The 2012 Global Information and Management Symposium (2012 GIAMS) is scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, during August 17-20, 2012. The goal of the symposium is to explore emerging topics and the future development in the fields of global information and management. The symposium also encourages academic researchers, industry professionals, business managers, and graduate students to present their latest study results, report practical case studies, and demonstrate system/website works or thoughts. Please note that, your paper must be submitted through the 2012 GIAMS website system, and the review process will be conducted in groups and in sequence.