ICTD 2012 Atlanta

03/12/2012

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03/12/2012

Welcome to Atlanta! We hope you enjoy the program lineup for the week.

01/17/2012

ICTD2012 just two months away – it’s time to register!

We have an exciting and dynamic program slated for the 4-day conference. On Monday, March 12th, and Thursday, March 15th, attendees will be able to choose from nearly 40 Open Sessions (panels, workshops, and more) and 29 demos presented by practitioners and academic institutions from across the globe. In addition, joint with the co-located ACM DEV conference,

David Kobia, Co-Founder and Director of Technology Development for Ushahidi, will give a keynote speech on Monday. On Tuesday, March 13th, and Wednesday, March 14th, ICTD 2012 will offer a slate of 38 peer-reviewed papers in plenary and poster presentation. We are also pleased to welcome the Honorable Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication and Technology, Federal Republic of Nigeria as keynote speaker on Tuesday.

Register at: http://ictd2012.org/ For further questions, please contact us at [email protected]

12/22/2011

Accepted demos and open sessions are now listed on the website, http://ictd2012.org. Take a look and see all the great material that awaits!

Welcome to the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012), hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology, March 12-15, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia USA. ICTD2012 is held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS.

12/11/2011

Accepted Papers/Posters are now listed in the website. The early-bird registration rate has been extended until December 21st.

10/19/2011

The ICTD 2012 Call for Participation is out! Please register at http://www.ictd2012.org/registration. Early bird (by Dec 14): $375, Full: $450. Registration fee includes admission to all the conference tracks, coffee/tea breaks, lunch, electronic proceedings, and selected social activities.

09/27/2011

The October 7th deadline to submit an Open Session proposal is fast approaching! Sessions vary widely in theme and style, including panels, discussions, SIGs and workshops. Submit soon: http://www.ictd2012.org/opensessions

We invite you to propose an Open Session at ICTD2012! Accompanying the full papers program on the 13th and 14th March are two further days of events with a less formal flavor to take place before and after (on the 12th and 15th). These lively and diverse sessions made a major contribution to the spi...

09/21/2011

We are delighted to announce that the decisions for this year’s Papers, both Oral and Poster, have been emailed to the authors. We would like to congratulate all the authors and look forward to their presentations at ICTD 2012!

09/19/2011

Reminder: Applications for ICTD 2012 scholarships are due next Friday, Sept 30th. Apply and spread the word! http://ictd2012.org/scholarships

ICTD will provide a limited number of scholarships to enable people to participate in the conference who might not otherwise be able to do so. The level of support will depend on the amount of sponsorship money available. Scholarships will be of three kinds:

09/07/2011

The Call for Demos for is out! The demo session will provide researchers and practitioners with an international audience at a spectacular venue for showcasing demonstrations of their work! Submit abstracts by November 7.

We welcome submissions of demonstrations for ICTD 2012, hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The ICTD 2012 demo session will provide researchers and practitioners with an international audience at a spectacular venue for showcasing demonstrations of their work. A demonstration may span nov...

08/17/2011

If you have not already done so, please check out our newly launched website! http://ictd2012.org/

Welcome to the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012), hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology, March 12-15, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia USA.

08/16/2011

We're happy to announce a limited number of scholarships for ICTD2012 participants. Visit http://ictd2012.org/scholarships for details. Apply by 9/30.