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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>(Apologies for cross-postings of this announcement.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sultan Qaboos University is pleased to host the 1st International Information Systems Conference (iisc) 2011. The objective of this conference is to Provide a forum to discuss the issues and challenges arising from IT/IS adoption, as being faced by industry and government in Oman, and other countries. The conference shall bring together IT/IS Researchers and practitioners to learn from and share each other’s experiences.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>For further information please see the attached Call for Papers and forward it to all your colleagues please.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Looking forward to your participation in iiSC 2011. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dr. Rafi Ashrafi </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>PMP FBCS CITP C.Eng (UK)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>iiSC 2011 Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Head of the Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>College of Commerce and Economics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sutan Qaboos University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>PO Box 20, Al-Khod, PC 123<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sultanate of Oman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tel (968) 24141858<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fax (968) 24413977<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://mail.squ.edu.om/owa/redir.aspx?C=772e50cf258946e0b99d814aaa89db76&URL=mailto%3arafi%40squ.edu.om">rafi@squ.edu.om</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://mail.squ.edu.om/owa/redir.aspx?C=772e50cf258946e0b99d814aaa89db76&URL=http%3a%2f%2fweb.squ.edu.om%2fiisc" target="_blank">http://web.squ.edu.om/iisc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>email: iisc@squ.edu.om<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>