Annual Conference of the Centre of African Studies

Annual Conference of the Centre of African Studies

University of Edinburgh

Mining and Political Transformations in Africa

An event jointly sponsored by

the Centre of African Studies and the Global Development Academy

Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD

24-25th April 2014

1.Participant’s Information

Full Name (CAPITALS): ______

Title: ______(Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/Miss) other: ______

Organisation:______

Address:______

City:______Postcode:______

E-mail:______

2.Conference Fee

Conference fee includes admission to conference sessions, lunches for two days,tea/coffee/snacks, registration and materials to be held over the two days.

Fees / Please tick appropriate box
£30 - Early bird conference registration fee
(register by April 1, 2014)
£35 – Regular conference registration fee
£10 –Early bird student registration fee
(register by April 1, 2014)
£20 – Regular student conference fee
Conference dinner at Spoon Restaurant (optional) - for menu, see next page / Please tick box if you wish to join for dinner booking
£21 (3 course meal)
£16 (2 course meal)

3. Dietary requirements

Special dietary requirements for lunch(please delete as appropriate):

I am non-vegetarian/vegetarian/other (allergies etc).

4.Payment information

Payment can be made directly using the University on-line registration payment system e-pay

If you are paying by cheque, please make the cheque payable to ‘The University of Edinburgh’. Please state the conference name and the full name of the participant on the reverse of the cheque. Payments should be made in UK £ sterling.

5.Additional Information

Deadlines: Pre-paid advanced registration must be electronically submitted or mailed no later than 17th April 2014. Please use one form per person. If you should have problems registering, please email

Payment information: Registration forms must be accompanied by full payment in order to be processed.

Please email your registration form to:

(Full contact details: Seona Macintosh, +44 (0)131 650 3878Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD)

For the conference dinner on April 24th (optional for conference participants), the menu (at Spoon Restaurant) is as follows:

Set Menu

£16 for 2 courses

£ 21 for 3 courses

Starters

Soup of the day

Ricotta, mushroom & red cabbage salad with hazelnuts & tarragon (v) (gf)

Dingwall black pudding, kohl-rabi & apple chutney with red onion bread

Mains

Green lentil, roast vegetable & spring onion stew with herb dumplings (v)

Grilled salmon with horseradish & lentil mash, buttered curly kale (gf)

Pan-fried pheasant breast with wholewheat, turnip & mushroom ragout

Desserts

Dunsyre blue cheese with oatcakes & chutney

Cranachan cheesecake

Chocolate mousse & shortbread

v = vegetarian gf = gluten free

Spoon Restaurant

6a Nicholson Street