The pre-conference, run over 2 days, is organized, and partially supported, by the Singapore Internet Research Center (SiRC), under the banner of the SIRCA program (Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia: www.sirca.org.sg ) which aims to facilitate emerging ICTD researchers in Asia. Hence, this pre-conference will organize, in addition to paper sessions, short poster sessions to provide an opportunity for Asian SIRCA scholars to discuss work-in-progress studies with international mobile communication scholars.

Arul Chib, Assistant Director, Singapore Internet Research Center, arulchib@ntu.edu.sg

Trisha Lin, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, trishalin@ntu.edu.sg

Yvonne Lim, Senior Manager, Singapore Internet Research Center, yvonnelyc@ntu.edu.sg