[AISWorld] Registration OPEN and Doctoral Consortium Call for IFIP 9.4 Cape Town (20-22 May 2024)

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*The 18th IFIP Working Group 9.4 Conference on the Implications of
Information and Communication Technologies for Development*

*Theme: “Reshaping an Unequal World Through Social Justice and Digital
Technologies”*

*20-22 May 2024, Cape Town, South Africa*

*Conference Paper Submission Deadline: CLOSED*

NEW Conference website:
https://uctcmc.eventsair.com/the-18th-ifip-working-group-94-conference/

We are excited to announce the updated website for the 18th IFIP Working
Group 9.4 Conference on the Implications of Information and Communication
Technologies for Development. The new website will enable conference
registration and provide information about the venue and draft conference
program.

Equally important, we call on all Doctoral Students to apply for the IFIP
9.4 doctoral consortium. *A financial subsidy will be provided to
successful applicants upon motivation and the discretion of the organising
committee. *See the details below





*18th IFIP Working Group 9.4 Conference on the Implications of Information
and Communication Technologies for Development – Call for doctoral
consortium applications*



IFIP WG 9.4 invites doctoral candidates to submit extended abstracts for
participation in the doctoral consortium programme.

*Aims*

The doctoral consortium aims to:

   - Provide a platform for doctoral candidates to engage with peers and
   established, senior, academics on their research.
   - Provide participants with the opportunity to establish and expand
   their academic and professional networks.
   - Foster a community of support and mentorship for doctoral candidates.

*Scope*

Doctoral candidates, whose work has progressed to the stage where they have
obtained early or initial results, are especially invited to apply. Work in
the proposal stage where a formal proposal has been completed will also be
considered. Topics relating to the themes of the conference are encouraged,
but other areas of Computing research (CS, IS, IT) are also welcome.

*Format*

The envisioned format for the consortium is a combination of invited talks
or workshops, panel discussions, and breakaway sessions in smaller groups,
led by senior academics, to present and discuss the candidates’ research.
Candidates are expected to prepare a 20 min presentation, followed by a
group discussion on their work. After the breakaway sessions, a panel
discussion and feedback session will be held to summarise the key points of
the group discussions.

Candidates are also expected to create an A1 sized poster that highlights
the key aspects of their work. The posters will be displayed in a common
area of the venue and provide candidates with the opportunity to have
further discussions of their work with the wider community of participants
at the consortium.

*Application submission *

Submissions of extended abstracts (max 1000 words, excl. bibliography) must
be sent by email to dirk.... at uct.ac.za <https://groups.google.com/>. Please
indicate submissions as “Submission - IFIP 9.4 Doctoral Consortium” in the
subject line.

Submissions will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the conference with
specific reference to the quality of the work, relative to the current
stage of the research.



Each submission should include the following:

·         Title

·         Introduction

o    Contextual Background

o    Problem Statement

o    Main Research Question

·         Conceptual Background/Theoretical Framework

·         Research Methodology

o    Philosophical stance (e.g. Positivist, Interpretivist, etc.)

o    Approach to theory (e.g. Inductive, Deductive, etc.)

o    Research Strategy (e.g. Case Study, Survey etc.)

o    Data Collection Procedures (e.g. Sampling strategy, Instrument design
etc.)

o    Data Analysis Procedures

o    Ethical considerations

·         Initial results (where applicable)

·         Expected contribution to knowledge (theoretical, practical)

·         Key References

The accompanying posters should be printed beforehand and brought along to
the venue. No printing facilities are available on the day of the
consortium.

*Important dates*

*Submission deadline – March 15, 2024*

*Notification of acceptance – March 25, 2024*

*Submission of final versions of accepted abstracts – April 25, 2024*

*Preliminary programme*

20 May 2024 (1 Day event)

08:00 – 08:45 – Registration and coffee

08:45 – 09:00 – Welcome

09:00 – 11:00 – Opening (Devinder Thapa, Antonio Diaz-Andrade)

11:00 – 11:30 – Tea/coffee break

11:30 – 13:30 – Breakaway sessions (students and mentors – 20 minutes for
each student to “present” and get feedback)

13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch (including possible posters +30 min)

14:30 – 16:00 – Panel discussion – feedback from smaller groups

16:00 – 16:30 – Closure

*Doctoral consortium committee*

·         Dirk Snyman, University of Cape Town (dirk.... at uct.ac.za
<https://groups.google.com/>)

·         Melissa Densmore, University of Cape Town (melissa.... at uct.ac.za
<https://groups.google.com/>)



Confirmed Senior Faculty Mentors *(more names to be added later):*

·         Devinder Thapa, University of Agder

·         Antonio Diaz-Andrade, University of Agder

·         Richard Heeks, University of Manchester

·         Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo

Regards,

IFIP 9.4 Organizing Committee

ifip94c... at gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/>