[UgaBYTES] Fwd: [ciresearchers] 1st Call: M4D2010

[Ndaula Sulah]

Dear All,

This might be of interest especially for these in East Africa | Sulah





The 2nd International Conference on M4D *Mobile Communication Technology for
Development*

* Kampala, Uganda 10 – 11 nov 2010*

*1st call M4D2010*



*Welcome to M4D2010!  *

HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) in cooperation with Makerere
University (Kampala, Uganda) invite you to the 2nd International Conference
on M4D - Mobile Communication Technology for Development. The conference is
the second international conference in M4D following the inaugural
conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/) and M4D in
East-Africa 2008 (http://m4d.kcl.co.ug/).



M4D2010 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those
with interests in the use of Mobile Communication Technology for
Development. Confirmed Key-note speakers so far are *Richard Duncombe* (the
University of Manchester) and *Ken Banks* (Founder of kiwanja.net and
creator of FrontlineSMS).



M4D2010 will combine two days of plenary sessions, peer-reviewed paper
sessions, workshops, panel sessions, discussion forums, and demos. The
conference will most likely take place at Protea Hotel in central Kampala
http://www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-kampala.html



Accepted papers will be published in the conference Proceedings. We are
currently negotiating a special issue of ITD (*Information Technology for
Development*) to be put together based on best papers from the conference.





*How to Participate? *


We strive to have an event where all types of actors are included. As a
participant you may therefore submit either to the practioner or the
research track. The research track has a traditional academic conference
design and the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can
disseminate their knowledge.



You can choose whether to submit a full paper (maximum of 10 pages) or a
short paper (4 pages). Submitting your papers and abstracts, please use the
M4D Word template (Times New Roman, 11pt single space), see
http://m4d.humanit.org/2008/images/stories/doc/m4d_template.doc



There is also the possibility to submit a Poster or a Demo (with 1-page
abstract for conference proceedings) in order for smaller companies and
other organizations to put on display their activities and graduate students
to make presentations of work in progress. (Poster size is max. 80 cm width
and max. 120cm and can be fastened on cardboard screens to be made available
at the conference venue. Roll-ups are also allowed).



Use the following e-mail address to submit submit-m4d at kau.se State in the
subject line your name and either of the following: full research, short
research, full practioner, short practioner, poster or demo.



Inclusion of accepted papers/posters in conference proceedings is
conditioned on payment of registration fee. Conference proceeding will be
published in the Karlstad University Studies series, as well as on the
websites of the university and the Centre for HumanIT.





*Important dates:*

Submission deadline:     1 July 2010

Acceptance note:         31 August 2010

Final papers due:        30 September 2010





*How to Register?*

To register to this exiting event go to
http://www1.kau.se/konf/index.lasso?id=1536&to_do=register

Conference fee is 300 US dollars with a reduced fee of 200 dollars for
Master and PhD students.



Conference fee includes access to conference venue, workshops and
demonstrations, keynote speakers, lunches, refreshments and receptions
throughout the conference, conference dinner and social events.





*Interested in Reviewing?*

Interested in reviewing? Please contact Jakob.Svensson at kau.se and tell how
many papers/short papers you are interested in reading, your areas of
interest and your level of expertise.




*Interested in Sponsoring?*

We are happy to receive funding for social events, lunches, refreshments,
conference proceedings, etc. Due mention will be made at the occasion and
due credits will be made at the website, in the conference program, and in
the final conference proceedings. Also companies providing funding for
travel and accommodation costs for researchers from developing countries to
enable researchers at less funded universities to participate will be
mentioned as sponsors of the conference – please write to the conference
chairs to discuss the conditions giving full details of the researchers
(research students) concerned by your kind offer. Please contact
Jakob.Svensson at kau.se for more information.





*Conference Committee:*

General Chair:                Gudrun Wicander (HumanIT/
KAU)

Local Organizing Chair:       Johan Hellström
(SU)

Reviewer Chair:               Jakob Svensson (HumanIT/ KAU)

Co-Chair:                     Jude Lubega (Makerere)

Co-Chair:                     Ali Ndiwalana (Makerere)

Co-Chair:                     Michael Niyitegeka (Makerere)

Co-Chair:                     John Sören Pettersson (HumanIT/ KAU)

Co-Chair:                     Idris Rai (Makerere)





*Preliminary Program:*

9 nov       – Pre-conference workshops

            - Reception at Makerere University

10 nov      - Welcome and Keynote 1

            - Panel sessions


            - Lunch

            - Panel sessions

            - Keynote 2

            - Discussion forums and Demos

            - Conference Dinner

11 nov      - Panel sessions

            - Lunch

            - Panel sessions

            - Keynote 3

12 nov      - Post-conference
workshops

            - Excursion



More information will follow.





Centre for HumanIT

http://www.humanit.org









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