Greetings: This is a reminder of the of the conference set for this saturday, February 19th in Washington DC. All are cordially invited and please pass the word around. Thank you. Latjor >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >THE GAMBIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTS … 3rd Annual Independence Conference > > >THEME: THE GAMBIA: CHALLENGES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM > >Plenary > >KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Sulayman Nyang > Department of African Studies, Howard University, > Washington DC > (Topic to be announced) > >Session I Politics and Governance > > >Speaker 1: Dr. Abdoulie Saine > Professor of Political Science - Miami University of > Ohio > "It is Time to Heal: Toward Truth Telling, National > Reconciliation and Justice in The Gambia." > >Speaker 2: Dr. Amadou Janneh > Professor of Political Science - University of > Tennessee > "Recent developments in the Senegambian sub-region > and their potential impact on the political >landscape" > >Session II Literature, Culture and Education > >Speaker 1: Dr. Tijan Sallah > Economist - World Bank, Washington DC > "The Old and New African Poetry & the Gambia's role > in It;" > >Speaker 2: Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson > Education Specialist - World Bank, Washington DC > "Linkages: The intellectuals abroad and the >University of The Gambia" > >Session III: Health and Gender Issues > >Speaker 1: Veronica P.S. Njie, RN, MSN > Assistant Professor - Baltimore City Community >College > "The Continuing Fight Against HIV/AIDS" > >Speaker 2: Ylva Hernlund > Ph.D Student - Department of Anthropology, > University of Washington, Seattle WA > "Ritual Negotiations and Cultural Compromise: An > Alternative Initiation in the Gambia" > > >Other participants will include: Dr. Mbye Cham, Dr. Muhammadou Kah, Karamba >Touray, James Gomez, Habib Ghanim-Diab, Kaba Joof, Joe Sambou, Latjor >Ndow. > >DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2000 >TIME: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM >PLACE: HOWARD UNIVERSITY > SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AUDITORIUM > 2ND FLOOR > WASHINGTON DC > >CONTACT: TEL: 301-593-5844 > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------