[Air-l] CFP CIRN 2005

[Tharp, Kevin W.]

Call for Papers CIRN 2005

24-26 August 2005, Cape Town South Africa

 

The Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) 2005 Conference is
open to receive research, policy and praxis based papers around the
major theme of 'partnerships'. Conference website
http://www.cirn2005.org 

Community Informatics is principally involved with the social
appropriation of ICT for local benefit

 

The practice of community informatics usually involves role players with
diverse interests, and many of the benefits are found in the combination
of different role players' interests and resources.  The main role
players in CI are found in civil society, government, business and
individuals. CIRN 2005 will highlight the interactions between these
sectors in delivering local benefit. 

Increasing availability of ICT highlights the need for new partnerships
between and within civil society, the public sector and business.  It
moves the agenda beyond simple questions of access, to effective use.
This challenges the current roles, responsibilities and activities in
civil society, government and business.  Experience is demonstrating
that neither 'top down' nor 'bottom up' approaches are consistently
delivering universal benefit; rather, partnerships are providing
significant value propositions in the emerging information economy.
Further, whilst the relationships between business and government are
quite well understood, the relationships between civil society and
business, government and individuals in the emerging information age are
still in formative stages. 

The conference is designed for researchers, policymakers, community
leaders, ICT project leaders, government officials and regional
community development groups who have interests, skills and experience
in the social appropriation of ICT

 

Critical dates:

 

Abstracts and panel proposals 1 February 2005.

Notification of acceptance 15 February 2005

Full refereed papers due 15 March 2002, 

Notification of acceptance 15 May  2005

Final papers due 30 June 2005

 

Contributions are invited from both developed and developing countries,
but within the intended theme of the conference:

 

* Academic papers will be double-blind refereed and published in the
conference proceedings.   

* Papers that are not intended for refereeing are welcome and will be
published separately.   

* Case studies describing ICT related interventions and initiatives
within communities are invited.  

* Posters describing planned work or work in progress are also invited.


* Proposals for panels within areas closely related to community
informatics are encouraged

 

A PhD colloquium will be conducted and these presentations will be
reviewed by a panel of leading CI researchers.

 

Executive Committee

* Prof Andy Bytheway (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South
Africa) 

* Dr Peter Day (Brighton University, United Kingdom) 

* Prof Geoff Erwin (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South
Africa) 

* Prof Mike Gurstein (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) 

* Prof Marlien Herselman, (Tshwane University of Technology, SA)

* Prof Don Schauder (Monash University, Australia) 

* Prof Wal Taylor (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South
Africa)


Kevin W. Tharp
Communications Specialist
Electronic Marketing Communications 
University of Missouri - Rolla
kwtharp at umr.edu 573-341-6623