Date and Venue

Date: 1st & 2nd June, 2013

Venue: DAL Excellence Centre, Khartoum North, Sudan

Friday, May 24, 2013

Workshop Programme

DAY 1
09:00 – 09:30
Opening Session (Chairs: Gada Kadoda & Lamya Musa): Welcome from Workshop Sponsors & Co-organizers

09:30 – 11:00
Keynote Talk: Cradle to Cradle - Pollution Prevention and Waste Management for Africa in the 21st Century (Professor John Tharakan, Howard University, USA)

11:00 – 11:30
Refreshments Break (Exhibition)

11:30 – 12:00
Knowledge Management for Environmental Sustainability (Dr. Gada Kadoda, Sudanese Knowledge Society)

12:00 – 12:30
Relevant environmental knowledge and information initiatives (Professor Suad Sulaiman, Sudanese National Academy of Sciences)

12:30 – 13:00
KM at National Energy Research Centre (NERC) (Dr. Ratiba Abdergader, Dissemination Department, NERC)

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break (Exhibition)
14:00 – 16:00
Invited Presentations Session (Chair: Prof. Suad Sulaiman)

14:00 – 14:15
Sudanese Environment Conservation Society (SECS) Experiences (Dr. Arig Bakhiet, SECS Member)

14:15 – 14:35
Strategic Energy Policy For The 21st Century In Sudan And The Independent Role Of The In-Leads (Dr. Suad Badri, Ahfad University for Women)

14:35 – 14:55
EcoInformatics Network-Sudan, a case study (Dr. Abdalla Mergheni Mohamed, UNESCO Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair, Future University)

14:55 – 15:15
Green Technology Concept and Application (Dr. Osman Elkheir, NewTech Consulting Group)

15:15 – 15:30
Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy? (Eng. Salah Osman, Land Development Service, Virginia, USA)

15:30 – 15:45
Green Team: An Innovation team for Green Mobile Network (Eng. Marwan Adam, Zain Sudan)

15:45 – 16:00
Foreseen future of the environment versus need for cultivated land expansion (Uz. Israa Ahmed Ali Geneif, Kenana Engineering and Technical Services)
DAY 2
09:00 – 11:00
Round-Table Discussion (Parallel Sessions: 1 & 2 & 3)

Round-Table 1: Local Case Studies

Organized by: Prof. Suad Sulaiman
Discussants: Mr. Ismail Gizouli (Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources) and Dr. Faisal Sinada (Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum)

Round-Table 2: Knowledge Production, sharing and Implementation

Organized by: Dr. Arig G. Bakhiet (National Energy Research Centre)
Discussants: Dr. Abdel Azim Yassin & Prof Abd Alziz  Malik

Round-Table 3: Business For Peace (B4P)

Organised by: Mr. El Shiekh Mustafa El Shiekh & Mr. Nasser Ahmed Bur (Global Compact Local Network, Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation)
11:00 – 13:00
Round-Table Discussion (Parallel Sessions: 4 & 5 & 6)

Round-Table 4: Engineering & Environment

Organized by: Eng. Lamya Musa
Discussants: Dr. Osman Elkheir

Round-Table 5: Health & Environment

Organized by: Uz. Rofaida ElZubair & Uz. Hana Elsadig (Epidemiological Laboratory)
Discussants: Dr. Haj Hamad  and Dr. Khalid Shamboul

Round-Table 6: Service Learning and Engineers without Borders

Organized by: Gada Kadoda & Mohamed Abdesalam (DAL Group)
Discussants: Prof. John Tharakan
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break (Exhibition)
14:00 – 15:00
Summary of Round-Tables Discussion Sessions (Chair: Prof John Tharakan)
15:00 – 16:00
Closing Session and Way Forward (Knowledge Cafe)
Exhibition Includes:
v  National Energy Research Centre Exhibition (selected renewable energy technologies and Centre activities). Organized by NERC Dissemination Department.
v  Solar Electrification Project in the Nuba Mountains (Community-led project that will be presented by Ms. Mona Mursal and Ms. Khadiga Omer (Barefoot College Solar Engineers). Organized by Gada Kadoda & Amal Adam.
v  Knowledge Capture and Organisation Processes using Concept Mapping. This will include a demonstration of CmapTools (an open source software for knowledge organization) – Organized by Rofaida Elzubair, Yhaia Holi, Iram Aloshari.

4 comments:

  1. would you please send me the paper of Prof. John Tharakan, the keynote speaker, in a PowerPoint format.
    Thanks and best regards.

    Salah Ali,
    Bashayer Petroleum Operating Company, HSE Manager
    salahali52@gmail.com
    salahnour500@yahoo.com

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  3. Sorry Salah, Prof John indicated that he only wishes to share the pdf version of his presentation.
    cheers,
    gada

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  4. would you please send me the picture of workshop.
    Dr. Tahani Ali Hassan
    tahanihassanm@gmail.com

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