Universite d’Abomey-Calavi
Institut de Mathematiques et Sciences Physiques
Colloquium
Science, Mathematics and Society
19-25 January, 2004
l’Ecole Normale Superieure
Porto-Novo, Benin
Organization Committee:
President and moderator:
Dr. Netiva Caftori
Secretary
Dr. Eugene Ezin
Members
Dr. Joel Hounsou
Uguette Taffoti
Bakary Manga
Herve Kadji Enjieu
Journee de lundi 19 janvier 2004
9:00
Ouverture (opening): Prof. Ezin JP, directeur de l’IMSP
Netiva Caftori: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago (Fulbright
scholar at the IMSP)
9:30
Sandy Turner: Univ. of Education, Winneba, Ghana (Fulbright
scholar from Ohio university)
ICT applications in Education
10:20
Pause
10:40
Debby Mir: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, USA
Interactive methods & collaborations for environmental education.
11:30
Jean-Michel Tchuenche: University of Agriculture, Nigeria.
ICT applications in Education
12:00
Issifu Yidana: Univ. of Education, Accra, Ghana.
ICT tools as enriching agents in Higher Education.
13:00
Dejeuner (lunch at the Institute)
15:00
Demonstration by Sandy Turner at the computer lab at the IMSP
15:50
Demonstration by Debby Mir at the computer lab at the IMSP
Dinner on your own
Journee de mardi 20 janvier 2004
9:00
Eugene Ezin: IMSP
Consolidation algorithm for fingerprint identification with neural
network
9:50
J.T. Hounsou, IMSP
Reconnaissance Automatique de la Parole et la Societe Africaine.
10:40
Pause
11:00
Marcel Mountsiesse, Congo, Brazaville.
Fermat Last Theorem.
11:50
Atinuke Olusola Adebanji (& Joseph Lyaniwura): University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria
Performance Evaluation of the Linear Discriminant Function for
Housefold Poverty Level Classification.
12:40
Dejeuner (lunch)
Free afternoon
Journee de mercredi 21 janvier 2004
9:00
Debby Mir:
L’eau en Israel et la question de paix.
9:50
Chris Thron: Tchad & USA
Open source overview and opportunities.
10:40
Pause
11:00
Carl Levan: University of California, San-Diego.
Civil liberties & civil society.
11:50
Eric Osiakwan: Ghana
WSIS, so far not so good, tomorrow is another day for the Second
Superpower
12:40
Dejeuner (lunch)
15:00
Konado Olivier Tieta: :
Comment evaluer la demande en eau?
15:50
Students from the 1ere promotion de DSS:
L’epuration des eaux usees.
16:40
Adolphe Degnide: Etudiant a l’IMSP
Y-a-t-il risque de pollution des puits a Porto-Novo?
20:00
Dinner at Netiva’s house for the presenters.
Journee de jeudi 22 janvier 2004
9:00
Netiva caftori, NEIU and IMSP
Gender differences in computing
9:50
Kwami Ahiabenu: Ghana
Information and Communications Technologies: Putting words into
action.
10:40
Pause
11:00
Chris Thron: Tchad and USA
Current & future opportunities in wireless communications.
11:50
Discussions
12:40
Dejeuner (lunch)
15:00
Serge Degla: IMSP student
Quelques Oeuvres de Marcel PAGNOL et la Science
15:30
Fidele Balibuno Luganda: IMSP student:
Problematique de l’enseignement de mathematiques en Afrique.
16:00
Herve Hadji Enjieu: IMSP student
A self-sustained electromechanical device"
16:40
Marcel Mountsiesse, Congo
Completing his proof of Fermat’s last theorem.
Journee de vendredi 23 janvier 2004
This is your day to tour around. Visiting Aguegues, a floating village not too far is what is
suggested. Other tours of Porto-Novo are possible and available.
February 22-23 (exact time to be set later)
Peter Johan Lor, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, SouthAfrica; written also by Johannes Britz, Professor of Information Science, University of
Pretoria & visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Knowledge production, information flows and intellectual property: an African
perspective.
Organizing committee:
Netiva caftori 28-01-57
Joel Hounsou 06-14-62
Eugene Ezin
IMSP 22-24-55
Uguette Taffoti 40-82-26
Bakary Manga 68-13-93
Herve Kadji Enjieu 92-35-88
Mon 19th
9:00
9:50
10:40
11:00
11:50
12:40
15:00
15:50
16:40
Tues. 20th
Ouverture Joel Hounsou
JP Ezin
Sandy
Carlos
Turner:
Ogouyandjou
Wed 21st
Thu.
Fri 23rd
22nd
Pierre
Netiva
Pierre
Dandjinou caftori
Chris
Kwami
Carl Levan
Thron
Ahiabenu
Sat. 24th
To all who
desire
Trip to
Aguegues
Debby
Mir
Atinuke
Adebanji
Issifu Yidana
Eugene Ezin
Carl
Levan
Eric
Osiakwan
Chris
Sandy
Shola
Ademimi
Jean-Michel
Tchuench
Cost about
6000 F CFA
Village on
water
Computer Adiouma
lab
Ndiougue
Herve Hadji
Students’
communications
Olivier
Tietta
Debby
Mir
Students
DSS
Serge Degla
Fidele
Luganda
Sun 25th
We’ll take a
pirogue
(motorized
boat)
departures