FYI...
Stefanie rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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Contemporary Development Issues in Ethiopia" August 2-4, 2001.
The Ethiopian American Foundation (EAF) announces an
international conference on contemporary development issues in
Ethiopia. The primary objectives of the conference are to:
1. Raise awareness about critical development issues in Ethiopia
among the Diaspora and the public at large,
2. Provide a forum for informed dialog on key development and
policy issues, and
3. Build consensus on issues that are critical for future
research and policy choices.
The Conference is intended for researchers, policy makers,
investors, the donor community, and others interested in
development issues in Ethiopia. The conference will be
co-sponsored by EAF and selected academic departments and units
of Western Michigan University, Michigan State University, the
University of Michigan, and Kalamazoo College. Selected papers
will be published in a volume of conference proceedings.
The Conference will convene at Western Michigan University in
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. The Program Committee invites
proposals for papers relevant to the following sub-themes.
Other proposals related to the topic will be considered.
-- Human Development: Education and Health Issues
-- Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
-- Governance and Institutional Development
-- Property Rights and Private Sector Development
-- Science and Technology for Development
-- The State of Ethiopia:
Socioeconomic & Political developments
Each contributor is invited to complete and submit a
participation form and one typed, double-spaced copy of the
paper or an abstract. The latest date to submit completed papers
will be April 30, 2001. Contributors will be informed about the
status of papers by May 15, 2001. For details and registration,
please visit the Preliminary Conference Announcement and Call
for Papers posted in the following website:
http://www6.ewebcity.com/asefas/conference.html.
Please send abstracts or proposals by December 30, 2000 to:
Sisay Asefal, Program Chairperson, Contemporary Development
Issues in Ethiopia Conference, Department of Economics, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008.
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer
Environmental Management & Design Division
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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