The 2nd International Conference on M4D
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, 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 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, 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 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.
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.
Important dates:
Submission deadline: 1 July 2010
Acceptance note: 31 August 2010
Final papers due: 30 September 2010
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)
Centre for HumanIT
http://www.kau.se/en/humanit
Jakob Svensson, Ph. D.
Director HumanIT
Karlstad University
65188 Karlstad, Sweden
+ 46 (0)54 - 700 1893
(jakob.svensson /at/ kau.se)
