Please share this invitation widely through your networks. It is an invitation to an AF09 Stakeholders' Meeting to be held Friday, March 20th, 3:00pm at Protea Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. Thank you!
Dear Friends,
As you probably know, planning for Africa Forum 2009 (AF09): Sharing Integrated Solutions to HIV & Food/Nutrition Insecurity, is well underway. The event is scheduled to take place June 21st-26th, 2009, at Sun n'Sand Resort on Lake Malawi. We expect a minimum of 150 participants from 15 sub-Saharan countries, including Zambia, with slightly more female than male participants. The delegates all have relevant field experience, representing a wide range of disciplines and experiences, each united in their fight against HIV/AIDS and food insecurity. In short, the event is shaping up to be a terrific one!
We'd like to hear from you! We're moving forward at full speed to develop the workshop sessions and program, and have been actively seeking the input of a wide range of organizations to guide this work. We would like to give you an opportunity to learn more about the latest developments with the event and to share your ideas with us at a pre-Forum meeting to be held in Lusaka on Friday the 20th of March, at 3:00pm at Protea Hotel.
During the meeting we will discuss the following:
1. Does the overall format of the Forum lend to achieving both content and process goals?
2. Are there further suggestions for technical experts or keynote speakers that should be considered?
3. What suggestions do you have for optimizing the skill building sessions & site visits?
4. Can you suggest accountability mechanisms that would help us evaluate the impact of AF09?
5. What suggestions do you have for the gaps in the program?
6. What else do you suggest we do to make the Forum as successful as possible?
This is an ambitious agenda and we will do our best to keep the group focused and moving! The meeting will be held on:
Time Location: 3:00pm
Location: Protea Hotel
Please RSVP and direct any questions to Gwenelyn O'Donnell godonnell@projectconcern.org
We hope you will be able to attend. In the meantime, the Forum website will keep you up to date on our progress.
Please visit http://www.projectconcern.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Africa_Forum_2009
Thanks for your support of this important event!
Warm regards,
Gwenelyn
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Gwenelyn O'Donnell-Blake MA, MHS
D.C. Office Director/Senior Food Security Technical Officer
National Press Building, Suite 955
529 14th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20045
Phone: (202) 662-8991
Fax: (202) 662-8995
mailto:godonnell@projectconcern.org
Project Concern is an international health and development organization that saves the lives of children and families by preventing disease and providing access to clean water and nutritious food