From: gtesfagiorgis@UNEB.EDU
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 11:25:01 EDT
Dear colleagues,
Yacob and I, as co-chairs for the proposed 10th anniversary conference to
be held in Asmara, have been thinking about the possible theme and
objectives for that conference. Below you will find a draft of what we came
up with for your consideration. Please review and send your comments either
to Yacob at <Fissehay@msu.edu> or myself at <gebretes@uneb.edu> as soon as
you can. In addition to suggesting any changes to the general theme and
objectives, we would particularly like to get your opinion on whether the
conference should be held in 2001 or 2003.
Following your comments, the plan is to widely announce an expanded version
of this draft as an invitation for participation in the conference.
Gebre H. Tesfagiorgis
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Theme for the 10th Anniversary Conference in Asmara
The Eritrean Studies Association (ESA), in cooperation with the University
of Asmara, and the Research and Documentation Center of Eritrea, is
planning on a conference to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Eritrea's
independence (or liberation*). The main theme and objectives of the
conference are as follows:
Theme: Post-Independence Development Experience in Eritrea and
Opportunities for Scholarship
Objectives:
1. To assess Eritrea's development experience of the
post-independence decade in its wider sense.
2. To evaluate the status of Eritrean Studies - retrospective and
prospective.
3. To identify existing and potential research and scholarship
opportunities related to Eritrea.
4. To explore organizational and resource possibilities for the
establishment of a national research institute.
(* If organized for Year 2001, it should be "liberation;" if for Year 2003,
it should be "independence." Which year should the conference be organized
for is in itself an issue we need to decide. )