2024 Annual Meeting: Kisumu, Kenya
Join this meeting of the best minds in the world working together for healthy African Great Lakes.
Collaboration is paramount. With our six advisory groups and other global experts, we activate collective knowledge, passion, and resources to solve the challenges that threaten the African Great Lakes.
At this meeting we will:
- Learn from each African Great Lakes Advisory Group to advance solutions
- Inform the future of AGL monitoring, education, and training
- Break down gender barriers to tap into strong, inclusive solutions
- Work across borders to inform game-changing freshwater decisions
The African Great Lakes Stakeholder Network is a highly collaborative group of freshwater and large lakes experts from around the world. At the heart of the network is over 140 African Great Lakes experts who are, together, addressing the most critical issues on these seven African Great Lakes which hold over 25% of the world’s freshwater and support millions of people.
Guests, observers, and specialists are welcome to attend and participate.
The African Great Lakes Stakeholders Network, and this meeting, are facilitated by the African Center for Aquatic Research and Education and developed, informed, and advised by the partners and experts working on the African Great Lakes.
Annual Meeting Agenda
Updated: January 29, 2024
Day 0: Monday, February 05, 2024
Various times: participants arrive
9:00am – 3:00pm: ACARE Board Meeting (Closed: Board and Secretariat)
5:00pm – 6:00pm: New AWIS 2024 cohort orientation
6:00pm – 8:00pm: African Women in Science (Re)union (Closed: AWIS and invite only)
Members of the 2024 AWIS Cohort and AWIS Alumni to gather, meet, and network
Day 1: Tuesday, February 06, 2024
7:00am – 8:20am: Registration and arrival
8:20am – 10:00am: Meeting welcome with guest speakers
10:00am – 10:30am: Tea break – conference photo
10:35am – 10:45am: Meeting overview
10:45am – 1:00pm: Advisory group presentations
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch and networking
2:00pm – 2:30pm: ACARE announcements
2:30pm – 3:30pm: ACARE’s UN Water Commitments – progress and next steps
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Tea break
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Capacity building panel
5:00pm – 5:15pm: Close of the day
6:00pm – 8:00pm: Dinner, evening program, social and networking
Day 2: Wednesday, February 07, 2024
7:30am – 8:30am: Meeting check-in and arrival
8:30am – 8:45am: Update on ACARE UN Water Commitment activity
8:45am – 10:30am: Capacity building parallel sessions (choose one)
- Plastic debris in freshwater
- Monitoring case studies and in situ techniques
- Remote sensing and triangulating the data
- Bridging science to policy through communications
- Education & Outreach for community engagement
- Fundraising for collaborative projects
- Large lake collaborations
10:30am – 11:00am: Tea break
11:00am – 11:30am: Capacity building session report out
11:30am – 1:00pm: Individual advisory group meetings
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Individual advisory group meetings
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Tea break
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Advisory group reports (plenary)
5:15pm: Close of the day
5:15pm – 7:15pm: Poster session and evening social
7:15pm: End of day – Dinner not provided by the conference
Day 3: Thursday, February 08, 2024
7:30am – 8:30am: Meeting check-in and arrival
8:30am – 9:00am: Cross Lakes Collaboration Panel
9:00am – 10:30am: Individual Advisory Group Meetings
10:30am – 11:00am: Tea break
11:00am – 12:30pm: Reports from the advisory groups: next steps
12:30pm – 1:00pm: Council of advisory groups
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Regional Monitoring Workshop (invite only)
2:00pm – 6:00pm: Excursions to local areas of interest
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Closing of the meeting dinner and entertainment (all participants warmly invited)
Venue and Hotels
Conference Venue:
Tom Mboya Labour College Conference Center
P.O. Box 754-40100
Ring Road and Tom Mboya Rd
VPHX+JM4
Kisumu, Kenya
Transportation:
Participants are responsible for their own transportation from the hotel you choose to the conference centre. Many of the hotel options listed below are within walking distance to the conference centre.
Hotels:
Please note: You are responsible for reserving and paying for your own accommodations.
| Hotel Name | Cost | Dist. // Time to walk to MICC |
| Tom Mboya Labour College Ph. +254 713 113290 |
$45 | 0 meters // 0 min |
| Vittoria Hotel Ph. +254 791 574747 |
$70-85 | 650 meters // 9 min |
| Parkview Safari Hotel Ph. +254 717 636140 |
~$55 | 800 meters // 11 min |
| Acacia Premier Hotel Ph. +254 709 850000 |
~$110 | 2.1 km // 28 min |
Please note that there are ample hotels and other accommodations in the area. They range in location from in-city to beach-locations.
Travel Tips, Needs, and Information
Visa Acquisition:
Do NOT need a visa:
- Ethiopia
- Burundi
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Zambia
Obtain an eVisa:
- DRC
- Canada
- USA
- European Union
- Mozambique
Please confirm whether you need an eVisa, a Visa-on-arrival, or none at all.
For those who need a visa to enter Kenya, go to: http://evisa.go.ke/about-evisa.html
Meeting Contact, Questions, and Inquiries:
Ted Lawrence: ted@agl-acare.org
ACARE Business Office: info@agl-acare.org
Hosts
Partners
Funders
Supporters
Conference Participants
A list of participants of the Annual Meeting of the African Great Lakes Stakeholder Network, Lusaka, Zambia, February 6-8, 2024 will be listed here after the meeting. The purpose is to enhance connectivity between experts. If you wish to contact any of the participants, please first contact Mr. Zeph Migeni, Advisory Groups Program Manager for ACARE. He will facilitate communications.