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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for papers: 24th IBIMA Conference <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IBIMA conference proceedings are indexed</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by ISI-Thomson Reuters Index, Scopus -Elsevier and Ranked by the prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 24th IBIMA Conference – Milan, Italy 6-7 November 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Multiple themes under: Crafting Global Competitive Economies: 2020 Vision Strategic Planning & Smart Implementation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Website: <a href="http://www.ibima.org">http://www.ibima.org</a> (OR just type IBIMA is any search engine) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission deadline: 5 Sept, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Major Tracks : Session en Français<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>High quality papers will be fast tracked to one of IBIMA Publishing 40+ journals (conditions apply). <a href="http://www.ibimapublishing.com">http://www.ibimapublishing.com</a> IBIMA Publishing, publisher of open access journals to promote widest possible distribution of research work worldwide. All journals are now indexed by EBSCO, Cabell's Directory, ProQuest, and each article will receive DOI to ensure lifetime preservation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IMPORTANT: Four types of Conference submissions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1- Full Research papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2- Short papers or abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3- Organized sessions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4- Virtual presentation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conference proceedings will be published as an e-book on a USB with an ISBN (978-0-9860419-3-8).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit the general conference website for complete details: <a href="http://www.ibima.org">http://www.ibima.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We look forward to meeting you in Milan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Khalid S. Soliman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>24th IBIMA Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Khalid S. Soliman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>International Business Information Management Association, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ibima.org">http://www.ibima.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ksoliman.com">http://www.ksoliman.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>