--The 9th Toyin Falola Annual International Conference on Africa and the African Diaspora (TOFAC 2019)
https://babcock.edu.ng/tofac/index.php
Theme: Religion, The State and Global Politics
Venue: Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
Date: July 1-3, 2019 (arrival, June 30; departure, July 4th)
Conference Information Update No. 1.
Dear Conference Participants,
Congratulations on being one of the more than 350 scholars whose abstracts have been accepted for TOFAC 2019! This conference promises to be an outstanding experience and to keep the tradition of warm, stimulating and enjoyable TOFAC conferences that have held in various universities across Africa. As we make final preparations to welcome you to Babcock University, Nigeria's premier and best private university, situated in a serene, clean and crisp natural environment, please kindly take note of the following information:
Acceptance letters: We have sent acceptance letters to all whose abstracts were received by the submissions deadline. Please do notify us if you have not received yours; we would be glad to re-send it to you.
Registration and payment: The registration fee for Nigerian scholars remains N17,500, and N10,000 for students with valid and current ID cards. All international participants pay $100 and will receive registration information separately. This fee covers admission to all plenaries and panels, lunch and tea-break for three days, conference materials, the conference banquet, participation in social events, and transportation from hotels to conference venue. The deadline for payment is 31 May 2019.
Late Registration: A non-negotiable late registration fee of N2,500 is applicable to both scholars and students who register from 1 June 2019, including any on-site payments made at the conference venue.
Bank Payment Details: Nigeria-based participants are to pay registration fees in naira into the following account and obtain a bank teller or payment receipt clearly showing the name of the conference participant and the amount paid.
Account Name: BU Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences
Account No: 1014485614
Bank name: Zenith Bank
Please do not make registration payment by USSD (bank #000# code) as only payments with a printable receipt will be acknowledged. Kindly note that bank SMS alerts are not acceptable as evidence of payment.
International participants are expected to pay in US Dollars. Those whose abstracts are accepted will receive information concerning payment method.
Co-authors: Each individual attending the conference is required to pay for their own participation, independently of whether or not their proposed paper is co-authored. This is because each person is only entitled to the above full benefits when fully registered as an individual.
Conference Program: The conference program currently features an opening ceremony, plenaries and other technical sessions, three keynote addresses, several special roundtables, a conference banquet, social events, tourism, movies, and many more. The full draft program will be circulated very soon, at which point you will have the opportunity to make any corrections concerning your paper presentations before we go to press. We will give you more program details in subsequent information updates too.
Conference Keynote Addresses: The confirmed keynote speakers are:
a) Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria
b) Professor Abdul Karim Bangura, Researcher-in-Residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies, American University Centre for Global Peace, Washington DC, USA
c) Professor Ibigbolade Aderibigbe, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
Paper Presentations: Projectors will be available for presenters wishing to make PowerPoint or other visual presentations. Please be sure to bring your own laptop as well as a flash drive as backup in case of compatibility issues.
Publication of papers: This is to confirm that we have every plan in place for quality conference papers to be published after post-conference review and re-submission.
Full Papers Submission: Initial drafts should be submitted by 31 May 2019. For publication consideration, corrected/final drafts are expected latest by one month after the conference, 5 August 2019 for reviews to commence. All papers must be original, with 6,000-8,000 word count, and should follow the APA 6th edition citation style.
Accommodation: There are three categories of accommodation available for this conference:
(1) Babcock student hostels
Very decent, shared en-suite rooms,
N2,000-N5,000/night(2) Babcock Guest House (BGH):
Twin Room @ - N23,000.00
Deluxe 1 @ - N25,000.00
Deluxe 2 @ - N20,000.00
Standard Room @ - N12,000.00
(3) Hotels in nearby towns (transportation provided):
· SAGAMU:
(i) CONFERENCE HOTEL, SAGAMU - www.conferencehotelnigeria.com
Luxury Room @ - N18,000.00
Regent Room @ - N20,000.00
Diplomatic @ - N22,000.00
(ii) NANDAS HOTEL – www.nandashotelnigeria.com
Deluxe Room @ - N19,000.00
Superior Room @ - N27,000.00
(iii) CITIZENS SUITES – enquiry@citizenssuites.com
Deluxe Room @ - N17,000.00
Standard Room @ - N13,000.00
(iv) LIPTON HOTEL
Deluxe Room @ - N10,000.00
Standard Room@ - N7,000.00
· ILISHAN-REMO :
(v) HAVILLA GUEST HOUSE
Deluxe Room @ - N8,000.00
Standard Room @ - N12,000.00
(vi) BU HIGH SCHOOL Guest House @ - N5,000.00
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Please contact the Conference Logistics Director, Dr Victor Adesiyan (+234-806-091-6448; avictoy@gmail.com) with your choice and questions.
Airport Pick Up/ Drop-off (for international participants only)
We are making arrangements to pick up international participants arriving at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos between June 29 and 30, 2019 only. We will also drop off international participants leaving between July 3 and 4 only. International participants who would like airport pickup/drop-off must supply us with their travel itineraries as soon as they make their travel arrangements, and certainly no later than two weeks before the conference start date. Participants whose flights arrive later than 4.00pm on any of the given days should plan to sleep over at a hotel in Lagos at their own expense. We would be happy to provide any needed information to participants arriving outside the conference pickup dates and time. Please contact the Logistics Director, Dr Victor Adesiyan for this.
Conference Website: Please visit the conference website for regular updates and information, at: https://babcock.edu.ng/tofac/index.php.
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We will keep you updated about other developments going forward. If there is any way at all that we can make your conference experience more pleasurable, please do let us know right ahead of time, and we will try our best. You can reach us by email at tofac2019@babcock.edu.ng or tofac2019@gmail.com, and by phone at the numbers below.
Best wishes,
TOFAC 2019 Local Organising Committee:
Convener: Dr Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Dean, Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences (VASSS), Babcock University; tofac2019@babcock.edu.ng or jumoyin@gmail.com
Co-Convener: Professor Mobolanle E. Sotunsa, Coordinator, Babcock University Gender and African Studies Group (BUGAS); bolasotunsa@yahoo.com
LoC Chair: Dr Jane Adebusuyi, (+234-803-326-6754)
LoC Secretary: Dr Uduak Edy-Ewoh, tofac2019@babcock.edu.ng or tofac2019@gmail.com, (+234-812-908-9044)
LoC Logistics Director: Dr Victor Adesiyan, avictoy@gmail.com, (+234-806-091-6448)
Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, PhDDepartment of Political Science and Public Administration,PMB 4010,Babcock University,Ogun State, Nigeria."Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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