As preparations continue for the hosting the Anguilla Country Conference 2017, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla and Anguilla Community College (ACC) are encouraging residents and Anguillians at home and abroad to ensure their participation in the Conference.
The Conference forms part of the official list of activities in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Anguilla Revolution and is slated for 19th – 21st April 2017 under the theme “ANGUILLA: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION? Considering Nation Building And Self-Determination”.
The wide range of topics include: Self-determination, Independence, Memory and History, Migration and National Identity, Education, Health, Youth, Culture, Crime, Order and Disorder, Food Security, the Environment, Communication, Gender, the Family and Nation Building. The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended until 15 January 2017 in order to accommodate more participation. Full presentations should be submitted by 28 February.
Per the “Call For Papers”, presentations must engage substantially with the theme and maintain a focus on processes or mechanisms for national, community, personal and global development, as well as political and social maturity and improvement in the quality of life through revolution, innovation, transformation, and change management. Dimensions of revolution, innovation, incremental and radical change may be discussed in the context of politics, economic and socio-cultural development, technology, law and the environment among others.
The Organising Committee has already begun receiving submissions from around the region and is hoping that local professionals/academics, as well as students who have completed or are completing theses at home or abroad, will use the Conference to share and publish their work, as it is expected that the outcomes will provide important tools for national development. As such the Committee has also been working with the Department of Youth and Culture and the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School to ensure the involvement of the youth.
The Country Conference is an initiative of the UWI Open Campus and conferences are held in non-campus territories of the University around the region. The conference series and subsequent publications are designed to stimulate and highlight research on the host country. Anguilla last hosted a Country Conference in 2011 and the local UWI branch is partnering with the ACC for the 2017 Conference as part of the 50th Anguilla Day celebration activities.
Persons wishing to submit papers are invited to contact the UWI Open Campus Anguilla at (264)497-8156 for more information or email phyllis.fleming-banks@open.uwi.edu . Details are also available online at http://www.open.uwi.edu/sites/default/files/Anguilla_Country_Conference_2017-CALL_FOR_PAPERS.pdf
-Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
