http://ictafrica.nepadcouncil.orgLast call for papers:
Submission of papers for ICT Africa will now close on September 30.
If you are still yet to submit your paper, please do so on or before
September 30, at midnight US Eastern time (GMT/UTC-4).
With two highly regarded conferences, ICT Africa and NOVATECH, being
hosted at the same location - you are guaranteed one of the largest
ICT events in Africa.
Manuscript due date:
September 30, 2007
Acceptance date:
November 16, 2007
Camera ready manuscript due date
December 15, 2007
ICT Africa 2008 conference and tutorial program will bring together
engineers, scientists, developers, government leaders, corporate
managers, educators, financiers and project representatives from all
over Africa and abroad. Suggested topics include:
Paper and tutorial titles will include, but not limited to:
Track 1 Networks
There have been concerted efforts to develop ICT infrastructure in
Africa including submarine fibre links, terrestrial long haul fibre
and microwave links, metropolitan and access networks including
wireless mesh networks, Wi-Max, ADSL, 3G wireless, broadband over
power line and fiber to the premises (deployed in Kigali, Rwanda for
example). This track will address technologies appropriate for these
developments will include but not limited to:
Fiber optic networks
Submarine cable systems
Digital subscriber line (ADSL)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Wireless broadband access: including WI-MAX
Wireless LANS: including Wi-Fi
Broadband over power line
Satellite Broadband
Fiber to the premises
Internet exchange points
Track 2 Data Management Issues in Internet-Based Applications:
The availability of high-speed networks and high-performance
microprocessors is making networks of computers an appealing vehicle
for cost-effective internet and business computing. Clusters of
computers built using commodity hardware and software are playing a
major role in web server design with several applications in E-
Commerce, E-learning, E-government, etc. Although applications are
flourishing, some challenges remains in the Peer-to-Peer and Internet-
based applications.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) refers to a network of equals
(peers), where by design two or more peers are able to collaborate
spontaneously or share resources without the need for central
coordination. We invite contributions from a broad spectrum of
disciplines including economics, information systems, information
management, and computer sciences. We would also like to involve
practitioners whose experiences applications of P2P could certainly
enrich the discussions. The track focuses on but is not limited to:
Information storage, retrieval and update in a distributed system
High performance and reliable mass storage
Intrusion prevention, detection and tolerance
Formation of supply chains, coalitions, and virtual enterprises
Agent technology
Public records archives (electronic documents accessibility,
authenticity)
Trust and privacy
e-Voting systems solutions
Mobile applications
e-government solutions
e-learning solutions
e-commerce solutions
e-health solutions
e-labs and distance learning
Tutorial Titles
Fiber optics
Next generation broadband networks
VoIP
Instructions:
PAPERS: Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished
research, not currently under review by another conference or
journal, are solicited. The conference is interested in contributions
addressing all the areas associated with the title above. All paper
submissions will be handled electronically at
http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ocs . Authors should prepare the full
paper following the IEEE paper format. Papers including text,
figures and references must not exceed 10 pages.
The abstracts should be submitted with the following information:
Author's name
Co-author(s)
Address
Company/organization
Telephone number
email address
Title of the paper or presentation
Relevant topic (from the areas listed above)
One or Two keywords (relating to the subject of the abstract)
TUTORIALS:
Proposals submission should be in plain text or PDF format and should
include a cover sheet and an extended abstract. The cover sheet
should specify:
The title of the tutorial
The length : a half day (3 hours plus breaks) or full day (6 hours
plus breaks)
The intended audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced)
The complete contact information for the contact person and other
presenters
A brief biography (max. 2 paragraphs) for each presenter
The audio/visual equipment needed for the presentation.
The extended abstract should be 4 to 6 pages, and should include an
outline of the tutorial, along with descriptions of the course
objectives and course materials.
Paper submission site:
http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ocs/Conference site:
http://ictafrica.nepadcouncil.orgContacts
Clarissa Dhliwayo
cdhliwayo@nepadcouncil.org Pamela Odero
podero@nepadcouncil.org