the Eighth International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2009). ICMB has been running annually since 2002 and has become one of the most important scientific conferences in the field of mobile business. This is the first time that the ICMB series come to Asia. The theme of ICMB 2009 is Exploring the Impact of Mobile Business on Industries and Society. The conference will bring together mobile business leaders, researchers, vendors, business managers, and policy makers from both the East and the West.