Call for Papers

AFRICOMM invites submission of unpublished and quality research papers with novel contributions. All submitted contributions will undergo a double-blind peer review. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and published by Springer’s LNICST series. AFRICOMM 2011, the third conference of the series, is organized in two research tracks, namely a track in communication infrastructure and a track on e-services, policy and regulatory issues. In addition, AFRICOMM 2011 is calling for workshop proposals on more specific topics of relevance to developing countries. The workshops will take place in conjunction with the conference.

TRACK 1: Communication Infrastructures in Developing Countries
This track is dedicated to communication and network technologies that are of specific relevance to developing countries. The track provides a platform where key R&D findings and new directions in this field, challenges and obstacles, business models, and success stories will be discussed and reviewed. This track is calling for research papers on topics that include, but are not limited to:

• Design and analysis of protocols and architectures for developing countries
• Existing and emerging wireless broadband access technologies, such as WiMAX, LTE, etc.
• Innovations in femtocells, picocells and relay network technologies
• Cognitive radio and advanced spectrum management methods
• Self-managed deployment, operation, and maintenance of IT infrastructures
• Affordable mobile technologies
• Energy-aware ICT infrastructure, e.g., energy aware systems and networking
• ICT infrastructures based on alternative energies
• Network and IT security issues in developing countries
• Overlay networks (such as p2p, bitTorrent, etc) in developing countries
• ICT infrastructures for critical environmental conditions
• Testbeds and reference implementation for exploring and validating infrastructure requirements and usage
• Critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP)
• Geographic Information systems and applications

TRACK 2: Electronic Service, ICT Policy, and Regulatory Issues for Developing Countries
This track provides an opportunity to share and compare experiences, perspectives, issues, and opportunities related to the use of web-based and mobile services to foster development. The track also provides a venue to disseminate findings, experiences, and recommendations on how policy and regulatory issues impact on development. This track is calling for research papers on topics that include, but are not limited to:

• Experiences and applications in areas such as: e-health, e-learning, e-agriculture, e-government, and e-participation
• ICT for development
• Mobile-based services and applications
• Mobile computing for next generation phones
• Emergency and disaster management
• Open source and open source models for e-services
• Participatory design and living labs
• E-services for environmental sustainability
• Change management, interoperability, and standards
• ICT policy and regulations

Submissions

The page limit for research papers is ten pages (Track 1 or 2) and two-pages for posters and demos. Papers must be formatted using Springer LNICST Authors' Kit.

• for LaTeX here (instructions) and here (template files). You can also download a sample paper here.
• for Microsoft Word here.

Please make sure that your paper adheres to the format as specified in the instructions and templates. Workshop proposals should constitute of not more than two pages detailing the objectives of the workshop and its relevance to developing countries, and names and contacts of the workshop organizing chairs. All submissions must be in English. One author of each accepted contribution will be required to register and present the work at the conference.

Important Dates

• Workshop proposal deadline: April 30, 2011
• Paper submission deadline: July 3, 2011 extended until September 05, 2011
• Notification deadline: August 28, 2011
• Camera-ready: September 25, 2011
• Posters/demos: August 28, 2011
• Conference: November 23-24, 2011