GEBSI activities in 2008

AUTUMN 2008

Understanding consumer use of IT

INFORTE / GEBSI -seminar, Helsinki, 3-4 November, 2008

The seminar focuses on different aspects of ICT use by consumers.

Speakers:
• Prof. Hans van der Heijden (University of Surrey)
• Research Scientist, Dr. Olli Pitkänen (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, HIIT)
• Prof. Timo Koivumäki (University of Oulu)
• Assistant Prof. Anssi Öörni (Helsinki School of Economics)
• Research Professor, Academy Researcher Mika Pantzar, (National Consumer Research Center and Helsinki School of Economics)

In collaboration with



Location:
Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki

Registration:
By email to Tiina Parkkonen, tijopark(ät)jyu.fi, at latest one week before the seminar

Monday 3.11.2008 (HSE, room E-107)
11:00 – 12:00 (Lunch)
12:00 - 12:15 Opening (Virpi Tuunainen)
12:15 - 13:45 Introduction to consumer decision support services (Hans van der Heijden )
13:45 - 14:00 break
14:00 - 15:30 Intro to Legal Issues in User-Centric ICT Services (Olli Pitkänen)
15:30 - 15:45 break
15:45 - 17:15 Future Wireless Business in a Converging World - Mobile Consumers (Timo Koivumäki)
17:15 - 17:30 Summary of Day 1 (Virpi Tuunainen)
18:30 - (Dinner)

Tuesday 4.11.2008 (HSE, room E-012)
09:00 - 10:30 IT consumption and cognitive deliberation (Anssi Öörni)
10:30 - 10:45 break
10:45 - 12:15 Hedonic information services: past, present, and future (Hans van der Heijden)
12:15 - 13:15 lunch
13:15 - 14:45 Consumer: Are rhythms of everyday life changing? (Mika Pantzar)
14:45 - 15:00 break
15:00 - 16:30 Student presentations
16:30 - 17:00 Discussion & Summary of Day 2 (Virpi Tuunainen)