Is the face not currency enough? This display of face casts responds to the irony that members of the African Diaspora must pay to visit sites from which their ancestors were transported into enslavement.

Journeys and Kinship explores further the themes of the London, Sugar & Slavery gallery at the Museum of London Docklands through a project between the visual artist Jean Joseph and a group of young Londoners working together with Caribbean Calypso musician, Alexander D Great, and Yvonne Wilson from Equi-Vison.

The display features Joseph's work Sale Over Centuries, 2010 which consists of plaster face casts of 42 people from the African Diaspora who were born in and/or currently live in London. The casts promote discussion on the structure of faces and show how resemblances carry across generations and geographies.

In response to Joseph's work the young Londoners explored issues of enslavement, London's involvement and the African Diaspora. They then created a display which includes their own face casts and original music alongside film and photography documenting the project. This thought-provoking display raises issues around enslavement and life in modern London which remain relevant in today's capital.

Journeys and Kinship is open from 24 February – 4 November 2012 and is free entry.

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/Whats-on/Exhibitions-Displays/JourneysandKinship.htm

 

Planning to move to Ghana? Effective planning is your key to a beneficial outcome and this workshop is focused on making sure you have the tools and knowledge to do it! Facilitated by Elvina Quaison, MD of the founder and Director of Silk Solutions, this workshop will help you successfully launch your move back to Ghana.

The 'Making the Move Ghana' will cover the Six steps to ensure a successful move to Ghana, giving an insight into the realities of moving to Ghana and information on how to prepare such as:

Guest speakers include Small Business Expert, consultant and author – Griselda Kumordzie Togobo and representatives of AFFORD (The African Foundation for Development).

Date: Thursday 1st November Time: 18.00 to 21.00
Location: The Pavillion, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UW

Early Bird tickets £10.00 available until 12th October 2012. Standard tickets £15.00. As a special bonus, participants will receive a FREE Silk Solutions Making the Move to Ghana Planning Workbook.

Visit: http://www.silksolutionsglobal.com/2012/10/02/making-the-move-ghana/

Contact: info@silksolutionsglobal.com for further information

Film Africa - London's biggest, annual African film festival brought to you by the Royal African Society and SOAS - returns for the second year running from November 1-11 2012.

Co-directed by Lindiwe Dovey and Namvula Rennie, this year's festival will screen 70 films over 10 days, coupled with lively Q&As, panel discussions, professional and educational workshops, family activities and Film Africa LIVE! music nights. Hackney Picturehouse will host the festival in collaboration with The Ritzy, Rich Mix, Screen on the Green, the BFI Southbank and the South London Gallery.

For more information on the festival programme, please visit www.filmafrica.org.uk

The National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition opens it's doors on 12 & 13 October this autumn, providing students and graduates with the chance to meet with top employers, find out more about popular graduate schemes, and get expert careers advice that can help you stand out from the crowd.

Exhibitors include many of the Top 100 Graduate Employers and companies that cover all kinds of sectors, everything from Engineering to Fashion, Teaching to Formula 1, Finance to Charity - the list goes on!

Companies recruiting this year include Bloomberg, IBM, Ofcom, Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines, Hilti, Abercrombie & Fitch, Land Rover UK, National Audit Office, Hays, A&N Media and many more. There will also be FREE presentations from top recruiters and career experts, covering a wide range of subject areas such as succeeding at interviews, choosing your ideal career, writing the perfect CV and information on some of the most sought after grad schemes in the UK.

Register today for FREE, fast-track entry to the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition in London. https://www.gradjobs.co.uk/recruitment-exhibitions/autumn-birmingham-2012

 

Long-term equity investors are often faced with a level of uncertainty and a series of questions about where best to invest capital for future growth. On several occasions, we hear African governments, calling out to their European partners to come and invest in Africa without considering the capabilities of their Diasporas. As the economic climate in Europe and the US remains gloomy, alleged foreign investors are increasingly looking further afield to rapidly growing markets like Africa to deliver the high rates of returns to which they became accustomed during the boom years.

The conference will serve as an effective platform to give participants the opportunity to address priority sectors, and create contacts for direct participation, in the investment and building of Africa's demographics, particularly the burgeoning size of Africa's middle class, to establish a compelling argument for investing on the continent.

For further information, kindly visit our website at: More http://www.ayf.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=35&lang=en

 

 

With a leading line up of international industry speakers, delivering over presentations covering 3 tracks, Strategic, Technical and Renewables, during the 3 day conference in Johannesburg, this is one event you must not miss.

POWER-GEN Africa and Renewable Energy World Africa is set to become the annual meeting place between the world's leading equipment and services providers and those developing and operating power infrastructure in this dynamic region of the world. The conference and exhibition will also attract those who work in government planning, finance and legal aspects, utility and private power producers.

For further information and to register: http://www.renewableenergyworldafrica.com/index.html

 

 

POWER-GEN Africa and Renewable Energy World Africa is set to become the annual meeting place between the world's leading equipment and services providers and those developing and operating power infrastructure in this dynamic region of the world. The conference and exhibition will also attract those who work in government planning, finance and legal aspects, utility and private power producers.

The POWER-GEN Africa and Renewable Energy World Africa 2012 Preliminary Conference Programmes are now available, including information on the Keynote and Plenary sessions.

For further information and to register: http://www.powergenafrica.com/index/conference-information.html

 

Join us at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition and get insights from senior HR practitioners, cutting edge tools and techniques and practical advice.  Learn how you can be the catalyst for change in your organisation and develop your people and organisation.

The Free Exhibition

Register today for free,

 

 

FREE for African Enterprise and Operator companies

Enterprise ICT Africa is a brand new event, co-located with Africa's largest and most well respected communications conference and exhibition, AfricaCom. Attendees to Enterprise ICT Africa will benefit from valuable, relevant learning amongst a select group of 200 ICT decision-makers, alongside networking with the 5,000+ AfricaCom telcos and 250+ technology exhibitors. For value, no other Enterprise ICT event in Africa compares.

Attendance is free to African enterprise and operator companies and early booking discounts apply to all others. Your ticket also includes access to the AfricaCom conference morning keynote sessions and 250+ stand exhibition. Register to attend today

ICT is undoubtedly a major engine for growth in Africa's business community. Enterprise ICT Africa is designed to deliver to enterprise CIOs and IT Directors the most up-to-date information on how to improve their companies' ICT strategies including:

The 2 day conference will be delivered by the leading names in African ICT.

For information and to register: http://africa.comworldseries.com/enterprise-ict-africa/about-enterprise-ict-africa/

Convention Theme: "HR Leading the Way"

Sub-themes

Focus Areas

For registration details please contact, Patricia or Lavern on: (011) 329 3760
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DASH Africa is a two day conference combo for asset managers (long & short) hedge funds, private equity firms, funds, traders and investors in the alternative investment arena.

DASH Africa brings together some of the biggest and most prestigious investment conference on the continent under one roof. It creates a one-stop shop for end investors and manager looking to diversify their portfolios and effectively manage risk whilst pursuing that elusive alpha.

Click for further information:

Day One Tuesday 13 November 2012 - Track 1 ›

Hedge Funds

Day One Tuesday 13 November 2012 - Track 2 ›

Asset Allocation

Day Two Wednesday 14 November 2012 - Track 1 ›

Alternative Investments

Day Two Wednesday 14 November 2012 - Track 2 ›

Alternative Investment

For further information and registration: http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/diversified-asset-show-africa/index.stm

 

 

AfricaCom – if you want to be a player in Digital Africa, there is nowhere more important to be

Now in its 15th year, AfricaCom is embracing all aspects of the converging telecoms, media & ICT sectors to deliver the most inspiring, exciting and thought-provoking event yet. With 200+ speakers and over 125 scheduled hours of value-packed content, and newly extended to 3 days, AfricaCom offers something for everyone: visionary keynotes, specialised streams, interactive panel discussions, workshops, demos, networking opportunities and more...

Broadband, multiplatform content, OTT providers, cloud computing, apps, convergence.... Africa's communications market has fully embraced the possibilities of the digital workd and has become a hotbed for innovation.

AfricaCom is universally held as the essential annual date in the industry's calendar to "take stock" and plan for the year ahead...

For further information and to register: http://africa.comworldseries.com/#/

 

 

Connected World Forum is the leading event for mobile lifeline services across money, health, agriculture, microfinance, ticketing and education.

Welcoming over 600 attendees to Dubai in 2011, this year's the event will continue to grow, featuring co-located Mobile Money and Mobile Health conference tracks, Mobile Life seminar sessions, an interactive exhibition featuring over 50 leading solution providers, plus 1000+ senior decision makers from across the lifestyle apps and services universe.

 

Fleming Gulf Conferences is pleased to invite Re Connect Africa as our Media Partner for the upcoming conference 'The Libya Summit' scheduled for November 20-22, 2012 at Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.

Stakeholders participating in the forthcoming Libya Summit will deliberate on crucial subjects such as Strategies To Rebuild The Libyan Economy, Rebuilding The Oil & Gas Sector, Creating A Robust Private & Sustainable Public Sector, Independent Judiciary, Restructuring Basic Banking Services & Sector, Development of Transport Infrastructure & a host of other important topics that would change the global outlook of post-war Libya.

Please click here to get a copy of the conference program/agenda.

This year will be celebrating the ten years of success and achievements of the Black Leadership Initiative®.

We invite all BLI® participants and alumni, along with NBP members, colleagues and supporters, to join us at the Blue Mango restaurant in Birmingham at 8pm on Tuesday 20th November to enjoy a banquet of Indian food, music and dancing until late.

As the most popular and well-attended fringe event of the Association of Colleges Conference, our Annual Dinner provides an excellent networking opportunity for those within further education and other sectors. The fantastic Blue Mango Restaurant is located right opposite the ICC, the conference venue.

With no price rise from last year, the cost to attend is just £30.00 for NBP members and £40.00 for non-members, payable in advance. Tickets are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Book your place now          www.nbp.org.uk

 

The African railroads are in the process of major overhaul to keep up with the continued economic growth of the continent.

Currently rail networks are disconnected and many need huge investments for dilapidated infrastructure development. Typical railways in Africa are small, run on old technology, are not on standard gauge lines and suffer due to political unrest and instability.

It is here that the government of the region is working to build a sustainable railway system. Railway Investment has become a prime focus of both Private sector as well as Government bodies. In addition to reinvestment in the current network, new projects are also on the dawn. The strive is to build a robust railway system in a changing environment and have safe and cost effective freight and passenger networks

This conference will see participation from over 80 VPs, Directors, Managers, and Heads of Railways Operations and Transportation Department from the entire African region. Please take a look at http://www.fleminggulf.com/conferenceview/The-African-Railway-Summit/283 for further information.

 

 

Join us in Cape Town in November 2012, as the African Capital Markets communities convene to explore and define the road ahead for the international structured finance markets.

Program Coverage will include:

For further details and to register: http://www.imn.org/Conference/South-African-Capital-Markets-Conference/Home.html

 

With global access and global demand meaning that, more than ever before, we compete for talent with companies from around the world not just in our local mining districts. In spite of these shortages a significant number of companies have failed to make adjustments to allow them to recruit and retain top talent. In addition, the current professional workforce is aging and we need to develop long term strategies to attract talent to the mining industry and to the top mining schools world wide. We cannot solve the recruiting problem and ignore the internal issues that resulted in the vacancy in the first place.

In this four day course we will begin by looking at the broad view of the industry as a whole. The problem is global and the solutions for the future must come from the industry leaders. The problems in Africa are not exclusive to Africa and, in fact, may be more related to problems in Australia or South America. A long term strategy must be developed if the mining industry is going to have the talent it needs for the future. As the course progress we will "drill down" and look at Africa issues and ultimately look at country, company and operational issues that those attending bring to the table.

Come prepared to discuss you successes and your failures with an attitude to create action plans for your return to the operation.

http://neo-edge.com/event-line-up/human-resource/total-talent-management-workshop-for-global-mining-community/

 

The outlook for human capital in the oil and gas industry. This course is designed to equip you to navigate the difficult times ahead and to avoid a human capital crisis in your company. It will help you to use proven strategies to fast-track the learning of your people - saving time and money. It will show how to extract more value from existing employees by helping them to be more innovative and resourceful.

Key Learning Objectives

For Enquiry and Registration, please contact: Lisa Tan, Tel: +65 6325 0250 Email: lisa.tan@infocusinternational.com Web: www.infocusinternational.com/hr

 

Event      IT Leaders West Africa
Date       18 to 19 November 2012
Venue	 Accra, Ghana
Website    http://www.itleaders-westafrica.com/ 

The IT Leaders Summit will be held in Accra, Ghana in West Africa. The summit hosts CIOs and IT executives from leading companies within the respective regions.

The summit will bring together top Chief Information Officers, Chief Financial Officers and Chief Executives in West Africa to discuss how technology can successfully transform their enterprise. The event has been designed for knowledge sharing, networking and deal making within the African IT industry, and feature focused business meetings, educational workshops and an interactive conference agenda.

The current economic situation throughout the world and Africa will play a major role at the conference and will aid in determining workshop and discussion topics.

Contact: Shaunei Meintjes on +27 (021) 555 0866 or shaunei@kineticevents.net

@ITLeadersAfrica and @KineticEventsSA on Twitter for daily updates and news feeds.

18th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training - the Largest Global E-Learning Conference for the Corporate, Education and Public Service Sectors

 

As the overall theme for ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012, 'Reaching Beyond Tomorrow,' will investigate how we get from our present situation in the midst of a crisis, to a brighter, better and more inclusive future in which technology enables everyone to improve and enrich themselves.

Social unrest is rife and we have seen riots, protests and the emergence of an increasingly disaffected youth. Education must consider the part it can play in addressing these issues. It is time to focus on relevance.

How can education and training continue to adapt? How does technology give learners the freedom to choose? Can it offer a more inclusive future for lifelong learning? What can learning professionals do to keep up? How can workplace learning innovate and respond to change? Is society heading in the right direction? How can technology help us to reach our destination?

Join us for this year's ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN conference and exhibition to discover and discuss how we address these issues.

http://www.online-educa.com/

 

The International Fair of Dakar (FIDAK 2012) is one of the greatest economic appointments for business in africa, especially in the West African sub-region.

The FIDAK 2012 will be held from November 29th to December 12th, 2012 at the International Centre for Foreign Trade of Senegal (CICES) Dakar. Each year, the FIDAK hosts about one thousand private companies in different sectors with an exhibition space of 15,700 m2. This is an excellent opportunity to promote trade, business in Africa and increase business contacts between companies.

The FIDAK 2012 offers the opportunity to discover the different economic potential, culture and tourism in African countries and of all those involved in general. This show of force is attracting an audience of more than 200,000 visitors. It also provides access a sub-regional market of over 200 million consumers.

This year's guest of honour is the Republic of Turkey. And the theme of this 21th FIDAK is "Environmental protection for sustainable development in West Africa "For more information: http://cicesfidak.com/

 

Theme:  "The role of the Student, Graduate and Professional in Diaspora in the development of the continent"

Are Africans in the Diaspora ready to return home to take advantage of the opportunities and also help stir the continent through her challenges?

With inspirational speakers from leading African companies, Let's Talk Africa will cover topics such as:

Let's talk Africa was conceived due to the increasing number of African students acquiring excellent quality education overseas and in light of the global economic climate and other factors such as changing immigration rules that is forcing many overseas graduates to consider returning home to contribute to the development of Africa.

Venue: Downing College, University of Cambridge Time: 2pm - 8pm

For information and to register:  www.letstalkafrica.org

Visit the only permanent exhibition to examine London's involvement in transatlantic slavery in this thought-provoking new gallery, London, Sugar & Slavery that challenges long-held beliefs that abolition was initiated by politicians. Be touched by the real objects, personal stories and vibrant art and music that have left their legacy on the capital today.

Museum of London Docklands
No1 Warehouse,
West India Quay,
London E14 4AL
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Special/LSS/Default.htm