Dear Sir/Madam,
You are cordially invited to the 3rd Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference being held on August 20-22, 2014 at the Melville Centre for Dialogue at the Richmond Campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
The Conference will be dedicated to the life and work of Nelson Mandela, the first Black South African President and legendary world statesman. A special Tribute to Nelson Mandela will be held on the opening day of the conference to honour Mandela’s life and work and celebrate 20 years of South African independence. The program consists of an inaugural Mandela Lecture, two panel discussions and a number of cultural events celebrating South African music and dancing. It brings together world-renowned South African scholars and community activists working in South Africa and abroad. It therefore speaks eloquently to the conference theme, “Re-engaging the African Diaspora” and operationalises the conference aims of building bridges between the Global South and North, academics and non-governmental organizations. Please see attached flyer for further information.
Inaugural Mandela Lecture: Mr. Jay Naidoo was recently voted one of the top 100 most influential Africans. He was at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid, leading the largest trade union federation in South Africa. After Independence he held ministerial positions in Mandela’s Cabinet. He is currently Chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and advisor to UNESCO.
The interdisciplinary conference will provide a platform for scholars and students from educational institutions from across the globe to share ideas on how to pool resources and synergize knowledge, efforts, projects and programs in Africa and throughout the African world community that are designed to develop the intellectual, social, economic, and cultural life opportunities of people of African heritage.
The conference will provide a platform to map out development strategies within and outside the frameworks of Africa’s development instruments, such as the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Africa Union’s Sixth Region project, which is aimed to integrating people of African descent in the continent’s development.
We would be honoured by your presence at the opening ceremony and/or the banquet on August 20 and August 22 respectively. You’re also invited to attend any of the plenary and concurrent sessions on both days.
Please check the conference website for additional information.
I keenly look forward to seeing you at the Kwame Nkrumah International Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
Yours sincerely,
Nubwa Mathafana.
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