**EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION EXPIRES 20 AUG 09** **CALL FOR PHD COLLOQUIUM AND NON-REFEREED PAPERS. DUE 1 SEPT 09**
IDIA2009 Development Informatics Conference Digitally Empowering Communities: Learning from Development Informatics Practice 28-30 October 2009 Berg-en-Dal Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html idia2...@developmentinformatics.org OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDIA2009 will draw together researchers, policy-makers and reflective practitioners concerned with the role of ICTs in socio-economic development. This event serves as multi-disciplinary platform for debating current research and best practices on leveraging ICTs for the benefit of marginalised communities. The conference will be managed by the School of Information Technology of Monash University's South African campus in Johannesburg; and has attracted papers and participants from various countries including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Botswana, China, India, Mozambique, Kenya, Pakistan, Romania, U.S.A., U.K., South Africa, and Swaziland. Among others, keynote speakers will include Kagiso Chikane, Centre Manager at Meraka Institute, South Africa and Prof. Ron Weber, Dean of Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University and former editor-in-chief of MIS Quarterly. Selected papers will be considered for a special issue of the Information Technologies and International Development (ITID) journal. The International Development Informatics Association (IDIA) was founded in 2006 and has held national workshops on Development Informatics, as well as two international conferences. CALL FOR PHD COLLOQUIUM AND NON-REFEREED PAPERS. DUE 1 SEPT 09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions are now invited for non-refereed papers (3000-6000 words) and PhD Colloquium presentations (2000-4000 words). The deadline for these submissions is 1 Sept 09. Papers should be uploaded through http://www.conftool.net/idia2009/ EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION EXPIRES 20 AUG 09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delegates may register via http://www.conftool.net/idia2009/ Conference fees: 1.) Early-bird registration (student): €190 **EXPIRES 20 AUG 09** 2.) Early-bird registration (regular): €240 **EXPIRES 20 AUG 09** 3.) Normal registration (student): €220 4.) Normal registration (regular): €280 Please consult the conference website for accommodation and transport details. Accommodation reservations can be made via the online registration system: http://www.conftool.net/idia2009/ _________________ Paul Plantinga (Conference Manager), on behalf of the organising committee. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
