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<strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Global</strong> Outsourcing<br />
26 Berkley Blvd, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 (U.S.A.)<br />
MESSAGE FROM THE WORLD CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON<br />
4. World renowned MIS Scholar and Clemson University’s (USA) William S. Lee<br />
Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor (endowed by Duke Energy) Dr. Varun Grover will be the<br />
keynote speaker on Thursday, June 27. Dr. Grover has published over 200 articles in<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation Systems refereed journals. Ten recent articles have ranked him 1st, 2nd, or<br />
3rd in research productivity (among over 4000) researchers in the world in the top six<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation Systems journals in the past decade.<br />
As the chairperson or the conference, I’m pleased to report that the <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Global</strong><br />
Outsourcing (CGO) continues to bring the diverse stakeholders <strong>of</strong> global sourcing together <strong>for</strong><br />
“knowledge sharing” and “networking,” so that the mission <strong>of</strong> global competitiveness is<br />
promoted. CGO is now ten years old, and is doing well in terms <strong>of</strong> fulfilling its mission. Funds<br />
are always necessary to run any organization. In this context, CGO is thankful to the primary<br />
sponsor <strong>of</strong> this conference -- St. Mary’s University <strong>of</strong> San Antonio, TX (USA). I would also to<br />
thank SolBridge International School <strong>of</strong> Business <strong>for</strong> providing the state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art facilities <strong>for</strong><br />
holding the conference and <strong>for</strong> also providing transportation facilities to the delegates. CGO is<br />
also thankful to Financetech Mexico Delivery <strong>for</strong> support in maintaining the conference website.<br />
Year after year, participants in the conferences, have appreciated: good programs mixing<br />
practitioners and researchers in different sessions; having CIO/CEO roundtables to get an<br />
insight into what is on the minds <strong>of</strong> CEOs and CIOs in regard to onshore and <strong>of</strong>fshore<br />
outsourcing; participating in thought provoking paper presentations and panel sessions; learning<br />
from state <strong>of</strong> the art and visionary speeches from well known keynote speakers; enjoying<br />
educational and fun filled competitive Quiz Bowls; and last but not the least – relishing our<br />
selection <strong>of</strong> healthy food.<br />
The organizing committee, comprising <strong>of</strong> Academic Program Chairperson Dr. Prasad<br />
Padmanabhan, Industry Program Chairperson Mr. Gustavo Pares, and Local Arrangements<br />
Chairperson Dr. Chia-Hsing Huang have put in countless hours <strong>of</strong> ef<strong>for</strong>t in planning and<br />
organizing this conference. My heartfelt gratitude is to them. I would like to thank Ms. Niloufer<br />
Denise Pinto who worked meticulously towards editing and producing the final versions <strong>of</strong><br />
conference papers <strong>for</strong> inclusion in the proceedings. A critical component <strong>of</strong> a conference’s<br />
success is the active and thought-provoking participation <strong>of</strong> its delegates in various sessions.<br />
Please attend all sessions starting from 8 AM on Thursday, June 28 to 5:00 PM on Friday,<br />
June 29. Please enjoy the conference to the fullest extent. I look <strong>for</strong>ward to your participation<br />
in next year’s conference in New Jersey (USA). Please remain tuned.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Shailendra Palvia, Ph.D., World Conference Chairperson<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Long Island University, CW Post Campus<br />
Tenth Annual International Daejeon, South Korea P a g e | 3<br />
Smart Sourcing Conference June 28-29, 2012