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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 16th-18th February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(with apologies for cross-postings)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=bodytext>We invite you to attend the 10<sup>th</sup> International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (Information Systems), which will be held from 16<sup>th</sup> to 18<sup>th</sup> February 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland (<a href="http://www.wi2011.ch">http://www.wi2011.ch</a>). This conference has established itself as the largest gathering of the IS community in Europe and has become a major forum for academics and practitioners to exchange ideas and to share knowledge.  The early-bird registrations are valid until 19<sup>th</sup> December 2010. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext>The highlights of the conference include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Prominent keynote-lectures from academia and industry (Dr. Erich Gamma from IBM Research, Klaus Rausch from Avaloq etc.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Top level scientific program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Company visits for academics and students<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>SAP University Alliances EMEA User Group Meeting (Pre-conference event)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Current panel discussions on theory and practice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Meet-the-editors session<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Post-doctoral seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Doctoral consortium<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Social events (How about skiing in the nearby Swiss Alps?)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Evening program for students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext>Please register using the link <span lang=DE-CH><a href="http://tinyurl.com/wi-registration"><span lang=EN-US>http://tinyurl.com/wi-registration</span></a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=bodytext>In order to allow better networking among the conference participants, we have set up a XING group. You may join this group (Wirtschaftsinformatik 2011) using the link <span lang=DE-CH><a href="http://www.xing.com/group-61964.66cc2f" title="Right click and select 'Copy Link Location'"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.xing.com/group-61964.66cc2f</span></a></span><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>.</span></strong><strong> </strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We look forward to meeting you in Zurich.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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"'>Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Abraham Bernstein and Gerhard Schwabe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom Philip<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information Management Research Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Department of Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Zurich<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Binzmuehlestrasse 14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE-CH style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:philip@ifi.uzh.ch"><span style='color:blue'>philip@ifi.uzh.ch</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: +41 44 635 67 25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mobile: +41 78 722 82 02<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: +41 44 635 68 09<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Room: 2.B.24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/im"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/im</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>