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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Dear all, Happy new year for 2013!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">This is your last chance to nominate or let me know people who would be appropriate for this role. Thank you in advance for your efforts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Cordially</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">--kalle lyytinen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VP of Publications</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><h1>Call for Nominations</h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Editor-in-Chief of <i>JAIS</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Deadline for Nominations: January 1, 2013</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The term of Shirley Gregor as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the <i>Journal of the Association for Information Systems</i> (<i>JAIS</i>) expires August 3<span style="color:#1f497d">1</span>, 2013. JAIS is the flagship research journal of the AIS and publishes the highest quality scholarship in the field of information systems. Its latest impact factors were 1.667 (2 year) and 2.654 (5 year). JAIS is inclusive in scope and covers all aspects of Information Systems and Information Technology. The Journal publishes rigorously developed and forward-looking conceptual and empirical contributions. The Journal encourages multidisciplinary and nontraditional approaches.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">According to the By-Laws of AIS, a committee has been appointed to conduct a search for a new EIC. The nominating committee is: Joey George, David Avison, Ron Weber, Shirley Gregor, Matti Rossi and Kalle Lyytinen. A single nominee will be proposed by this committee to the AIS Council at their March 2013 meeting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">All AIS members are invited to nominate candidate(s). Qualifications for the EIC position include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">Demonstrated record of research in the field.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">
Previous editorial experience at the senior editor level in a top-level journal.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">Support for the diversity of topics in the IS field.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">
Dedication and enthusiasm for <i>JAIS</i> in shaping it as a top-level scholarly outlet for bold research in the IS field.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">Vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic age.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">Ability to effectively and efficiently manage the editorial process and electronic journal publishing and marketing.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">
Commitment to the EIC workload.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;text-autospace:none">Support from the candidate’s institution.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">
Please submit nominations with a brief statement of the candidate’s qualifications to the committee chair by no later than January 1, 2013. Full résumés will be requested in a second round from a shortlist of candidates. All information may be sent by e-mail to AIS VP of Publications Kalle Lyytinen at: <a href="mailto:kalle@case.edu">kalle@case.edu</a>. Further information about the journal can be obtained on the journal’s home page: <a href="http://jais.isworld.org">http://jais.isworld.org</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kalle Lyytinen [<u><span style="color:blue"> mailto: <a href="mailto:kalle@po.cwru.edu">kalle@po.cwru.edu</a></span></u>]<br>Iris S. Wolstein Chair; Director of Academic Affairs</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doctor of Management Programs: <a href="http://weatherhead.case.edu/degrees/doctor-management/">http://weatherhead.case.edu/degrees/doctor-management/</a><br>The Weatherhead School of Management<br>Case Western Reserve University<br>
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7235<br>Tel: +1-216-368 5353, fax: +1-216-368 4776, Mobile: +1-216-543 6667<br>Home page <u><span style="color:blue">URL:</span></u> <a href="http://home.cwru.edu/~kjl13/">http://home.cwru.edu/~kjl13/</a><u><span style="color:blue"> <br>
Research Projects: Digitalization of routines: <a href="http://www.orgdna.net/the-research-project/">http://www.orgdna.net/the-research-project/</a></span></u>; </p><p class="MsoNormal">Requirements: <a href="http://weatherhead.case.edu/requirements">http://weatherhead.case.edu/requirements</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Publications: <i>scholar.<b>google</b>.com/citations?user=yX-R0QwAAAAJ&hl=en</i></p></div></body></html>