Overview
FIRAT Rwanda’s Conferences and Announcements Portal serves as a central platform for sharing information on scientific gatherings, symposia, summits, and expert dialogues — both locally organized and globally relevant. This segment exists to promote timely access to knowledge-sharing opportunities and to foster the culture of active scientific engagement across disciplines and geographies.
It also functions as an archive of key outcomes, conference publications, and action points that can inform policy, research, and innovation ecosystems in Africa and beyond.
Functions and Roles
1. Central Hub for Conference Announcements:
Share real-time updates on FIRAT-hosted and FIRAT-affiliated conferences, workshops, policy roundtables, and scientific summits across Africa and internationally.
2. Call for Abstracts and Participation Notices:
Publicize open calls for abstracts, papers, panel discussions, and exhibitions for upcoming academic and professional events.
3. Conference Content Repository:
Host post-conference resources including presentations, communiqués, photos, videos, keynote addresses, and final reports to enhance continuity and knowledge translation.
4. Promotion of Scientific Exchange:
Encourage participation among African scholars, practitioners, and students by reducing information gaps around global opportunities for presentation and networking.
5. Support for Conference Hosting and Coordination:
Provide guidance and logistical support for partners, institutions, and working groups seeking to organize academic or policy-based events under the FIRAT banner.
6. Tracking Emerging Research Trends:
Use conference data and themes to analyze emerging areas of research interest, funding trends, and collaborative opportunities.
Key Activities
- Weekly updates on upcoming national and international research events
- Direct announcements of FIRAT’s Annual Research Conference and other thematic symposia
- Submission portals for conference abstracts and panel proposals
- Live coverage and reporting of major events
- Post-conference reflections and publication of proceedings
- Guidance on travel grants and participation sponsorship (when applicable)
Contact and Engagement
To submit your event, proposal, or inquire about an upcoming conference, please contact:
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Office Address: FIRAT Rwanda Events Desk, Kigali Innovation City, Rwanda