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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div id=OWAFontStyleDivID><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Dear E-Government Researchers:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Public Administration and Information Technology (PAIT), the book series, is now accepting <b>proposals for editors or authors of books</b> in the series. If you are interested in submitting a book proposal, for either an authored or edited book, please do so by <b><u>July 1, 2014</u></b>. The proposal development form can be found at </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.springer.com/series/10796"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.springer.com/series/10796</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> (go to the "Additional Information" tab). Notifications of the acceptance of book proposals will be given by <b>August 1, 2014</b>. I will also be at the Digital Government Society Conference this June in Aguascalientes, Mexico. I will be pleased to discuss possible topics for books, so let me know if you are interested in meeting.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Some possible topics (but not limited to) of particular interest are:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Transformation Government and IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Performance Management/Measurement, IT, and Government</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Nonprofit Fundraising and the Internet</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Civic Engagement and the Internet</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Social Media, Campaigns, and Elections</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Semantic Web Technologies for Government</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Homeland Security, Emergency Management, and IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Emerging Technologies in Public Administration</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Environmental Policy/Management and IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Administrative Law and IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>· Public Budgeting and Finance and IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>The book series has a strong emphasis on manuscripts that have significant international content. Therefore, any books proposed must have an international dimension to them, rather than focusing on a specific country.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Details on the book series can be found at the website (</span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.springer.com/series/10796"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.springer.com/series/10796</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>). The current books published (or forthcoming) in the series are shown at </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.springer.com/series/10796?detailsPage=titles"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.springer.com/series/10796?detailsPage=titles</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Warm regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Christopher G. Reddick, Ph.D.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Professor and Department Chair</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Department of Public Administration</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>The University of Texas at San Antonio</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>San Antonio, Texas 78207-4415</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>USA</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:chris.reddick@utsa.edu">chris.reddick@utsa.edu</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>