Democracy, Governance and Curbing Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Location: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

An international conference organized by the Master of Public Administration Program, in collaboration with The African & Caribbean Business Council.

While other regions of the world are making strides in improving the living standards of their citizens, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is still trapped in poverty with more than 40% of its 600 million people living below the internationally recognised absolute poverty level of US$ 1 per day. Several reports highlight corruption as one of the institutional and systemic problems responsible for keeping million of Africans under absolute poverty. In fact, the 2008 Transparency International report demonstrates a direct link between corruption and failure of societal institutions to effectively achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in SSA. It is a serious concern that the goals of halving poverty in SSA by the year 2015 from the level of 1990 will not be met.

For additional information including call for papers, registration and lodging, please visit the conference website at: http://www.cheyney.edu/international-anticorruption/index.cfm

PaCIE is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for its 2013 annual conference —Building Global Competence through Collaborative Strategies in International Education. This year’s theme embodies a significant part of PaCIE’s mission — to build and strengthen connections and collaborations among and between educational institutions, governmental bodies, businesses, and non-profit organizations throughout Pennsylvania. By showcasing the development of successful collaborations, PaCIE strives to inspire the creation of new networks and initiatives and to provide concrete examples of the ways in which this can be done. Individuals representing a host of academic disciplines as well as areas of international education administration, government, business, and non-profit work are welcome to submit session proposals. The conference will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 11-12, 2013. Session proposals are due by March 1, 2013.

Session Proposal Information and Submission Form

PaCIE’s Annual Conference will take place from October 10-12, 2013 at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2013 Conference Chairs

Sara Sequin, PaCIE Conference Co-Chair

Assistant Director, Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses

Temple University

215-204-0726; ssequin@temple.edu

Selmah Goldberg, PaCIE Conference Co-Chair

Program Manager, Penn Abroad

University of Pennsylvania

215-898-1654; selmah@upenn.edu

2013 Global Health Conference

Violence Against Children: Global Perspectives on Resilience, Response and Health Outcomes

Nov. 1, 2013

Save the date! The 6th Annual Pediatric Global Health Conference will be held Nov. 1, 2013. The topic this year is, "Violence Against Children: Global Perspectives on Resilience, Response and Health Outcomes." 

To register, click here.

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Leila Zerrougui

Leila Zerrougui Ms. Leila Zerrougui was appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the Under Secretary-General level in September 2012. In this capacity, she serves as a moral voice and independent advocate to build awareness and give prominence to the rights and protection of boys and girls affected by armed conflict.

Conference topics

Violence occurs in every country in the world, has devastating effects on the health and well-being of children, and negatively affects their ability to learn and their social and emotional development. Violence is often deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices and inhibits the potential for children to contribute to society. This conference will seek to explore: 

• The global developmental and psychosocial consequences of violence against children
• The global response to violence against children 
• The long-term implications of violence for children, and society as a whole
• Tools for professionals who work with children exposed to violence

Through expert faculty presentations, a keynote address and interactive panel discussions, this conference will provide conference attendees opportunities to understand the global reality and response to violence against children. Tools for clinicians working with children exposed to violence will also be explored.

Download the Save the Date flyer(PDF)
Download the Call for Posters flyer(PDF)

Call for Posters

The organizing committee invites you to submit an abstract for the annual poster session at the Pediatric Global Health Conference.

The poster session will provide a forum to share research and programs in the growing field of Global Health.

Requirements for Submission:

• Abstracts featuring research, clinical work, or programs with a focus in Global Health will be considered. Projects may be in various stages of development.
• The poster session is open to students, researchers and clinicians.
• Posters may be no larger than 4’X6’ (48” X 72”).
• Please submit a 250 word abstract to globalhealth@email.chop.edu no later than Friday, September 20th, 2013.

Selected participants will be notified by October 1, 2013.

*Please note that by submitting an abstract you are acknowledging that one of the listed authors will be present at the conference to represent the poster at the conference. Submitting an abstract does not register you for the meeting. To register, click here.

Radiation Oncology Journal Club

 STCR 8-146AB

Stephan Pless, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Ahern Laboratory University of Iowa

B404 Richards Building

4PM-5PM

Location: Class of '62, JMB

Advisor: Dr. Gerd Blobel

Our Annual Meeting brings together over 2,000 scholars and participants from around the world to present and discuss cutting-edge research on Africa. This year’s theme for the Annual Meeting is “Mobility, Migration, and Flows.” The conference will offer over 200 panels and roundtables on various topics that fall under this theme. There are several panels and roundtables that I believe you, the faculty, and the students of the Perelman School of Medicine would be interested in, including: “Chasing Polio in Northern Nigeria and the Problems of Containing Trans-border Flows of Polio Viruses”; “Medicine on the Move: Interrogating the Direction and Meaning of Mobility in Global Health Discourse on Africa”; “Perspectives on Disability in Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo”; “Health and Medicine Workshop: Grant Writing”; “Health and Medicine Workshop: New Research Directions”; and the ASA Board Sponsored Current Issues Event, “Genomic Research Flows and Health in Africa”.

You can view the preliminary program in full on the African Studies Association’s website. Our website also contains other information for the Annual Meeting, including registration information. We offer on-site day passes in addition to full conference passes, and we also offer lower registration rates for students.