Conference: Africa’s development quest and the challenges of meeting the millenium development goals
Posted by sociolingo on March 19, 2008
REDEEMER’S UNIVERSITY (RUN)
COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT QUEST AND THE CHALLENGES OF MEETING THE
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
July 14th - 18th, 2008 - Redeemer’s University, Redemption
City, Nigeria
Background:
The World Bank Statistics showed that about 1.3 million
people on earth were struggling on less than one dollar per
day. This phenomenon led the Heads of States and Government
of the United Nations member states on 8 September 2002, to
unanimously adopted the United Nations Millennium
Declaration committing their nations to a new global
partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a
series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015.
Though the developed economic and multinational agencies
have voiced discomfort with this global anomaly, even as not
much determined results have been achieved in its complete
eradication.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are internationally
agreed development outcomes to elicit national responses
through initiatives, and strategies that are geared towards
reducing poverty and improving the standard of living of the
poor, especially in developing countries in Africa and Asia,
by 2015. Attainment of the MDGs requires concerted efforts
from all stakeholders, including governments, the
international community, and civil society. Library and
information professionals, especially in Africa, should also
actively contribute to the attainment of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals. Unfortunately, on the
continent it is not yet clear as to how they are
contributing to the attainment of the MDGs.
The purpose of this conference is to serve as an avenue of
intellectual discourse on the concrete steps and solutions
to end this global malady.
INVITATION FOR ATTENDANCE AND CALL FOR PAPERS
The college of Management sciences, Redeemer’s University,
Ogun State, Nigeria will host the 1ST CMS2008 International
Conference in Redemption City, Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria
under the theme - AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT QUEST AND THE
CHALLENGES OF MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The
CMS2008 International Conference Organizing Committee is
inviting researchers and scholars to submit abstract and
full papers focusing on the theme and addressing any of the
following sub-themes of the conference:
-Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.
-Achievement of Universal Primary Education
-Promise of gender equality and empowerment of women
-Reduction in Child Mortality
-Improvement of maternal health
-Combat of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
-Ensuring environmental sustainability
-Development of a global partnership for development
-Indigenous Knowledge and Millennium Development Goals -
what is the significance of Africa’s indigenous knowledge to
the attainment of the MDGs?
The MDGs in the African context - Are there African specific
factors that need consideration in the discussion and in
expounding the MDGs; Is it obvious what roles libraries and
information systems play and need to brace for?
Manuscript Submission
Proposals for papers should be submitted by 15 April 2008
for review, and should include the proposed title of the
paper, author’s name(s), abstract, affiliation/institution,
contact postal address, e-mail address, telephone and fax
numbers, and a short one-paragraph biographical note
(maximum 150 words).
Notification of acceptance of abstracts will be sent by 15
May 2008. Instructions for authors will be available later
on this website. Full conference papers should be submitted
by 15 June 2008. All the papers will be reviewed and only
the authors of papers that will be recommended by the review
panel will be invited to present their papers at the
conference. Papers presented at the conference will also be
published in the conference proceedings and College Journal.
With regard to both the content and formatting style of the
submissions, prospective contributors must follow the APA
format. The length of abstracts should not exceed 500 words.
Submitted papers must be original and must not be under
current consideration for publication in other venues.
Authors should submit an electronic copy either in word of
PDF format of their complete papers via ilesanmio@run.edu.ng
OR toytundun@yahoo.com Please also ensure that you indicate
your role in the submitted project and include your contact
address and all professional details (name, position,
address, telephone and fax numbers, email).
Important date / deadlines for submission of abstract and
full paper is as indicated in the table below:
Submission deadline April 15, 2008
Notification
May 15, 2008
Registration and camera ready
June 15, 2008
Further Details Please CONTACT:
Ilesanmi Oluwatoyin Olatundun (PhD)
Secretary (LOC),
Department of Behavioral Studies,
College of Management Science,
Redeemer’s University,
Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Phone: 08052236377
