<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">Dear Colleagues: </span></span></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">We are pleased to announce the official launching of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">The African Society for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">ICTs. This took place during the recent African Conference on Information <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">Systems (ICT for Africa 2010-- <a href="http://www.ictforafrica.org">www.ictforafrica.org</a>) in Yaounde, Cameroon, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">March 25-28, 2010. Workshops of this conference were supported by the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">National Science Foundation and other private donors.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">You are invited to visit the website of this very fast growing association:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 80, 1); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.226562); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.226562);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); "><a href="http://asictonline.org/">http://asictonline.org/</a></span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">This society brings together information systems and IT scholars from all<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 80, 1); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.226562); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.226562);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">over the world to share research and teaching resources. Please note that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">membership is not only limited to Africans; it is open to all willing to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">encourage or contribute to research on IS with a focus on Africa.</span></span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">Please visit the website and consider becoming a member.</span><br><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">Regards,</span><br><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">vic</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>**********************************************************</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Victor Wacham A. Mbarika, Ph.D.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.mbarika.com">www.mbarika.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Executive Director, The International Center for Information</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Technology and Development (ICITD)... <<a href="http://www.icitd.com/">http://www.icitd.com/</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.icitd.com">www.icitd.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Editor-in-Chief, The African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS)...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="http://www.ajisonline.com/">http://www.ajisonline.com/</a>> <a href="http://www.ajisonline.com"><a href="http://www.ajisonline.com">www.ajisonline.com</a></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Southern University, TT Allain #321, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phone: +1 225 715 4621 or +1 225 572 1042; Fax: +1 225 208 1046</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Email: <<a href="mailto:victor@mbarika.com">mailto:victor@mbarika.com</a>> <a href="mailto:victor@mbarika.com"><a href="mailto:victor@mbarika.com">victor@mbarika.com</a></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>**********************************************************</span></blockquote></div></blockquote></span></body></html>