online presence and a new identity within the New Economy, will the path be through: Coalitions? Partnerships? Or spin-offs? Create? Merge? Or buy-out? REGISTRATION To register please send name, title, company, email address and
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