RP-PCP TFCA Conference: guest of honour and keynote speakers

Update on the conference organisation:The call for abstracts is now closed (we have received more than 60 of them) and the selection process will start soon with the selection of the Scientific Committee and a community workshop

During the community workshop, people will be able to select the topics they want to listen about during the conference.

We are also delighted to have secured a high-standard panel of academics to give keynotes for each of the session identified:

Guest of Honour: Prof. Marshall Murphree

- Session: «Education »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Keynote/Co-chair: Prof. Eddie Mwenje (BUSE)

- Session 1: «Access to natural resources »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Keynote/Co-chair: Prof. Christo Fabricius (UNM)

Session 2: «Human-Wildlife Conflicts »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Co-chair: TBA Keynote: Dr. Philippe Chardonnet (IGF);

Session 3: «Improving livestock and crop productions by local farmers »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Keynote/Co-chair: Prof. Ken Giller (Wageningen U.)

Session 4: «Boundaries of protected ares »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)KeynoteCo-chair: Prof. David Cummings (UCT/UZ)

Session 5: «Prevention and control of livestock/wildlife/human diseases »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Keynote/Co-chair: Prof. Anita Michel (UP)

- Session 6: « Sharing benefits »Chair: Community member (TBA during pre-conference workshop)Co-chair: Prof. Vupenyu Dzingirai (UZ);Keynote: Prof. Mickael Murphree (NWU)

We will provide here soon registration and accommodation options for the conference.

AleX, Clara, Michel & Mathieu

Published: 19/02/2017