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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear
Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>We
invite you to participate in the IFIP WG 8.2 Organizations and Society in
Information Systems Pre-ICIS Workshop. Details of IFIP WG 8.2, OASIS workshop,
and submission details are below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
CFP: IFIP WG 8.2 Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS)
2010 Pre-ICIS Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICIS
Conference Hotel- Hyatt Regency St. Louis<br>
Saint Louis, Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>United
States<br>
9 AM - 4 PM Sunday 12, December 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Information Systems play an increasingly transformative role in
organizations and society. The fluidity of IT over time has afforded and
facilitated many new opportunities for organizing, conducting business, and
collaborating. The 2010 OASIS workshop promotes understanding of the
implications of these opportunities and the challenges they present to
organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>We invite you to present your research-in-progress at OASIS, the
IFIP Working Group 8.2 research workshop. The IFIP 8.2 working group focuses on
the development and use of information technologies in organizational contexts,
both broadly defined. The group seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge
about and improve understand of the role and impact of information technology,
and to improve the design and application of information technologies that are
both useful and effective for individuals, groups, organizations and society at
large.The OASIS workshop is open to all interested scholars and professionals who
are researching in the area of organizations, information systems, and society.
The unique and collegial character of the IFIP Working Group 8.2 ensures
constructive, helpful and high-quality feedback. This is a great opportunity
for you to share your research, meet IFIP WG 8.2 members and learn about and
their research in a relaxed and supportive setting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>For more information about the Working Group, see
http://ifipwg82.org/. Information on IFIP, the International Federation
for Information Processing, can be found at </span><a
href="http://www.ifip.org/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.ifip.org/</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:18.0pt'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Submissions:<br>
</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>To present, please submit a 500-word abstract of your work to </span><a
href="mailto:OASIS.IFIP82@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>OASIS.IFIP82@gmail.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> by
October 1 2010. Abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be notified
of acceptance by October 21 2010. Abstracts will be made available online prior
to the meeting. Authors submitting abstracts must grant the IFIP WG 8.2 the
right to publish them online, but will retain all other copyrights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:18.0pt'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registration:<br>
</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>The registration fee for the workshop is $80 for the cost of
refreshments, audio-visual equipment, and duplication and other administrative
costs. All attendees and presenters will be required to register. Online
pre-registration for the workshop through the ICIS website will become
available in September. In addition we will provide registration at the door on
a cash-only basis. Details will be provided on the IFIP WG 8.2 Website (</span><a
href="http://ifipwg82.org/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://ifipwg82.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Time
and Place:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The
workshop will be held from 9 AM - 4 PM on Sunday 12 December 2010, immediately
prior to ICIS 2010, at the Conference Hotel, The Hyatt Regency, Saint Louis,
MO. Details will be provided on the IFIP WG 8.2 Website and via email. We
anticipate that submitters will be given about 10 minutes to present their work
to the assembled group, followed by 5-10 minutes for questions from the
audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>IFIP WG
8.2 Business Meeting: <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>All
workshop attendees and anyone interested in IFIP WG 8.2 are encouraged to
attend the WG business meeting that will follow the workshop at 4:10 PM. At the
business meeting, we will discuss future workshops and working conferences,
elect new members to the working group, and conduct other business.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Questions:<br>
</u>If you have any questions regarding the workshop or the business meeting
please contact the co-chairs at <a href="mailto:annabi@ohio.edu">annabi@ohio.edu</a>
or <a href="mailto:mcgann@ohio.edu">mcgann@ohio.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We look forward to seeing you in
Saint Louis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<br>
Hala Annabi, Workshop Co-Chair<br>
<a href="mailto:annabi@ohio.edu">annabi@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sean McGann, Workshop Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mcgann@ohio.edu">mcgann@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hala
Annabi, Ph.D.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Associate
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740-597-1676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:annabi@ohio.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>annabi@ohio.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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