1st call M4D2010
Johan Hellström
Apologies for cross-posting
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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), Ken Banks (Founder of kiwanja.net and
creator of FrontlineSMS) and Thomas Tufte (Roskilde University,
Ørecomm, MEDIeA).
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 practitioner 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 submi...@kau.se State in
the subject line your name and either of the following: full research,
short research, full practitioner, short practitioner, 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.S...@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.S...@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