{"69294":{"#nid":"69294","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ICTD 2012 - Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EICTD is the world\u0027s premier conference examining the role of computer and communications in social, economic and political development.\u0026nbsp; The conference will attract over 500 leading scholars and practitioners working at the intersections of information technologies and global development. ICTD 2012 will consist of two days of single-track peer-reviewed papers, two open sessions (interactive workshops, panels, and more), and a series of keynote speakers, demonstrations, and beyond.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand Development (ICTD2012) Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarch 12-15, 2012 In cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have not already, it is time to register for ICTD2012. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith less than two months to go before opening day, we have an exciting and dynamic program slated for the 4-day conference. \u0026nbsp;On Monday, March 12th, and Thursday, March\u003Cbr \/\u003E15th, attendees will be able to choose from nearly 40 Open Sessions (panels, workshops, and more) and 29 demos presented by practitioners and academic institutions from across the globe. \u0026nbsp;In addition, joint with the co-located ACM DEV conference, David Kobia, Co-Founder and Director of Technology Development for Ushahidi, will give a keynote speech on Monday. On Tuesday, March 13th, and Wednesday, March 14th, ICTD 2012 will offer a slate of 38\u003Cbr \/\u003Epeer-reviewed papers in plenary and poster presentation. We are also pleased to welcome the Honorable Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication and Technology, Federal Republic of Nigeria as keynote speaker on Tuesday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegistration Required:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMore information can be found on the website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ictd2012.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.ictd2012.org\u003C\/a\u003E, including\u003Cbr \/\u003Eregistration instructions and links to hotel accommodations. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor further questions, please contact us at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@ictd2012.org\u0022\u003Einfo@ictd2012.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EICTD is the world\u0027s premier conference examining the role of computer and communications in social, economic and political development.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The ICTD 2012 Conference is hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology"}],"uid":"27385","created_gmt":"2011-08-12 17:15:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:49:28","author":"Carol Silvers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-03-12T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-03-15T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-03-15T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-03-12 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-03-15 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-03-15 05:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20120316T035959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ictd2012.org\/","title":"ICTD 2012 Conference Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1286","name":"Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP)"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2183","name":"communications"},{"id":"4769","name":"Computers"},{"id":"13990","name":"ICTD"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Michael Best\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}