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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Annual ICT4D Postgraduate Symposium
14th-15th September 2006
The ICT4D Collective is inaugurating an annual symposium for postgraduate students, the first of which will take place at Royal Holloway, University of London on 14th and 15th September 2006. This is open to all Master's, MPhil and PhD students, and is designed above all to provide an informal environment in which postgraduates can share their research findings and ideas.
Draft
Programme
Full
details of the draft programme are now available here
Core
purposes
The
symposium has three main aims:
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To encourage the sharing of research ideas and practices among postgraduate students working in the field of ICT4D
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To provide an opportunity for postgraduates at all stages in their careers to present their findings in a supportive atmosphere
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To enable postgraduate students at an early stage in their career to gain advice and suggestions from those with greater research experience
Who
should attend?
The
symposium is open to all postgraduate students with interests in ICT4D.
We are especially encouraging the participation of Master's students as
well as MPhil and PhD students.
Symposium
format
The
symposium will be held over two days,and will be divided into three main
sessions:Master's students, early stage MPhil/PhD research, final stage
of MPhil/PhD research. Precise details of sessions will depend on the
offers of papers received. Papers will be of 20 minutes length to ensure
maximum opportunity for discussion. A range of dinner locations will be
arranged for the night of the 14th September so that small group discussions
can continue through the evening.
Symposium
location
The
symposium will be held at Royal Holloway,
University of London's campus near Windsor Great Park, to the west
of London. This is readily accessible by train from London (35 minutes
from Waterloo) and from Reading (43 minutes) for those arriving from
the west. It is only 20 minutes from London Heathrow airport for those
arriving by air.
Symposium Committee
-
Sara Brooks (London School of Economics and Political Science)
-
Marije Geldof (Royal Holloway, University of London)
- David Hollow (Royal Holloway, University of London)
- Alex Robinson (University of Huddersfield)
- Auchariya Yongphrayoon (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Attendance
To
register your interest in the symposium, please complete the attached
form, and send to a[dot]yongphrayoon[at]rhul[dot]ac[dot]uk.
There is no registration or attendance fee.
