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 GULU UNIVERSITY PROF. ROBERT WALKER, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD PROF. CHARLES KWESIGA, UGANDA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE DR. BASHIR JAMA, ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA, GHANA PROF. FREDERICK I.B. KAYANJA, MBARARA UNIVERSITY 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, MAKERERE UNIVERSITY 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 BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY 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, KENYA 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 Management 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) Nairobi/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) .