University of Guyana 2020 Conference Calendar
January
Professional Training
5-14
Environmental Management for Oil and Gas Seminar.
Seminars
Visiting Professorial Lecture Series
11
Spatial Analysis as a Decision-making Support Tool for Regional Planning and Development: Methods and Case Studies.
13
The Role of GIS in Land Resource Valuation and Land Management (with a focus on Guyana).
Professional Training
20-24
Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to monitor mangrove forests in Guyana.
February
Exhibition
TBC
Career day highlighting International Year of Plant Health.
Seminar
TBC
Round Table, SPA 3001- Language III
Conference
TBC
University Research Day
March
Seminars
14
MEd Seminar
26
FEH Faculty Seminar
Conference
TBC
University Research Day
April
Workshop
1-9
Improvement of Waste-water Management Policy and Guidance for Guyana.
Conference
17-21
2020 American Educational Research Association AERA Annual Meeting
Moscone Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Conference
22-24
International Association of Laboratory Schools (IALS) Conference and School Tour
Seminars
25
MEd Seminar
30
FEH Faculty Seminar
May
Conferences
TBC
Public Seminar on Oral Literature
28-1
University of Guyana 2nd Diaspora Engagement Conference:
Investing in Guyana's Emerging Business, Indigenous, Women and Youth Leaders
Arthur Chung Convention Center, Turkeyen, Georgetown
June
Conference
1-5
Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference
Pegasus Hotel, Guyana
Conference
10-12
CARIBBEAN URBAN FORUM 2020: Urbanization and Urban Policy.
Expert Meeting
TBC
CACHE Board Meeting
Professional Training
TBC
CACHE Student Exchange
Seminar
27
MEd Seminar
Professional Training
TBC
Mobility exchange under Erasmus+ Program
July
Conference
2-3
FAF Annual Staff and Student Conference
Expert Meeting
12-17
Caribbean Plant Health Director Meeting
Antigua
Conference
20-23
CARALL Conference 2020
August
Conference
12
2nd LAMA/FEES Collaborative TeleConference
Expert Meeting
31
Advisory Board Meeting
Exhibition
TBC
The Graduation Exhibition for ART 4003
September
Expert Meetings
TBC
CARDI Board Meeting
TBC
Caribbean Food Crops Society Meeting and CACHE Board Meeting
TBC
Agriculture Planners Forum/ COTED meeting
October
Exhibition
16
World Food Day
Conference
26-28
Agriculture Conference
Exhibition
TBC
Celebrating Agriculture Month/International Year of Plant Health (IYPH)
Conference
TBC
Annual West Indian Literature Conference
November
Conference
18-20
Sustainability in Engineering & the Built Environment Conference
Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Guyana
Conference
TBC
Islands In Between Conference
December
No events.
University of Guyana's Professorial Lecture Series 2020
"Unconventional Conversations"
Featuring the work of University of Guyana Professors
Part 1: In honour of Guyana's 50th Anniversary as a Republic
Every Wednesday from January 29th to February 26th, 2020
| Date | Venue | Start Time | End Time | Title/ Theme | Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Microbes, an untapped source of Wealth in Guyana: A review of current initiatives | Prof. Patsy Francis |
| 5 February | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Reflecting on the Future of Guyana in the Caribbean Community | Prof. Edward Greene |
| 12 February | Little Rock Suites, New Amsterdam |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | The Fascinating World of Earthworms and Dynamic Contribution to Ecosystem Management | Prof. Abdullah Ansari |
| 19 February | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Characterising the Republic: Ideological Contentions and Concerns | Prof. Leyland Lucas |
| 26 February | Lichas Hall, Linden |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Human Capital Formation and Economic Transformation: The Case of Guyana | Prof. Leyland Lucas |
Part 2: In honour of Guyana's 55th Independence Anniversary
Every Wednesday from April 15th to May 20th, 2020
| Date | Venue | Start Time | End Time | Title/ Theme | Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April | Little Rock Suites, New Amsterdam |
6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | TBC | Prof. Raymond Jagessar |
| 22 April | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Guyanese Musical Traditions (tbr) | Prof. Joycelynne Loncke |
| 28 April | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Eco-hydrology of Riparian Corridors in Northern Guiana Shield Rivers | Prof. Judith Rosales |
| 6 May | Lichas Hall, Linden |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Cyberbullyism in Guyanese Social Media Discourses | Prof. Paloma Mohamed |
| 13 May | Theatre Guild | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Organic Farming in Guyana | Prof. Subramanian Gomathinayagam |
| 20 May | Theatre Guild | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Antimicrobial activity of selected plant extracts: A good perspective for national development | Prof of Practise Denis Pieters |