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<p class="MsoNormal">ATTENTION IS/IT RESEARCH CENTER DIRECTORS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">***Please reply by NOVEMBER 11, 2013***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear IS/IT Center Director: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you may know, an IS/IT Center Directors’ breakfast has been held at ICIS for many years. Professor Ryan Nelson ably coordinated it for many years and deserves our thanks for taking care of hosting this event for several years. I am taking
care of organizing it this year on behalf of our group. We are pleased to invite you to the Annual IS/IT Center Directors’ Breakfast Meeting to be held at this year’s International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS):
<a href="http://icis2013.aisnet.org/">http://icis2013.aisnet.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WHAT: Annual IS/IT Research Directors’ Meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PLACE: ICIS Meeting in Milan, Italy (Exact location to be announced later)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DATE: Monday, December 16, 2013<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LOCATION: Bocconi University, Room TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Breakfast will be provided courtesy of our sponsors. Five sponsors ($300 each) are needed. Two sponsors have already agreed, but we still need three others. Please send me an e-mail by November 11 if you are interested in sponsoring this
year’s breakfast. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please e-mail: <a href="mailto:Ramesh.sharda@okstate.edu">Ramesh.sharda@okstate.edu</a> your intention to attend before
<span style="color:#0070C0">NOVEMBER 11, 2013</span>. If you know of any new centers, please send their contact info to me. If you would like your center contact information to be added to our center list, please send it along even if you do not plan to attend
the breakfast. If you have already sent me an RSVP earlier, no need to resend. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">===========================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MEETING AGENDA:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The primary focus of this year's meeting will be to (1) discuss ideas and initiatives related to "Big Data and Business Analytics" and the role of IS/IT centers, (2) share best practices including research projects, programs, speakers,
and funding opportunities, and (3) discuss other major challenges and opportunities facing research centers today.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">===========================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ramesh Sharda<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Regents Prof. and ConocoPhillips Chair of Mgmt. Sc. & Info Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Director, Institute for Research in Info. Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Director, Executive PhD in Business Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Spears School of Business/Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></p>
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