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THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MEETING

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FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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URHOBO HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S

 THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE & MEETING

NOVEMBER 01 - 03, 2002

at

GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE OF LONDON UNIVERSITY
  New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Telephone 020 7919 7171

  and

GODDIS PLACE
126 New Cross Road
London SE14 5BA
Telephone :0207-277-7777
Fax :0207-708-5740
Mobile: 0779-682-8198
Email: goddisrestaurant@hotmail.com

Venues :
*     Goldsmiths College of London University
*     Goddis Place, Southeast London

The two venues are in the same neighbourhood of London, approximately one mile apart. The opening session of the Conference will be held at Goddis on Friday evening, November 1, 2002. Main Conference sessions will be held at Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre of Goldsmiths College on Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3. There will be a party at Goddis on Saturday evening, November 2, 2002. The last session of the Conference will be a General Meeting on Sunday, November 3 at Goddis Place.
 

Accommodation:

For participants coming from outside London and those who wish to have accommodation arranged for them, hotel rooms and flats can be booked, courtesy Goddis Place, in areas of London that will have convenient transportation to and from the venues of the Conference.  For requests for assistance, please contact Mr. Godwin Oghenede, Proprietor of Goddis, at godwinnede@hotmail.com  or Professor Isaac James Mowoe, Conference Chair, at mowoe.2@osu.edu.

Directions to Conference Venues :

*   Goldsmiths College of London University: Please consult advice offered on directions by (a) train, (b) bus, (c) car, and (d) bicycle to Goldsmiths College at http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/about/getto.html.   For a local map of the Goldsmiths College neighbourhood, click Local Map of Goldsmiths College Area.

*     Goddis Place: Here is a local map of the neighbourhood of Goddis Place:

About Urhobo Historical Society

Established in August 1999, Urhobo Historical Society provides a forum for the propagation and publication of works in Urhobo history and culture. URHOBO WAADO, Web site of Urhobo Historical Society, also highlights issues of oil pollution and environmental degradation in Nigeria's Niger Delta. Besides its defence of Urhobo interests in the political sphere, Urhobo Historical Society has provided a valuable documentation of Urhobo history and culture hitherto unknown in cyberspace. Along with a smaller Web site http://www.urhobo.kinsfolk.com /, our main web site of http://www.waado.org/Contents.html has emerged as an important reference point for Urhobo history and culture. Through its web sites, Urhobo Historical Society has also become a powerful voice in defence of Niger Delta interests. We thank all those who have contributed towards such achievements.

The first two Annual Conferences of Urhobo Historical Society were held in North America. We held our First Annual  Conference and Meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, on November 3-5 2000 . Senator David O. Dafinone was its Keynote Speaker. Our Second Annual Conference and Meeting took place in Persipanny, New Jersey, USA, on November 2-4, 2001.

In bringing the Third Annual Conference to London and Europe, we seek to broaden participation in the affairs of Urhobo Historical Society. We particularly want to reach out to Urhobo women and youth. We look forward to a successful Annual Conference in London in November, 2002.

Week of October 28, 2002  through November 1, 2002 :  Delegates arrive in London.

November 1, 2002, Venue: Goddis Place, London:

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Special Meeting of Members of UHS Editorial & Management Committee (EMC) and Organizing Committee, UK

6:00  – 8:00 p.m.: Dinner Meeting: EMC Members, Members of organizing Committee, UK, and Specially Invited Guests

8:00 -- 10:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception. (Cash Bar available for interested members and guests).
Chair: Olorogun Felix Ibru, First Civilian Governor of Delta State, Nigeria.
Special Guest of Honour: Mr. Daniel A. Obiomah, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
Mr. Obiomah will address the audience at about 9:30 p.m. Professor Peter Ekeh, Chair of Urhobo Historical Society, will also address the audience.

November 2, 2002, Venue: Goldsmiths College of London University:

First Plenary Session: 9:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.

Chair: Ajovi Scott-Emuakpor, MD, Professor of Paediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Presenters:
Michael Y. Nabofa, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Topic: "The Role of the Institution of Ophor among the Urhobo and Their Isoko and Ijaw Neighbours."
Perkins Foss, Ph.D. Guest Curator, Museum for African Art, New York City, USA.
    Topic: "Images of Fear, Protection, Beauty: Urhobo Art and Culture."

Chair:  Jackson Omene, MD, Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics, Columbia University, New York, USA
 Presenter: F. M. A. Ukoli, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology, University of Ibadan; Founding Vice-Chancellor, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
Topic: "Beyond Social and Political Issues in Urhoboland"

Lunch Break: 12:30 --1:30 p.m.
 

Keynote Address: 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Chair: Mr. D. A. Obiomah, Special Guest of Honour, Third Annual Conference of Urhobo Historical Society
Keynote Speaker: David Okpako, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Topic: "The Place of Urhobo College in Urhobo History."

Third Plenary Session: 3:15 .-5:00 p.m.

Chair: Professor Olorogun Frank Ukoli, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Presenters:
Emmanuel Urhobo, Ph.D., Barrister-at-Law, Warri, Nigeria
        Topic: “Title to Land in Warri –The Itsekiri and Agbassa Claims.”
Wilson Ometan, B.A. (Hons.), BBC, London, United Kingdom
        Topic: "Urhobos and Nigerian Politics: The Travails of Marginalization and Racism."

November 3, 2002. Venue: Goldsmiths College of London University:

Fourth Plenary Session: 9:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Chair:  Ejiro Ughwujabo, B.Ed. (Hons), M.A., Senior Deputy Head Teacher, Saint Mary's Catholic High School, Woburn Road, Croydon CR0 2AB, England
 Presenter: Michael Y. Nabofa, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Topic:  "The Role of Women in Igbe and God’s Kingdom Society: A Comparative History."

Chair: Mrs. Obiomah, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Participants:
Helen Ekeh, Ph.D., Buffalo, New York, USA
Madam Alice Uwhobe, London, United Kingdom
Madam Rose Itsekiri, London, United Kingdom
Chief (Mrs.) Agnes Ukueku, London, United Kingdom
Amy Emerhi, Ph.D., Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria
Mrs. G. Emonigho Aghoghovbia, London, United Kingdom
Mrs. Comfort Ogbomo, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Joy Ukavwe, Dermatologist, Lagos, Nigeria

Planning for UHS Annual Conference 2003.
Plans for the Growth and Future of Urhobo Historical Society.
Election of Members into the Editorial and Management Committee of Urhobo Historical Society (3-year term)
Communiqué.

NOTE

Membership:

There will be opportunity, for those who so desire, to become members of Urhobo Historical Society during the forthcoming Conference and Meeting. Membership Recruitment Tables will be set up at the venues of the Conference at Goddis and in the foyer of Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Goldsmiths College. Annual fee for regular membership is £30.00 or $50.00. Annual fee for charter membership is £150.00 or higher or $250.00 or higher.

Thank you for your service to Urhobo history and culture.
 

Conference Committee, North America

Isaac James Mowoe, Ph.D., J.D.,
Chair
Email: mowoe.2@osu.edu

Onoawarie Edevbie, M.A., M.Sc.
Secretary
Email: kevtrics@juno.com

Edirin Erhiaghanoma, M.Sc.
Email: edifitz@hotmail.com

Aruegodore Oyiborhoro, Ed.D., F.A.A.A.
Email: oyiboa@juno.com
 

Organizing Committee, United Kingdom & Belgium

S. S. Obruche
Chair
Email: sobruche@hotmail.com

W. Ometan, B.A. (Hons), Dipl. (IT)
Secretary,
Email: wilson@wometan.fsnet.co.uk

H. Erhiaganoma, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc
Treasurer
Email: henry.erhiaganoma@tiscali.co.uk

F. Omohwo, M. B.B.S., F.R.C.S.
Publicity Secretary
E-mail: omohwo@aol.com

G. Oghenede, A.C.A., F.C.C.A.
Hospitality Officer
Email: godwinnede@hotmail.com

F. Emessiri-Akusu
Email: kessiena@caramail.com (Belgium)

H. Ogboru
Email: henry@ogboru.fslife.co.uk

A. Natufe, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
Email: aghoghonatufe@hotmail.com

Ejiro Ughwujabo, B.Ed. (Hons), M.A.
Email: erjabo@btinternet.com