WARIMA Annual Workshops and Conference 2021 (Update)
The West African Research and Innovation Management Association is a non-profit professional membership organisation for research managers and administrators for the promotion of best research and innovation management practices in West Africa.
Our diverse membership covers Academic and Research Institutions across West Africa with expertise in various fields of research, making it the most prolific research association in the sub-region with its headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Membership with WARIMA offers a wide range of services including partnership with funding organisations, opportunities for capacity building, skills development, and network with multi-national leaders in various fields of research.
HOST: Université of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar and Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation) IRESSEF
DATE: 22nd – 23rd November 2021 (Preconference Workshops)
24th – 25th November 2021 (AGM and Conference)
Theme: Optimizing Research and Innovation Management in Emerging Economies
Sub-Themes:
- Researching diversities and optimizing their inherent Strengths and Opportunities
- Ethics and Professionalism in Research and Innovation Management
- More Research Funding, More Research Management: A task beyond the Academia
- Exploring the Research Management Ecosystem for Impactful Research and Innovation
- Building and Strengthening the Capacities of Research Managers: Whose business?
- Research Management in an era of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Effective Research and Innovation Management systems in emerging economies and Strategies for the future
- Gender, research and innovation management in emerging economies
Workshops:
We will draw on an excellent faculty of trainers for two days of preconference workshops on the following themes:
- Funding and Researcher Support in a changing world
This session will look at the funding landscape. Give a detailed exploration of funding options available to scientists/researchers at different levels in their career. The session shall explore researcher development and its challenges as well as necessary support systems needed by researchers. It will explore grant writing support from the perspective of a research management professional.
- Ensuring Impact – Contracting, Technology Transfer and Engagement – Protecting and optimising research benefits
As collaborators, most often researchers in emerging economies do not have much influence on intellectual property in projects. The resources they bring along such as data, access to populations, samples, etc are not adequately acknowledged. In the era of big data, open access and data repositories, this session will explore the challenges faced by universities, researchers and research management professionals in resource-limited environments and provide insights and learning on appropriate protections, solutions to ensure optimal benefits are achieved by researchers and research institutions.
Who can participate: University VCs, Rectors and Heads of tertiary institutions, Directors of Research Institutes, Directors of Research and Linkages, Heads of Research and Innovation Management Offices, Provosts, Deans and Directors in tertiary institutions, Project/Research Directors, Postgraduate students, Managers of Research-focused NGOs and Private Sector Organizations , Technology Transfer Professionals, Senior Academics and Researchers from Universities and Research Institutes Research Administrators; Policy Makers in Government, Parastatals and Science Granting Councils and all who are interested in Research and Innovation Management.
Fees – Attendance fees are
- Members US$200
- Non Members US$250
Abstracts – Closing date for Abstracts – 31st July 2021. All abstracts should be sent to dkanteh@mrc.gm
Accommodation: Please send enquiries to jeanpierre.nguessan@iressef.org who will advise you on accommodation arrangements
Key Contacts
Ms Chibuzor Mokelu
Administrator, WARIMA
WARIMA Administrative Office
University of Ibadan Advancement centre
charismokelu@gmail.com
Prof. Patricia Lar
WARIMA, Secretary General,
larp1000ng@yahoo.com
University of Jos
+2347036830108
Mr. Dembo Kanteh
Assistant Secretary General, WARIMA
MRCG at LSHTM/IRESSEF
dembo.kanteh@lshtm.ac.uk
Tel: 00220 9923545; 00221 781539296
Dr. Aisha Fofana Ibrahim
First Vice President, WARIMA
Fourah College, Sierra Leone
mamaaisha@gmail.com
+23276991751
Mr. Jean Pierre Nguessan
jeanpierre.nguessan@iressef.org
+221776207604
Members: Register Here!
Non-Members: Register Here!