[Indic-computing-devel] Call for Papers - AISECT2004- International Conference on ICT in Education & Development

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CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference on ICT in Education and Development
December 16-17-18, 2004
Hotel Lake view Ashok, Bhopal. India

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INTRODUCTION

AISECT-2004 is the 20th conference of All India Society for Electronics
and Computer Technology (AISECT) and 2nd conference of Dr. C.V. Raman
University (CVRU), Raipur, which will take place at Bhopal, the
beautiful city of lakes, during 16-17-18 December 2004. The Conference
is likely to attract over 500 delegates from commercial, government and
research organizations from India and other developing countries.

The goal of AISECT-2004 is to stimulate rapid take-up of Research &
Technology Development results by industry, educational institutes,
research organisations and SMEs in particular.

AISECT-2004 aims to provide a forum for sharing success stories and
lessons learnt from Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
related Regional, National & Internationally funded research and other
Govt., NGO based and private initiatives so that use of ICT in
education and development could be speeded up.

This international conference will consider how the use of ICT can be
used to enhance the impact of teaching and learning, focussing on
access and inclusion issues and also how ICT will help in development of

societies. It will look at how ICT is being developed by groups and
communities of learners often beyond the reach of traditional
educational methods and the new models for development.

CONFERENCE FOCUS

The theme chosen for this conference is Emerging trends and challenges
in IT education and Use of ICT in Education, e-learning & Development.
AISECT-2004 will focus on topics in the area of applied research
addressing major societal, economic and educational and technical
challenges.
The programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical
papers, business
case studies, workshops and tutorials, and an exhibition.

The conference provides a convenient setting for presentations and
discussions of innovative developments in e-education, e-governance,
emerging areas in IT services IT education, use of ICT for development
of societies, knowledge work and skills, trust and security and work
environments in the emerging digital economy and society.

The conference aims at bringing together people from different areas,
disciplines, professions and interests to share ideas and explore
various discussions which are innovative and exciting.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished technical
papers, business case studies or visionary papers within the scope of
the
conference. Papers should be not longer than 8 pages, excluding the
reference list and author's bio-data. All submitted papers will be
reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance,
originality, significance, and clarity. Accepted papers will appear in
the conference proceedings provided that at least one author registers
for and attends the conference. High quality papers will be nominated
for the Best Paper award. Better papers may be selected for
presentations in the conference. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to, the following:

Role Of ICT In Society At Large
  - What roles should ICT play to enhance socio-economic development of
society at large?
  - Will the implementation of community informatics projects bridge the
digital divide?
  - How do we address the needs of the elderly, the disabled and the
disadvantaged generally.
ICT And Effective Governance
  - Will ICT-centric initiatives like E-Governance projects and
integrated corporate MIS projects lead to 'smart governance' or will it
be a tool to marginalize those members of society who have little or no
ICT skills?
  - ICT and Security Considerations
  - What are the trends in developing security in a multiplatform
environment?
  - New security related technologies and need for security
certification.
  - ICT and Business
  - Are current ICT investments providing returns commensurate with ROI
targets?
  - What are the key trends or indicators pointing to the development of
the next "killer application" Mobile computing?
ICT And Education
  - Emerging technologies within Primary, Secondary and Higher Education
  - National & International technology challenges
  - Organizational issues/strategies in Virtual education
  - Financial issues (faculty pay/timetabling/benefits)
  - Part-time staff/ adjuncts' role between traditional and virtual
universities
  - Contemporary best teaching practices
  - International educational experiences/lessons
  - Case studies of experimental projects
  - Whither smart education and smart learning?
Emerging Trends
  - What are the emerging trends in training courses and career
opportunities?
  - What will be the next "disruptive technology" to make current
technologies obsolete?
  - Will Open Source technologies be the next wave and if so how will
educational systems benefited by them?
  - What are the new employment opportunities and their socio-technical
challenges?
  - Indigenous Peoples & IT Technology
  - The Internet's effects on linguistic diversity
  - Promoting indigenous language development via discussion & chat
  - Multimedia support of language & culture
  - Exploring language with digital resources
  - Cultural attitudes and technology acceptance
  - Modifying computers to meet minority language requirements
  - Oral tradition meets voice dictation
  - Voice over IP, net meetings and collaborative thinking
  - Asynchronous, reflective discourse
  - On-line dictionaries and language development
Tools & Content-oriented Applications for e-learning
  - Agents
  - Authoring Tools
  - Content development tools & techniques in Indian Languages
  - Evaluation of Impact
  - Interactive Learning Environments
  - Groupware Tools
  - Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications
  - Research Perspectives
  - Virtual Reality
Cases & Projects
  - Country-Specific Developments
  - Exemplary Projects
  - Institution-Specific Cases
  - Virtual Universities
  - Role of NGOs in promoting ICT for people.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS & FORMAT
An electronic copy of abstract/full papers (in MS-Word/Open Office
format) shall be submitted to the conference paper committee secretary
via e-mail at pap...@ai....  All papers submitted will be
reviewed for presentation and publication in proceedings.
The conference paper committee chair will acknowledge receipt of the
paper by informing the author directly. The conference paper
committee chair will manage the review process and
inform the author of the paper's status by 15th November 2004.

. The maximum length of each paper is limited to 8 single-column pages.
. Submissions must provide a list of key words that specify the topics
covered in the paper.
. Brief Bio-data of all the authors must be there as a separate page at
the end of the paper.
. All papers submitted for review must conform to the authors
guidelines

provided at http://www.aisect.org/conference/Call_For_Papers.html

PUBLISHING SCHEDULE FOR AISECT-2004

The publishing schedule for AISECT 2004 is as follows:

. Paper abstracts/full paper and tutorial proposals submitted - 31st
October 2004
. Notification of Provisional acceptance by e-mail - 15th November 2004
. Final papers as CRC to be delivered electronically - 30th November
2004.
. Conference Registration to be sent alongwith final papers - 30th
November 2004.

Address for Correspondence:
  The Convener
  International Conference on ICT for Education and Development
  AISECT
  SCOPE CAMPUS, NH-12, Bhaironpur (Near Misrod)
  Hoshangabad Road,
  Bhopal : 462 026
  Mobile : +91 755 3200627
  e-mail : anu...@ya..., ais...@ai...

for registration details and paper submission format please visit :
http://www.aisect.org/conference/Call_For_Papers.html


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