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The IS Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) would like to invite submissions to their 2013 Annual conference, to be held in Calgary, Alberta. <BR>
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We especially invite those submissions from the international community, and invite you to participate in our annual meeting and share your research with our group. The IS Division is a growing and active group within ASAC, and would enjoy broad participation from our international colleagues.<BR>
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Scott Paquette, Academic Reviewer<BR>
Anne Chartier, Program Chair<BR>
Nicole Haggerty, Division Chair<BR>
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The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada invites you to submit a paper or symposium proposal</SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B>for its 41st annual conference<BR>
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Calgary, AB, CANADA<BR>
June 8-11, 2013<BR>
~ Redefining Management Education ~
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ASAC 2013 is going to be hosted in Calgary, AB, Canada, by Mount Royal University. The conference theme, Redefining Management Education, is offered as the underpinning of the deliberations. It intends to promote a healthy discussion of how business programs may contribute to the formation of skilled and socially conscious future managers.<BR>
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Calgary is the heart of the new West in Canada. It is a cosmopolitan city, characterized by its entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude. June in Calgary will offer you a vibrant cultural city and will also open the doors to the majestic Canadian Rockies, one and a half hour drive from downtown Calgary.<BR>
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The conference will happen in the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel, in downtown Calgary, in its world-class conference facilities. Accessing Calgary is very convenient through the numerous direct flights from all major Canadian and American cities, and large European hubs: London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><B>Paper Submission<BR>
</B></FONT>Original papers, written in English or French, should be submitted electronically to the appropriate ASAC division in Microsoft Word. All contributions will be peer reviewed, and all accepted papers will have an abridged version included in the Proceedings.<BR>
Submissions should follow these guidelines:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">A full paper with a 30 page limit, including all (title page, tables and figures, references, etc)<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">APA style for formatting and referencing is MANDATORY <a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/library/files/citation/apa.pdf">http://www.mtroyal.ca/library/files/citation/apa.pdf</a></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Symbol"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>· </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Best paper awards will be granted only to papers that are included in the proceedings. Authors will have the option of sending a five-page abridged version for publication, instead of the full paper.<BR>
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All papers must be submitted via the conference webpage www.asac.ca no later than <FONT COLOR="#0070C0">February 15, 2013</FONT>. Late submissions or submissions made directly to divisional executive members will not be accepted.<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><B>Case Track<BR>
</B></FONT>Authors of empirical cases, non fictional cases with clear decision focus, relevant for undergraduate or graduate programs are invited to submit their case, and accompanying teaching note, via the conference webpage www.asac.ca</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">no later than <FONT COLOR="#0070C0">February 15, 2013.</FONT> The same requirements and blind review procedures apply as for submissions to the regular research track. Awards, recognizing the best cases submitted, will be presented at the Conference.<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><B>Symposia and Workshops<BR>
</B></FONT>Members interested in organizing a symposium or workshop should prepare a detailed description of its overall purpose and the specific role of each participant and submit it via the conference webpage www.asac.ca</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">no later than <FONT COLOR="#0070C0">February 15, 2013.</FONT> The same quality requirements and blind review procedures apply as for paper submissions. Symposium proposals can be jointly submitted to up to three divisions. However, the names of all the divisions must be noted in the symposium proposal. This permits the divisional officers to co-ordinate their program development efforts if a symposium proposal is accepted. <BR>
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