 university of guyana s 2nd diaspora engagement conference set for may 28th june 1st 2020 investing in guyana s emerging business indigenous women and youth leaders university of guyana s 2nd diaspora engagement conference set for may 28th june 1st 2020 investing in guyana s emerging business indigenous women and youth leaders webmaster thu 1022020 1839 georgetown guyana january 1 2020  the university of guyana is pleased to announce the dates for its second diaspora conference which was rescheduled in 2019 the new dates are may 28th june 1st 2020 the theme will be investing in guyana s emerging business indigenous women and youth leaders this theme has been chosen in recognition of the need for all guyanese at home and abroad to work together with inclusion tolerance and cooperation for national and regional growth and development the university of guyana remains committed to diaspora engagement and facilitating a positive enabling environment and discussion on ways in which guyanese can best work together to accomplish joint goals towards creating prosperity for all our people this conference will feature a mixture of academic and nonacademic experiences and will host a number of panels forums roundtables and multimedia presentations on key thematic areas to meet the challenge of diaspora engagement and to ensure the strategic integrity and sustainability of the university s diaspora project the university of guyana has appointed dr mellissa ifill lecturer in history at the university of guyana and dr wazir mohamed a member of the diaspora and associate professor of sociology at indiana university east as cochairs of the 2nd university of guyana diaspora engagement conference in addition the following key individuals from ug and the diaspora along with others still to be named will play key roles in the planning process for the conference gillian williams toronto chet bolling moscow lear matthews new york brandon cheong toronto adeti dejesus guyana mellissa bess ug arlene mclean ug denise braam ug and ms leisa somrah ug the university s transition management committee tmc will maintain oversight of the project the tmc wishes to thank the new conference coordinating team for their sterling work over the last few months in ensuring an excellent event for 2020 the university of guyana also specifically values and welcomes the support from the diaspora state and nonstate actors government the private sector civil society the public at home and abroad and all stakeholders as it builds out the project of diaspora engagement since it is a well documented fact that diaspora engagement is one of the major building blocks for national development submissions and registrations will be accepted from january 30 2020 at the university of guyana s conferences website wwwuogedu conference  and also on the diaspora conferences dedicated website https diasporaentrepreneurshipuogedugy  email ugdiasporaconfernces uog edu gy or call 5922223583  about the university of guyana the university of guyana is guyana s sole national higher education institution it was established in april 1963 with the following mission to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical enquiry the university offers certificate diploma associate degree undergraduate degree graduate postgraduate degree and professional degree programmes these programmes are delivered through seven faculties and one school each of which is headed by a dean agriculture and forestry earth and environmental studies education and humanities engineering and technology entrepreneurship and business innovation health sciences natural sciences and social sciences more than 116 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are available including computer science engineering entrepreneurship environmental studies forestry urban planning and management tourism studies education creative arts economics law medicine optometry supply chain management and nursing more information on the university of guyana can be found at https uogedugy university of guyana s 2nd diaspora engagement conference may 28th june 1st 2020  