ILI will conduct International conference in December 2009
ILI plans International Conference in December 2009. The conference will be conducted in collaboration with the University of Greenwich. The theme of the conference will be on THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE Millennium Development Goals. Its particular reference will be on Sub Saharan Africa...Read More
 

The conference, from 6 – 13, December 2009, is organised by the ILI in collaboration with the University of Greenwich. A joint organizing committee from ILI, UOG and Participating Organizations from Addis Ababa will be formed to facilitate and overlook the conference. The role of the organizing committee will be...Read More

The ILI and IFPRI/KCID (knowledge and capacity strengthening division) top officials conducted a consultative meeting on issues as to how both parties can work together. The two parties agreed to work on issues of collaboration: immediate and long-term in the coming months. Dr. Elias Zerfu (Senior Training and Research Officer, from IFPRI) and one representative from ILI will work on and submit a document in the coming months on the areas of collaboration...Read More

The ILI management made its first retreat to Wolliso, Negash Lodge. In its retreat, the management identified core areas of work and strategies of implementation for the year 2009/2010. The core works (strategic areas) identified was Teaching and Training, Research and Publication, Consultancy, Student Services, IT and Library Facilities, and Collaboration. After the identification of these core issues, the management divided the works aligned to the main departments of work: in Academic, Administrative and Collaboration Sections of the Institute...Read More

 

Establishing conference organizing committee – in this category, academic staff members from ILI and University of Greenwich will be selected. These staff members together identify collaborating organisations, participants and members from these organizations that are willing to work in the organizing committee of the conference. After the selection of these organizations, based on their merit to the conference (both as participants and collaborators), the chairpersons of the organizing committee will establish contact and give specific duties (as participants, as presenters, as discussants, etc) during the conference...Read More
 

One of the conference activities is its detail schedule. The daily schedule, coordination of visits in and around Addis Ababa, market visits and promotion works by ILI and University of Greenwich will be conducted. Discussions on conference issues, debatable issues that arise from the conference and preliminary writing of the proceedings will take place during this time...Read More
 

Although detail plan will be worked out, tentatively, the following activities will be done immediately after the conference.

Publishing proceedings – (online on ILI and University of Greenwich websites and in hard publication) and disseminate for concerned bodies.

Creating institutions – Institutionalization after the Conference and its findings: this activity may include various sub-activities...Read More