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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Colleagues and friends, </SPAN><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Please consider making a short contribution to this upcoming IFIP event on <I>Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems: Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT</I> (Sept 22-24, 2011). </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Call for Short Contributions</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Experience Reports, Position Statements, Extended Abstracts, Panel Proposals, Posters</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Submissions Due March 14, 2011</SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Join us for the upcoming IFIP WG 8.6 International Working Conference on </SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems:</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT </SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hamburg, Germany, September 22-24, 2011</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><A href="http://www.ifip86.uni-hamburg.de/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">http://www.ifip86.uni-hamburg.de/</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">General Chair: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Karlheinz Kautz, Copenhagen Business School</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Program Co-Chairs: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Andreas Gadatsch, Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences<BR>Markus Nüttgens, Hamburg University</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Organizing Chairs: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tilo Böhmann, Hamburg University<BR>Ingrid Schirmer, Hamburg University<BR><BR></SPAN><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Theme</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><BR>This conference focus will focus on theories, tools and best practices for governance and sustainability in information systems (IS). Submissions are also welcome on general topics related to the transfer and diffusion of ICT. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Topics may include but are not limited to:</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Governance, risk and compliance factors for successful use of IS</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Sustainable processes and technologies for IS</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Conditions/Scenarios/Outcomes under which governance, risk and compliance techniques are applicable.</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Case studies of governance & sustainability to guide research, development, and practice.</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Specifications and standards that facilitate governance and sustainability in IS</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Methods to evaluate the sustainability and value of technology adoption programs and approaches, including metrics, e.g., time and effort estimation</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Short Submissions </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Experience Reports and Position Statements, academic or practice based: 1500 words</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Extended abstracts: 750 words</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Panel proposals, including theme and contributors: 750 words</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in" class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Poster presentations: 1 page including text and graphics</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><I>Note : Full length research papers are still being accepted until Feb 28, 2011<BR></I><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Please submit your contribution electronically, formatted according to the guidelines (see conference website at </SPAN><A href="http://www.ifip86.uni-hamburg.de/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">http://www.ifip86.uni-hamburg.de/</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">) </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">All contributions will be double blind reviewed. Accepted contributions will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be tracked for publication in a leading journal.<BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Location</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The conference sessions will be held at Hamburg University close to the main city locations. For more information about Hamburg University please visit the website at </SPAN><A href="http://www.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">http://www.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html</SPAN></A><BR><BR><BR></P></DIV> </body>
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