| Friday February 22, 2008 |
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. -
Walter Hall, Room 135
Welcome Address: Dr. Steve Howard, Director Institute for the African Child
Opening Address: Dr. Gary Neiman, Dean College Health and Human Services
Keynote Address: Judy McPherson - Founder President/CEO PLAY SOCCER
"Beyond the Africa Cup: PLAY SOCCER and Development Through Football"
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4:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Grover Center Atrium
Opening Reception |
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m - Grover Center W115
Round Table – Discussion
Africa Cup of Nations: Progress or Mirage of African Football
Introduction: Anthony Sallar |
Simon Akindes (Chair): Understanding Africa through CAN
Peter Alegi: How CAN evolved and became what it is today
Ephraim Kotey: Branding and African Football
Thierno Ndaw: Is Senegalese football going anywhere?
Sifiso Ndlovu:Football in South Africa
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8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m
Baker University Center Ball Room
Bob Marley Day Celebration:
Live Authentic Reggae Band "Flex Crew" - Exhibition - Dancing - Drumming |
| Saturday February 23, 2008 |
8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. - Grover Center W115
Sports and New Technologies
Facilitator: Dr. Madi Chicombero |
Basic Education as the Centerpiece of Responsible Youth Development
Rob Myres - Mondesa Youth Opportunities
A Collaborative Strategic Model – The Only Way Forward for African Sport?
Terri Byers - Coventry University
Simon Chadwick - Coventry University
Trevor Slack
- University of Alberta
Diasporic Fusion: Africa Cup of Nations and Internet Live Viewing as Shared Space
Musonda Kapatamoyo - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Globalization, Television and Club Football in Kenya
Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu - Wiley College, Marshall-Texas |
10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. - Grover Center W115
2010 FIFA World Cup and Media
Facilitator: Dr. Yegan Pillay |
Visual Culture and the Sporting Event in South Africa: Branding the Nation
Christine Potts - Ohio University
“Resist By All Means! The Savage Barbarians Are Coming!!!”: White Dominated Media in South Africa and the 2010 World Cup
Sifiso Ndlovu - Africa Institute of South Africa
Watchdogs and Boosters: Media and Politics in South Africa’s Build Up to the 2010 World Cup
Peter Alegi - Michigan State University
The Media and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa
Douglas Mpondi - University of Michigan-Flint |
12-00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Grover Center W115
Brown Bag Movie Session
Emmanuel’s Gift : Disability Does Not Mean Inability
The Intersection of Disability, Sport and the Media
Presenter/Facilitator: Nneka Agwuegbo - Ohio University |
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1:10p.m. – 2:30 - Grover Center W115
Sport and Development
Facilitator: Dr. Francis Godwyll
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Football And Development in Kenya: A Case Study of the Kisumu Youth Football Association
Kelsey Moore - North Carolina University- Chapel Hill
Exploring The Impact Of Social Context on a South African Sport-Based Life Skills Education Program
Tyler Spencer -
Georgetown University
Football and Television in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: Divergent Effects of New Technology and Broadcasting Deregulation
Gerard Akindes - Ohio University |
2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Grover Center W115
Local Sports Media and Traditions
Facilitator: Dr. Dauda Abubakar |
Media Representations of the Humanitarian African Athlete
Juliette Storr - Penn State University
Wrestling and Life in Borno
Steve Howard -
Ohio University
The Economics of Wrestling and Media in Senegal
Ousmane Sene -
Ohio University |
4:10 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. - Grover Center W115
Gender and Sports in the African Diaspora in the US
Facilitator: Dr. Athena Yamouyiannis
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Women's Football in Kenya
Martha Saavedra - University of California - Berkeley
Ethiopian Sports Federation and Girls Football
Anisa Adem - Future Generation African Girls Association (FGAGA)
Selam Gerzher-Alemayo - Ohio University |
5:20 p.m.
Closing Remarks |
From 7:00 p.m
Baker Center
African Student Union Heroes’ Day
Ohio University African Student Union commemoration of leading African figures.
Banquet - Music - Dance - Drumming |
