Category Archives: conferences

Reflections on a conference on local and urban governance in Praia, Cabo Verde

Posted on October 6, 2019 by ericrossacademic

Once again, I began an academic year by attending a small, focused conference–the best kind–in a fabulous place: Praia, capital of the Republic of Cabo Verde. The conference, organized by the International Geographical Union and the University of Cape Verde, … Continue reading →

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An emotional day for me at IFAN-CAD in Dakar

Posted on January 5, 2018 by ericrossacademic

I’m in Dakar this week, on the first leg of a field excursion through Senegal. Today I gave a presentation at the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire-Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal’s premier research institute affiliated to Université Cheikh Anta Diop. The presentation … Continue reading →

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Attending a conference on urban planning in Africa, again!

Posted on September 13, 2017 by ericrossacademic

He’s done it again! Four years after organizing the first international conference on urban planning in Africa, held in September 2013, Professor Carlos Nunes Silva of IGOT, University of Lisbon’s Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, has convened a second … Continue reading →

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Just published in an edited volume: a chapter on Senegalese urban design

Posted on October 11, 2015 by ericrossacademic

In September 2013 I attended a conference in Lisbon on colonial and post-colonial urban planning across Africa. I am pleased to announce that the resulting edited volume has been published. My chapter in this volume is entitled “The Grid plan … Continue reading →

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Attending a conference on Islam and peace in New York City

Posted on September 16, 2015 by ericrossacademic

I started the new semester by attending a conference. This is getting to be a habit; read about attending conferences at the outset of semesters in Lisbon (Sept. 2013), Edinburgh (Sept. 2014) and Harvard University (Feb. 2015). This time, the … Continue reading →

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Attending a geography conference in Ankara

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ericrossacademic

I have spent the break between the Spring and Summer semesters in Turkey. First, I attended a geography conference in Ankara, after which I was invited to Konya to give a presentation. This year’s EuroGeo Conference was held in Ankara. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Attending a symposium on Africa in the medieval world

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ericrossacademic

I am in snowy Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week, attending a symposium on the history of Trans-Saharan relations and encounters. Medieval/Africa: The Trans-Saharan World was organized by a number of Harvard University departments and research institutes, namely: the Committee on Medieval … Continue reading →

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Attending a workshop on holy places in medieval Islam

Posted on September 6, 2014 by ericrossacademic

Nothing gets me in a better mood at the start of a new school year than attending a conference in a beautiful city I have never visited before. Last year this happened in Lisbon (see post about urbanization in Africa). … Continue reading →

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Presenting Morocco’s Imperial Cities

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ericrossacademic

I had planned to attend at least a few of the sessions of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders which was held last week in Rabat (see previous post on urban planning in Africa). About 15 AUI students … Continue reading →

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Attending a conference on colonial and post-colonial urban planning in Africa

Posted on September 9, 2013 by ericrossacademic

I ended the summer as I had begun it, by attending a conference on urban planning (see post my June 2013 post on urbanism, spirituality & well-being). This time the conference was about urban planning in colonial and post-colonial Africa … Continue reading →

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