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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>SAICSIT 2011 POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>3rd October 2011 at Pavilion Conference Centre, Cape Town Waterfront<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>SAICSIT 2011 offers a unique opportunity for postgraduate students at masters and doctoral levels to actively engage with knowledgeable and experienced researchers on the first day of the conference (3 October 2011). Successful students will be required to present their research during the dedicated sessions, and will also be required to display their work by means of a poster for the duration of the conference.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Participation is free and open to all CS, IS and IT postgraduate research students at any stage of their research. The Postgraduate Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>practice giving conference papers and poster presentations in a friendly environment;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>present your research to peers and experienced supervisors;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>meet other postgraduate researchers working on similar areas of research but based in different Research Centres and universities;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>receive feedback on your research.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>CALL FOR PARTICIPATION</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>The organizing committee now invites candidate participants to apply for participation in the symposium. The symposium consists of 15 minute presentations, poster sessions and interactions with guest lecturers recognized as experts in their fields. There will be two streams for presentations. These are:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>* Computer Science research-in-progress<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>* Information Systems/Information Technology research-in-progress<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Candidate participants should submit a poster abstract (500 words) <B>before 22<SUP>nd</SUP> July 2011</B> via the conference submission page at <U>https://www.softconf.com/c/saicsit2011/</U><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>The abstract formatting guidelines are similar to the </FONT><A title="Submission Formats - SAICSIT Main Conference and Postgraduate Symposium" href="http://hufee.meraka.org.za/Hufeesite/saicsit-2010/submission-formats-saicsit-main-conference-and-postgraduate-symposium"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>prescribed format </FONT></A><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>for a full research paper which can be found at </FONT><A href="http://dl.cs.uct.ac.za/conferences/saicsit2011/cfp/paper_template"><FONT color=#800080 size=3 face=Cambria>http://dl.cs.uct.ac.za/conferences/saicsit2011/cfp/paper_template</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>The number of participants will be limited to 20 per stream and a confirmation of acceptance will be given by 22nd August 2010.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>Each participant needs to bring to the Symposium a poster that summarizes their research work. Poster dimensions should be maximally 70 x 110 cm.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></OL>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria><B><I><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"></SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>FINANCIAL SUPPORT</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>There is no registration fee for the postgraduate symposium for students who present at the symposium. If they attend the main conference, a registration fee will be charged for the main conference. The postgraduate symposium is open to postgraduate students and invited moderators only.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>QUESTIONS?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria>For more information or questions, contact:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>Gary Marsden: </FONT><A href="mailto:gaz@cs.uct.ac.za"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>gaz@cs.uct.ac.za</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria> (Computer Science Stream)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>Wallace Chigona: </FONT><A href="mailto:Wallace.chigona@uct.ac.za"><FONT size=3 face=Cambria>Wallace.chigona@uct.ac.za</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face=Cambria> (Information Systems/Technology Stream)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV>----[Wallace Chigona]--[ <A href="mailto:wallace.chigona@uct.ac.za">wallace.chigona@uct.ac.za</A> ]---</DIV>
<DIV>Associate Professor </DIV>
<DIV>Department of Information Systems<BR>University of Cape Town<BR>Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa <BR>Tel: (O)+27 21 6504345 </DIV>
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