8th Int. Congress of Somali Studies

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Eighth International Congress of Somali Studies

Preliminary Announcement/Call For Papers Eighth International Congress of Somali Studies Peace, Governance and Reconstruction Hargeysa, Somalia July3-13, 2001. The Eighth International Congress of the Somali Studies International Association will convene in Hargeisa from July 3 to 13, 2001. The Congress will bring together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars, NGO and government officials, and policy makers to provide critical analysis on recent developments throughout the Somali-inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa. Plenary sessions and specialized simultaneous will focus on the following themes:

Conflict Resolution, Peace Building, and Governance
Postwar Economic Reconstruction
Somali Livelihood and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
Culture and Language, Especially in the Context of Peace and Reconciliation
Clan Representation and Civil Society
Gender and the Role of Woman's Groups in Reconciliation and Reconstruction
Somalia in the Context of the Horn of Africa
The Somali Diaspora in Political, Cultural, Financial, and Technical Development

We invite you to present a paper at this Congress. Papers presented will be published in a special volume of proceedings of the Eighth Congress.

DEADLINES FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION:

1. January 1, 2001, a one paragraph proposal of topic and expression of interest.

2. April 1, 2001, receipt of abstracts of 2-3 pages

3. May 1, 2001, receipt of completed papers by the organizers

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

        1. Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

        2. Ahmed Ali Kahin, Advocate

        3. Hon. Abdulkadir Jirdeh

        4. Prof. Dahir Mohamoud Yusuf

        5. Institute of Practical Research & Training

        6. Somaliland Women's Research & Training

        7. International Cooperation for Development

        8. Center for Peace and Development

        9. Somaliland Institute of Education

        10. Amoud University

        11. Hargeysa University

Expressions of interest, abstracts, papers and questions about logistics may be submitted to the following:

1) Mrs, Edna Adan Ismail, Congress Coordinator

Edna Maternity Hospital ( Hargeisa, Somaliland)

P.O.Box 2085 Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti

Email : ednahospital@hotmail.com

Fax : 00252 252 5016 or 00252 213801/00253 20006

Tel : 00252 2525016 or 2522138014/00253 225 226

2) Dr. Ahmed Hussien Essa, International Liaison (for those overseas, especially N. America and Europe)

Institute for Practical Research and Training(IPRT)

            IPRT,

            1204 Prospect Street

            Silver Springs, MD 20912

            (US) 1- 661 - 420 - 7243

            Email - iprhargeisa@cscom

Updates and Future announcements will be posted on the IPRT Website at:

http://www.iprt.org/

Information and communication about the Congress can also be obtained from either:

Professor Hussien Mohamed Adam, Professor Richard Ford

College of the Holly Cross Clarke University

Worcester, MA 01610-2395 Worcester, MA 01610

Tel 508-793-3409 Tel(508)-793-7201

Fax: 508-793-3030 Fax(508) 793-8820

Email : hadam@holycross.edu Email :Rford@clrku.edu

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