AFRICAN FELLOWSHIP
Conference on the
The African Fellowship of the Riverside Church in New York City is organizing a conference on the
“Economic Development of Africa and the Caribbean”. The objective of the conference is to bring
together leading thinkers and practitioners in development planning and economics to discuss
development issues in Africa and the Caribbean. Participants are expected to map out practical
strategies and effective tactics translatable into executable policies and programs aimed at
achieving accelerated and balanced development.
Papers presented at the conference will be collated in one document or location and will be made
available to governments and scholars in Africa and the Caribbean with the hope that they will serve
as useful resource and catalyst to bring about the urgent development needed in these places.
The conference will be held on the 2 days: October 14 & 15, 2011. Each day is divided into two
sessions: morning and afternoon. The details of each session and suggested topics are as follow:
1. Financing development
Some issues you may want to consider:
Little can go very far: effective utilization of national resources through optimal
resource allocation
Curbing wastage through cost control: effective strategies for cost control
Utilizing global resources: when, where and how to borrow for development
Smart aid-ing: when, where and how to use international aids
Strategic programming for entrepreneurial development
Smart programming for private sector development participation
When and how to encourage foreign investment
2. National planning
Setting development goals, milestones and timelines
Feedback and control
Those who plan to present papers are required to submit a half-page to a full-page abstract in MS-
Word by June 30, 2011, and the full paper is due by September 5, 2011. Submissions should be
made electronically as an email attachment to acconference2011@gmail.com or by uploading at
the conference’s website. Due to time constraint, the organizers may not be able to accept all the
papers for presentation at the conference, but every paper submitted will be included in the post-
conference publication. Those whose papers have been accepted for presentation at the conference
will receive notification by July 31st.
Accommodation
For those who may need accommodation, there are several hotels to choose from and a few of
these are listed below:
1. Aloft Harlem
Address: 2296 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York City, NY 10027
Price range: $190 - $335/night
Phone: (212) 749 - 4000
For more information on the conference or opportunity for co-sponsorship, please visit
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/events/?ecd or contact any of the following:
Tunde Aboyade-Cole
eimg2004@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Tunde Aboyade-Cole
Chairman, Organizing Committee