Dear All, The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the AfricanNutrition Society (ANS) are inviting proposals from East African Countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) tohost the 8th African Nutrition Epidemiology Conference, to be held in 2018. TheANS oversees the biennial ANEC Conferences hosted across Africa at sub-regionallocations. ANEC conferences started in 2002 in Pretoria-South Africa, 2006 in Accra-Ghana,2008 in Cairo-Egypt, 2010 in Nairobi-Kenya, 2012 in Bloemfontein-South Africa,2014 in Accra-Ghana, 2016 in Marrakesh Morocco and 2018 to be held in EastAfrica Region. Theinterested candidate countries must submit to the ANS Council a letter of intent and a proposal expressing interest to host thesymposium. The proposal must reach the Council at least2 months prior to the conference preceding the one (ANEC VIII) theywish to host. However, thecandidate countries, if they so desire, will be given an opportunity to delivera 5 minute PowerPoint presentation at the closing ceremony of ANEC VII inMarrakesh Morocco. All interested countries will then be invited to submit afull proposal within three months. Six months later, the decision of theCouncil will be announced. The proposal expressing interest to host shouldinclude: i. Background of the country also indicating thepolitical stability of the country – 1 page ii. Ministry support e.g. Health; Agriculture; Educationetc. (separate from below to get political buy in) iii. Institutional support (evidenced by letter of support) iv. Support of professional association ( letter ofsupport) v. Proposed local organizing committee (LOC) with CVand contact details for the proposed LOC Head who will also serve as theConference Chair vi. Proposed composition of the scientific committee vii. Proposed venue and facilities available for the conference, giving an overallestimate for the cost of the premises for a 5-day conference. viii. Availability of accommodation (at affordable ratesfor young participants) ix. Cost estimates for venue, hotels and studentaccommodation costs, plus cost of other logistics. x. Proposed social programmes xi. Feasibility of organizing the conference in English xii. Indication of possible local funding and sponsorshipsplans"xiii. Demonstrate capability to host ANEC- e.g providingevidence of similar conferences previously hosted by candidate country. xiv. For repeat bidders- positive post ANEC report For inquiries please Contact Dr Francis Zotor at [log in to unmask] All the bestRobert Secretary General RobertFungo (PhD) Schoolof Food Technology, Nutrition & Bio-Engineering, MakerereUniversity, P.O.Box, 7062, Kampala Uganda, Tel:+256772466911 Skype:rfungom, ResearchGate:rfungom, AlternateEmail: [log in to unmask] VisitingLecturer, Department of Environment and Livelihood Support System, MbararaUniversity of Science and Technology, Uganda SecretaryGeneral, African Nutrition Society SecretaryGeneral, Uganda Nutrition Society ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1