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<div><span>To all AIS Members:</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The AIS Annual Student Chapter Awards will honor the accomplishments of the best AIS student chapters worldwide.<span>
</span>The awards will be presented at a special ceremony each year. The 2011 awards will be presented at the ICIS 2011
</span><span lang="RU">conference in <span>Shanghai</span>, China to be</span><span> held
</span><span lang="RU">December 4 to 7</span><span>,</span><span lang="RU"> 2011</span><span>.<span>
</span>Each chapter can win only one award. Awards are made based on the student chapter annual reports, which are due on May 6th, 2011.<a name="_GoBack"></a></span></p>
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<b><span>Award categories</span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span>c</span><span lang="RU">hapter</span></b><b><span>-of-the-year</span>
</b><b><span>(one chapter) </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Best new s</span><span lang="RU">tudent
</span></b><b><span>c</span><span lang="RU">hapter</span></b><b><span>-of-the-year</span>
</b><b><span>(one chapter) </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Distinguished s</span><span lang="RU">tudent
</span></b><b><span>c</span><span lang="RU">hapter </span></b><b><span>(multiple recipients)
</span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span>c</span><span lang="RU">hapter </span></b><b><span>(multiple recipients)
</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="RU">The</span><span> s</span><span lang="RU">tudent
</span><span>c</span><span lang="RU">hapter</span><span>-of-the-year a</span><span lang="RU">ward is the highest award given to a student chapter that has demonstrated an exceptional, well-rounded</span><span>,</span><span lang="RU"> and organized program.</span><span lang="RU">
</span><span>The best new chapter award is given to the best chapter founded (or restarted) 15 months or less before the report due date. The distinguished student chapter and outstanding chapter awards recognize exemplary chapters.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding professional development (multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding professional development award will be given to a student chapter for excellence in creating and offering professional development opportunities to their members.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding membership activities (multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding professional development award will be given to a student chapter for excellence in recruiting members and in offering member services.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding “careers in IS” (multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding “careers in information systems” award</span>
<span>will be given to a student chapter</span><span lang="RU"> </span><span>that</span>
<span>successfully</span><span lang="RU"> promote</span><span>s </span><span lang="RU">the
</span><span>study or practice of information systems </span><span lang="RU">to high school students</span><span>, or current students in their home institution, or worldwide</span><span lang="RU">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding c</span><span lang="RU">ommunity
</span></b><b><span>s</span><span lang="RU">ervice </span></b><b><span>(multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding community service award will be given to a student chapter that has made a major contribution to their local community.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding fundraising (multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding fundraising award will be given to a student chapter that has created successful and sustainable funding strategies for their chapter.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span>Outstanding communications (multiple recipients)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span>The outstanding communications award will be given to a student chapter for excellence in communicating with their stakeholders using websites, meetings, email, and other media.<span>
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