The Toyin Falola @65 Conference: African Knowledges and Alternative Futures
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Frequently Asked Questions (1)
As we move closer to the date of the conference, please see below some of the frequently asked questions. If you have any question outside the ones below, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Q. Can I attend the conference if I am not presenting a paper?
A. Yes! All are welcome.
Q. Is it compulsory to fill the conference registration form? Afterall, I have paid the registration fee and sent my receipt.
A. Yes. We require every one intending to participate in the conference to complete the registration so that all your personal, financial and logistical information are in one place, and we can more efficiently prepare for you. The payment teller or receipt does not tell us anything about you.
Q. Must I complete the online version of the registration form?
A. No. The online registration form immediately helps us collate information into a pre-determined database. However, we do realise the challenges faced by many of our participants in either using the online interface, or in accessing the internet. Therefore, we have circulated freely the Word (.doc) version of the registration form which can be completed offline and then returned as an email attachment. Please feel free to contact us if you need a copy of the Word version of the registration form, although it is attached once again to this email.
Q. Do you accept mobile transfers of the registration fee?
A. Yes, in some cases, only when mobile transfers using your bank's mobile app generates a printable receipt that can be used by the organisers to verify your payment. This receipt should be forwarded to us as an email attachment. We strongly discourage the use of your bank's USSD transfer facility (the #number#) as the sms message confirming your payment is not verifiable by us, and lends itself to fraudulent manipulation. Payment tellers and receipts usually have the bank's logo or stamp or signature or all of the above, as well as other details that can help us trace any payment that becomes disputed. We would greatly appreciate helping us avoid such situations by obtaining a verifiable payment receipt for your registration fee.
Q. What if my bank's mobile app does not generate printable receipts; what do I do?
A. Please proceed to the bank physically to fill a paper teller and make the registration payment. You should then scan the teller to us.
Q. Can I bring my registration fee to pay in cash upon arrival at the conference venue in January?
A. No. We are not making any preparations at all to receive cash payments in Naira at the conference venue.
Q. The deadline of 30 December 2017 has passed and I was unable to pay my registration fee. What do I do?
A. We got lots of calls from conference participants who have every intention of registering for the conference but encountered various challenges including problems of access to banks during the yuletide season. To accommodate these valid claims, we will continue to receive registration fees in the first week of January when banks would have once again fully resumed operations.
Q. I am an international participant! Do I have to do a bank transfer from my country to pay the registration fee ahead of the conference?
A. Not at all. For your convenience, we have made arrangements for international participants (only) to pay cash onsite upon arrival at the conference to avoid the hassles and the high expense of online international transfers. This is the only payment option available to you, and we hope it helps.
Q. How do I book accommodation for the conference?
A. Please visit the conference website for the list of recommended hotels and their rates and discounts available for conference participants. If you need further assistance with this issue, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Adeshina Afolayan, the LoC Chair, directly at adeshinaafolayan@gmail.com and on phone on (+234)8039288429.
Q. As an international participant, I am arriving outside the airport pickup and dropoff dates that the conference organisers have announced. Can you assist me in any way?
A. Yes. We can advise about hotels to lodge in when you arrive in Lagos before making the trip to Ibadan, as well as how to get to Ibadan from Lagos on your chosen date of travel. If you need further assistance with this issue, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Adeshina Afolayan, the LoC Chair, directly at adeshinaafolayan@gmail.com and on phone on (+234)8039288429.
Q. I am not sure I can submit a full paper ahead of the conference. Can I still make my planned presentation?
A. Certainly yes. The advertised date is very tentative. We are more keen on receiving the papers that will be submitted for publication and review after the conference. In the conference closing session, we will announce the dates pertaining to submissions for this purpose. However, invited special panelists have their own paper submission schedule being coordinated by Dr Samuel Oloruntoba. Enquiries related to this can be directed to him at soloruntoba@gmail.com.
Q. Will my paper be published after the conference?
A. All papers submitted before and after the conference will be peer reviewed. The papers which meet the minimum requirements and rigors of academic scholarship will be selected and published after authors have implemented reviewers' suggestions and any other requirements.
Q. Does my conference fee cover publication?
A. No. The conference fees only admit participants to all the conference panels, lunches, the birthday banquet, and other conference program activities.
Q. Will there be excursion or tours during or after the conference?
A. We can make arrangements if there is substantial interest.
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