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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 5<sup>th</sup>
annual ILAIS (Israel Association for Information Systems) conference will be
held on June 29, 2011 at The Open University of Israel in Raanana. The Program
Committee invites researchers to submit extended abstracts and panel proposals.
</span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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dir=LTR></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission
Guidelines</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faculty
members and research students in the IS field are encouraged to submit by <b>April
8, 2011 </b>a research paper abstract or a panel proposal (800-1,200 words, in
English, in one of the following formats: MS Word, RTF or Open Office) to </span><span
class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="mailto:ILAIS2011@gmail.com"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ILAIS2011@gmail.com</span></a></b></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Authors must
grant ILAIS the right to publish the abstracts or proposals online prior to the
meeting, but retain all other copyrights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Research
paper abstracts</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(research in progress or recently completed research) should include: title,
author(s), introduction, objectives, method, results, and conclusion. The
structure of theoretical/conceptual papers can be adjusted as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel
proposals</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
should include: title, description of the panel, names and short (~50 words
each) bios of 3-5 discussants. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important
Dates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission
deadline: <b>
April 8, 2011</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Notification
to authors:
May 20, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Final
version due:
June 5, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conference
date:
June 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;text-autospace:none;
direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>For conference updates and further information </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>visit the ILAIS web
site: </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><a href="http://ilais.openu.ac.il/wp/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://ilais.openu.ac.il/wp/</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looking
forward to seeing you at ILAIS 2011, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nitza
Geri and Yoram Kalman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conference
Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Open
University of Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Dr. Nitza Geri<br>
Chair, Department of Management and Economics <br>
The Open University of Israel <br>
Phone: +972-9-7781911<br>
E-mail: </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:nitzage@openu.ac.il"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>nitzage@openu.ac.il</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.openu.ac.il/Personal_sites/nitza-geri.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.openu.ac.il/Personal_sites/nitza-geri.html</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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