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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Applications are still open until March 13, 2015.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">May I kindly ask you to forward this Call to your PhD students in order to share this opportunity?</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Thank you very much!</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Kind regards</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Jan vom Brocke</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">DESRIST</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2015 – Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technologies:</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Accelerating
Dialogue with Industry through Design Science</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Research</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">May 20, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The DESRIST Doctoral Consortium is designed for doctoral students in all stages of their dissertation projects. It provides a platform where they can</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">present
their design-oriented dissertation projects and receive feedback, guidance, and support. Students will meet peers who also conduct design-</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">oriented doctoral studies as well as experienced scholars
who will provide substantive developmental feedback.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">SENIOR FACULTY PANEL</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Shirley Gregor, Australian National University</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Alan Hevner, University of South Florida</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Jan Marco Leimeister, University of St.Gallen</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Sandeep Purao, Penn State University</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Henk Sol, University of Groningen</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Tuure Tuunanen, University of Jyväskylä</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Jan vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">APPLICATION PROCESS</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">To apply for presentation at the DESRIST Doctoral Consortium, please submit a paper addressing the following points. Your paper should exclusively</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">address
your thesis and related issues:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Research background</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Research problem / research questions</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- DSR methodological approach</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Description of artifact or design theory</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Expected contribution</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Next steps</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Challenges and specific issues that you would like to discuss at the consortium</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Your submission must not exceed 8 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches sheet with 1 inch margin, 12 points Times New Roman font. The materials must be sent via</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">email
to the consortium chairs. All submissions must be in doc/docx or pdf format. The application must be received no later than midnight Central</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">European
Standard Time (CET) on March 13, 2015. Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Originality</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Significance</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Justification and rigor</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Clarity</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">IMPORTANT DATES</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Submission deadline: March 13, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Notification of acceptance: April 13, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Submission of revised proposal: April 30, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Doctoral Consortium: May 20, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Conference: May 21-22, 2015</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">CHAIRS</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Henk Sol, University of Groningen (</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">h.g.sol@rug.nl</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">- Jan vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein (</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">jan.vom.brocke@uni.li</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">FURTHER INFORMATION</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">For further information please visit the conference website: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">www.desrist2015.org</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
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