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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">This is a reminder that
<b>December 15, 2018 is the deadline</b> for submitting nominations for the <b>Industry Studies Association (ISA) 2018 Annual Dissertation Award</b> competition.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The goal of the award is to recognize and reward outstanding doctoral research in the area of industry studies. The award is accompanied
by a $500 honorarium for first prize and a $250 honorarium for second prize. The award winner will be invited to attend the 2019 Industry Studies Association conference held in Nashville, TN. For more information about the award, please visit: <a href="https://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/wf/click?upn=8Cevf6VcjoH-2FQiPZS5m18Y-2FXK3nNjZA0HmXhrPooNhfrbSCjJ8PBB7kV4I8wBfY4eFVH7aNvknN3EGkZD-2FP7mf9kQdFfKBfZ-2BPy-2FKsbvMQ0-3D_f5yDIhmIrAz-2B62YhXsNfSpQMF-2FKvFMDk8y9H7Az1sBl6rCc9UDUPTngXDJRtED4TwO-2BWg1dCPPgm-2FQUXFhwAL-2F-2BSOA-2Fnt-2BJmsCvA8RolAHvr41oKT9W0k-2BjdLte9hOga4AYv4lRVznUXUPwhswLttjivhxDAL57Hn1WbKGli7V14V6UWBHIKmUgTSi9YDnyoKy27eCS9Z2GjCAOS0HXm0LRyGtP4zp2FYxmdYVvggL4jGBkgfUA9cucaHb8he7ocUqfskLeFMqGn8F5kJdKKsbvCOnKtwpkKYXsKD9pnLFD3W6eKpPP-2F-2Fkym6tVVE-2" title="Dissertation Award"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.industrystudiesconference.org/awards/dissertation-award</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Nominations are due by December 15, 2018, but can be submitted at any time. At the time of the nomination, a nomination letter, an extended
abstract, and a vita will be required. Nominations can be submitted via this link: <a href="https://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/wf/click?upn=8Cevf6VcjoH-2FQiPZS5m18Y-2FXK3nNjZA0HmXhrPooNhfrbSCjJ8PBB7kV4I8wBfY4eFVH7aNvknN3EGkZD-2FP7mdFDEoWlX8L-2Fxm3TOThfpcm9cFLBHmt6-2FgaMfscZ6Imo_f5yDIhmIrAz-2B62YhXsNfSpQMF-2FKvFMDk8y9H7Az1sBl6rCc9UDUPTngXDJRtED4TwO-2BWg1dCPPgm-2FQUXFhwAL-2F-2BSOA-2Fnt-2BJmsCvA8RolAHvr41oKT9W0k-2BjdLte9hOga4AYv4lRVznUXUPwhswLttjivhxDAL57Hn1WbKGli7V14V6UWBHIKmUgTSi9YDnyoZ2R9AQH5OyYsKFjnSXJn6M-2B2BEj-2Bm-2FKLXa8j4KoJsUckcvbOsF7iowqlrrWQYCaCki0D4kEzWFy3sqfW8A8H-2BRNkkOKESQ2dM7a0h6wQv" title="Dissertation Award Nomination Form"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.industrystudiesconference.org/awards/dissertation-award/nominate</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To be eligible for the competition, candidates must have completed a doctoral dissertation in economics, management, engineering, political
science, sociology, or in a related or interdisciplinary field between September 1, 2017, and August 31, 2018. Candidates must have successfully defended their dissertations and received the final approval and all required sign-offs on their dissertation document
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">We hope you consider nominating a promising recent graduate for this award.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Mahka Moeen</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">ECDC Dissertation Award Chair</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">Shardul Phadnis, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">Associate Professor, Director of Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">Director, Center for e-Commerce And Retail Transformation (CART)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">2A, Persiaran Tebar Layar, Bukit Jelutong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">Shah Alam 40150 Selangor, MALAYSIA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0D0D0D">+60.3.7841.4845;
</span><a href="mailto:sphadnis@misi.edu.my"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0563C1">sphadnis@misi.edu.my</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Web: </span>
<a href="http://scale.mit.edu/shardul-phadnis"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0563C1">http://scale.mit.edu/shardul-phadnis</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">
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