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International
camel Symposium
Garissa
(Kenya) from 7 to 10th June 2010
This
international event organized by the KARI (Agricultural Kenya Research
Institute) and the KCA (Kenya Camel Association) related to the topic ““Linking
Camel Science and Development for Sustainable Livelihoods””.
Indeed, the organizers, after the scientific talks relating to the camel
diseases, production and impact of the climatic changes on the camel
economy, have proposed an exchange with delegations of many pastoralists
come to listen to the recommendations, the principal conclusions of
research and especially to discuss with the researchers. These
pastoralists of various ethnic groups (Somali, Samburu, Pokot, Rendille,
Turkana,…) were very attentive with the debates. Even if the barrier of
the language has limited the discussion, this confrontation was very
rich and the questions of the camel shepherds often relevant.
This
conference had an international vocation. Of course, the Kenyan
colleagues were very numerous (more than 150 researchers and many
pastoralists at the time of the organized debates the last day. But
other countries were represented (for Africa: Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Egypt, Libya; for Asia: Saudi Arabia, Emirates Arab, Oman, India,
Kazakhstan; for Europe: France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Holland,
Norway, Sweden and Denmark). At the time of this conference, the
announcement of the organization of ISOCARD2012 was made and it is in
the Sultanate of Oman that the next meeting of all the camel scientists
of the world will take place.
The proceedings of the conference will be published in East
African Journal off Agricultural Research and Forestry
International Camel
Conference
On 24-25 May 2011 an International Camel Conference will be held at
the
School of Oriental and African Studies
[SOAS, London]
If you are interested in presenting a
paper at the Conference, or for registration, please write
in the first instance to the
organiser,
E-mail:
ed.emery@soas.ac.uk
The deadline for submissions is 25 August 2010.
Call for Papers
It gives us much pleasure to issue the formal Call
for Papers for our SOAS conference entitled
'CAMEL CULTURES: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS,
PRESENT THREATS, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS'
to be held at the School of Oriental and African
Studies [SOAS, London]
on Tuesday 24th - Wednesday 25th May 2011
The conference will address all aspects of camel
culture, past, present and future and in all continents. It will deal
with both material and cultural concerns, and will cover both
Dromedaries and Bactrians, in all continents, but not the related
camelid species of the Americas.
The aim of the conference is to examine, document and
celebrate camel cultures wherever they exist, and we welcome papers on
every possible aspect of the camel and its development through the ages.
The "Future Prospects" section of our title is
particularly important to us, and we encourage contributions that look
at the camel in terms of sustainable agriculture in times of global
warming and desertification, sustainable transport solutions, and the
valorization of nomadic / herding cultures.
If you wish to present a paper at the 2011
conference, please send your proposal to the conference organiser at
camelconference@soas.ac.uk
The proposal should include:
(1) Title of proposed paper;
(2) Your name;
(3) Institutional affiliation, if you are connected
to an institution;
(4) A summary of your proposed paper [maximum 200
words];
(5) A brief CV [maximum 100 words].
Proposals should arrive no later than 25 August 2010.
The Conference programme will be posted to you on 25
September 2010.
[Please note:
1. We wish to make clear that the Conference has
minimal funding. We are submitting requests for funding to help some of
our delegates to travel, but at this point we can offer no promises.
2. If you need a covering letter to enable you to
apply for a visa, please inform us by e-mail at
camelconference@soas.ac.uk
3. There will be an informal gathering in London the
evening before the conference, on Monday 23 May, for those who arrive
early.]
In conclusion, we would like to thank the colleagues
from all around the world who have responded so enthusiastically to our
initial postings for the conference. We look forward to meeting you in
London.
With best regards,
William Gervase Clarence-Smith [SOAS] Conference chair
Ed Emery [SOAS] Conference organiser
Conference websites:
www.soas.ac.uk/camelconference
www.youtube.com/soascamelconference
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