Call for Papers: History of Water in Africa, 12/04

THE NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY: VAAL TRIANGLE CAMPUS(Vanderbijlpark, South Africa)

in cooperation with THE INTERNATIONAL WATER HISTORY ASSOCIATION (IWHA)

presents

FLOWS FROM THE PAST: A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF

WATER IN AFRICA

ANNOUNCEMENT and FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

This conference follows in the wake of discussions on the IWHA network and plans mooted by a group of interested researchers at the third conference of the IWHA in Alexandria, Egypt, in December 2003.

DURATION: 8 - 11 December 2004

VENUE: Vereeniging, South Africa

OBJECTIVES:

The major objective is to start exploring, under the auspices of the IWHA, the potential for a comprehensive project on the history of water on the African continent.

It is hoped that the conference would prepare participants who specialise in Africa for the next IWHA Conference in Paris that is scheduled for 2005.

There seems to be interest amongst international scholars to explore some of the following themes.

THEMES FOR DISCUSSION:

• Papers on past, current and proposed research on water history in Africa
• Water historiography
• Case histories of water in various parts of Africa
• The history of (large) water schemes
• Current trends in water planning - ideology and practice
• The history of irrigation
• Drinking water - trends in planning past and present
• Sanitation from the pre-colonial to the postcolonial era
• Water and security in Africa
• Myths and rituals related to water: cultural manifestations
• Strategies of water procurement in the colonial era
• Hydropower in Africa
• Indigenous societies and water
• Rivers and their significance in Africa
• The history of natural water disasters in Africa
• Water in African delta regions
• Water in African Swamps
• Methodologies of water history research
• Interdisciplinary co-operation
• Co-ordination and interaction of existing and proposed research
• Other themes that present themselves from the abstracts received

ABSTRACTS:

Guidelines & Instructions:

• All abstracts must be submitted in English as an e-mail attachment
• Use Ms-Word
• Maximum length 300 words (one page)
• Short CV (not more than 100 words)
• Institutional affiliation

Send abstracts to:
Petra Lawson (North-West University) at IWHafrica@puk.ac.za

Paper, Presentation & Programme Guidelines:

• No limitation of the length of a paper, but bear in mind that presentation of papers will be confined to 20 minutes per speaker
• There will be no simultaneous sessions (the objective is to engage all conference participants in all sessions in order to establish a form of cohesion)
• There will be ample opportunity for discussions both during presentations and in separate workshop opportunities
• A number of social activities, related to water and history would be presented as part of the conference

IMPORTANT DATES TO DIARISE:

GENERAL& REGISTRATION ENQUIRIES:

Ms Petra Lawson at tel. +27-16-910-3709 or fax +27-16-910-3711 or e-mail dvpal@puk.ac.za

REGISTRATION:

Should you wish to attend the conference you could secure your booking in two ways

Registration by post:

Complete the registration form and return it together with the appropriate fee (cheques should be made payable to North West University) to:

Attention

Ms Petra Lawson, Skills Development Unit, North West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, P O Box 1174, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa or

Pay it directly into the banking account (electronic payments):

Bank the appropriate fee into the banking account and fax a copy of the deposit slip / electronic transfer and your registration form to: Ms Petra Lawson, fax +27-16-910-9709 or +27-16-910-3711 on the same date the deposit is made.

Banking details:

FEE (tentative):

R3 070.00 p.p. single accommodation Fee includes: registration, refreshments, lunch, conference material, accommodation, dinners & transport (from and to Johannesburg International Airport) R2 670.00 p.p. single accommodation Fee includes: registration, refreshments, lunch, conference material, accommodation & dinners R1 600.00 p.p. Fee includes: registration, refreshments, lunch & conference material
R500.00 p.p. per day Fee includes: registration, refreshments, lunch & conference material

FINAL DATE FOR REGISTRATIONS:

1 November 2004

CANCELLATIONS & TRANSFERS:

The fee is not refundable. If you cannot attend, feel free to send a substitute at no extra charge. Please notify the registration office regarding any changes no later than 1 December 2004.

CONFIRMATION:

Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to you no later than 1 December 2004.

DISCLAIMER:

The organizers reserve the right to chancel or change the published venue, program or date, due to unforeseen circumstances.

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY: VAAL TRIANGLE CAMPUS

REGISTRATION FORM:
CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF WATER IN AFRICA - DECEMBER 2004

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REGISTRATION (Please tick appropriate block )

R3 070.00 p.p. single accommodation Fee includes:

registration, refreshments, lunch, conference material, accommodation, dinners & transport (from and to Johannesburg International Airport)

R2 670.00 p.p. single accommodation Fee includes:

registration, refreshments, lunch, conference material, accommodation & dinners

R1 600.00 p.p. Fee includes: registration, refreshments, lunch &

conference material

R500.00 p.p. per day Fee includes: registration, refreshments,

lunch & conference material

DAY VISITORS ONLY: (Mark appropriate blocks please)

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TRANSPORT (Please complete)

Please complete this section, should you need transport to be arranged from Johannesburg International Airport to the Hotel (Accommodation & Conference Venue) in Vereeniging and back to the airport.

Arrival:

Office use only:

Method of payment:

Amount received:

Receipt number:

11/05

Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.

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