PROGRAMME DAY 1
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | PRESENTER | TITLE | CHAIR | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon. JULY 9TH 2012 | 08:30-09:00 | Registration | Conference ushers | Opening Ceremony | Secretariat | Conf. Hall |
| 09:00-09:20 | Opening Ceremony | Convenor and KMF Academic Advisor – Dr. Twange Kasoma | Welcome Remarks | Master of Ceremony | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:20-09:30 | Opening Ceremony | GCA Chair Dr. Yahya Kamalipour | Remarks by Global Communication Association | Master of Ceremony | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Official Opening | Minister of Information, Broadcasting & Labour – Hon. Fackson Shamenda | Official Opening of the 6th Global Communication Conference | Master of Ceremony | Conf. Hall | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Keynote Presentation (Q & A) | Dr. Yahya Kamalipour – Purdue University, USA | A global journey: From Shanghai to Zambia | Dept. of Development Studies – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 10:20-10:35 | TEA BREAK | |||||
| 10:35-11:00 | Keynote Presentation (Q & A) | Professor Prem Jain – University of Zambia (UNZA) | Overview Climate Change: Science, causes, impacts and mitigation | Dept. of Physics – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Peter Kaluba – UNZA | Drought assessment in Zambia in the face of Climate Change | Sch. of Agric. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:30-11:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Jones Yengwe – UNZA | The effects of Faidherbia albida leaf litter on N dynamics and the soil microbial community on two soil types in Zambia | Dept. of Soil Science – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 12:00-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| 14:00-14:25 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Dr. Richard Rupp – Purdue University USA | Obama and Africa: Change and Continuity in American Foreign Policy | Dept. of Development Studies – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 14:25-14:50 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Albert Chibuwe – Midlands State University, Zimbabwe | The media hullabaloo caused by the leaked Zimbabwean draft constitution: The case of The Herald and the Daily News | Mass Comm. Dept. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 14:50-15:05 | TEA BREAK | |||||
| 15:05-15:30 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Ryan Piers – University of Illinois Charleston, Illinois, USA | Without Aid: An Application of Dambisa Moyo’s Dead Aid Theory in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda | Dept. of Economics – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 15:30-15:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Richard Wright – National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan | Setting up the Ladder: A Broad Perspective on Economic Paths for Developing Countries | Dept. of Economics – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 15:55-16:20 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Beauty Muromo – Midlands State University, Zimbabwe | The place of the visually challenged in mainstream media: The Zimbabwean experience | KMF | Conf. Hall | |
| 16:20 | END OF DAY 1 PROGRAM | |||||
PROGRAMME DAY 2
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | PRESENTER | TITLE | CHAIR | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Jul. 10TH 2012 | 08:30-09:00 | Registration | Conference ushers | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics Conf. | Secretariat | Main Hall Lobby |
| 09:00-09:30 | Keynote Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Matthew Hibberd – University of Stirling, Scotland | Climate Change Communications: Overcoming Adversaries, Barriers and Confusion | Dept. of Physics – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:30-9:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Luke Mumba – NEPAD Agency Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) | Guidelines for development of policy framework on traditional knowledge and access and benefit sharing on use of plant genetic resources | Biology Dept. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:55-10:20 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Kazila Chinsembu – University of Namibia | Indigenous knowledge systems as a platform for scientific innovation in Africa | Biology Dept. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 10:20-10:35 | TEA BREAK | |||||
| 10:35-11:05 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Daniel Sikazwe – Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Chairperson | Challenges and opportunities of reporting science and technology | Mass Comm. Dept. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:05-11:30 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Jacob Tembo – Zambia Institute of Environmental Management | Ecology and spirituality | TBA | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:35-11:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Dr. Augustine Tirivangana – Zimbabwe Open University | “Ignore it at your own peril”: An appraisal of the African Drum as a dynamic wireless carrier of culture. Lessons from waiting for the rain | KMF | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:55-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| 14:00-14:30 | Keynote (Q & A) | Dr. Dick Siame – IFAD | IFAD operation | NEPAD | Conf. Hall | |
| 14:30-14:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Bridget Chinouriri – University of Zimbabwe | An analysis of music for political activism and social change: In the land reform programme of Zimbabwe 2000-2010 | MISA Zambia | Conf. Hall | |
| 14:55-15:20 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Amit Schejter – Penn State University, USA | “Woodcutters and water carriers”: The role of media and telecommunications in the life of migrant workers and political asylum seekers in Israel | Consultant | Conf. Hall | |
| 15:20-15:35 | TEA BREAK | |||||
| 15:35-16:00 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Fanie Herman – National ChungHsin University, Taiwan | China and the Media in African Peacekeeping Operations: Connecting Chinese and African Traditions through the Concept of Communitarianism | KMF | Conf. Hall | |
| 16:00 | END OF DAY 2 PROGRAM | |||||
PROGRAMME DAY 3
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | PRESENTER | TITLE | CHAIR | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. Jul. 11TH 2012 | 08:30-09:00 | Registration | Conference ushers | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics Conf. | Secretariat | Main Hall Lobby |
| 09:00-09:30 | Keynote Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Helge Ronning – University of Oslo | The media and African dominant party states | MISA Zambia | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:30-9:55 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Prof. Rui Novais – University of Porto/ CECS-Univ. of Minho/ Univ. of Liverpool, Portugual | Access matters? Media depiction of the Angolan elections | MISA Zambia | Conf. Hall | |
| 09:55-10:20 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Rose Tembo – National Water and Sanitation Council NWASCO | Media coverage of water and sanitation issues: Zambian perspective | Mass Comm. Dept. – UNZA | Conf. Hall | |
| 10:20-10:35 | TEA BREAK | |||||
| 10:35-11:00 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Francis Mbilima – UNDP Programme Analyst (MDGs and Poverty Reduction) | HIV and cities: Regional perspective | KMF | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:00-11:25 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Henry Phiri – Zambia Prevention, Care and Treatment Partnership, FH1360/ZPCT II | Preliminary Evaluation of pilot data on SMS usage among ART & DBS clients in 22 health facilities | MISA Zambia | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:25-11:50 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Dr. Patrick Katayamoyo – FH1360/ZPCT II | HIV post exposure prophylaxis: Characteristics of clients in context of GBV and occupation hazards | Gender Ministry | Conf. Hall | |
| 11:50-12:15 | Paper Presentation (Q & A) | Kunyima Lifumbela Banda – NPZ+ | Positive health dignity and prevention | KMF | Conf. Hall | |
| 12:15-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| 14:00-14:30 | Draft Communiqué | Draft Committee | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics | Committee Chair | Conf. Hall | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Draft Communiqué | Draft Committee | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics | Committee Chair | Conf. Hall | |
| 15:00-15:30 | Draft Communiqué | Draft Committee | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics | Committee Chair | Conf. Hall | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Draft Communiqué | Draft Committee | Env. Sci. Journ. Media & Politics | Committee Chair | Conf. Hall | |
| 16:00 | END OF DAY 3 PROGRAM | |||||
PROGRAMME DAY 4
| DATE | TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Thur. July 12 | 9:00-Noon | FIELD TRIP: DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED DURING REGISTRATION |