December 1 – 3, 2021
Original Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Submission Deadline: May 20, 2021

AFRICOMM Global 2021 is a one-of-a-kind edition of the leading conference on e‐infrastructure and e‐services for developing countries that will bring many local communities from around the world together under one roof for the first time ever.

EAI AFRICOMM 2021 will be held as a fully-fledged online conference.

Thanks to the online format of the 2021 edition, you will be able to connect with members of the community from other countries and continents that share an interest in the same research topics as you, share knowledge, and meet new colleagues from the safety and comfort of your home.

To guarantee the best possible experience for attendees across different time zones, the technical program will be split into localized and common sessions. This will maximize your participation during your normal working hours while still providing you with ample opportunity to connect internationally. In addition to that, every single presentation will be made available to all participants freely for the entire duration of the conference, letting you catch up on what you may have missed.

Participants of AFRICOMM Global 2021 will be able to enjoy:

• World’s communities specialized in e‐infrastructure and e‐services for developing countries under one roof,
• The full conference experience with scheduled and ad-hoc Q&A sessions,
• Complete access to all presentations on your own time,
• 1-on-1 networking opportunities via EAI Compass,
• A chance to win the Best Community-voted Presentation shared with EAI’s community of 150.000+ experts.

Read more: Call for Papers

Get the same full publication and indexing, enjoy EAI’s fair evaluation and recognition, present your paper to a global audience, and experience virtual meetings live as well as on-demand from the safety and comfort of your home.

If the situation allows it, the event will take place in its original location with an option to present remotely. In any case, all matters related to publication and indexing will remain unchanged. Learn more about EAI’s online conferences here.

Watch the full recording of the EAI AFRICOMM 2020 livestream and get involved in this edition!

All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.

AFRICOMM proceedings are indexed in leading indexing services, including Ei Compendex, Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to:

• Wireless Networks (WINET) Journal (IF: 2.659)

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications (Open Access)
• EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems (Open Access)
  – indexed in ESCI & Ei Compendex

Additional publication opportunities:

• EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
  (titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS

EAI International Workshop on Digital Learning and Teaching in time of Pandemic

This workshop provides a forum for university teachers, students, policymakers, and others to share research, lessons learned, and reflections on several topics relating to the utilisation of digital learning technologies (learn more & submit).

EAI International Workshop on Geospatial Databases For Geospatial Analysis For Development

This workshop invites participation from individuals with experience and/or interest to participate in the issue of (1) geonode as a geospatial database, installation and customization of it; (2) usability of geonode to different disciplines around open source tools and (3) issues concerning geospatial techniques for development (learn more & submit).

Workshop Papers will be published as a part of the EAI AFRICOMM 2021 Conference Proceedings. Workshop papers submission deadline: June 28, 2021

This is an exceptional opportunity to highlight your ideas in a less formal setting and share them with your colleagues, practitioners, and research community. A poster presentation is an effective way to discuss the idea before a research paper is developed (learn more & submit). Posters submission deadline: May 20, 2021

General Chairs
Elias Towe – Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Abubakar Diwani – State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Antero Jarvi – University Turku, Finland

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Julian Sansa – Makerere University, Uganda
Yahya Hamad Sheikh – State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Bernd Westphal – Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

See the full organizing committee here.