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International Conference<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>

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Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The already massive
amount of data continues to grow and the need for appropriate IT skills,
technologies, applications, and practices becomes imperative for producing<span>  </span>analyses that help businesses make better
decisions.<span>   </span>With this in mind, the theme
for the <span class="">IACIS</span> 2014 International Conference is<span>  
</span>“Analytics - Sustaining Effective Decision Making”.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The <b><span class="">IACIS</span> 2014 International Conference</b> provides a sho<i>w</i>case for the latest research in
practice and pedagogical topics that focus on how information systems are used
to support organizations or enhance the educational process.<span>  </span>You are invited to share your research on the
conference theme or <i>other</i> relevant IS
and IT research with the educators and professionals attending the <span class="">IACIS</span> 2014
International Conference.<span>  </span>Papers
covering related academic and technical issues are also encouraged. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All submissions MUST be submitted
online by <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><font size="6">May 11, 2014</font></span>.<span>  </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">See submission requirements and suggested topics at <span style="color:rgb(79,129,189)"><a href="http://www.iacis.org/conference/conference.php" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="">iacis</span>.org/conference/conference.php</a><b>.</b></span><span>   </span></span></p>




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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(79,129,189)">What to Submit </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>




<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Full pedagogy/research papers (including work in progress)</span></p>




<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Abstracts </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Panel presentation proposals </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All submissions are double-blind
refereed. All high-marked full papers accepted in the review process will be
fast tracked for publication in Volume 15 of <i>Issues in Information Systems</i>, a publication of <span class="">IACIS</span>.  <i>Issues in Information Systems</i> is a
refereed, serial publication<a name="144ad6bc5bbbe660_143631b48940f9db__GoBack"></a> that is registered with the
U.S. Library of Congress and listed in the Cabell's Directory of Publishing
Opportunities in Management.  All other accepted submissions will be published
in the Conference Proceedings.<span>  </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Submit at: <a href="http://www.iacis.org/conference/conference.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://iacis.org/conference/openconf/openconf.php</span></a></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(79,129,189)">Contact Information</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>




<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dr. Alex Koohang</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span class="">IACIS</span> Vice President and 2014
Program Chair<br>
Peyton Anderson Eminent Scholar & Endowed Chair in IT</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Professor of IT</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dean, School of Information
Technology</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Middle Georgia State College, Macon,
Georgia, USA</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Email: IACIS_Conference@<span class="">IACIS</span>.org</span></p>
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