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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please post the Leo Award Call for Nominations (below) on the AIS Listserve. Thanks, Aretha Wright<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Nominations<br>2011 AIS LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purpose:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The LEO Award recognizes outstanding scholars or practitioners who have made exceptional contributions throughout their careers to the Information Systems discipline. LEO Award winners are expected to be role models and an inspiration to colleagues and students, and serve as preeminent representatives of their national or regional Information Systems communities. The award is named after one of the world's first commercial applications of computing (The Lyons Electronic Office), and is sponsored by the Association for Information Systems and the International Conference on Information Systems.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>History:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The LEO Award was first given in 1999. Past recipients are:</span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="87%" style='width:87.42%;border:solid black 1.0pt'><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enid Mumford <br>[1999]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr [2002]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Philip Ein-Dor <br>[2006]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Daniel Robey <br>[2009]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>B. Langefors <br>[1999]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Frank Land <br>[2003]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Izak Benbasat <br>[2007]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E. Burt Swanson [2009]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>C. West Churchman<br> [1999]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John F. Rockart<br> [2003]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ephraim McLean <br>[2007]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Carol Saunders<br>[2010]</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:42.25pt'><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:42.25pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>J. Daniel Couger <br>[1999, posthumous]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:42.25pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>William R. King<br> [2004]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:42.25pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kenneth L. Kraemer<br> [2008]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:42.25pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blake Ives<br>[2010]</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gordon B. Davis <br>[2000]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rob Kling <br>[2004, posthumous]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>M. Lynne Markus<br>[2008]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Richard O. Mason <br>[2001]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrew B. Whinston <br>[2005]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dewald Roode <br>[2008]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="26%" style='width:26.48%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul Gray <br>[2002]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Niels Bjorn-Andersen [2006]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="26%" style='width:26.34%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert W. Zmud <br>[2008]</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.84%;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nominations:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The AIS Council and the ICIS Executive Committee request nomination of deserving candidates. Any qualified member of the profession may be nominated for the award; nominations that reflect the diversity of the profession are particularly encouraged. The required nominating form is found at <a href="https://m360.aisnet.org/admin/forms/ViewForm.aspx?id=17837"><span style='color:purple'>https://m360.aisnet.org/admin/forms/ViewForm.aspx?id=17837</span></a>. The form requests the name and affiliation of the nominee, the nominator’s name, affiliation, and contact information, and a brief statement supporting the nomination. Once the form is completed and submitted, a copy will automatically be sent to the Chair of the Award Committee. To contact the committee directly, please email </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deadline:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Nominations must be received no later than October 17, 2011. Nominations received after that date will not be considered.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Presentation: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The LEO awards for 2011 will be presented at ICIS 2011 in Shanghai, China.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2011 Selection Committee:</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:ram@eller.arizona.edu?subject=2011%20Leo%20Award%20Call%20for%20Nominations%20">Sudha Ram</a>, Chair, University of Arizona, USA (R1; term ends June 30, 2012)<br><a href="mailto:rolland@univ-paris1.fr?subject=Leo%20Awards%20Committee">Colette Rolland</a>, University Paris Sorbonne, France (R2; term ends June 30, 2012)<br><a href="mailto:btan@comp.nus.edu.sg?subject=2011%20AIS%20Leo%20Award%20Call%20for%20Nominations">Bernard C.Y. Tan</a>, National University of Singapore (R3; term ends June 30, 2012)<br><a href="mailto:drobey@gsu.edu?subject=2011%20AIS%20Leo%20Award%20Call%20for%20Nominations">Daniel Robey,</a> Georgia State University, (R1; term ends June 30, 2013<span style='color:#1F497D'>)</span><br><a href="mailto:krcmar@in.tum.de?subject=2011%20AIS%20Leo%20Call%20For%20Nominations">Helmut Krcmar</a>, Technische Universitat Munchen, (R2; term ends June 30, 2013)<br><a href="mailto:shirley.gregor@anu.edu.au?subject=2011%20Leo%20Award%20Call%20for%20Nominations">Shirley Gregor</a>, Australian National University, (R3, term ends June 30, 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>