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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Extended Call for Papers: 7th IDIA Conference <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          href="http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2013/index.html"><span
            style="color:#0E00ED">http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2013/index.html</span></a>
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">IDIA2013 Conference <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Chulalongkorn University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Bangkok, Thailand <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">1-3 November 2013 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">We invite you to submit an abstract for a proposed
        paper in the area
        of Developing Informatics / ICT4D for IDIA 2013 (the 7th
        International
        Development Informatics Association Conference) to be held on <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">1-3 November 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">In addition to the conference there will be a one-day
        workshop on
        telecenters - on 3 November 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">The theme of the conference is: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">1. Call for Papers </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;
        mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers
        and reflective
        practitioners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed and accepted
        papers will be
        published in the Conference Proceedings. Only papers of
        participants who have
        paid the full conference fee will be included -- see deadlines.
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Conference proceedings will be distributed at the
        conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">Public and private access to ICTs in developing
          regions </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Proponents of the advantages of mobile devices argue
        that private
        access (defined as the user owning a device, and rents
        connectivity) to global
        communication networks is the way forward to enable people in
        developing
        regions to participate in the activities of the global village.
        Is one
        attraction of this view that mobiles replicate oral culture so
        successfully?
        Does networked orality help to overcome language differences?
        Other
        differences? Sometimes the argument is that access is
        democratising of itself. Often
        this point is made with regard to political liberation from
        dictators. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Public access (such as telecentres, internet cafés and
        government
        sponsored libraries and multi-purpose community centres) do not
        seem to work as
        well as envisioned by their founders. They are location
        dependent, and not as
        common as mobile phones. Is it possible that attempts to merely
        rename and
        rebrand these as Smart Centres will really resolve endemic
        problems? Why is it
        that there are regions, such as Thailand, where telecentres seem
        to be highly
        successful? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">The notion of access requires critical scrutiny. What
        does access
        mean? Access implies communicational, structural, economic and
        knowledge
        access, and proponents often argue for its moral imperative. Is
        it only one-directional
        plugging in, or does it involve actively participating
        (two-way)? If it is also
        participating -- implying creating economies and knowledge -- is
        the developing
        world ready for such participation? If it is not only about
        offering access,
        how can local actors benefit from participation? Do they want
        access? To what?
        For what? Why? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">IDIA2013, in its 7th year, invites papers analysing the
        status of
        public versus private ICT access critically, and for debates
        surrounding all
        the related issues - such as what the benefits of ICT really are
        for developing
        communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">2. Themes </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Any theme related to the benefits, problems,
        opportunities,
        disadvantages, etc. related to the debate about public and
        private access will
        be accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">We especially invite academics, practitioners,
        policymakers and
        activists from the Asia and Pacific regions to participate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">3. Panels </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">You are welcome to submit proposals for a panel
        discussion. A summary
        article of the panel discussion is expected to be submitted
        after the
        conference, for publication on the IDIA website, and perhaps a
        journal too. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Kindly submit possible themes, names of panelists and
        their
        affiliations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">4. Research Exchange </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;
        mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">A Research Exchange session is proposed for either
        Sunday 3 November 2013.
        The purpose of this session is for sharing current non-published
        work in
        progress research (i.e. working papers, Ph.D, M.S. or academic
        non-degree-oriented
        research). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">If interested, please indicate which date suits you
        best. Arrangements
        will be made in time, and there is no extra fee if you are
        already registered
        for the main conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
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      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">5. Submission of Papers and Proposals </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Papers must be submitted to the email address <a
          href="mailto:IDIA2013@developmentinformatics.org"><span
            style="color:#0E00ED">IDIA2013@developmentinformatics.org</span></a>
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT;text-effect:outline">1 April 2013 extended</span><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">20 April 2013 Abstract submission <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">1 May 2013 Full papers due for blind peer review <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">                      </span>Panel
proposal
        submissions <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">1 July 2013 Peer review results <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">20 September 2013 Final print-ready version of papers
        due <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">Abstract</span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Criteria for accepting/rejecting Abstracts include the
        following. Abstracts
        will be reviewed by three reviewers to gauge: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* relevance to the conference theme <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* knowledge of the discipline <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* academic, critical and research insight <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* contribution to the understanding of the theme <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* adequate referencing <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* English language use (please use an editor if you are
        not familiar
        with academic English) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">For prompt feedback, please maximize your Abstract to
        500 words. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">5.1. Conference proceedings <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Details to be announced. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">5.2 Format for papers <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Papers (including abstracts) should be submitted in one
        of these
        formats. Please adhere to this. In the past we have received too
        many papers in
        the wrong formats or not using the template, which delayed
        finalizing the
        Proceedings. This year, if you do not heed our request, your
        paper might not be
        published. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* Open Office - ODF template 15Kb <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* RTF - RTF template 24Kb <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* MS Word - DOC template 17Kb <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Please do not save in *.docx format, but in an older
        version <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">[Use Save As... and select an older version of MS Word]
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">No other formats are accepted <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">No PDFs are accepted <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">Formatting requirements </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;
        mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper should include a title, abstract, and
        references (any
        referencing style of your choice, except numbering systems) -
        but no footnotes.
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* Please remove all references to author names and
        institutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper length should be between 4000 and 8000
        words including all
        headings, references, and footnotes <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* We recommend single line spacing with fontsize 10pt
        or 12pt <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* Please do not use of footnotes <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The abstract should be a maximum of 300 words <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Once the paper is accepted for the conference
        proceedings, it is
        assumed that the author(s) give(s) consent for the paper to be
        published in the
        proceedings by the conference organisers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">No other formats are accepted <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">No PDFs are accepted <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">Before a paper is reviewed</span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;
        mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT">: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Before a paper is reviewed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">a declaration to be signed and submitted with the
        words: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span>"I
        have funding
        to attend the conference"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><b><span
          style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
          ArialMT">For publishing purposes </span></b><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;
        mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">Papers accepted after the double-blind peer review
        process must comply
        with the following requirements, otherwise they will not be
        included in the
        Conference Proceedings. Also meet the deadlines for submissions
        to have the
        paper included in the Proceedings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper should include the author and co-authors'
        name,
        affiliation and contact email <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* Note that papers may be reformatted by the conference
        organisers for
        the conference proceedings and for journal submission <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper will only be included in the conference
        proceedings if at
        least one co-author is able to present the paper at the
        conference <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper should include a title, abstract, and
        references <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* The paper length should be between 4000 and 8000
        words including all
        headings, references, and footnotes <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
      text-autospace:none"><span
        style="font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:
        ArialMT">* We recommend single line spacing with size 10pt or
        12pt font <o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
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