Wednesday, July 31, 2019

VizAfrica 2019 Data Visualization Symposium - Call for Abstracts

The VizAfrica 2019 Data Visualization Symposium will take place from 18th -19th November 2019 at the University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana.

The symposium is part of the University’s mission of improving economic and social conditions for Botswana while advancing itself as a distinctively African University with a regional and international outlook. In fulfilling its mandate in reaching out to and interacting with international community, the general public, entrepreneurs, scientists and policy makers on advances in technological innovations for social economic development and industrialization. 300 participants drawn from government ministries, universities, research organizations, corporate, small and medium scale industries (SMEs), policy makers in key sectors of the economy and from international organizations are expected to attend.

 The theme of the symposium is “Application of Data, Information and Scientific Visualization for Resource Management and Sustainability.”


Under this theme, the symposium has six strands or sessions:
  1. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
  2. Visualization Techniques
  3. Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
  4. Data Analytics, Visualization and Internet of Things (IoTs)
  5. Policy Design, Analysis and Strategic Management
  6. E-health and Universal Health Coverage


The deadline for abstract submission is Monday 19 August.

More details :https://vizafrica.codata.org/2019-Botswana/

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