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WABER 2012 Conference
West Africa Built Environment Research Conference 2012
Date: 24-26 July 2012
Time: 08:30am - 17:30pm daily
Venue: National Merit Award House, Abuja, Nigeria
The vision of the WABER 2012 conference is to bring African and other built environment academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world together in Abuja to work towards the development of the built environment field in Africa. Please join us!
Payment of WABER 2012 registration fee in Nigeria
A number of people have contacted me to explain they are having difficulty with trying to pay into the WABER Conference account in Ghana.
To help overcome this, we have arranged with one of our committee members who has a Pound (£) Domiciliary account with Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria. This is helpful because all delegates in Nigeria can now pay your WABER 2012 Conference registration fee into the account and then email me to let me know you have paid so we can acknowledge the payment and give you a receipt.
The account details is as follows;
ACCOUNT NAME: AFOLABI A. DANIA
BANK: GUARANTY TRUST BANK, NIGERIA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0047946816
Many thanks and best wishes
Sam
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Dr Samuel Laryea
Lecturer, School of Construction Management & Engineering
University of Reading, P.O. Box 219, Reading, UK. RG6 6AW
UK mobile: +44(0)7949669855
Email: s.laryea@reading.ac.uk
http://samuellaryea.blogspot.com/
Conference themes
Architecture & design, Challenges and opportunities of construction in developing countries, Construction economics and finance, Construction law, Construction production and materials, Construction technology and innovation, Economics and industry, Energy and sustainable technologies, Estate management, Facilities management, Health and safety, Human resources, Procurement and supply chains, Professional practice, Project organisation and management, Quantity surveying, Real estate and property management, Education and skills development, Risk management, Sustainable construction, Urban and regional planning, plus other areas of the built enviornment.
Scientific Committee
Prof Will Hughes, University of Reading, UK
Prof Kabir Bala, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Prof Stella Zubairu, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
Prof George Ofori, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof Chimay Anumba, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Prof Bola Babalola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Prof K.T. Odusami, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Prof Anny Nathaniel Aniekwu, University of Benin, Nigeria
Prof Roger Flanagan, University of Reading, UK
Arc Rita Obiozo, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Prof D.R. Ogunsemi, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Prof Paul Alagidede, Rhodes University, South Africa
Dr Johan Nyström, VTI, Sweden
Dr Jasper Mbachu, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Chris Harty, University of Reading, UK
Dr Emmanuel Essah, University of Reading, UK
Prof Emmanuel Achuenu, University of Jos, Nigeria
Dr Scott Fernie, Loughborough University, UK
Prof Leke Oduwaye, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Dr Graeme Larsen, University of Reading, UK
Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed, Coventry University, UK
Dr Franklin Obeng-Odoom, University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Ahmed Doko Ibrahim, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Dr Gamal Mahmoud Hamid, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Dr Yingbin Feng, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Dr Mohamed Shaddad, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Dr Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Dr Norhayati Mahyuddin, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr Richard Nyuur, Northumbria University, UK
Dr Emmanuel Adinyira, KNUST, Ghana
Dr Martin Tuuli, Loughborough University, UK
Cathy Hughes, University of Reading, UK
Prof Raymond Nkado, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Prof Denis Cioffi, George Washington University, USA
Dr Ola Uduku, Edinburgh College of Art School of Architecture, Scotland
Mrs. Paula Cardellino, Universidad ORT Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
Dr Felix Hammond, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Dr Nii Ankrah, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Dr Aaron Anvuur, University College London, UK
Prof G.W.K. Intsiful, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Rev. Dr. Frank Fugar, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Mr Sarfo Mensah, Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana
Prof Joshua Ayarkwa, KNUST, Ghana
Prof Ahmed Abdalla Khogeli, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Dr Ajibade Aibinu, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Simon Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Göran Lindahl, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr Nongiba Kheni, Tamale Polytechnic, Ghana
Dr Moshood Fadeyi, British University in Dubai, UAE
Prof Wellington Thwala, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr Per-Erik Eriksson, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Dr Tyler Frazier, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Dr Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb, Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr Roine Leiringer, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr Peter Raisbeck, University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Dr Noah K Karley, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Dr Sena Agyepong, Ashesi University, Ghana
Dr Samuel Laryea, University of Reading, UK
Timetable
The full timetable running up to the WABER 2012 conference is as follows:
Submission of abstract - 01 December 2011
Notification of acceptance of abstract - 15 December 2011
Submission of full paper – 15 February 2012
Refereeing decision - 15 March 2012
Submission of revised paper - 15 April 2012
Conference - 24-26 July 2012
Keynotes
The keynotes for WABER 2012 have been designed around the academic disciplines of built environment schools in West Africa. This is meant to help develop the disciplines in the region and give maximum benefit to academics, researchers and practitioners. Keynote topics will cover new developments and future directions in theory and practice of the following subject disciplines: Architecture; Building Construction; Civil Engineering; Estate Management; Quantity Surveying; Urban and Regional Planning. The Conference will consist of workshop-style presentations designed for PhD students and early career-scholars and parallel session presentations.
PhD Workshop
The doctoral workshop is designed to help PhD students to get constructive feedback on their work from a panel of experienced international academics.
Research Skills Workshop
The Research Skills Workshop facilitated by Dr Chris Harty of the School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK has become a conference favourite for many delegates. This workshop is always a stimulating session where delegates discuss practical issues relating to their research work.
Paper submission and participation information
The conference registration fee is £120 (Pounds) for people in West African institutions and £200 for people in institutions elsewhere. If you would like to participate in the WABER 2012 Conference, please email your abstract of 200 words (max) to s.laryea@reading.ac.uk by 01 December 2011 to enable sufficient time for refereeing papers and compiling proceedings.
Please click here to download the WABER 2012 paper submission template.
Enquiries and information
Dr Samuel Laryea
School of Construction Management and Engineering
University of Reading, PO Box 219, Reading, UK
RG6 6AW
Tel: 00447949668955 / 00233244618851
Email: s.laryea@reading.ac.uk
OR
Dr Sena Agyepong
Ashesi University, Ghana
Tel: 00233244360722
Email: senaagbodjah@yahoo.com