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The Fourth International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business Schneider Hall Kalamazoo, Michigan USA August 2-4, 2007 Information to Participants: Presenters, Discussants, Session Chairs, and Attendees Greetings. The purpose of this memo is to provide some pertinent information to assist you in preparing for your visit to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan to participate in the 4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies August 2-4, 2007. 1. Please complete the preliminary registration accessible on the conference Web site: http://international.wmich.edu/content/view/718/174/ This Web site includes all relevant information needed to participate in the conference, including some nice photos from Ethiopia courtesy of www.ethiopiafirst.com. 2. For presenters or authors listed we advise you to send papers by May 15, 2007. Those who cannot meet the deadline please contact us as to when the latest date we can expect your final paper. Authors who do not send their paper by the deadline or do not respond by stating the date they can send their papers will not be listed in the preliminary conference agenda that will be posted on the Web site. The conference program will run in plenary and concurrent sessions for 2 or 3 days depending on the number of completed papers received. There will also two keynote lectures, one each day. Participants are cordially advised to follow updates on the Web site until the date of the conference. The conference hotels are currently being identified. Rates, contact information and directions will be available on the conference Web site soon. Participants are required to directly make contact with the conference hotels by e-mail, fax, or phone to make reservations. 3. The following are suggested guidelines or rules for panelists (presenters), moderators, and commentators, aimed at achieving an effective and successful conference: • Moderator/Chair: One of the responsibilities of a moderator or chair is to ensure that panelists stay within the allotted time, and to leave enough time for questions and comments from the audience after the presentations. Also, the moderator is to make certain that participants address issues in acceptable norms of civilized and ethical behavior during the session. Given that each panel or session runs for a total of two hours, the moderator can allow the four presenters to speak for a maximum of 20 minutes each and the two commentators for a maximum of 5 minutes each. The presentations, then, will take 90 minutes; the remaining 30 minutes should be devoted to questions and answers from the audience. The moderator should clearly state these suggested time frames so that both presenters and the audience will have ample time to participate in the discussion. • Presenters/Panelists: Presenters can speak from notes, PowerPoint presentations, or overhead transparencies. Presenters should bring a few copies of their papers, including handouts such as ppt notes, tables, and figures, which are to be submitted to the moderator and/or distributed to the panelists. Each presentation may use all of the allotted 20 minutes, or end before the allotted time. • Commentators: The main purpose of a commentator is to listen carefully to the presenters and point out areas of weakness and strength, including possible gaps in data or information. Commentators are to be courteous to the presenters and avoid unnecessary confrontational statements. The ideal commentator will briefly summarize the paper, comment on areas of weakness and strength, suggest areas of improvement, and identify gaps in facts and information in an objective manner. • The MC (Masters of Ceremony): The MC’s responsibilities include monitoring the orderly flow of panels and discussion, and alerting moderators if there is a problem in time management. The MC is responsible and takes charge of enforcing panels to begin and end on time, including lunch and afternoon breaks, and the entire conference program to end as scheduled. 4. Registration Information & fees: Several have already pre-registered. We thank those who have done so, and we encourage those who have not to kindly pre-register before the conference date. This allows the conference staff to compile a database of participants to ensure successful facilitation of the conference. There will be on-site registration during the conference period. Our staff has devised multiple fees to make it convenient for participants. Participants can choose from all panels or sessions offered during the conference period based on their particular interests. The following are the alternative registration fees: Non-student $80. For students, the fees are $ 20. Lunch will be provided for registered participants on Thursday and Friday. Participants with families and children can browse the Discover Kalamazoo Web site www.discoverkalamazoo.com that will be linked to the conference Web site for information on local attractions and interests. 5. Special conference events: There will be an Ethiopian dinner on Friday night catered by a local restaurant and a Saturday evening banquet featuring Ethiopian music at the WMU Bernhard Center (West Ball Room). The cost of the Saturday evening banquet will be covered for all registered. All these fees are used to cover costs of the conference. In case there may be questions and concerns about registration and other fees charged in relation to costs, we want to be explicit and transparent by stating the following: The registration revenues will cover only 20 percent of the cost of convening this conference. The balance, or 80 percent of the conference costs, is covered by various academic departments of Western Michigan University, including a grant from the Office of the President. 6. Conference Proceedings: The conference proceedings will be prepared after review of all papers submitted. Authors will have a chance to revise their papers based on the feedback received at the conference. Revised papers will be published on a conference Web site approximately two months after the conference. Revised final papers should be sent by September 1, 2007. Papers must be limited to a maximum of 25 pages with tables, maps, and references. Please do not embed references in the text or do not use footnotes. Instead, use end notes and place references in numerical order before the bibliography. Also, place the final abstract in the first page of the paper separate from the text and list your name, institutional affiliation, country of residence, and E-mail address. 7. Ethiopian Development Studies Association (EDSA) Membership: Participants interested in supporting and being actively engaged in future conferences and development activities are invited to complete the EDSA Founding Membership Form accessible on the conference Web site. Those participants that traveling from Ethiopia will receive free membership for the first year. Other supporters are invited to become founding members by paying modest membership fees of $50 per year for regular membership, and $25 for student membership. There are other categories of membership as stated in the form. EDSA has secured legal and non-profit, tax-exempt status as of March 2, 2007. Its objectives includes organizing future conferences and engaging in other areas stated in its objectives. Detailed EDSA bylaws are available to founding members and future members upon request. 8. Conference program at a glance (tentative) (A detailed conference agenda including session and panel titles and presenter’s names and affiliations will be published on the Web site in the near future) Thursday, August 2- Agriculture, Environment and Food Security 2 p.m. Registration opens 2:15-2:30 Welcoming Remarks 2:30-4:30 Session 1:Agriculture, Environment & Food Insecurity 4:30-4:45 Refreshment break 4:45-6:45 Session 2: Peace Building & Conflict Resolution 6:45-8:45 Dinner & social gathering Friday, August 3- Human Resources, Economics and Institutions 8 a.m. Registration Opens 8:15-8:30 Welcoming remarks 8:30-10:30 Session 3: Economic Development, Growth & poverty 10:30-10:45 Coffee break 10:45-12:45 p.m. Session 4: Education and Leadership 1:00-2:15 p.m. Lunch and keynote address by Professor Donald Levine (Fetzer Center). Title: An Ethiopian Dilemma: Deep Structures, Wrenching Processes 2:30- 4:30 Session 5: Human Health HIV/AIDS & Nutrition 4:30-4:45 Refreshment break 4:45- 6:45 Session 6: Microeconomic issues in Development 7-10 p.m. Dinner Ethiopian Food (Kanley Chapel-WMU) Saturday, August 4: Governance, Politics, Decentralization 9 a.m. Registration opens 9:15-9:30 Opening remarks 9:30-11:30 Session 7: Politics and Political Culture 11:30- 1:30 p.m. Session 8: Decentralization & Federalism 1:30-2 p.m. Lunch Saturday, August 4: Globalization and Development Issues 2-4 p.m. Session 9: Foreign Investment & Foreign Aid 4:15-4:30 Refreshment break 4:30-6:30 Session 10: Global & Macroeconomic Issues 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Keynote address by Dr. Asfaw Ingida at the Bernhard Center West Ballroom. Title: The Role of the Ethiopian North American Health Professional Association (ENHAPA) in the Health Center and Forging Synergy within the Diaspora 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dinner and Ethiopian music & dance |
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