[AISWorld] CfP for IPID ICT4D Symposium 2012, Kristiansand, Norway (5th Sept - 6th Sept. 2012)

[M. Sirajul Islam]

CfP for IPID ICT4D Symposium 2012 
5th September - 6th September, 2012

University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway

The 7th Annual Symposium of the International Network for Postgraduate 
Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) will be held 5-6 September, 2012 at University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway. IPID is a network of postgraduate students doing research in 
ICT4D and operates through inter alia support to doctoral and master 
students and increased visibility at international conferences. The 
network is administered by the School of Business (Informatics) at the Örebro University and funded by the SPIDER/SIDA.  

Like previous years, the 2012 symposium will provide postgraduate 
researchers with the opportunity to present their work to a diverse 
audience and gain valuable experience. It is also an opportunity for 
young scientists to network and engage with international ICT4D scholars
 . The symposium will consist of two parts - paper presentations and 
interactive panels focusing on both professional and academic related 
questions (e.g. getting published, working in the field of ICT4D, 
ethical and moral issues in ICT4D research and 
implications/possibilities of ICT for Development). The aim is to have 
creative and friendly days where we can discuss and help each other.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

•    Bridging the digital divide
•    Applications of ICT for development
•    Mobile technology for development 
•    ICTs role in development practice
•    Theoretical frameworks
•    Methodological applications in ICTD research
•    Gender issues and ICT4D
•    Evaluation of ICT4D projects and research  
•    Sustainability and scalability of ICT4D projects 

Paper submission

We ask for short papers and are interested in both practical and 
theoretical papers, completed as well as research in progress. Papers 
should be submitted in Word format and not exceed 3500 words. All papers
 will be reviewed by the organizing committee for quality and relevance.
 Please send your papers to M. Sirajul Islam (sirajul.islam at oru.se). So as to maximise the number of post-graduate papers at the conference, actual presentations will be restricted to 15 minutes.

All accepted papers will be published on the IPID website (http://www.ipid.se or http://www.electronicgovernment.se/ipid/). 

Best paper awards

Up to three papers will be selected as the best papers of the symposium.
 Initial screening will be done by the organizing committee and then a 
panel of senior researchers within the field will select the best of the
 short-listed papers. 

Panel suggestions

If you would like to convene a panel discussion, please send an email to M. Sirajul Islam (sirajul.islam at oru.se) stating the title of the panel, a short description and suggested panel members.

Keynote speakers 

To be announced 

Important dates

Deadline for paper submission : 2012-06-15
Notification of acceptance       : 2012-07-20
Early-bird registration ends      : 2012-08-15
Registration ends                   : 2012-08-30
Symposium                           : 5-6 September 2012 

Registration: 

To be announced 

Travel grants 

A limited number of travel grants will be awarded to the participants 
with accepted papers. Application details will be announced later. 

Further enquiries

If you have any questions about this symposium, please contact any of the organizers below:

Organizing committee 

- M. Sirajul Islam, IPID Coordinator (sirajul.islam at oru.se)
- Annika Andersson, Örebro University  (annika.andersson at oru.se) 
- Mathias Hatakka, Örebro University (mathias.hatakka at oru.se)

- Dr. Devinder Thapa,  Research Fellow, Dept. of Information Systems, University of Agder, Norway (devinder.thapa at uia.no) 
                      
Symposium Chair:

Åke Grönlund, Professor, Informatics,  Örebro University, School of Business, Sweden
 



M. Sirajul Islam, PhD
Coordinator

The International Network for Post Graduate Students in the Area of ICT4D (IPID)
& 
Universitetslektor
Örebro University
Swedish Business School (Informatics)
Room No. L2121, Fakultetsgatan 1
Örebro 70182, Sweden
Mobile: +46-739-961-071
Email : sirajul.islam at oru.se
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