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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Southern AIS 2013 Annual meeting: CFP</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SAIS 2013 Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>March 8 – 9th, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Savannah, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=start>The Southern Association for Information Systems (SAIS) is an official chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The annual SAIS conference is an intimate gathering of information systems academics with fewer than one hundred participants. Past SAIS conferences have attracted doctoral students and faculty, including many recognized scholars, from around the US and around the globe. SAIS 2013 will be held in Savannah at the <a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/georgia/hilton-savannah-desoto-SAVDHHF/index.html">Hilton Savannah DeSoto</a>, situated downtown in the heart of Savannah's Historic District among the dining, shopping, and theater districts.<br><br>SAIS 2013 provides an opportunity for close interaction among presenters and attendees. Both completed research and research-in-progress papers from all areas related to information systems are invited for submission. All papers will be included in the conference proceedings, and authors have the option of including their papers in the AIS e-Library. In addition, selected papers will be fast-tracked for publication in the new Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems (JSAIS) (<a href="http://www.jsais.org/" target="_blank">http://www.jsais.org/</a>), with Craig Van Slyke as Editor-in-Chief.<br><br>Explore Savannah from the <a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/georgia/hilton-savannah-desoto-SAVDHHF/index.html">Hilton Savannah DeSoto</a> hotel. Centrally located, this Savannah hotel is ideal for access to shopping, theaters, nightlife, arts and architecture. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences houses decorative arts. Stroll down cobblestone River Street for souvenirs and restaurants. Visit nearby Jepson Center for the Arts and admire major traveling exhibits. City Market is Savannah’s premier arts, dining, shopping, entertainment and nightlife. Indulge yourself at Paula Deen’s Restaurant. Visit the Cathedral of St John the Baptist only one block from the hotel. Relax in the heart of Savannah’s historic district. Discover the birthplace of the Girl Scouts at Juliette Gordon Low House. Wander around Forsyth Park and admire the fountain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=start align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p class=start style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong>Dec. 28, 2012: </strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>S</span></strong>ubmission deadline for <a href="http://sais.aisnet.org/sais2012PaperTemplate.doc" target="_blank">papers</a>, <a href="http://sais.aisnet.org/sais2012PanelFormat.doc" target="_blank">panels</a> and <a href="http://sais.aisnet.org/sais2012PanelFormat.doc" target="_blank">workshops</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=start style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong>Feb. 1, 2013: </strong>Acceptance notification<br><strong>Feb. 12, 2013: </strong>Deadline for author registration & submission of final versions of accepted papers <br><strong>Mar. 8–9, 2013: </strong><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>Conference</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p><p class=start>Registration at the conference is open on the morning of March 8. The conference ends with lunch from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on March 9. For more information on the conference, please consult the <a href="http://sais.aisnet.org/" target="_blank">SAIS Web site</a> or contact the conference chair, <a href="mailto:agardine@georgiasouthern.edu">Adrian Gardiner</a>, or the program chair, <a href="mailto:kevin.floyd@maconstate.edu">Kevin Floyd</a>.<strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=start><strong>Submission Guidelines </strong><br>Submissions are accepted <a href="http://im.fee.uva.nl/sais/openconf.php" target="_blank">online</a> for full papers, research-in-progress, panels and workshops. In addition, there is a separate track for papers authored solely by doctoral students. Submissions must not exceed six single-spaced pages (approximately 2,500 words), including all figures, tables, appendices, and references. Previously published work or work under review elsewhere is not eligible for submission. Please use the template posted on the conference Web page to prepare your submission. To facilitate a blind review, please do not include any author or affiliation identification on any page of the document, in headings, footers, or in properties of the submitted file. All authors must adhere to the <a href="http://home.aisnet.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=15" target="_blank">AIS code of research conduct</a>. Contact the program chair, Kevin Floyd, if you are willing to serve as a reviewer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>All submissions and reviews will be submitted online at: </span></i></b><a href="http://im.fee.uva.nl/sais/openconf.php"><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://im.fee.uva.nl/sais/openconf.php</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31319A'>Please post and distribute this call for papers to interested colleagues and students</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>________________________________________ </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Kevin S. Floyd<br>Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>School of Information Technology <br>Macon State College<br>100 College Station Drive<br>Macon, Georgia 31206 </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professional Sciences Center 312<br>478-471-2810<br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:kevin.floyd@maconstate.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>kevin.floyd@maconstate.edu</span></a><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://facultyweb.maconstate.edu/kevin.floyd">http://facultyweb.maconstate.edu/kevin.floyd</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=170 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CD9587.3FD01EE0" alt="Description: Description: C:\Documents and Settings\kevin.floyd\My Documents\MaconState.gif"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>