 university of guyana to host annual caribbean studies association conference from may 31 june 4 first time in guyana in 45 years university of guyana to host annual caribbean studies association conference from may 31 june 4 first time in guyana in 45 years andydindial thu 5272021 855 university of guyana to host annual caribbean studies association conference from may 31 june 4 first time in guyana in 45 years over 1000 professionals in various fields and hundreds of youths from across the globe are expected to participate in the caribbean studies association csa 45th annual conference which is to be held virtually and for the first time in guyana from may 31 june 4 2021 the university of guyana is the local organizing partner of the conference this year the fiveday conference will feature many concurrent discussions on issues related to three major subthemes namely 1 identity politics and caribbean development 2 industry and ecology and 3 industry and the intelligent economy there will be several keynote presentations including by dr tavis jules president of csa and london based guyanese novelists dr michelle yaa asantewa there will also be a highlevel plenary panel of past csa presidents headed by the university of guyana chancellor professor edward greene titled reflecting on the future of the csa through the lenses of the past and another titled the life and legacy of george simon the united states ambassador and secretary general designate will also appear on a highlighted panel on women and leadership chancellor greene said i commend the executive of csa led by its president guyanese born prof tavis jules at loyola university chicago in collaboration with the university of guyana led by vicechancellor professor paloma mohamed martin who dared to marshal a remarkable agenda with over 1000 participants spread over 5 days this demonstrates the resilience of leaders within the academy s resolve to explore and share ideas from their research around the theme identity politics industry ecology and the intelligent economy in caribbean societies chancellor green who is a past president of the csa added i am glad that guyanese teachers and students at colleges and high schools have been specially invited to this significant event this accords with critical priorities of ug s strategic blueprint students and citizens success several other highprofile speakers from both the public as well as the private sectors are expected to address the various sessions including the university s vice chancellor prof paloma mohamed in addition to a rich cultural programme showcasing guyana to the rest of the world there will an emerging writer s panel and emerging scientists panel a virtual guyana showcase as well as a virtual book exhibition this year for the fist time because of the virtual nature of the programme the university of guyana along with the caribbean studies association is offering free registration for guyanese teachers students and ngos to the virtual event those wishing to take advantage of free registration must register before saturday 29 may 2021 to register please click here https formsgle xarucbwnbgttx2p19  the caribbean studies association is an independent professional organization devoted to the promotion of caribbean studies from a multidisciplinary multicultural point of view it is the primary association for scholars and practitioners working on the caribbean region including central america and the caribbean coast of south america its members come from the caribbean region north america south america central america europe and elsewhere founded in 1974 by 300 caribbeanists the csa now has over 1100 members the caribbean studies association enjoys nonprofit status and is independent of any public or private institution membership is open to anyone interested in sharing its objectives regardless of academic discipline profession ideology place of residence ethnic origin or nationality members of csa have played leading roles in the caribbean most notably in public service and in academia these include current and past service as leaders of governments administrators in multilateral and bilateral regional organizations many of csa current members serve in senior positions at caribbean north american and european universities the us embassy in guyana has provided support to the conference for more information please click on the link below  https wwweventsforcenet csa frontend reg tagendawebsitecsp pageid 11431 efselmenu 134 eventid 10 mode   photo caption prof edward greene chancellor university of guyana dr tavis jules president of the csa contact ms krest cummings public relations officer 5926235104 department of events conferences and communications decc     ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is 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 inquiry ug s forward thinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana university of guyana to host annual caribbean studies association conference from may 31 june 4 first time in guyana in 45 years  