[AISWorld] Invitation: 3rd Annual SIG for ICT in Global Development Workshop in Saint Louis on December 12

[Edward Stohr]

AIS Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)
http://www.globdev.org
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Dear Colleagues:

Please join us for the 3rd Annual SIG GlobDev Workshop on Sunday, December
12 in St Louis. 

DESCRIPTION
Following our very successful workshops in Paris and Phoenix, the 3nd SIG
GlobDev Annual Workshop will again provide a forum for discussion of
practical experience and research related to the diffusion and use of
information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing regions of
the world. 

WORKSHOP GENERAL CHAIRS
Muhammadou Kah, University of The Gambia;  Edward A. Stohr, Stevens
Institute of Technology

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Ojelanki Ngenyama, Ryerson University
Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska at Omaha

KEYNOTE TALK

"Uhurunet: Delivering high capacity bandwidth to Africa's businesses,
schools, communities, civil society, and governments."

The keynote speaker is Victor Lawrence, Stevens Institute of Technology and
Chairman of Baharicom Holding Co. Ltd. Dr. Lawrence is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of both the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and AT&T Bell Labs. He is is a
proponent of R&D globalization and is championing the effort to bring fiber
optic connectivity to Africa. 

WORKSHOP FEATURES
 
Paper presentations
.	Theory and practice related to the use of ICT in global development
(6 sessions).

Panel Discussions
.	The Global Text Project:  Current Issues (see
http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/) 
.	Curricula in ICT for Development
.	Information Technology for Development Journal: Meet the Editors 

REGISTRATION

Please register for the Workshop through the ICIS web site:
http://icis2010.aisnet.org/. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit our web site at  http://www.globdev.org/ or contact:
Ted Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology: estohr at stevens.edu 

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Edward A. Stohr
Co-Director, Center for Technology Management Research Wesley J. Howe School
of Technology Management Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on
Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-216-8915  Cell: 201-993-5592  Fax: 201-216-5385
e-mail: estohr at stevens.edu
URL: http://howe.stevens.edu/Faculty/EdwardStohr.html