Annual Conference 2008                        

 The next WARIMA annual conference will take place from 10-12 November at the University of Ibadan, during a week 

 of celebrations marking the university's diamond anniversary

 The theme of this year's conference is the institutionalisation of Research Management.

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Conference programme

Conference Venue

1st announcment and background. The full programme will be uploaded soon

The Postgraduate School,

University of Ibadan

Conference Theme

Institutionalisation of Research Management

     with the following sub themes:-

• Context for Research Management
• Developing Institutional Research Structures
• Financial Issues
• Intellectual Property and Contracts
• Dissemination and knowledge exchange
• Open access journals and institutional repositories
• People and projects
• Ethics and integrity
• The role of the research office

Target Audience

We would welcome participation from the following groups in particular:

• Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Directors of Research Institutes
• Deans/Provosts of Faculties/Colleges
• Senior academics and researchers from Universities and Research Institutes
• Planning Officers in State and Federal Ministries and Parastatals
• Researchers and Planning Officers in Non-Governmental Organizations
• Other categories of individuals desirous of acquiring skills in research management

Registration

To register please complete the Conference Registration form and return it to the Administrator as listed below

Accommodation

The hotels listed below are recommended by the event organisers

    *U.I. Hotels, University of Ibadan

    *Plaza Park Hotel Nig. Ltd, Agbowo

    *Davies Hotel, Bodija, Ibadan

    *Rofel Hotel, Moremi St., Bodija

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*Labod Hotels Ltd., Awolowo St., Bodija

*Pastoral Institute, Bodija

*Parkway Hotels, Ademiluyi Close, Bodija

*Institute of Church & Society Hostel, Samonda

International delegates are advised to book thier accomodation at the same time as registration

Getting Here

The nearest international airport is the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos.  All international delegates will be picked up from the airport.  Please contact the WARIMA administrator to arrange your airport pick-up and transport to the venue

Visas

Non-Ecowas nationals will need a visa to enter Nigeria.  If you require an invitation letter for your visa application please contact the WARIMA administrator

Contact

For further information please contact the WARIMA Adminstrator / office at tejumola.ajao@yahoo.com

Fax: 00 (234) 2-810 3043