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.