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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">CALL FOR PAPERS – WACREN 2015</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">WACREN is organizing its 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Conference on <b>12-13 March 2015</b> in Abuja, hosted by
the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The main theme of the conference is: "Enabling Virtual Research and
Education Communities", with the following sub-themes:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">i)
Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure (AAI) and Mobility</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">ii) NREN
Business and Governance Models</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">iii) Innovation
in R&E Networks</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">iv) Network
Design and Operation</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">v) Online
Teaching and Learning</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">vi) Shared
Experiences, Best Practices and Collaboration</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">This is a call
for papers for the conference. Interested authors are invited to submit
abstracts (500-600 words) on the main theme or sub-themes, as well as on
related subjects.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The schedule
(deadlines) is as follows:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">i) Submission
of abstracts: <b>28 November 2014</b></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">ii)
Notification of acceptance: 9 January 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">iii) Submission
of full papers: 6 February 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">iv) Comments
from reviewers: 27 February 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">v) Submission
of presentations: 6 March 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">vi) Submission
of revised paper after conference: 30 April 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">vii) Notification
of acceptance of paper for the WACREN 2015 proceedings: 26 June 2015</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">All documents
will be submitted online through the conference website that will be activated
in the next couple of days; please visit WACREN’s website for updates.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">For authors of
selected papers who are not able to get full or partial sponsorship from their
organizations to attend the conference, support may be provided for travel
and/or accommodation, subject to availability of resources (for maximum one
author per paper).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">If you have any
question, please feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:cfp2015@wacren.net" target="_blank">cfp2015@wacren.net</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">We look forward to your active participation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The WACREN 2015 Programme Committee</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS – WACREN 2015</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">WACREN organise sa 2<sup>ème</sup> Conférence Annuelle les 12-13 Mars 2015 Abuja;
elle sera abritée par le Réseau d’éducation et de recherche du Nigeria (NgREN).
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Le thème principal de la conférence est: "Favoriser les Communautés
Virtuelles d’Education et de Recherche", avec les sous-thèmes suivants: <br>
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i) Infrastructure d’Authentification et d’Autorisation Infrastructure (AAI) et Mobilité
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ii) Modèles Economiques et de Gouvernance pour NRENs<br>
iii) Innovation dans les Réseaux d’Education et de Recherche<br>
iv) Conception et Exploitation de Réseaux <br>
c) Enseignement et Apprentissage en ligne <br>
vi) Expériences partagées, Meilleures Pratiques et Collaboration <br>
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Ceci est un appel à communications pour la conférence. Les auteurs intéressés
sont invités à soumettre des résumés (500-600 mots) sur le thème principal ou
sous-thèmes, ainsi que sur des sujets connexes. <br>
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Le calendrier (échéances) est établi comme suit: <br>
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i) Soumission des résumés : <b>28
Novembre 2014</b> <br>
ii) Notification d'acceptation: 9 Janvier 2015 <br>
iii) Soumission des articles: 6 Février 2015 <br>
iv) Commentaires des réviseurs: 27 Février 2015 <br>
c) Soumission des présentations: 6 Mars 2015 <br>
vi) Soumission du document révisé après la conférence: 30 Avril 2015 <br>
vii) Notification d’acceptation de papier pour les actes de WACREN 2015: 26
Juin 2015 <br>
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Tous les documents seront soumis en ligne à travers le site web de la
conférence qui sera activé dans les prochains jours; merci de visiter réguli§rement
le site web de WACREN pour les mises à jour. <br>
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Pour les auteurs des papiers retenus qui ne sont pas en mesure d'obtenir le financement
total ou partiel de leur participation à la conférence, un soutien pourrait être disponible pour les
frais de voyage et/ou d’hébergement, sous réserve de la disponibilité des
ressources (au maximum pour un auteur par papier). <br>
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Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter à l’adresse <a href="mailto:cfp2015@wacren.net" target="_blank">cfp2015@wacren.net</a>. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Nous nous réjouissons par avance de
votre participation active. <br>
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Le Comité Scientifique de WACREN 2015</span></p>
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