Day One

Schedule for Day 1: Monday, March 12

Grand
Ballroom
Conference
C
Conference
D
Conference
E
Conference
2
Conference
3
Conference
4
Conference
5
8:30 – 10:00 Welcome/Keynote Speaker:  David Kobia, Director of Technology Development, Ushahidi (Joint with ACM/DEV)
10:00 – 11:15 Translating Anthropology Debates to ICT4D ICT for Social Change in the MENA Region How the Information Society Recasts Women’s Citizenship – Stories from the CITIGEN Programme Information Society Research in the Global South Sustainable ICTD ICTD African Researchers Network ICTD and the “Mapping Reflex”
11:15 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 13:00 Translating Anthropology Debates to ICT4D (cont.) ICT for Social Change in the MENA Region (cont.) How the Information Society Recasts Women’s Citizenship – Stories from the CITIGEN Programme (cont.) Information Society Research in the Global South (cont.) Sustainable ICTD (cont.) ICTD African Researchers Network (cont.) The Pitch for Presentation Skills: An Informal ICTD Toastmasters
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Open Session Fair Gendered Voices from Africa and the Middle East: Gender and ICT Empowerment in Development E-governance Café: Increased Access and Citizen Participation Want Open Research? Deep Dive into the Global Impact Study Information Society Research in the Global South (cont.) ICTs and Small Island Developing States ICTD Peer Mentorship Workshop Sharing Best Practices in ICTD Academic Programs
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 Open Session Fair FAILFaire@
ICTD 2012
Entertainment and ICTD Want Open Research? Deep Dive into the Global Impact Study (cont.) Information Society Research in the Global South (cont.) ICTD and Female Support Agents: How Do Female Intermediaries Negotiate Empowerment in Their Everyday Lives and Relationships? ICTD Peer Mentorship Workshop (cont.) Enabling Greater Access, Visibility, and Use of Knowledge through Open Licenses
18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Reception – Georgia Tech Technology Square Research Building
Note that Posters and Demos will be on display during all 4 conference days in Conference A and Conference B, respectively.