1 2 DEV-4 post conference report Dec 6-7, 2013 + Quick facts The 4th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development When Dec 6-7, 2013 Where Economics Building University of Cape Town, South Africa Participants 79 attendees: 14 ACM members 11 Student ACM members 25 non-members 29 student non-members 16 countries: United States, South Africa, India, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Switzerland, Kenya, United Kingdom, Canada, Uganda, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Sudan, Namibia http://acmdev.org Programme 14 full papers in 5 sessions 16 posters Available online at dl.acm.org Sponsors Microsoft Research India IBM Sub Saharan Africa University of the Western Cape Aria Technologies Africa Telkom SA + In memory of two greats Nelson Mandela passed away the day before the conference. UWC Rector Brian O’Connell led us through a moment of silence. Gary Marsden, co-chair of the co-located ICTD conference, passed away Dec. 27. Both will be sorely missed. Acknowledgements The conference was a joint effort. Janet Raman from IIT in India. The website was Sirmonpong and Deidre Raubenheimer at handled by Oluyomi Adeyeye and UCT’s Conference Management Centre publicity by Michael Adeyeye (CPUT). were instrumental in making all practical General co-chairs were Antoine Bagula arrangements regarding venue, food and (UCT) and Bill Tucker (UWC). Funding printing. We were assisted by Farrah was provided by Microsoft Research Khan and Diana Brantuas at the ACM in India, IBM Sub Saharan Africa, UWC, Aria the USA for all of the paperwork. Our Technologies Africa and Telkom SA. program chairs were Margaret Martinosi Generous funding meant a $50 from Princeton in the USA and Bhaskaran registration that included breakfast, lunch and dinner for two days. 3 1 2 On Dec 7, we hosted a local practitioner and researcher showcase with more than 20 stands and several hundred attendees from the co-located ICTD conference. Conference programme UWC Rector Brian O’Connell opened grouped into the following sessions: lunch breaks. Friday’s programme the conference. Bill Tucker laid out measurement and characterization, ended with a catered poster session the programme and handed over to rural and challenged networks, and a braai with open bar. Saturday the first keynote speaker Steve Song applications and experiences, policy was mostly papers, and culminated of the Village Telco project. Then aspects and services for diverse with a reflective keynote from Edwin Margaret Martonosi led a ‘lightning users. Presentations were 20 minutes Blake (UCT) followed by a ‘moving hour’ where each paper presenter each with a 5-minute Q&A. For each forward’ session led by Gaetano had 2 minutes to describe their work, session, we also had a 10-15 minute Borriello (U of Washington), who will and each poster presenter had 1 panel discussion with the presenters. chair the next DEV. Food and drink minute each. DEV revolves around Discussion was animated and was then provided at a showcase the full papers, of which we had 14 continued into extended tea and event at upper campus. After the second day of full paper ICTD conferences – more than sessions, we hosted a showcase for several hundred! We started the local practitioners and researchers evening with a ‘jam’ session: each working in the DEV space. We had exhibitor had 30 seconds to lure local and international NGOs and attendees to their stand. We had food researchers from three local and drink for all inside Jammie Hall, universities with 22 exhibitors. and the steps provided a beautiful Attendees came from both DEV and view to chat and network.