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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">I hope that this email finds you well.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">I am writing to you as Nominating Committee Chair for the upcoming SIGGIS chair election.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">This is an important step in the evolution of SIGGIS; therefore, I request you to nominate a colleague to take over from Prof. Dan Farkas, who has provided founding
leadership and yeomen service to this SIG.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">To nominate a colleague, please email me (a) name, title, and institutional affiliation, and (b) a bio by
<strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">May 15, 2013</span></strong>. </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">The new chair is tentatively scheduled to take over from Prof. Farkas right after AMCIS 2013.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">Thank you for your attention to this request and for your support of SIGGIS.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">Regards,</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black">Avijit</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Redlands, CA 92373</span></p>
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<a href="http://bulldog2.redlands.edu/fac/avijit_sarkar/" target="_blank">http://bulldog2.redlands.edu/fac/avijit_sarkar/</a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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