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Dear all,

Welcome to the Spring 2016 newsletter! As always, this edition is fully packed with news from our Interest Group, an update of what is currently hot in SAP research and numerous announcements for SAP activities and new book releases.

This time we would like to highlight two innovations that we will trial in Anaheim this year: First, to address the growing needs of our new members, including PhD students and early career scholars new to the SAP community, we are introducing the SAP Doctoral and Early Career Program (see p. 2). This program is a one-day event, taking place on Friday, August 5^th as part of the pre-conference activities. It will include carefully selected PDWs for the targeted skill level, multiple networking possibilities as well as individual coaching through advanced SAP scholars. In addition, we will establish a virtual community on Facebook to connect participants, organizers and mentors before, during and after the event. Make sure to sign-up early – space is limited!

Second, we are creating new opportunities to become a sponsor of the SAP Interest Group (see p. 4). In addition to our Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors, we now offer the possibility to sponsor specific activities, such as our welcome breakfast, dinner or the SAP awards – even a small donation will make a huge difference due to our small budget.

Lastly, please vote in the upcoming elections for our new SAP officers. On p. 5 you can already take a look at who is running for which position. Please contribute to shaping our Interest Group by giving your vote – Polls open on April 15^th!

You will find many more interesting items in this newsletter, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy catching up on our Interest Group!

We hope you enjoy the newsletter. Please be in touch if you have any comments, reactions or new ideas.

Best regards,

Katharina

(SAP IG Membership Secretary)

Dear SAP Members

Please find attached the latest edition of our SAP newsletter, which is again full of exciting news!

The Spring Newsletter is both a reflective and anticipatory one. We reflect on our ambition to move from an Interest Group to a Division as well as on the feedback that we have received from the membership survey. But we also look ahead: The upcoming SAP elections, first insights into the SAP activities at the AOM conference 2018 as well as some particularly promising SAP activities beyond the Academy.

And, we are pleased to have a new section: SAP around the globe. This new section particularly covers SAP activities at locations that might go beyond our attention. In this first edition, we will showcase South Africa's SAP journey (page 23). We hope that different countries and regions will also provide their stories for subsequent editions.

As always, we hope you enjoy this new issue of the newsletter!

Violetta

Violetta Splitter  l  Membership Chair of the Strategizing, Activities & Practices Interest Group l  Academy of Management