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> From: joyojeet at berkeley.edu > Date: September 17, 2008 1:53:01 PM PDT > To: "TIER" <tier at tier.cs.berkeley.edu> > Subject: [TIER] CALL FOR WORKSHOPS ? International ICT and > Development Conference 2009 > > Subject: CALL FOR WORKSHOPS ? International ICT and Development > Conference 2009 > > 3rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication > Technologies and Development (ICTD2009) > > April 17-18, 2009 > Carnegie Mellon Doha Campus, Qatar > http://www.ictd2009.org > CALL FOR WORKSHOPS > > The 3rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and > Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2009) will be held > 17-19 April 2009 at Carnegie Mellon's state-of-the-art campus in Doha, > Qatar. This conference will act as a focal point for new scholarship > in the field of ICT and international development. Confirmed speakers > include a Keynote by William H. Gates, Chairman of Microsoft > Corporation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. > > WORKSHOP PROPOSALS > > The organizers of ICTD2009 would like to provide a venue for ICTD > researchers to disseminate best practice methods and detailed > descriptions of solutions to other researchers and development > practitioners. Therefore, a few workshop sessions will be chosen to > be added to the program in the morning and afternoon before the formal > opening of the conference in the evening of April 17th. > > There will be two ways to propose a workshop: > > (1) A proposal to provide a workshop (e.g. Innovative evaluation > techniques with low-literacy populations) > (2) A proposal for a workshop to be provided (e.g. Can you provide a > workshop on evaluation techniques for when working with low-literacy > populations.) > > We invite workshop proposals that will further to the emerging ICTD > discipline by enhancing the skills of ICTD researchers and scholarly > practitioners. > > Proposals will be evaluated in terms of: > (a) Will it enhance the practice of ICTD researchers and > practitioners. > (b) Is there a demand for the workshop. > (c) Do the workshop presenters have the skills and experiences to lead > the workshop. > > Proposals to provide a Workshop need to include: > (1) Title for workshop > (2) Description of the workshop (500 word max) > (3) Time required > (4) Intended audience and expected number of attendees > (5) Presenters, contact information, and bios > (6) Outline of the content of the workshop, including: > (6a) Learning goals > (6b)Topics covered > (6c) Format(s) used (e.g. lecture, small group discussion, > demonstration) > (6d) What training materials, if any, will be needed? Will you > provide them? Will you need the conference to provide them? > (6e) Do you anticipate needing to charge fees for participation? > If so, do you have ideas for sponsorship? > > Proposals requesting a workshop to be provided needs to include: > (1) Title for workshop > (2) Description of the desired workshop > (3) Intended audience and anticipated number of attendees > (4) Potential presenters & contact information (if known) > (5) Desired topics to be covered and learning outcomes > > Proposals will be reviewed by the Panel and Workshop Committee. > > All submissions should be emailed to workshops at ictd2009.org by > November 2, 2008. > > For the latest information, please see the conference website at > http://www.ictd2009.org > . > > Please also address questions of other e-mail correspondence to > workshops at ictd2009.org > . > > > IMPORTANT DATES > (Please check the conference website for latest information.) > > November 2, 2008 Workshop Proposals due > > January 30, 2009 Final decisions sent out to workshop presenters > > April 17-19, 2009 Conference > > CONFERENCE FOCUS > ICTD spans information and communication technologies (ICT) and their > role in global socio-economic development. Every sector is involved > ? > governments, academia, small start-ups, large corporations, inter- > governmental organizations, and non-profits and non-governmental > organizations. In spite of the tremendous energy and resources behind > these projects, scientifically sound research in this space is just > beginning to emerge: What is the actual impact of ICTD projects? What > novel technology is required to meet development needs? What > methodologies lead to the success or failure of a project? > > The goal of the ICTD conference is to provide a forum for academic > researchers and scholarly practitioners working with ICT applied to > development. The conference will be scientifically rigorous and multi- > disciplinary ? papers reporting high-quality original research are > being solicited. The conference will bring together researchers and > reflective practitioners in both the social and technical sciences, > with anticipated representation from anthropology, sociology, > economics, political science, computer science, electrical > engineering, industrial design, and the like., in addition to domain > specialists in various development fields such as healthcare, > agriculture, enterprise, education, governance, etc. > > For the purposes of this conference, the term ?ICT? will comprise > computing devices (e.g., PCs, PDAs, sensor networks), technologies for > voice and data connectivity, the Internet, and related technologies. > Application domains include, but are not restricted to, education, > agriculture, enterprise, healthcare, poverty alleviation, general > communication, and governance. > > VENUE > Qatar is a rapidly growing economy in the region and the world which > has set its targets of moving beyond a hydrocarbon economy into > becoming a regional and global leader in knowledge and information. > Qatar is a modern, stable nation with a vibrant international > population, and hosted the Asian Games in 2007. Education City brings > leading educational and research institutions to Qatar, including > Cornell, Georgetown, Texas A&M, and Carnegie Mellon in Qatar offers > degree programs in Computer Science, Business Administration, and > Information Systems. This provides an ideal venue for hosting > ICTD2009, in a geographic location close to major population centers > around the world, easily accessible by direct flights. > > _______________________________________________ > TIER mailing list > Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu > TIER at tier.cs.berkeley.edu > https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier
