call for papers: National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/ under privileged communities in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship 2009 (NCIDEEE 2009) during Dec 01-03, 2009

National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/ under privileged
communities in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship 2009  (NCIDEEE
2009) during Dec 01-03, 2009

The management, staff and students of Loyola College (in association with
department of IT, Government of India and pioneers in educating
differently abled and professional bodies like NASSCOM, ISOC-Chennai
chapter, CSI-Chennai chapter), are proud to announce that we will be
hosting a national level conference on the use of Information and
Communication Technology for the differently abled / under privileged
community in education, employment and entrepreneurship. This conference
which will be a momentous occasion will be held from the 1st to the 3rd of
December and will be attended by individuals from all walks of life
including representatives of the differently abled and under privileged
community, government officials, educationalists, researchers, program
managers, representatives of international business missions, NGOs and
students etc.
          The main aim of this conference is to devise a successful
formula through which the lesser privileged people of our
society can be provided the opportunity to use the Information
and Communication Technology to grow on par with the modernized
world. The program will be a three day event ending on the 3rd
which happens to be e-accessibility day and hence in addition to
the specific topics with the opinions, ideas and criticisms of
each and every individual which will be heard, discussed and
analyzed carefully, we will also be recognizing the many
individuals who have contributed their tireless efforts in
making Information and Communication technology accessible to
all.

Some of the main aims and themes of this conference would be  the
Institutional and national responses to technological change , the
intersections of Political economy and educational technology, The
architecture of learning,  Pedagogy in the evolving tech environment ,
Informal and formal adult education , Multi-grade education ,
Instructional design and delivery; evaluation and assessment, Strategies
and tools for teaching and learning, simulations and gaming ,Effects on
training institutions and industry , Impacts on educational institutions:
effects on faculty, staff, administration, and students; curriculum and
program development Intellectual property ,  Building communities of
teachers/educators, e-governance and leadership and so on.

             The focus would be on the various problems faced by the
differently abled and the under privileged people in our
society especially with respect to education and the use of
Information and Communication Technology for their
development and tools for language learning especially
English, Tamil and Hindi. During the conference, discussions
would be made on the ways to implement data mining in such a
way that it includes multimedia facilities such as voice
over, Globalization and ICT in the labour market, ICT
applications and systems contributing to desirable goals,
learning, knowledge growth and career patterns in ICT,
leadership roles, human needs, skills and competencies needed
for proper growth and its effects, etc.  These problems and
solutions would be discussed on every possible front
including the political, the educational the financial level
with its usefulness and effects on the under privileged in
mind.

We would also strive with our utmost effort to reach our desired goals
such as humanization, bridging the digital gap, freedom of expression,
peace, sustainability, human welfare and quality of life. The most
important of them all will be the devising of important decisions and
strategies that could be implemented in order to help the differently
abled people use Information and Communication Technology for their
employment by means of introduction of newly devised hardware and software
that could benefit them and enable them to develop further.
This conference will surely be a memorable experience for both the
participants as well as the hosts and we could surely expect some breath
taking decisions to come out at the end of it and these would be decisions
that would make life better and easier for all the differently abled and
under privileged everywhere.


About Loyola College:

          Loyola College, Chennai is one of the leading colleges not only
in the state of Tamilnadu alone but also in India. It has been
rated A+ by the NAAC for several years in a row and is also one
among the top ten colleges in the country. All this is proof
enough that the college takes utmost interest in the development
of students. The main aim of the college is not to provide the
highest quantity of education but the highest quality of
education to its students. To carry out its aim, the college
arranges for several conferences, seminars, educational tours,
Industrial visits etc. in order to make sure that the knowledge
of the students is not limited within the classroom alone. Hence
the great support that the college provides to the staff and
students of the various departments is quite evident in the many
successful conferences, seminars and other such programs that
have been conducted in the past and this is sure to continue in
the future.


Organizers

          The Resource centre for differently abled (RCDA) started in the
year 2006 as one of the Centers of Excellence at Loyola College
has successfully carried out the task of making education and
learning an accessible tool for the less privileged members of
our society. As a joint venture with some of the departments of
the College, the resource center has decided to organize the
National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/ under
privileged communities in Education, Employment and
Entrepreneurship 2009 (NCIDEEE 2009).


Call for Papers :

The papers accepted and presented at the conference will be published in
the proceedings of the recognized publishers of India. The papers should
be organized so as to accommodate abstract, introduction,
state-of-the-art, objective, used methodology, obtained results and
references. Submitted papers should be original and contain contributions
of theoretical, experimental or application nature, or be unique
experience reports. Kindly send your hard copy along with a Demand draft
of worth Indian Rupees two hundred in favor of "The Principal, Loyola
College" payable at Chennai before last date for submission.

Address for Communication:

The convener,
NCIDEEE2009,
Resource Center for the Differently Abled( RCDA),
LOYOLA COLLEGE,
Chennai - 600034.
India.


Email address for paper submission:           ncideee2009@loyolacollege.edu
Email address for other correspondence:
rcda@loyolacollege.edu

For more information:
www.loyolacollege.edu




Important Dates (Deadlines)

Submission of Full Papers: August 30, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: September 16, 2009
Camera Ready Paper: October 02, 2009

Papers must be submitted within the stipulated time and electronic
submission in PDF is required. The page limit for a full-length paper is 6
pages.

Note: Papers less than 4 pages will not be reviewed and may be rejected
outright!

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