IPID Blog » ict4d_symposium_2009 http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog Blog for the International Postgraduate ICT for Development Network Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Accomodation in Egham http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090512-accomodation-in-egham/ http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090512-accomodation-in-egham/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 08:53:26 +0000 ictlogist http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/?p=12 We’ve just uploaded some suggestions for accomodation in the IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009 website, especially for those not willing to sleep on campus.

Nevertheless, we remind you that for sleeping on campus you should contact us before July 15th.

]]> http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090512-accomodation-in-egham/feed/ 0 IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009: call for papers and registration open http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090508-ipid-4th-annual-conference-2009-call-for-papers-and-registration-open/ http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090508-ipid-4th-annual-conference-2009-call-for-papers-and-registration-open/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 18:03:57 +0000 ictlogist http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/?p=6 The registration for the IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009 is now open and so is the call for papers.

Key dates are:

  • Call for papers: deadline 1st July 2009
  • Registration: deadline 15th August 2009
  • Requests for accommodation on campus: deadline 15th July 2009

Please visit the IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009 website for further and contact information.

]]> http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090508-ipid-4th-annual-conference-2009-call-for-papers-and-registration-open/feed/ 0 IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009: Advance Notice http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090508-ipid-4th-annual-conference-2009-advance-notice/ http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/20090508-ipid-4th-annual-conference-2009-advance-notice/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 11:50:59 +0000 ictlogist http://www.humanit.org/PID/blog/?p=4 The 2009 Annual Conference of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London on 11th and 12th September 2009, hosted by the ICT4D Collective and UNESCO Chair in ICT4D (http://www.ict4d.org.uk).

Conference format

In line with previous IPID events, the conference is intended to be informal. Its main purpose is twofold:

• To let postgraduate students present short papers about their research in a supportive environment where they can gain positive feedback from other participants; and

• To provide an opportunity to discuss key themes of interest to ICT4D postgraduates. The conference organisers would be pleased to hear from potential participants about the themes they would like to have discussed.

A formal call for papers and themes will be issued in May 2009.

Travel and Accommodation

The conference will be held at the splendid Royal Holloway, University of London campus, which is situated only 15 minutes from London’s Heathrow Airport, and 40 minutes by train from central London.

Accommodation is available on campus (at c. £50 a head) or in a range of local bed and breakfast establishments and more expensive hotels.

Paper presentations and themed discussions

In order to maximise the number of presentations, each will be limited to a maximum of 15 minutes including questions. If more than 32 offers of papers are received, we will run parallel sessions.

It is envisaged that there will be 8 themed discussions on aspects of ICT4D research practice. These will run in parallel, so that smaller group interaction will be possible. Suggested themes include:

• Managing your supervisor

• Being multidisciplinary

• Combining theory and practice

• Writing ICT4D

• Working in partnership

We welcome other suggested topics for themed discussion.

Provisional programme

Thursday 10th September

Participants arrive

Evening: Visit to hostelries (Led by ICT4D Collective postgraduates)

Friday 11th September

Morning

• Keynote address

• Presentation session (8)

• Themed discussions (2)

Lunch

Afternoon

• Presentations (8)

• Themed discussions (2)

Evening: Reception (Location to be confirmed)

Saturday 12th September

Morning

• Presentations (8)
• Themed discussions (2)

Lunch

Afternoon

• Presentations (8)

• Themed discussions (2)

• Concluding session

Evening:Possible visit to London (We may arrange visits to events in London)

Sunday 13th September

Delegates depart (Opportunities also to visit parts of southern England)

Workshop team

Members of the ICT4D Collective with prime responsibility for delivering the conference will be Tim Unwin and Uduak Okon. Other colleagues involved in managing the event will be David Hollow, Ugo Vallauri and Win Tun. Gudrun Wicander, Ismael Peña-López and Marcus Duveskog from IPID will also be assisting with the conference preparations.

To pre-register

All those interested in pre-registering to receive further information should send an e-mail to tim.unwin@rhul.ac.uk. Further information will be circulated in May 2009.

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