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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">The International Federation on Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.2 invites your participation in its annual conference
held on December 13-14, 2012 at Tampa, Florida, USA. The theme of this year's conference is "Shaping the Future of ICT Research: Methods and Approaches." The conference is hosted at the University of South Florida.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">We have an exciting program consisting of research papers spanning positivist, interpretive, and design science research, panel discussions,
and a keynote address featuring Allen Lee (Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University). The conference social event and dinner will be held on Dec 13 at the world famous Lowry Park Zoo, where you will have the opportunity to interact with exotic animals
like the Koala and manatees. A bus service will be available for interested attendees who wish to travel to the ICIS 2012 conference at Orlando, after the IFIP conference. We have a small number of positions available for session chairs, and should you be
interested in chairing a session at the conference, please contact us at the e-mail addresses below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">About Tampa: Tampa is the second-largest city in Florida with a metropolitan area population of 2.4 million people. Located on Florida's
Gulf Coast, it has beautiful beaches, museums, cruises, theme parks, and historical sites. Popular attractions include Busch Gardens, Lowry Park Zoo, Florida Aquarium, Tampa Museum of Art, Channelside entertainment district, Ybor City, Clearwater Beach, St.
Pete Beach, and the City of Sarasota an hour south of Tampa.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">The conference registration system is now open. You can register online at
<a href="http://www.ifip82-2012.usf.edu/Register.html" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.ifip82-2012.usf.edu/Register.html</font></a>. The deadline for early registration is November 1, 2012. The conference website also provides links to local
hotels offering preferred rates for IFIP attendees. For your travel planning, the closest international airports are Tampa International Airport (TPA), St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE), and Orlando International Airport (MCO) about 80
miles/1 hour east of Tampa.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">For further information, please visit the conference website at
<a href="http://www.ifip82-2012.usf.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.ifip82-2012.usf.edu/</font></a>. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Best regards,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Brian Fitzgerald and Anol Bhattacherjee</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #2e3b0b; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:Brian.Fitzgerald@ul.ie"><font color="#0000ff">Brian.Fitzgerald@ul.ie</font></a>;
<a href="mailto:abhatt@usf.edu"><font color="#0000ff">abhatt@usf.edu</font></a> </span>
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