THE CFK HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DONORS AND STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE, 12-16 NOVEMBER 2012

THEME: WESTERN SCIENCE MEETS AFRICAN REALITY

SUB-THEMES: ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLICY, ENERGY, NANOTECHNOLOGY, WATER AND ICT

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE: THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN WESTERN AND AFRICAN SCIENTISTS WITH THE AIM OF ADVANCING AFRICAN SCIENCE TO A HIGHER LEVEL. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR RESEARCH GRANT AGENCIES AND RECIPIENTS TO INTERACT AND DEVELOP A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR AFRICAN SCIENCE.

CONFERENCE OUT-PUT THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANISED AS A SERIES OF SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA WITH INTERNATIONALLY PEER REVIEWED PAPERS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SPECIAL EDITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS: PARTICIPANTS FROM EUROPE, USA, AUSTRALIA AND AFRICA, WITH INTEREST IN RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, NANOTECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RELATED FIELDS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: THE CONFERENCE HAS ATTRACTED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTE, INCLUDING:

 PROF. JENNY EMNÉUS DENMARK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY  PROF. GEORGE WHITESIDES, HARVARD UNIVERSITY  PROF. FIONN MURTAGH, SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND  PROF. DERMOT DIAMOND, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY  PROF. J.H. PEN-MOGI, VICE CHANCELLOR  PROF. ROBERT WALKER,  PROF. CHARLES KWESIGA, INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE  DR. BASHIR JAMA, ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA, GHANA  PROF. FREDERICK I.B. KAYANJA, OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  PROF. HOLGER MEINKE, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA  PROF. FRANCIS GABRIEL MOUSSY, WHO, GENEVA  PROF. TIM UNWIN, COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS COMMISSION (UNITED KINGDOM)  PROF. ANTHONY GUISEPPI-ELIE, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, USA  PROF. ELLEN COLLISSON, UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, USA  PROF. SIMON BELL, OPEN UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM  PROF. PANKAJ VADGAMA, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY LONDON  PROF. ADIPALA EKWAMU,  PROF. P.K. NAIR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  PROF. JIM LYNCH, UNIVERSITY OF SURREY  PROF. PAMELA WEATHERS, WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, USA  PROF. MARY OKWAKOL, VICE CHANCELLOR  PROF. STEVE MORSE, UNIVERSITY OF SURREY  PROF. TONY SIMONS, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGROFORESTRY  PROF. HEIKO LIEDEKER, FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT GOVERNANCE AND TRADE (FLEGT) AND REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION (REDD), BARCELONA  PROF. GILBERTO CAMARA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH (INPE), BRAZIL

CONFERENCE CHAIR: ASSOC. PROF. BARNABAS NAWANGWE, MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR: PROF. SHAUKAT ABDULRAZAK, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KNCST)

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 PROF. ROBERT WALKER  PROF. PAMELA WEATHERS  PROF. HANNINGTON ORYEM-ORIGA  PROF. DERMOT DIAMOND  PROF. CHARLES KWESIGA  ASSOCIATE PROF. BARNABAS NAWANGWE  PROF. P.K. NAIR  PROF. JENNY EMNÉUS  PROF. FIONN MURTAGH  PROF. JIM LYNCH  DR. ALICE AMODING  PROF. ELLEN COLLISSON  PROF. PANKAJ VADGAMA  DR. ANTHONY GIDUDU  PROF. HOLGER MEINKE  PROF. SYED HASAN  PROF. SHAUKAT ABDULRAZAK  PROF. DAVID KABASA  PROF. JOHN HASLETT  PROF. MARTHA MECARTNEY  PROF. JEFF KRAMER  PROF. JOHN OPUDA-ASIBO  PROF. STEVE MORSE  PROF. ANTHONY GUISEPPI-ELIE  PROF. J.H. PEN-MOGI  PROF. JAMES NKATA  PROF. ISAIAH NDIEGE  PROF. MARY OKWAKOL  PROF. FREDERICK KAYANJA

CONFERENCE VENUE: SPEKE RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTRE MUNYONYO: DELUXE ROOMS RESEVED AT SPECIAL RATE OF US$ 126/NIGHT FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

ACCOMODATION: ADDITIONAL ACCOMODATION AT OTHER 4-STAR HOTELS ARE AVAIALBLE NEARBY FROM USD 80 B/B

REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 26TH OCTOBER 2012

FOR MORE INFORMATION: PLEASE VISIT CONFERENCE WEBPAGE: http://www.thecfk.org/meetings.html

IMPORTANT DATES: 31ST MARCH 2012: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 25TH AUGUST 2012: DEADLINE (FINAL) FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS 10TH SEPTEMBER 2012: NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF ABSTRACTS 20TH SEPTEMBER 2012 SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS 30TH SEPTEMBER 2012 NOTIFICATION OF PAPER REVIEW 15TH OCTOBER 2012: FINALSUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS 26TH OCTOBER 2012: DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 12 -16THNOVEMBER 2012: CONFERENCE AND AWARD OF THE 2012 CFK SCHOLARSHIPS

REGISTRATION FEES: Students US$ 100 Post-docs US$ 150 Academics US$ 200 Vice Chancellors and Deans/Directors US$ 500 Policy makers/NGO and corporate executives US$ 500 CONTACT: Conference Secretariat, Wing M3 CEDAT Old Building. Email(s): [email protected], Telephone (Office): +256 414 531231; Tel (Mob): +256 772 693729; Fax (Office): +256 414 531230

THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); World Health Organisation (WHO); Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES); Ministry of Health (MoH); Ministry of Water And Environment (MWE); Ministry of Agriculture (MoA); Busitema University (Busitema); Makerere University Kampala (MAK); Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST); Uganda Institute; Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS); Mbarara University of Science And Technology (MUST); Regional Universities Forum (RUFORUM); Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE); Uganda National Roads Fund (UNRF); Uganda National Roads Authority; National Environment Management Authority (NEMA); Uganda Electrification Agency (REA); Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) /Ghana; Gulu University (GU); Kyambogo University (KYU); National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC); Uganda Bureau Of Statistics(UBOS); Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA); Uganda National Chambers of Commerce (UNCC); Uganda Communications Commission (UCC); Uganda Aids Commission (UAC); Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI); National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS); Uganda National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC); National Drugs Authority (NDA); National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO); Uganda National Research Institute (UNRI); Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB); Kenya National Council For Science And Technology (KNCST);African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF)