[AISWorld] Call for Papers - Climate Change and ICT Conference, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.

[Adekunle Okunoye]

Climate Change and ICT Conference
Date: 19th – 20th November, 2012
Venue: University Auditorium, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
The Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria in collaboration with Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA and International Centre for IT and Development, Southern University, Baton Rouge, USA will host a two-day conference on ICTs and Climate change.
Conference Overview
Climate change and its associated problems such as rising temperature and seal level, flooding, among others have become global issues, attracting the attention of researchers and policy makers alike. Efforts directed at finding ways of mitigating the effects of global climate change have been extended to virtually every aspect of human endeavours, probing how these activities can be leveraged to halt or at least slow down the rate of change. However, the relationship between the new information and communications technologies (ICTs) and climate change remains blurred. Experts differ in their views and opinions as to the possible influence of climate change on the entire ICT infrastructure as well as the contribution(s) of these new technologies to climate change mitigation efforts.
With the proliferation of ICTs and their pervasive adoption and use especially in developing countries, it is important to understand the direction of nexus between climate change and the new technologies. It is this identified lacuna in knowledge that this conference seeks to fill by aggregating views, opinions and systematic investigations from experts and concerned individuals on the possible interactions between climate change and ICTs.
Submissions
Abstract on any of the conference sub-themes should be provided as an MS Word document. The document should contain the presentation title, name of authors (with presenting author underlined), affiliations (including postal addresses and email addresses) and the abstract text. The text should not exceed 200 words (excluding title, names and addresses).  Note that the abstract should not contain any figure or table.  Deadline for abstract submission is September 31 2012. Submission of full paper closes by October 15th. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed and published as reviewed conference proceedings.
Send your complete paper or abstract to okunoye at gmail.com.  For further Information on the conference, please contact Prof. Adekunle Okunoye, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH, USA. okunoye at xavier.edu or +1513 745 3052 or Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, Provost, College of Management and Social Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. ologunorisatemi at yahoo.com  or conference coordinator Kayode Samuel, Department of Geography, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria, or kayode.samuel at uniosun.edu.ng
Sub Themes
Climate change and economies of production and distribution in digital age
Electronic wastes generation and disposal and climate change
ICT access and use and climate change
Climate change and ICT: the human and technological dimensions
ICT and hydro-climatic disaster management
Climate change and the new technologies
Climate change and ICT infrastructure
Knowledge and information sharing for climate change mitigation
 
Registration
Registration of prospective participant for the conference starts by June 15, 2012. Registration fee for each participant is NGN15, 000 for participants within Nigeria, while foreign participants are required to pay USD 100. These fees apply to prospective participants who register on or before September 31st. Participants who register after this date up to the morning of 19th September 2012 shall pay NGN20, 000 and USD130 respectively for local and foreign participants as registration fees. The registration fee shall cover conference materials and tea breaks.
Accommodation
Participants are to be responsible for their accommodation. Affordable accommodation in three- and four- star hotels are available in Osogbo within reasonable distance from the conference venue. Accommodation charges per night vary and range between NGN4, 000 and NGN20, 000 (about USD25 and USD130).  However, participants that require assistance in booking hotel accommodation may contact the organizers.
Conference website: www.uniosun.edu.ng/climate_change&ict.html
 
  		 	   		  
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