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- 01-15-2020 Conference Proceedings
- 01-13-2020 Conference Handbook
- 01-05-2020 Conference Program
The conference program is final. Any inquiries can be emailed to secretariat@icbite.org - 12-22-2019 Walking Tour
Meet at outside of exit no. 10 of Nipponbashi Station (S17) of Sennichimae subway line, at 9:30, on January 15, 2020!!! - 12-22-2019 Information for Participants
1. ACCESS TO THE VENUE (PDF)
2. INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS (PDF)
3. GUIDELINES FOR SESSION CHAIRS (PDF) - 10-08-2019 Submission deadline extends to November 1, 2019
The submission deadline has been extended to November 1, 2019. Please submit online via the Conference Submission System. - 06-25-2019 Call for Papers
You are invited to submit your paper/abstract on-line via the conference Management System!
About BITE 2020
Welcome to the website of the 2020 International Conference on Business, Information, Tourism, and Economics (BITE 2020). BITE 2020 will be held at International House, Osaka, Japan, January 15-17, 2020. The main objective of BITE is to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in the fields of Business, Information, Tourism, and Economics. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts or full papers online through the conference management system. All submissions to the BITE will be reviewed by two peers for technical merit and content. It is anticipated that a broad range of research and applied topics will be covered during the conference.
Conference Chair
Conference Local Chair

Zne-Jung Lee
Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade, China

Nobutaka Odake
Regional Industry Policy Research Center,
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Keynote Speaker

Naresh Agarwal
Simmons University,
USA
Education
Ph.D.
National University of Singapore, Singapore
B.A.Sc.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Research Areas
Information Behavior
Knowledge Management
Fighting disinformation and fake news: The role of the library and beyond
In the last few years, we have heard the terms fake news, disinformation, misinformation, etc. repeatedly. Yet, we do not clearly know how to be better informed, fight this phenomenon, or to train people in combating it. With a vast majority of population relatively new to technology, and not trained in any formal way to decipher the real from unreal, truth from half-truths and lies, people actually end up believing disinformation as truth, especially when there is enough repetition. In this talk, I will describe the phenomenon and its implications, the current efforts and their degree of success, and provide directions for information professionals to fight disinformation and fake news.