Every four years, UAPS organizes the African Population Conference (APC). The first African Population Conference was held in 1988 in Senegal, and the second was divided into 4 sub-conferences held in Kenya (1990), Burkina Faso (1991), Botswana (1992) and Côte d’Ivoire (1993). The third conference took place in South Africa in 1999; the fourth was in Tunisia in 2003, the fifth in Tanzania in 2007, the sixth in Burkina Faso in 2011, the seventh in South Africa in 2015 and the eighth in Uganda in 2019 (report can be downloaded here 8th APC Report).
A conference of this magnitude is impossible to organize without the support of a host government hence it is usually held in collaboration with a host country institution. Both UAPS and host country commit themselves to significant financial and administrative responsibilities by agreeing to organize the conference. Please see the APC manual here.
UAPS is therefore inviting for submission of proposals for countries to host the next African Population Conference. Proposals to organize the conference may be made by a single institution or a collaborative group of institutions in a given country. Proposals must identify the formal organization extending the invitation and its capabilities and designate the person or agency responsible for communications with the UAPS Secretariat.
UAPS will review proposals from potential host countries and make an informed decision based on conference facilities available, hotels, flight connections, tourism and entertainment, a draft budget and fundraising plan. A formal visit to all or some of the potential host countries may be necessary before a final decision is made. In this era of COVID 19, UAPS may make adjustments to the APC by making it a hybrid (a small number of people attending physically with the majority attending the conference virtually) or making the whole conference virtual. Thus, any institution willing to host the conference should also consider their capability to host a virtual conference.
To submit a proposal, kindly review the manual for APCs, fill the form and send to the UAPS Vice-President at nmadise@uaps-uepa.org and copy uaps@uaps-uepa.org and dbeguy@uaps-uepa.org.
Please submit your proposal no later than 31st March 2022.
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