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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>==================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>10<sup>th<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></sup>European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#953735'>(</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Bauhaus 93";color:#E36C0A'>EMCIS2013</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#953735'>)</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:teal'> </span></b></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:teal'><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Windsor, United Kingdom, 17 – 18 October, 2013</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="https://cas.brunel.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=mp8VR1XfT0aR5Ej3WY0GaAA737oBKNBI2FfNtvgRBH37LoXcLQTfMxDCv3WU0p90fN8FtsqkZME.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.emcis.org" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "cas.brunel.ac.uk" claiming to be</b></font> <b><span lang=EN-US>www.emcis.org</span></b></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'>‘Transforming Societies: Managing the Change!’</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>==================================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Keynote Speakers:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><br><b>Prof. Zahir Irani,</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Mustafa Özbilgin,</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS2013)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Annual Conference & Doctoral Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Conference</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>: Oct, 17-18, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>PhD Consortium:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Oct 18, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Venue:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Beaumont Estate, Windsor, Berkshire, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="https://cas.brunel.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=mp8VR1XfT0aR5Ej3WY0GaAA737oBKNBI2FfNtvgRBH37LoXcLQTfMxDCv3WU0p90fN8FtsqkZME.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.emcis.org" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "cas.brunel.ac.uk" claiming to be</b></font> www.emcis.org</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Theme: ‘Transforming Societies: Managing the Change!’</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Celebrating its 10<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>anniversary EMCIS committee and members are happy to invite you to attend its annual conference this year in Windsor, UK. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>The European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) a grade (B) conference, is one of the premier conferences in Europe and Middle Eastern region covering technical, organisational, business and social issues in the application of Information Technology. EMCIS 2013 will host several themes across parallel tracks covering a diverse breadth of current issues. Accepted papers will be published in the online conference proceedings with an ISBN number available through the EMCIS conference website ensuring knowledge sharing across the wider research community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>The EMCIS conference committee takes this opportunity to extend an invitation to academics and practitioners in the field of IS and Business Management to submit your paper for its 10<sup>th</sup>anniversary conference held in Windsor, UK. The emphasis of the conference as usual is on high quality, theoretical and/or applied research relating IS to the different disciplines of social, corporate and academic services in the global economy, highlighting the importance of change management in these fast transforming societies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=xstyle231><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Conference Tracks:</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> 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style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy (TG:PPP)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-24.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Communication:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="https://cas.brunel.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=mp8VR1XfT0aR5Ej3WY0GaAA737oBKNBI2FfNtvgRBH37LoXcLQTfMxDCv3WU0p90fN8FtsqkZME.&URL=mailto%3ainfo%40emcis.org" title="blocked::mailto:info@emcis.org"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "cas.brunel.ac.uk" claiming to be</b></font> <span style='color:windowtext'>info@emcis.org</span></a><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Conference Founding Chair:<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Zahir Irani, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Conference Chairs:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Ahmad Ghoneim, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Sarmad AlShawi, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Program Chairs:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Maged Ali, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Associate Prof. Vicenzo Morabito, Bocconi University, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Gianluigi Viscusi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Publications Chair:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Conference Executive Committee:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Wafi Al-Karaghouli, Brunel University, UK - (Public Relations Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Muhammad Kamal, Brunel University, UK - (Website Coordinator)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. David Fuschi, Brunel University, UK - (Organiser)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Andreea Molnar, Brunel University, UK - (Organiser)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Doctoral Consortium:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Maged Ali, Brunel University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>International Committee:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Peter Love, Curtin University, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Janice Sipior, Villanova University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Ashok Ranchhod, University of Southampton, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Kamel Ghorab, Alhosn University, UAE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Inas Ezz, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences - SAMS, Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Prof. Nitham Hindi, Qatar University, Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assoc. Prof. Vicenzo Morabito, Bocconi University, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assoc. Prof. Marinos Themistocleous, University of Piraeus, Greece<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assoc. Prof. Paulo Rupino da Cunha, University of Coimbra, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assist. Prof. Fletcher Glancy, Miami University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assist. Prof. Manar Abu Talib, Zayed University, UAE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Sofiane Tebboune, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Ahmed Mouradi, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. May Seitanidi, University of Kent, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Sevgi Özkan, Middle East Technical University, Turkey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dr. Karim Al-Yafi, Qatar University, Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Muhammad Kamal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>-----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dr Muhammad Mustafa Kamal (PhD, MSc, MCS, OCP 'DBA', BBA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Research Fellow, Brunel Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>BBS Coordinator for Ahlia University PhD without Residence (PwR) Programme<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: +44 (01895) 267728 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>| <span style='color:#404040'>Fax: +44 (01895) 269775<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Email: <a href="mailto:Muhammad.Kamal@brunel.ac.uk"><span style='color:#404040'>Muhammad.Kamal@brunel.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Webpage: <a href="http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/bbs/bbsstaff/bm_staff/muhammadkamal"><span style='color:#404040'>http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/bbs/bbsstaff/bm_staff/muhammadkamal</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Editorial Assistant: Journal of Enterprise Information Management <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Editorial Advisory Board Member: International Journal of Electronic Government Research <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Editorial Advisory Board Member: Journal of Transforming Government: People, Process & Policy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>