Monday, 05 July 2010

Dear All

Re: Invitation to participate in the International Aide Memoire entitled Professor Bernard M. Magubane at 80: the celebration of a life

The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, together with the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) , the Freedom Park Trust, the University of South Africa (UNISA), the South African Democracy Education Trust (SADET), the National Research Foundation (NRF), the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Intellectual Heritage Project (Rhodes University), are hosting a two-day international conference – on 27 and 28 August 2010 – entitled “Professor Bernard M. Magubane at 80: the celebration of a life”. The conference will be held at the Human Sciences Research Council, and the opening dinner on 26 August 2010, at Freedom Park, in Pretoria, South Africa.

This international conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and members of civil society organisations in dialogue with each other.

He key note speaker at the opening ceremony at Freedom Park, launching the international conference and birthday celebration of Professor B M Magubane, will be Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, and the concluding ceremony, will be the Minster of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pandor.

The life and scholarship of an individual such as Prof Magubane, who, as part of a larger collective, has given so much to the national liberation project and building an African scholarly community as a committed intellectual is worth celebrating. This is even more so when the individual turns 80 years of age.

The scientific agenda of the conference and its topical focus will be on:

a)    The production of knowledge by Africans and the production of knowledge on Africa; and

b)    The contributions of human and social science to innovation and development in Africa.

We would be greatly honoured if you would present a paper at this event. .

Should you want to participate as a speaker, please send us an abstract of about 500 on or before Friday 16 July 2010. The deadline for completed papers of around 7,500 words is 15 August 2010.

Papers submitted for the symposium will be published as part of a publication

All delegates are requested to kindly submit the attached registration form by 16July. More information can be obtained from Arlene Grossberg at Tel: 27 –12- 302-2811, Fax: 27- 12- 302-2812 or alternatively by e-mail at acgrossberg@hsrc.ac.za. 

We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

Yours sincerely

Dr Temba Masilela

Executive Director, PACE

On behalf of the Symposium Organisation Committee, including:

Dr Temba Masilela (HSRC), Dr Matlotleng P. Matlou (AISA), Professor Tinyiko Maluleke (UNISA), Dr Wally Serote  (Freedom Park), Mr Robert Kriger (NRF) & Professor Jimi Adesina (Rhodes University)

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