AFRICASD-L Digest/Daniel Strain: Registration open for “Seedbeds of Transformation” conference in South Africa

AFRICASD-L Digest for Saturday, March 17, 2018.

1. Registration open for “Seedbeds of Transformation” conference in South Africa

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Subject: Registration open for “Seedbeds of Transformation” conference in South Africa
From: Daniel Strain <daniel.strain@futureearth.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:09:13 -0600
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Registration is now open for the “Seedbeds of Transformation: The Role of
Science with Society and the SDGs in Africa” in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa. The conference is also accepting applications for exhibition spaces
at the conference.

*To register or to apply for an exhibition space, visit the official
conference website <https://seedbeds.futureearth.org/>.*

The Seedbeds of Transformation conference, which runs from 9 to 11 May
2018, is organised by Future Earth, the South African Government Department
of Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation of South Africa
and START.

Seedbeds will provide a collaborative space for interrogation of
transformations in Africa, and how working toward the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) may help the continent to achieve such changes.
The conference will encourage dialogue and actions including examining
potential tradeoffs involved with strategies for achieving the SDGs and
pursuing transformational change in different contexts across the continent.

You can see a full list of conference themes here
<https://seedbeds.futureearth.org/themes/>.

Seedbeds will engage scholars, practitioners, and policy experts in
collaboratively exploring these transformations challenges. The Seedbeds
conference will also place a premium on active participation, open dialogue
and regional leadership and will showcase innovative approaches to
sustainability from across Africa.

For more information about this event, contact Jon Padgham
<jon.padgham@futureearth.org>.

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*Daniel Strain*

*Editorial Lead*
*Future Earth*

T: *+1-831-238-3383*
Skype: daniel.w.strain
4001 Discovery Dr.
Boulder, CO 80303
www.futureearth.org
@futureearth



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