[chapter-delegates] FW: Call for Papers PacINET 2005

[Rajnesh D. Singh]

All,

We would welcome participation by members from other chapters to the
Pacific Islands Chapter's annual
event - perhaps the perfect time to have a holiday in the Pacific
Islands :-)


Regards,
Rajnesh Singh
PICISOC
www.picisoc.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Rajnesh D. Singh [mailto:rajnesh at pataranet.com] 
Sent: Monday, 4 April 2005 7:27 PM
To: 'pignet at lyris.spc.int'
Subject: Call for Papers PacINET 2005




P a c I N E T 2005
The Conference on ICT for the Pacific
August 22-27, 2005, Tarawa, Kiribati

The Fourth Annual Technical Conference and AGM of PICISOC
http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=PacInet+2005


PacINET is a regional conference for practitioners, developers,
researchers and those interested in ICT from all sectors to exchange
information on the system design, enabling technologies, and anecdotal
experiences related to the use of ICT in the Pacific Islands.

The Theme for the conference is:
"Rural Technologies: Connecting & Advancing Remote Communities through
ICT"

The technical conference is composed of several types of contributions
including Paper Presentations,  Demonstrations, Tutorials and Workshops,
Panel Discussions and Invited Talks. Non-technical presentations may
also be included where relevant, depending on merit. 

Presentations may be made on the conference theme or on topics of
interest to ICT in the Pacific including (but not limited to)
Client-Server Computing, Computer Applications, Database Systems,
e-Government, e-Health, GIS and Remote Sensing, Internet Security, Open
Source Systems, Networking and Routing, Protocols and Standards, Risk
Management, Rural/Remote Telecommunications.


Presenting a Paper

To register your interest in presenting, or to seek further information,
please contact Rajnesh Singh on Tel: +679 332 0606 or e-mail:
rajnesh at pataranet.com or rajnesh.singh at gmail.com with the title of your
presentation and (preferably) an abstract not exceeding 150 words.

Important Dates

April 30th 2005		Deadline for Registrations of Interest
May 31st 2005		Notification of Acceptance
June 30th 2005		Schedule of Presentations finalised
July 22nd 2005		Schedule of Presentations published
August 22nd - 27th 2005	Conference




PacINET 2005 Keynote Address
Dr. Vinton G. Cerf
Internet Pioneer and Visionary, ISOC Founding President Co-author of the
TCP/IP protocol and one of the founding fathers of the internet



PacINET 2005 Forum: Natural Disasters and how can ICT help?
In light of the recent devastation caused by the Asian Tsunami and
Earthquakes and the susceptibility of Pacific Island countries to such
disasters, a Forum to explore what role ICT can play in Natural Disaster
Warning Systems, Risk Reduction and Relief Operations