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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:11.25pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:11.25pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>This is a <span style='color:red'>Final call</span> for papers for the <u><span style='color:red'>8th European Conference on IS Management and Evaluation </span></u><span style='color:red'>– ECIME 2014 </span></span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>being held at the<b> University of Ghent, Belgium on the 11-12 September 2014.<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:11.25pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>This closing date for Abstract submission is the <b>20th February 2014.</b></span><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>The European Conference on IS Management and Evaluation (ECIME) provides a forum for both researchers and practitioners to come together to develop their understanding of both theory and practice in all aspects of IT/IS management and evaluation. The wide scope of ECIME reflects the increased use of technology to manage information in and between organizations of all types and sizes across the globe. ECIME 2013 will provide opportunities for people working and researching in the field to come together both formally and informally </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>to share their knowledge and expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>For more information please go to: <a href="http://academic-conferences.org/ecime/ecime2014/ecime14-call-papers.htm"><span style='color:blue'>http://academic-conferences.org/ecime/ecime2014/ecime14-call-papers.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>In addition to the main conference topics, the advisory group invite suggestions to the following mini tracks:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• Business Architecture Modelling <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• SMEs and IT/IS evaluation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• IT governance and alignment <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• Business Intelligence Solutions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• The role of ERP/Enterprise Systems for organizational learning and change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0cm'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>• Sustainable development and ICT <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Academic research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'> </span><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Please feel free to circulate this message to any colleagues or contacts you think may be interested.</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Subject to author registration and payment,</span></i><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'> selected papers will also be considered for <span style='color:black'>publication in the <b>Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation</b></span></span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>. </span><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>The Proceedings have an ISSN, ISBN and will be submitted for indexing in the Thompson Web of Science and are listed in the EBSCO database.</span></i></b><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jan Devos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Department ISP</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>Graaf Karel De Goedelaan 5</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE'>BE-8500 KORTRIJK - 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