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This page contains information about events, conferences, workshops and festivals relevant to the African science and technology community.

Cape Biotech 2003 Conference
Date: 17 - 18 October 2003
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Organised by: Cape Biotechnology Initiative
Contact details: Mrs Meg Winter:
Tel: +27(0)21 650-2752
Fax: +27(0)21 689-7579
mw@chemeng.uct.ac.za

Harnessing Crop Technologies to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Date: 12 - 17 October 2003
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Organised by: African Crop Science Society
Contact details: Prof. Agnes W. Mwang’ ombe
mwangombe@kenyaweb.com

nternational Civil Engineering Conference on Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
Nairobi, Kenya, 12-16 August 2003
Organized by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), and AICAD (African Institute for Capacity Development)
http://www.insightkenya.com/jkuat/conference.html

Linking Research and Rural Innovation to Sustainable Development”, GRAR Conference

Linking Research and Rural Innovation to Sustainable Development”, GRAR Conference, Dakar, 22-24 May 2003.
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), a stakeholder led initiative, uses a triennial meeting as a planning tool to address its mandate of stimulating cost effective partnerships and strategic alliances for Agricultural Research and Development (ARD). The goal of GFAR 2003 was to review achievements over the last 3 years, identify new and emerging global issues of relevance to ARD, develop a framework of action that will consolidate on-going and promising partnerships, and identify future partnerships to tackle priority emerging issues for ARD.
Report of the Conference:
http://www.egfar.org/documents/conference/GFAR_2003/GFAR2003-FinalReport-shortversion.pdf

Millennial Perspective on Science, Technology and Development in Africa and its Possible Directions for the Twenty-first Century.

Millennial Perspective on Science, Technology and Development in Africa and its Possible Directions for the Twenty-first Century.
Fifth General Conference of the African Academy of Sciences. Tunis Declaration. 23-27 April 1999, Hammamet, Tunisia.
This declaration by the Fifth General Conference of the African Academy of Sciences recognizes the importance of and concerns about the availability and use of science and technology. The Declaration then presents an agenda for action to governments, the private sector, and international partners. The agenda includes provisions on science for sustainable development, use of the natural resource base, science and the community, and funding. A vision for the twenty-first century emphasizes education and the need for the androgynization of science and for the ethical use of science and technology.
http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/meetings/afr_hammamet_99.htm

11th International Conference on Gender and Science and Technology July 6 – 11 2003, Le Reduit, Mauritius
The theme of the conference is Gender Steps Technology and Economic Paradigm Shifts. Within this, the conference will explore: recognising and promoting the contribution and relevance of indigenous knowledge in improving the quality of life; encouraging scientists, technologists an mathematicians to develop integrated strategies to attain overall sustainability; considering gender dimensions of citizenship education. http://www.gasat-canada.org/conference/c1.html

Workshop on Developing a Science and Technology Framework for NEPAD
Johannesburg, South Africa, 17-19 February 2003
Organized by the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat and the South African Department of Science and Technology
Attended by African government officials, national and regional economic bodies, and intergovernmental organizations, the first NEPAD workshop on science and technology focused on the contribution and utilization of S&T as optimal instruments of growth and sustainable development on the African continent. Further discussion included: the development of a science and technology framework for NEPAD; a definition of priorities and plans for Africa's long-term agenda for science, technology, and innovation; examining an integrated approach for science and technology within NEPAD; and strengthening partnerships and cooperation among African states.  

International Conference and Workshop on Challenges of Genetically Modified Food. Cairo, Egypt, 21- 24 January 2003
A technology transfer concept on Genetically Modified Organisms GMO
E-mail: hamalaway@hotmail.com

Intellectual Property Management in Agriculture,
Sharm el Sheik,   Egypt 15 to 20 December 2002 http://www.biodevelopments.org/seminars.htm

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in International Agricultural Research and Development: Strategies and Applications Nairobi, Kenya, 8 to 12 December 2002
http://www.biodevelopments.org/seminars.htm

Africa in the Information and Technology Age
African Studies Association, 45th Annual Meeting, December 5-8, 2002, Washington, DC
http://www.africanstudies.org/asa_papercalltheme.html

7th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST), University of Cape Town, 4 December 2002 http://www.fest.org.za/pcst/programme/index.html

The 11th World Congress of Food Science and Technology 2001 was organized by Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (KoSFoST).
http://www.congress2001.or.kr

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