Ethiopia Forum: Symposia and Panel Discussions

Sat, March 23, 2019 7:00 AM - Sun, March 24, 2019 11:30 AM at The MSU International Center

Location:
Room 115
The MSU International Center
427 North Shaw Lane
East Lansing, Michigan 48824

 

Program Objectives

Faculty from Michigan State University, Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University and other scholars from around the MSU community have launched an Ethiopia Forum with symposia and panel discussions to take place at the International Center, Room 115, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, over the weekend of March 22, 2019 (during the Adwa Victory Month and the year designated as Year of Global Africa). 

The Forum will explore the challenges and opportunities to transition to constitutional democracy in Ethiopia, and a way forward for a united and peaceful Ethiopia and its neighbors.  The principal objective of the Forum will be primarily educational with a focus to promote open and healthy debates and discussions on key themes that are of critical importance for Ethiopia’s future. 

The Forum is intended for knowledgeable academic and public intellectuals with expertise on the region to apply reality-based analysis and offer policy options for a united, peaceful and democratic Ethiopia. The symposium papers (up to ten pages of pithy compositions) and brief reports of the panel presentations will be edited into a monograph for dissemination to various audiences including personalities in the Ethiopian national leadership and institutions and organizations in Ethiopia and elsewhere whose mission is to make Ethiopia become a united, peaceful, modern, and progressive state.

 

Program Components

  • Symposia featuring invited speakers, Saturday, March 23, 2019, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Room 115 International Center
  • Keynote address and dinner/reception: Saturday, March 23, 2019, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Kellogg Center
  • Panel discussions led by invited panelists, Sunday, March 24, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM, 115, Room 115 International Center

For more program details, see the event poster here. 

Ethiopia Forum Sponsors

The African Studies Center, as the principal sponsor of the Ethiopia Forum, has generously offered its office platform and staff to assist in a variety of preparatory procedures including reserving the conference venue, booking hotel accommodations, logistical details, publicity protocols, and managing of finances. The following sponsors are acknowledged for their generous financial contributions to cover cost of the Forum. 

  • African Studies Center, MSU
  • International Studies and Programs, MSU
  • Ethiopian American Foundation, U.S.A.
  • College of Social Science, MSU
  • Department of Geography, MSU
  • James Madison College, MSU
  • Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, MSU
  • The Graduate School, MSU
  • Department of History, MSU
  • Office of the Provost, CMU
  • Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CMU
  • Department of History, CMU

 

For more information, including speaker list, registration, directions, and organizers, please visit https://globalafrica.isp.msu.edu/resources/events/featured-event-1/