FARA weekly update

Dear All,

Please find below a summary of announcements received through the week. Thank you.

1.       News and Events

a.      Invitation to WCCA2011 Workshop at Namibia Conference in July 2011

b.      Call for Concept Notes -Staple Crops. Download application format

c.       Newsletter from the NEPAD Agency

d.      International Conference and Exhibition on AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA:FOSTERING INNOVATION. May 12-15, 2011, Addis Ababa

e.      Message from Alain Destexhe, MP, new Chair of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank.

f.        How ICTs are empowering people across Africa –The eLearning Africa Photo Competition 2011

g.      4th COMESA Investment Forum, March 23-24 2011, Dubai

h.      Call for Papers- 3rd Annual Energy and Climate Change Conference invitation

i.        Registration Form – AFAAS Symposium, 12-14 April 2011 Alisa Hotel, Accra

j.        Call for Papers: IJSTER will cover all areas of science and technology education. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence in this subject area, and will publish.

2.       Opportunities

a.      International training program on" DSSAT 2011", USA, May 9-19, 2011

b.      DHS 2011 Short-term Junior Faculty Fellowship program in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda , Malawi and Tanzania

c.       The United Nations University- Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) is initiating a Visiting Scholars Program.