CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

1st Congress of African Network of Professionals in Ghana

"Professionalism in Africa: Problems and Prospects"

The much awaited world's possible biggest gathering of professionals from the African continent and other parts of the globe is here with us at last.

The gathering promises to promote a great network and rich generator of what is known as "social capital" - that is; the more that every stakeholder puts in, the more everyone gets out.

The programme seeks to create a common platform for Africa's professionals, intellectuals and scholars, and other eminent persons and corporate entities globally with diverse backgrounds to meet one-on-one and mutually share ideas and accomplishments; and deliberate on issues in relation to addressing the political, economic, socio-cultural, and technological barriers hindering the development of effective, efficient and sustainable professionalism on the continent.

The Congress of African Professionals is organized by African Network of Professionals (ANoP) -www.africannpro.net - as the membership arm of African Biographical Centre - www.africanbiographicalcentre.com.

The 1st ever Congress of African Professionals is to be held at the International Conference Centre, Accra; Ghana in Western Africa from the 11th to the 13th of November, 2009 and shall be preceded by a Pre-Congress Workshop on the 10th of November, 2009.

The Congress theme is "Professionalism in Africa: Problems and Prospects"with sub-themes as 'Continuing Professional Development in Africa' and 'Intellectual Property Management for African Professionals'.

The general objective of the programme is to achieve sustainable and equitable development in Africa by developing professionally and building a vibrant, prosperous, united, and stronger Africa; with a specific objective of creating an enabling and conducive environment which is endowed with requisite resources (both human capital and
infrastructures) and capable of optimizing its political, economy, socio-cultural and technological strengths and opportunities for the territory's growth and development.

The event which has tracks including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Agriculture, Community Development/Social Services, Culture, Art, Science, Health, Education, Engineering, Business and Economy, and Government Policy shall be highly interactive and include; working and leadership learning groups' sessions, with
one-on-one meetings with African and other leading business and civil society organizations' leaders across the globe; plenary debates; International Exhibition; and a host of corporate networking
opportunities.

The congress secretariat therefore humbly encourage you to ensure to invest in meeting as many professionals as possible at the event, share the lessons of your experience and training, learn from other like-minded people about their successes, and inject your views into international discussions by participating in the event either as a
speaker by submitting an abstract for consideration, sponsor, exhibitor, delegate, or combinations of any of the aforementioned options. Please kindly be advised that you can register or submit an abstract online through the congress website: www.africannpro.net/1stcongressofafricanprofessionals

Important dates for the event are as follows:

1st Announcement December, 2008

2nd Announcement March, 2009

Abstract Submission Due May 31, 2009

Abstract Acceptance Notice June 30, 2009

Early Registration Due July 31, 2009

Hotel Reservation Due August 31, 2009

Final Programme October 15, 2009

For further information about the event; please kindly find attached the Congress Flyer for the first announcement, ABC_ANOP Introductory Letter or contact the congress secretariat via email
1stafricancongress@africannpro.net or through the congress Contact Form on the congress website.

Moreover; we humbly entreat you to take a few minutes of your precious time to visit the congress website at
www.africannpro.net/1stcongressofafricanprofessionals.