{"id":1235,"date":"2017-09-28T12:21:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somnog.so\/underdev\/?page_id=1235"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:10:17","slug":"call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/somnog.so\/somnog5\/call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499889019903{margin-top: -120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>About SomNOG<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/somnog.so\/\">The Somali Network Operators\u2019 Group (SomNOG)<\/a> is a forum for Somali networking professionals to develop technical capacities, share experiences and collaborate on developing expertise and competency through training and research in networking and Internet technologies. SomNOG is a non-profit organization that is run by volunteers which aims to contribute to the growing Eco-system of Internet service providers and consumers by building relevant technology expertise. The platform provided by the organization will enable a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. Participation in SomNOG\u2019s activities is open to anyone interested in sharing their experiences and technical knowledge or learning from others.<br \/>\nThe 5th SomNOG Annual Conference on Internet Technologies will be held on October 23-28 2021 in Mogadishu, Somalia. SomNOG5 Conference aims to address the Internet technologies under the main theme of <strong><em>&#8220;Digital Infrastructure for Development<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Call for Abstracts and Presentations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>SomNOG invites qualified professionals, academics and researchers to contribute to this premier event. Interested contributors may send an email to the conference\u2019s email address or submit online their abstracts and\/or presentations. 20 presentations will be selected based on the innovativeness of the concepts and relevance to the theme of the conference. Below are suggested topics under the four sub-themes for reference and should not be considered as a definitive, comprehensive list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sub-theme 1<\/strong>: Digital Infrastructure for Economic Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sub-theme 2: <\/strong>Digital Infrastructure for Public Service Delivery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sub-theme 3: <\/strong>Digital Infrastructure for Research and Education<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sub-theme 4: <\/strong>Digital Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>IMPORTANT DATES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>July 21 : <\/strong>Publishing call for Paper\/Presentation<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>October 15 : <\/strong>Paper submission deadline<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>October 17 : <\/strong>Paper acceptance notification<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>October 18-21 : <\/strong>Full Conference Paper; Speaker registration<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>October 27-28 : <\/strong>Conference Days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested contributors may submit their abstracts on the event page:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/callforpapers_SomNOG5\">Call for paper<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499889019903{margin-top: -120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] About SomNOG The Somali Network Operators\u2019 Group (SomNOG) is a forum for Somali networking professionals to develop technical capacities, share experiences and collaborate on developing expertise and competency through training and research in networking and Internet technologies. 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