[STS-Africa] FW: Call for Papers - M4D 2014 - April 8-9, Dakar, Senegal

Tue Jul 16 13:53:05 SAST 2013

Dear colleagues,

I would be very grateful if you could share the call for papers below with your groups and colleagues.

Best regards,

Anna Wesselink

Researcher & project coordinator  SEMA project https://sites.google.com/site/sematanzania/home

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)

University of Twente

PO Box 217

7500 AE Enschede

The Netherlands

Phone:+31 (0)53 487 4237/4532

Fax: +31 (0)53 487 4575/4400

In Tanzania: mobile (+)(255)0762354789

http://www.itc.nl/about_itc/resumes/wesselink.aspx

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The 4th International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development (M4D)

http://m4d2014.net

Dakar, Senegal, 8-9 April 2014

University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)

in co-operation with HumanIT, Karlstad University

Call for Papers

This conference is the fourth in the M4D biennial series following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008. The 2nd conference was in Kampala, Uganda in 2010 and the 3rd in New Delhi, India in 2012.

M4D2014 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in the use, evaluation, and theorizing of Mobile Communication for Development.

M4D2014 will combine two days of plenary peer-reviewed paper sessions, workshops, panel sessions, discussion forums, and demos.

How to Participate?

M4D2014 welcomes participants from academia, industry, NGOs, development agencies, and governmental and international organizations.

If you want to submit a paper, there are two different options. Research papers (8-12 pages including references) will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on theory craftsmanship and analytical rigor. Articles considering critical approaches and theoretical development will be prioritized. The practitioner’s track is open to practitioners to present their experiences, cases and policies (4-5 pages). These contributions do not have to be guided by academic theory and critical analysis. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and allocated a presentation slot.

You can also participate by organizing a workshop. Workshops submissions for proceedings (2 pages) must contain: title, organizers with affiliation, participants, motivation and objectives. Finally, there is also the possibility to submit a poster or a demo (1-page extended abstract). Poster size max. 80x120 cm. Roll-ups are also allowed.

We are particularly interested in (but not limited to):

mLearning

mLivelihood

mHealth

mParticipation

mGovernance

Inclusion of accepted papers/posters/demos/workshops in conference proceedings is conditioned on payment of registration fee prior to registration deadline. Conference proceeding will be published in the Karlstad University Studies Series, as well as on the websites of the University Cheikh Anta Diop and the Centre for HumanIT, Karlstad.

The template and more submission information are available here:

www.m4d2014.net<http://www.m4d2014.net>  and questions can be sent m4d2014 at gmail.com<mailto:m4d2014 at gmail.com>.

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: 1 October 2013

Acceptance note: 15 January 2014

Final papers due and registration deadline for authors: 15 Feb 2014 Registration deadline for participants without presentations 1 April 2014

Registration and Fees:

The registration will open during autumn 2013, See http://m4d2014.net

Conference fee will be 150€ with a reduced fee of 110€ for Master and PhD students. Participants salaried from a developing country are entitled to a 30% discount (105€ and 77€ for PhD and Master Students).

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

Participation Grants:

IPID will sponsor participation for selected members given that there is an accepted paper and based on the reviews as well as on where the student is based (developing countries and Sweden are prioritized). For questions regarding these scholarships contact IPID atinfo at ipid.se<mailto:atinfo at ipid.se>

We hope to arrange travel grants for participants from developing countries that will cover registration fee and a maximum of 500€ for flight tickets and accommodation. Other costs will not be covered for.

Interested in Reviewing?

Please contact m4d2014 at gmail.com<mailto:m4d2014 at gmail.com> and make known your areas of interest and level of expertise and how many papers/short papers you are interested in reviewing. Due mention will be made in the proceedings.

Interested in Sponsoring?

We are happy to receive funding for travel grants, social events, lunches, refreshments, conference proceedings, etc. Due mention will be made at the occasion, on the website, in the conference program, and in the conference proceedings. Please contact m4d2014 at gmail.com<mailto:m4d2014 at gmail.com> for more details.

Conference Committee:

General Chair: Ibrahim Niang (UCAD, Senegal Local Organizing Chair: Christelle Sharff (Pace University, USA)

Co-chair: Johan Hellström (Stockholm University, Sweden)

Co-chair: Babacar Ngom (UCAD, Senegal)

Co-chair: Jean Marie Preira (ESMT, Senegal)

Co-chair: Jakob Svensson (HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden)

Co-chair: Caroline Wamala (HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden)
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