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Harnessing
bio-resources for socio-economic transformation for
Eastern Africa
1st BIO-EARN/VICRES Scientific Conference
24-27th November 2008
Entebbe, Uganda
--Registration
deadline: 15 July 2008--
About
the Conference
The East African Regional Programme and Research Network
for Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy
Development (BIO-EARN) and its associated network, the
VICRES Programme, in collaboration with the Uganda
National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) and
the Inter University Council for Eastern Africa (IUCEA),
are pleased to announce the 1st BIO-EARN/VICRES
Scientific Conference that will be held in Entebbe,
Uganda on 24th–27th November 2008.
Goal
To bring together research stakeholders to share and
appreciate contribution of research findings to make
change.
Objectives
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To
share new knowledge generated in bio-resource
research with stakeholders to stimulate sustainable
development
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To
facilitate free exchange and dissemination of
research findings to stakeholders and end-users
New knowledge and actors in thematic fields
identified
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To
provide researchers with opportunity to chart for
bio-resource agenda for the future
- To inform on the
current developments in the bio-policy arena
Submissions
of abstracts on any of the thematic topics covered by
the Conference are invited. All abstracts submitted will
be carefully vetted by the Conference Editorial
Committee. The authors of the selected abstracts will be
invited to make and submit full papers.
You may
offer your presentation as a verbal platform paper, or
as a free-standing display poster board. An opportunity
will be given for interested parties to exhibit their
technologies and products alongside presentation of
their research findings.
The
official conference language will be English.
Conference
Outline
The conference will focus on five major sub-themes:
Sub theme 1: Productivity of bio-resources
Sub theme 2: Value addition of bio-resource products
Sub theme 3: Management of bio-resource base
Sub theme 4: Bio-policy issues
Sub theme 5: Innovation systems
In
addition to the papers based on the above sub-themes,
Conference participants will have an opportunity to
listen to key-note speakers.
Abstracts
Abstracts should contain the following:
- The sub-theme the
abstract belongs to.
- Preferred mode of
presentation (whether it is oral or a poster Paper)
- Title of paper,
name(s) of author(s), complete with physical
addresses (include fax, telephone numbers and
e-mail); indication of the contact author,
- The Abstract should
contain statement of objectives, principal results,
and conclusions.
- Please use a common
file format (word doc), font 12, Garamond.
- The abstract should
not be longer than 400 words
Pre-conference
Timetable
Closing dates are as follows:
- Registration for all
participants: 15 July 2008
- Submission of
Abstracts: 15 July 2008
- Submission of full
papers: 30 August 2008
Travel
Arrival for the event will be from 23rd November 2008
and departure after the event will be from 27th November
2008. Late arrivals and or early departures will be
arranged by the secretariat and the appointed travel
agent.
Congress
Sponsorship
Delegates who wish to be considered for
sponsorship are asked to inquire with various
development agencies in their countries or African
region, National research institutions, International
research organizations, private companies, governmental
agencies, international agricultural research
institutions, international NGOs, international
sponsorship bodies and organizations. If you require
seeking endorsements or obtaining referee documentation
from the conference organizers, feel free to contact us
for assistance and direction.
The
Conference Organizing Committee will make available a
few sponsorship deals for scientists who submit papers
of high caliber for presentation at the Conference. To
be considered, you will have to make early submission of
abstracts and full papers. Further details can be
obtained from the Conference Secretariat.
Exhibition
Global companies and other regional companies dealing
with bio-resource related technologies relevant to
Africa’s development needs are encouraged to exhibit
at the Conference. Those interested should contact the
Conference Secretariat for more details.
Delegates
In order to attend and participate in the Conference,
Scientific Seminars and the Exhibition, one will need to
register as a delegate. Send your particulars including
Title of paper, name(s) of author(s), complete with
physical addresses (include fax, telephone numbers and
e-mail); indication of the contact author, and her/his
organizational affiliation.
Registration
and all enquiries should be addressed to:
THE
SECRETARIAT
1ST BIO-EARN/VICRES SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
EADB BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR,
P.O. BOX 7110, KAMPALA. UGANDA
Phone: 256 414 349583
Fax: 256 414 342007
E-mail: conference@bio-earn.org
conference@vicres.net
anne_wangai@yahoo.com
--REGISTRATION
DEADLINE IS JULY 15, 2008--
About
the Organisers
The
East African Regional Programme and Research Network for
Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy
Development (BIO-EARN) was initiated in 1998 as a
joint effort between Swedish Government and four Eastern
Africa Countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and
Ethiopia. The emphasis of the Programme has been to
develop human capital and infrastructure to enable the
region to maximize the application of biotechnology in
agricultural, environmental and industrial sub sectors
of the economy. Current phase focuses on utilizing the
capacity already developed to generate commercial
products and processes by combining research for
development in a move towards integration of thematic
areas of biotechnology, biosafety and biotechnology
policy development, with an overall goal of building a
strong bio-resource economy for the region. For more
details see www.bio-earn.org
The
Lake Victoria Research (VicRes) Programme was
established in 2002, purposely to support research for
wealth creation and environmental restoration in the
Lake Victoria basin. VicRes has funded about 440
researchers from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and
Uganda, working on different disciplines since its
inception. The Programme funds multi-disciplinary teams
working on different sites in five partner states of the
East Africa Community. Actual implementation of projects
started in 2004, focusing on different research gaps.
The projects have been categorized into ethano-botany,
indigenous knowledge, aquaculture, pollution, land use
options and natural resource management clusters. For
more details see www.vicres.net
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