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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">GITMA 2015
Call For Papers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Sixteenth
Annual Global Information Technology Management Association</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">GITMA WORLD
CONFERENCE 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">St. Louis,
Missouri, USA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">June 21-23,
2015</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Our 2015 GITMA
conference promises to be the best ever with many exciting additions to our
program including four journal-sponsored tracks, an innovative, immersive
writing workshop, vendor exhibits, and job placement opportunities, in addition
to the many tracks listed below! The location will be the beautiful Hyatt
Regency Hotel in St. Louis with a spectacular view of the Arch.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">New to GITMA? If
you have never been to a GITMA conference, this is the perfect opportunity to
meet fellow researchers in a supportive environment. Past keynote speakers have
included Dr. Paul Pavlou, Dr. Allen Lee, Dr. Carol Saunders, and Dr. Varun
Grover. We invite you to become part of the GITMA family by submitting your
paper, work-in-progress, panel, or workshop today. Simply visit <a href="http://www.gitma.org">www.gitma.org</a>
for the latest details. You can also submit your work directly at:
<a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gitma2015">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gitma2015</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">This
conference provides a unique opportunity to all IT educators, researchers, and
practitioners from all countries to get together to network, develop lasting
relationships, and exchange ideas. The clear strength is the international
participation from educators, researchers, and practitioners from every part of
the world. While submissions are traditionally in the area of Global IT
Management, submissions are not limited to global studies. What makes GITMA
truly global is its people!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">*** Opportunities
for Journal Publication ***</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Papers judged
as high quality by the reviewers will be further considered for publication on
an expedited basis in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management
(JGITM), Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications Research
(JITCAR), Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS), and International
Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Note: Full and
short papers accepted at GITMA 2015 will be submitted for indexing by ISI and
SCOPUS after review and revisions. ISSN# for GITMA is 1557-6574. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Sponsorships
opportunities are detailed at <a href="http://www.gitma.org">www.gitma.org</a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">*** SUBMISSION
DEADLINE ***</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">November 15,
2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Please set
your Word file as follows: A4 or US Letter size with 2.54 cm margins (top,
bottom, right, left); main text should be Times New Roman 12 pt, double spaced.
Proposal length should be as follows: Full Paper (~20-25 pages), Extended
Abstract or Work-in-Progress (~2-4 pages), Panel or Workshop Proposal (~1-2
pages). Papers will be peer-reviewed by a double-blind system. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">*** For
questions, please do not hesitate to contact ***</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Program Chair:
Dr. Tim Jacks, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, <a href="mailto:tjacks@siue.edu">tjacks@siue.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">Conference
Chair: Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, <a href="mailto:lsiyer@uncg.edu">lsiyer@uncg.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">*** TRACK
INFORMATION (see <a href="http://www.gitma.org">www.gitma.org</a> for descriptions) ***</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Journal of
Global IT Management (JGITM) Mini-track, Prashant Palvia, <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Journal of
Information Technology Case and Application Research (JITCAR) Mini-track, Shailendra
Palvia, <a href="mailto:Shaildendra.Palvia@liu.edu">Shaildendra.Palvia@liu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Journal of
Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) Mini-track, Kallol Bagchi, <a href="mailto:kbagchi@utep.edu">kbagchi@utep.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* International
Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) Mini-track, Mahesh
Raisenghani, <a href="mailto:MRaisinghani@mail.twu.edu">MRaisinghani@mail.twu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* IS Enabling
Open Innovation, Pierluigi Rippa, <a href="mailto:pierluigi.rippa@unina.it">pierluigi.rippa@unina.it</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Information
Technology in Asia, Haji Afzaal Seyal, <a href="mailto:afzaal.seyal@ITB.EDU.BN">afzaal.seyal@ITB.EDU.BN</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* IT in
Emerging Economies, Aykut Turan, <a href="mailto:aykut.turan@gmail.com">aykut.turan@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* IT for
Social Benefit in Developing Countries, Choton Basu, <a href="mailto:basuc@uww.edu">basuc@uww.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Cross
Cultural Issues in International IT Deployment, Tim Jacks, <a href="mailto:tjacks@siue.edu">tjacks@siue.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Global
Electronic Commerce, Praveen Pinjani, <a href="mailto:ppinjani@desu.edu">ppinjani@desu.edu</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Global IT
Innovation, Jaideep Ghosh, <a href="mailto:jghosh20770@gmail.com">jghosh20770@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Strategic
Applications of Global Information Systems, Mahesh Raisinghani, <a href="mailto:mraisinghani@twu.edu">mraisinghani@twu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Health
Information Systems IT, Ravi Thambusamy, <a href="mailto:rxthambusamy@ualr.edu">rxthambusamy@ualr.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Leadership
and IT, Kevin Lowe, <a href="mailto:k.lowe@auckland.ac.nz">k.lowe@auckland.ac.nz</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Creating
Value from Social Media, Connie Barber, <a href="mailto:cobarbe@siue.edu">cobarbe@siue.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Enterprise
IT Management, Karen Patten, <a href="mailto:pattenk@sc.edu">pattenk@sc.edu</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* E-governance,
Prabin Kumar Panigrahi, <a href="mailto:prabin@iimidr.ac.in">prabin@iimidr.ac.in</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Mobile IT, Don
Heath, <a href="mailto:drheath2@gmail.com">drheath2@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Diversity
& Inclusion in the IT Workforce, Virginia Kleist, <a href="mailto:virginia.kleist@mail.wvu.edu">virginia.kleist@mail.wvu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Global Big
Data, Rhoda C. Joseph, <a href="mailto:ruj1@psu.edu">ruj1@psu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Writing
Workshop, Choton Basu, <a href="mailto:basuc@uww.edu">basuc@uww.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Doctoral
Consortium, Jo Ellen Moore, <a href="mailto:joemoor@siue.edu">joemoor@siue.edu</a>, Mahesh Raisenghani,
<a href="mailto:MRaisinghani@mail.twu.edu">MRaisinghani@mail.twu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">* Job
Placement, Anil Kumar, <a href="mailto:anil.kumar@cmich.edu">anil.kumar@cmich.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">*** Thank you!
***</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><font size="1">Tim Jacks, Ph.D</font></b><br><font size="1">Assistant Professor<br>Department of Computer Management Information Systems<br>Southern Illinois University Edwardsville</font><div><font size="1"><a href="mailto:tjacks@siue.edu" target="_blank">tjacks@siue.edu</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>