Call for Conference Panels and Papers

4th African International ECD Conference

 

Apart from keynote speeches, all papers will be presented on panels with two or more presenters and discussants. Five panels will be presented per time period.  The presenters and discussants will be African leaders, ministers, and ECD specialists, along with selected international ECD specialists. 

Unless a compelling rationale is submitted, all panels and papers must be relevant to: 1) the Conference Theme, and 2) one of the four sub-themes that are listed below.

Conference Theme
From Policy to Action: Expanding Investment in ECD for Sustainable Development

Conference Sub-Themes

    1. Expanding ECD investment and assessing costs
    2. Implementing and strengthening ECD policies and plans
    3. Increasing access to quality ECD services and going to scale
    4. Expanding services for vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS, war and severe poverty

Under each Sub-Theme, presenters are asked to address at least one of the following areas:

    • Day 1:  Why and how: rationale, knowledge and skills
    • Day 2:  What has been accomplished: experiences in planning and implementation
    • Day 3:  Who and when: planning next steps to expand and improve ECD

Panel Guidelines

  • You are strongly encouraged to submit papers that fit selected panel topics. (Please see the attached draft listing of panel topics.)
  • The duration of each panel will be 1.5 hours. 
  • No more than 4 presenters/discussants may be included on a panel. 
  • After the presentations and comments of discussants (if they are used), a minimum of 15 minutes will be devoted to open dialogue with the audience.
  • Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes.
  • Please use the attached format to submit your panel and/or paper.
  • Presenters will be asked to submit their papers by 10 September 2009. 
  • Some papers will be chosen for an upcoming book on expanding ECD investments and services in Africa

We have space for 30 panels.  Should we be unable to fit your paper into the program, we encourage you to also sign up for a poster presentation. (See the attached Call for Conference Poster Presentations).

Please send your submission for a panel or paper by Monday, 20 July 2009 to Emily Vargas-Baron, Chair of the Programme Committee at: ecdafricanconference@gmail.com

The members of the Conference Programme Committee are:

    • Vanya Berrouet, Education Officer, UNICEF, Country Office for Senegal
    • Linda Biersteker, Ph.D., Head of Research, Early Learning Resource Unit, South Africa
    • Sven Coppens, Regional Manager for West Africa, PLAN
    • Cyril Dalais, Ph.D., Consultant and Former UNICEF Representative, Port Louis, Mauritius
    • Rokhaya Diawara, ECD Specialist, UNESCO/BREDA, Dakar, Senegal
    • Judith Evans, Ph.D., International Consultant, Victoria, Canada
    • Babacar Fall, Ph.D., University of Dakar, West Africa
    • Marito Garcia, Ph.D., Lead Economist and Africa ECD Programme Coordinator, The World Bank, Washington, DC
    • Aster Haregot, Regional ECD Advisor, UNICEF
    • Ann-Therese Ndong-Jatta, M.A., Director, UNESCO/BREDA, Dakar Senegal
    • A. Bame Nsamenang, Ph.D., Prof. Psychology & Learning Sciences, Yaounde University, Cameroon
    • Margaret Okai, M.A., National Coordinator, ECD Unit, Ghana Education Service
    • Michelle Neuman, Ph.D., ECD Specialist, The World Bank
    • Alan Pence, Ph.D., Director, Early Childhood Development Virtual University, Victoria Canada
    • Eveline Pressoir, Ph.D., International Consultant, formerly Regional ECD Advisor, UNICEF/WCARO
    • Marie Louise Samuels, Director, ECD, Department of Education, Pretoria, South Africa
    • Pablo Stansbery, Ed.D., Senior Director, Early Childhood Development, Save the Children/USA and Coordinator of the Secretariat ADEA ECD Working Group
    • Louise Zimanyi, M.Ed., Director, Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, Toronto, Canada

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Call for Panels and Papers
4th African International ECD Conference

Please print then fill out this page in English or French and send to: ecdafricanconference@gmail.com by Monday, 20 July 2009.

This form may be used to submit an entire panel or an individual paper.

Panel Chair and Other Proposed Presenters: Up to 4 presenters may be listed. Note if any persons will be discussants.

Name

Title

Organisation

Country

Email

Telephone

Proposed Chair (Chair may also be a presenter.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Theme: (Check one)
- Expanding ECD investment and assessing costs
-  Implementing and strengthening ECD policies and plans
-  Increasing access to quality ECD services and going to scale
-  Expanding services for vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS, war and severe poverty

Language(s) of Panel: English r  French r  Portuguese r   Papers may be presented in Portuguese.  However, the written paper must be provided in English or French.

Title of Panel: (Use up to 15 words. The titles on the Panels Template may be used.)

 

Presenters and Titles of Panel Papers:

Name of Presenter or Discussant

Title of Paper
(Note if person is a discussant.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary description of the panel: (Using no more than 200 words, state how your panel is relevant to Conference theme and sub-themes, and summarize the main points of your panel, including objective, contents and major conclusion.)

 

Summary description of each paper: (Using no more than 200 words, summarize the main points of the paper, including objective, contents and major conclusion.)

Summary description of paper 1:
Title of paper:

Summary:

 

Summary description of paper 2:
Title of paper:

Summary:

 

 

Summary description of paper 3:
Title of Paper:

Summary:

 

 

Summary description of each paper 4:
Title of paper:

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Brief biographical statement for the chair, each presenter and each discussant (if used): (Provide a biographical statement for each presenter of no more than 100 words, noting full name, organizational title, organisation, profession, experience, education or training, and publications.)

Biographical Statement for the Chair:
Full name (first name, middle name, last name in capital letters):
Organisational title:
Organisation and country
Profession:
Experience, education and publications:

 

Biographical Statement for Presenter 1:
Full name (first name, middle name, last name in capital letters):
Organisational title:
Organisation and country:
Profession:
Experience, education and publications:

Biographical Statement for Presenter 2:
Full name (first name, middle name, last name in capital letters):
Organisational title:
Organisation and country:
Profession:
Experience, education and publications:

Biographical Statement for Presenter 3 or Discussant:
Full name (first name, middle name, last name in capital letters):
Organisational title:
Organisation and country:
Profession:
Experience, education and publications:

Biographical Statement for Presenter 4 or Discussant:
Full name (first name, middle name, last name in capital letters):
Organisational title:
Organisation and country:
Profession:
Experience, education and publications:

 

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