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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Deadline Extension - Due to numerous requests the deadline for submissions has been extended until March 9, 2014</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">PACIS 2014</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> will be held in Chengdu, China from June 24-28, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Chengdu has a large number of famous scenic spots which have attracted millions of tourists from all over China and the world each year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The famous attractions include Panda Breeding Research Center, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Doujiangyan Irrigation Project, The Thatched Cottage of Du
Fu, Ruins of Jinsha Culture,<span style="color:black"> and</span> Qingcheng Mountain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chengdu.htm">http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chengdu.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Chengdu">http://wikitravel.org/en/Chengdu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/Travel-to-Chengdu">http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/Travel-to-Chengdu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">We are inviting IS scholars to submit papers to PACIS 2014. Please see
<a href="http://pacis2014.org/initial.php"><span style="color:black">http://pacis2014.org/initial.php</span></a> for submission instructions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The list of PACIS tracks is available at
<a href="http://pacis2014.org/tracks.php"><span style="color:black">http://pacis2014.org/tracks.php</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Important dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submission deadline:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">9</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> March 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Acceptance notification: 20 April 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Journal publication
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">opportunities for best papers (after revision and extension):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS)<br>
Information and Management (I&M)<br>
Journal of the Associations for Information Systems (JAIS)<br>
Journal of Database Management (JDM)<br>
Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (JOCEC)<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC)<br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="http://aisel.aisnet.org/pajais" title="Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Pacific
Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems</span></a> (PAJAIS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">China Journal for Information Systems (CJIS,
</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">信息系</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:black">统学报</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">)<br>
Journal of Information Resources Management (</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">信息</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:MingLiU;color:black">资源管理学报</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Keng SIAU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">PACIS 2014 Program Co-Chair</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#A6A6A6">=====================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Professor Keng Siau, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Chair, Business & Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Missouri University of Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">101 Fulton Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Rolla, MO 65409, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Phone: 573-341-4528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Fax: 573-341-4812<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:siauk@mst.edu">siauk@mst.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Website:
<a href="http://people.mst.edu/faculty/siauk_profile.html">http://people.mst.edu/faculty/siauk_profile.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Vice President of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Association for Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Website:
<a href="http://start.aisnet.org/">http://start.aisnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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