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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The 201<span style='color:#1F497D'>3</span> International Conference on Telecommunication Systems Management (ICTSM201<span style='color:#1F497D'>3</span>)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Prague, Czech Republic, May 16-18, 201<span style='color:#1F497D'>3</span></span><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.atsma.org/Conferences/ICTSM2013/index.html"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>http://www.atsma.org/Conferences/ICTSM2013/index.html</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><a href="http://atsma.org/NAEC2006/"><b><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><br></span></b></a> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> <br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 2013 International Conference on Telecommunication Systems Management (ICTSM201<span style='color:#1F497D'>3</span>), brings together academic and industrial researchers from various fields to discuss developments and challenges of networking and telecommunication systems management. The conference will combine technical presentations grouped in research sessions, with industry and research plenary speakers, as well as industry-lead panels. <br> <br>Papers submitted for presentation at the conference will be refereed and selected based on the full paper (15 to 35 pages) or an extended abstract (2 to 4 pages). The papers or abstracts have to be submitted through E-mail, by <span style='color:#1F497D'>Febru</span>ary 15, 201<span style='color:#1F497D'>3</span> to Professor </span><a href="mailto:gavishb2000@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bezalel Gavish</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. All papers selected for presentation will be published in the conference proceedings, the proceedings will be indexed at Thomson/Reuters Web of Science database*.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Special issues:</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Expended full paper contributions will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Networking and Electronic Commerce Journal and the Telecommunication Systems Journal. To be considered for the special issue a full paper has to be submitted between May 20 and June 30 to Bezalel Gavish, a paper has to be 26 to 45 pages in length (excluding authors’ biographies), using a 12pt font using 1.5 line spacing. Only papers submitted by authors who registered and paid for the conference will be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Further information and instructions are posted on the conference web site </span><a href="http://www.atsma.org/Conferences/ICTSM2013/index.html"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://www.atsma.org/Conferences/ICTSM2013/index.html</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paper or extended abstract e-mailing address:</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>Professor </span></b><a href="http://tecom.cox.smu.edu/gavishb/vita.html"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bezalel Gavish</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span></b><a href="file:///\\gavishb2000@yahoo.com\"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gavishb2000@yahoo.com</span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Tel: (214) 750-8474 .</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>*-</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pending Approval<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Professor Bezalel Gavish</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Eugene J. and Ruth F. Constantin Distinguished Chair in Business<br>Editor-in-Chief Electronic Commerce Research Journal<br>Editor-in-Chief Telecommunication Systems Journal<br>ITOM Dept.<br>Southern Methodist University<br>POB 750333<br>Dallas, TX 75275-0333<br>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:gavishb2000@yahoo.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>gavishb2000@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: (214) 750-8474 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>