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Working Group on Social and Political Aspects of AIDS in Uganda
Occasional seminar Invitation:
If you are a researcher working on HIV and AIDS from a social or political perspective, we welcome you to come to present your work at a seminar for the working group.
We appreciate seminars that share new research during the data collection stage, those that are ongoing and can draw from current experiences in Uganda, and those which have concluded and have findings to disseminate. Nationally-based and internationally-based scholars are welcomed.
The working group will fund these occasional seminars, including the administrative costs, facility fees, and a tea break. There will be no salary or sitting fee paid by the working group.
If you are interested in presenting at CHDC, please contact Jenipher Twebaze as far in advance as possible so that invitations can be issued and everyone can have the opportunity to attend.
Format of occasional seminars:
Typical seminars are held in the afternoon and consist of a presentation of 45 minutes, a 30 minute tea break for networking, and a discussion of approximately an hour, but presenters are welcome to adjust the format to better suit their needs if necessary.
Presenters are welcomed to invite one or two discussants to give commentary on the seminar, but this is not necessary. If presenters would like to have one of the working group researchers as a discussant, this can also be arranged by contacting Jenipher Twebaze.
Please remember that we are a multi-disciplinary working group of academic researchers, policy makers, activists and implementers, so language and presentation should be clear, specific, and free of jargon. Power-point capacity is available but should be requested in advance. CHDC will be glad to make photocopies for hand-outs, but these must be paid for by the presenter.
Division of tasks for occasional seminars:
Working Group on the Social and Political Aspects of AIDS
- Confirm date and time for seminar and room availability
- Send invitations to all working group members and additional guests, given contacts provided by the presenter
- Arrange for refreshments for the tea break
- Insure that all CHDC staff are notified of the upcoming seminar
- Arrange for PowerPoint, overhead, whiteboard and markers, or flipchart as requested
- Prepare the room appropriately on the seminar day
Presenter
- Request a seminar date in good time, preferably with some options for day and time to insure the best turn-out of guests
- Provide a title and short description of the presentation to be used on the invitations
- Provide a list the contact details for any additional guests whom they would like to invite
- Adhere to the typical seminar format or notify the working group of alternative format if desired
- Notify the working group in good time of AV and visuals requests
- Notify the working group of any additional needs
Peer Support: Members of the working group are encouraged to provide peer support and collegial reviewing of other members work-in-progress. At our workshops, we will provide opportunities for members to link-up with peers who are best able to offer support.
Announcements of Opportunities: Any member is welcome to post announcements for scholarships, fellowships, conferences, employment or other research-oriented opportunities for fellow members. Please remember that deadlines are often short, so post your announcements in good time to allow interested respondents to reply.
Networking and Referrals for Research Assistance/Translation in Uganda: Interested members and visitors are invited to contact Jenipher Twebaze who will gladly network you with our members who are available for contract work as research assistants and translators. Within our network at the Child Health and Development Centre(CHDC), we have a number of experienced women and men who speak the many languages used in Uganda and have training with quantitative and qualitative methods. Child Health-based researchers have undertaken diverse projects for international and national scholars.
Facilitation: If you or your organization would like to hold an event or speaker in Kampala on the social and political aspects of AIDS, the network will be happy to facilitate your contacts through Child Health and Development Centre. Please contact Jenipher Twebaze who will assist you.
Activism: The working group, its workshops, seminars and website aspire to provide a non-affiliated forum for sharing ideas and experiences that will support the people living with HIV and AIDS and those caring for them. If we can provide a sounding board, public opportunity for brainstorming, information resource or research network for activist and practitioners based in Uganda, please contact Jenipher Twebaze.
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