1^ST Announcement

The 8^th E-SALAMA Training and Workshop and Founding Meeting of AfricALMA, 7-11 December 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organizer: The Chemical Society of Ethiopia, Tel 251-11-1234293/94 Fax: 251-11-1234296, email cse@chem.aau.edu.et

1.      Theme: “The Role of Testing and Calibration Laboratories in Local and International Trade”

2.      The Workshop and the AfricALMA Founding Meeting will cover:

2.1  Laboratory Quality Management and Technical Competence

i.                    Quality Assurance and Quality Control

ii.                  Internal Auditing and ISO 19011

iii.                Management and Technical Requirements in Laboratory Accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005)

·      Quality System, Personnel Competence, Method Validation, I/E Quality Control, Measurement Traceability and Uncertainty

iv.                Parent Institution commitment and laboratory capacity building

v.                  Principles and Uses of inter-laboratory and proficiency testing

vi.                Facility Environment

vii.              Training for Personnel Competence

viii.            Equipment Commissioning, Servicing and Maintenance

ix.                Training Trainers Programme for Laboratory QA and Technical Personnel

x.                  Laboratory Waste Management  

2.2.      The Role of Testing and Calibration Laboratories in Local and International Trade

(includes Plenary Lectures)

xi.                Testing and Calibration as technical (non-tariff barriers) -WTO’s  Agreements

·      Technical Barrier to Trade, TBT

·      Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measurement

o   Testing in implementing National and International Regulations

xii.              Testing and calibration as vehicles of local and international trade

xiii.            Applied research vs industry applications

2.3  AfricALMA Founding Conference

i.    Adoption of Draft Constitution

ii    Election of AfricALMA Officers

3.      Venue

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, The Exact Venue will be announced later

4.      Accommodation:

There are several Three- to Four-Star hotels in Addis Ababa, prices ranging from US $55 to $100.  We will negotiate with a specific hotel, to accommodate all international and some of the national participants. However, participants can receive hotel addresses if they wish to do their own booking.

Hotel details will be provided later.

5.      CO-Organizing Institutions

(i)  The Chemical Society of Ethiopia, P.O. Box 32934, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. 251-011-1234293, 1234294    Fax: 251-011-1234296    Email: cse@chem.aau.edu.et

ii. Federation of African Societies of Chemistry

 iii. ChemTest Consulting, P.O.Box 275 Code 1250, Addis Ababa, Tel +251 911 74 46 69, Ethiopia, chemtestafrica@yahoo.com

iv.  E-SALAMA Headquarters, Nairobi  

6.      Local Organization Committee

Dr Ghirma Moges	Chairman Managing Director, ChemTest Consulting
Dr Negussie Megersa	Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University
Mr Abiy Kasahun	Quality Control Head, Helena Enriched Foods Processing Center Plc
Mr Bekele Tefera	Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Regulatory Authority of Ethiopia
Mr Habtamu Enkubary	Quality and Standard Authorities of Ethiopia
Mr Wolde Gabriel Yohannes	Lecturer, Addis Ababa University
Mrs Yewoineshet Berhanu	Quality and Standard Authorities of Ethiopia
Mr Zelalem Sahile	Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Share Company
Kalekirestos Ayele	Cotecna Inspection S.A (Ethiopia)
Dr Temechegn Engida	President, Federation of African Societies of Chemistry
Mr Gelebo Sengogo	Ministry of Water Resources

7.     International Advisory Committee

Mr Alcheraus Rwazo,	Head, Pesticides & Environ. Mgmt centre Tropical Pesticide Research Institute, TPRI. Tanzania
Dr. E. Mashimba,	CEO, Government Chemist, Tanzania
Prof. Nabil Bashir, Prof. of Toxicology,	University of Gezira, Sudan
Ms Jane Mumbi	Nairobi Water Company
Mr David Koech	Kenya Bureau of Standards
Prof. A. Gachanja	J.K. University of Agric & Technology
Mr Ally B.M. Lugudo	Govt Chemist of Uganda
Prof. Mark Zaranyika	University of Zimbabwe
Mr Makotoko Nathaneal	University of Lesotho
Prof. Mike Kishimba	University of Daresalaam
Prof. Shaban Mbogo	University OPEN, Tanzania
Mrs Genet Gebre Medhn	Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia, QSAE
Dr Tarekegn Berhanu	Jimma University, Ethiopia
Prof. G.N. Kamau	University of Nairobi; E-SALAMA Executive Secretary

8.      Workshop Registration & Fees

Confirm your intention to participate in the Dec ’09 Events via e-mail or fax with the Table below

a.       Registration: Please include the following information for your registration to participate (separate form in word is on the website, and, it will be sent to you upon your request).

Title:	Underline: Mr          Mrs      Ms     Dr        Prof
Surname:
First Name:
Position:
Organization:
Mailing Address:
City:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Plan to make presentation:	Underline Yes                  No
Title of your presentation*:

*Subject to acceptance of Title/Abstract by the Organizing Committee

b.      Fees for Workshop and AfricALMA Founding Meeting (to cover the cost of registration materials, Book of Abstract, Proceeding, Refreshment, Lunch, Reception/Dinner and Lab visit/sightseeing outside Addis Ababa

International Participants:  US$200

E-SALAMA Member Countries US$ 175

Ethiopian Participants:  Birr 2,000

c.       Deadline for Registration Submission:

A Completed form should reach Meeting Organizers by 30^th Sept 2009.

d.      Payment:

Local Participants are requested to remit their fees in Birr or Cheques

International participants can pay in USD or Eur equivalent at arrival to the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (CSE) (Addis Ababa Ethiopia)

OR   through bank transfer to the CSE account indicating it is for the 8^th E-SALAMA Workshop

Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Account number: 81523

Swift address: CBETETAA

Selassie Branch

Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia