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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Greetings from the AMCIS 2013 Program Chairs!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>AMCIS 2013 is rapidly approaching, and we would like to share with you some highlights from the AMCIS 2013 Program. Find these events and others in the itinerary planner (<a href="http://eventmobi.com/AMCIS2013/#%21/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://eventmobi.com/AMCIS2013/#!/</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>In our last message, we shared information the new AMCIS format of roundtables for research-in-progress papers as well as some special sessions. Today, we would like to tell you about some of the other more unique and special sessions at AMCIS 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Unique and Special Sessions</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> -</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Going Global</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> - Moderator Ephraim McLean will discuss with panelists Lynne Marcus, Kate Kaiser, Claudia Loebbecke, and Dennis Galletta about how business schools and information systems faculty can become more "global.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Using Evidence-based Practices to Increase Female Enrollment in Technical Fields</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> – Have you noticed flat or decreasing enrollment of women in your majors and classes? If so, this is a national trend. Jane Krauss of the National Center for Women and Information Technology along with Lakshmi Iyer, Traci Carte, and Keng Siau will discuss how you can reverse this trend in your programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:3.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:3.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>-</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Industry Panels</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime – </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Join executives from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, Cisco Systems, UnitedHealthcare, and United to discover their viewpoints about today’s hyperconnected world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> -</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Addressing the IT/IS Talent Gap in Workforce</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'> – In the classroom, we prepare our students for the IT workforce. This panel will discuss how prepared IT talent is in industry with executives from Littlefuse, Inc., Illinois Technology Foundation, Joy Global, and the Sloan Valve Corporation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> -</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Biggest Challenges Facing Today's CIOs </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>– What are the major issues facing today’s CIOs in the hyperconnected world in which we live? Executives from Accenture, IBM, Motorola Solutions, and Emmanuel Consulting will share their thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Stay tuned for more information (look for another message from the AMCIS 2013 Program Chairs next Monday) about AMCIS 2013 panel sessions and general sessions. If you haven’t made your travel plans yet for Chicago, we hope you will join us for a rewarding and informative AMCIS 2013 experience!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>See you in Chicago,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>JP Shim, Yujong Hwang, Stacie Petter<br>AMCIS 2013 Program Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>