SCECSAL XX CONFERENCE
The XXth Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and South Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) 2012 conference will take place at:Laico Regency Hotel
Nairobi, Kenya
4th– 8th June 2012
CONFERENCE THEME
Information for Sustainable Development in a Digital Environment
In recent years libraries and information centres in Africa have witnessed transformation from print to digital information. This has heralded both opportunities and challenges in creation, processing, storage, dissemination and managing digital information. The digital environment has provided information professionals in Africa an opportunity to reposition and take advantage of the enormous information being generated. Digital information can be repackaged according to users’ needs and disseminated in a more timely and efficient way. However, the knowledge creators, intermediaries and end users equally encounter challenges in handling and managing digital information. The challenges include but not limited to: inadequate ICT infrastructure, lack of skills and knowledge, inadequate legal framework, adoption of new technologies, funding and sustainability, ethical issues among others.
SUB-THEMES
- Managing Information in Digital Environment for Poverty Eradication
- Education and Training in Digital Environment
- Legal issues in digital environment
- Adoption of open source and open standards
- Re-position of libraries in information society
- Potential of library 2.0 in provision of information
- Open access and Institutional Repositories
- Information Standards in digital environment
- Digital preservation and archiving
- Digital Records Management
- Publishing and Web 2.0
- Social networking and information sharing
- Informetrics, Scientometrics and Webometrics
- Knowledge and Content Management
- Information Ethics in Digital Environment
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
- An abstract of approximately 500 words should be submitted electronically to Prof. Joseph Kiplang’at email: jkngetich@yahoo.co.uk; Copy to: Prof. Japheth Otike Email: jnotike@yahoo.com, not later than 30th October 2011
- The abstract should have author(s) details (name, institution, position).
FULL PAPERS
Guidelines for preparing full paper- Abstract: Not more than 150 words, include keywords
- Number of words in full paper: Minimum of 3000 words and maximum of 5000 words
- Font size: 12
- Font type: Times Roman
- Citation/Reference: APA
- Deadline for Submitting full papers: 20th March, 2012
- Prof. Joseph Kiplang’at jkngetich@yahoo.co.uk
- Prof. Japheth Otike jnotike@hotmail.com and
- copy to secretariat at scecsal2012@gmail.com
''HOW TO REGISTER
- Conference fee for Students is USD 240 or Ksh 20,000/=
- For All other delegates is USD 300 or Ksh 26,000/=
- For further information please contact the SCECSAL-2012 secretariat
- Please download the registration form here and email the complete form to scecsal2012@gmail.com
CONTACTS Contact the Scecsal 2012 Secretariat: scecsal2012@gmail.com
HOTELS
Hotel | Single room US $ | Double US $ | Distance from venue (min) | Distance from airport (min) | ADDRESS/ CONTACT | ||||
High Cost Hotel | |||||||||
Laico Regency Hotel (negotiated price) | 195 | 220 | 0 (venue) | 30 min drive | Loita Street, Uhuru Highway Tel:+254 (0)20 2211199 / 2887000 Fax:+254 (0)20 221710 | ||||
Red Court Hotel | 210 | 240 | 20min drive | 25 min drive | Tel: +254 (020) 3904000 / 604528 Fax: +254 (020) 604520 / 608681 Mobile: +254 (0) 728606476 / 8 / 734-973512 / 3 | ||||
Intercontinental | 10 min walk | 30 min drive | CITY HALL WAY | ||||||
Hilton Hotel | 10 min walk | 30 min drive | Mama Ngina Street Tel: 254-20-2288000 Fax: 254-20-2226777 | ||||||
The Nairobi Serena Hotel | 5 min walk | 30 min drive | Tel: (+254) 202822000 | ||||||
Norfolk Hotel | 20 min walk | 30 min drive | TEL +254 (0) 20 2265555 FAX +254 (0) 20 2216796 | ||||||
Nairobi Safari Club | 10 min walk | 30 min drive | Lillian Towers Koinange Street / University Way. Tel:254-20-2821000, Cellphone:254-722209842 / 722208782 /734251333 / 734251334 www.nairobisafariclub.com | ||||||
Crowne Plaza | 15 min drive | 30 min drive | |||||||
Panari Hotel | Near the airport (20 min drive) | 35 min drive | Tel: +254 020 3946000, 828990/3 Cell: +254 - 0733 694 600/1/2 or 075 694 600/1/2 | ||||||
The Heron Court | 160 | 180 | “ | 30 min drive | Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871 | ||||
Sarova Panafric Hotel | 225 | 280 | 10 min drive | 30 min drive | |||||
Silver Springs | 180 | 220 | “ | 30 min drive | Tel: + 254-020 2722451/2/3/4/6/7 Fax: + 254-020-2720545 / 2728061 | ||||
Sentrim 680 | 115 | 170 | 7 min walk | 30 min drive | |||||
Sentrim Boulevard | 120 | 180 | 10 min walk | 30 min drive | Telephones: +254 020 315680. Ext. 8015 or 8020. Facsimile: +254 020 343875 / 2218314 | ||||
Meridian Court Hotel | 100 | 120 | 30 min drive | Tel: +254 20 313991/317481/313135, Fax: +254 20 317045/230700 | |||||
Medium Cost Hotels | |||||||||
Hotel Milimani | 90 | 130 | 10 min drive | 30 min drive | Tel. +254-20-2722358, +254-20-2711245 | ||||
Delta | 75 | 100 | “ | ||||||
Marble Arch | 60 | 80 | 15 min walk | 30 min drive | Tel: +254
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Kenya Comfort | 50 | 80 | 5 min walk | 30 min drive | Tel:+254720/722 608866 + 254 733/788 608866 | ||||
Low Cost Hotels | |||||||||
Ambassador | 45 | 60 | 15 min walk | “ | Tel: 254 (20) 2246615/6, 2246203, 2242833, 2247109 Mobile Phone: +254 724 259829 Fax: 254 (20) 2245517 | ||||
Lenana Mount | 80 | 100 | 10 min drive | 35 min drive | Tel: +254 20 2717048 | 254 202710426 Cellphone: (254) (0) 723 970165 Fax: +254 20 2719394 | ||||
Sagret Court | 36 | 42 | 10 min drive | 30 min drive | |||||
Hostels | |||||||||
SDA Hostel | 45 | 65 | 10 min drive | 30 min drive | |||||
Flora Hostels | 10 min | 5th Ngong Avenue, Ngong Road Tel:+254 20 2723013 | |||||||
Sandton Palace Hotel | 72 | 90 | 15 min walk | 35min drive | Tel: +254 20 342104/7, Cell: +254 720 629985/6 | ||||
Hotels without Meals | |||||||||
Down Town | 25 | 30 | |||||||
Terminal | 25 | 30 |