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The 3rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies 
and Development (ICTD2009) will be held 17-19 April 2009 at Carnegie-Mellon's 
state-of-the-art campus in Doha, Qatar (http://www.ictd2009.org ).  This conference will act 
as a focal point for new scholarship in the field of ICT and international development.  
Confirmed speakers include a keynote by 
William H. Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation.

We invite submission of papers for ICTD2009, the third of an ongoing series of conferences, 
which follows successful events at Berkeley in May 2006 (http://sims.berkeley.edu/ictd2006), 
and Bangalore in December 
2007 (http://research.microsoft.com/workshops/ictd2007)

IMPORTANT DATES
June 15, 2008                   Last date for informal feedback
September 22, 2008              Submissions due
January 15, 2009                Final decisions sent out to authors
February 20, 2009               Camera-ready papers due
April 17-19, 2009               Conference

CONFERENCE FOCUS
The goal of the ICTD conference is to provide a forum for academic 
researchers and scholarly practitioners working with ICT applied to 
development.  The conference will be scientifically rigorous and 
multi-disciplinary - papers reporting high-quality original research are 
solicited.  Submitted papers will be subjected to double-blind peer 
review, and a full proceedings will be published at the time of the 
conference.  The conference will bring together researchers and 
reflective practitioners in both the social and technical sciences, with 
anticipated representation from anthropology, sociology, economics, 
political science, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial 
design, and the like, in addition to domain specialists in various 
development fields such as healthcare, agriculture, enterprise, 
education, governance, etc.

For the purposes of this conference, the term "ICT" will comprise 
computing devices (e.g. PCs, PDAs, sensor networks), and technologies 
for voice and data connectivity such as mobile telephony, the Internet, 
and related technologies. Application domains include, but are not 
restricted to, education, agriculture, enterprise, healthcare, poverty 
alleviation, general communication, and governance.  Papers considering 
novel design, new technology, project assessment, policy, impact, 
content, social issues around ICT for development, and so forth will be 
considered. Well-presented negative results from which generalizable 
conclusions can be drawn are also sought.

CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS AND PUBLICATION
Only original, unpublished papers in English will be considered. 
Word-length limit: 8000 words (this is a maximum, not a target!). 
Reviews will be double blind. Authors should follow IEEE formats and 
styles. Samples of this are also available: 
http://research.microsoft.com/workshops/ictd2007/ICTD2007_sample.pdf. 
Authors will be required to sign a copyright release for the conference 
proceedings. All submissions should occur via the ICTD 2009 website: 
http://www.ictd2009.org .

All accepted papers will appear in conference proceedings, and we also 
plan to develop some papers for a journal special issue as well. Papers 
from the previous conference are now available on IEEE Xplore (IEEE's 
digital library), e.g.,: 
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=4085497.

For the latest information, please see the conference website at  
http://www.ictd2009.org .

Please address e-mail correspondence to ictd2009@gmail.com 
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VENUE
Qatar is a rapidly growing economy in the region and the world which has 
set its targets of moving beyond a hydrocarbon economy into becoming a 
regional and global leader in knowledge and information.  Qatar is a 
modern, stable nation with a vibrant international population, and 
hosted the Asian Games in 2007. Education City brings leading 
educational and research institutions to Qatar, including Cornell, 
Georgetown, Texas A&M, and Carnegie Mellon, offering degree programs in 
Computer Science, Business Administration, and Information Systems.  
This provides an ideal venue for hosting ICTD2009, in a geographic 
location close to major population centers around the world, easily 
accessible by direct flights.

NEW FOR ICTD2009
ICTD2009 will feature an enhanced review process with the opportunity 
for a brief rebuttal by authors. Details on this process will be given 
closer to the submission deadline.  ICTD2009 will also have a separate 
call for panels and workshops, and an opportunity to demonstrate ICTD 
applications. Please refer to the conference website for details.

In addition, if authors would like quick feedback on an outline or 
abstract (especially to gauge topic appropriateness), they can submit 
this to the Program Committee no later than June 15th, using the 
designated email address: ictd2009.abstracts@gmail.com 
. This is voluntary and is not part 
of the formal peer review process.

Richard Heeks, Rahul Tongia
Programme Committee Co-Chairs, ICTD2009