EIGHTH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND
GENERAL MEETING
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Urhobo
Historical Society's
Eighth Annual Conference & General Meeting
November 26 - 29, 2009
at
Ishaka Hotel, Refinery Road, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria
Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria
Ovu Community Hall, Ovu, Delta State, Nigeria
The Editorial &
Management
Committee of Urhobo
Historical Society cordially invites all Urhobo sons and daughters, as
well as
friends, scholars, and students of Urhobo history and culture, to
participate in
our Eighth Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting, which will be
held on November 26 - 29, 2009.
Venues:
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Ishaka Hotel,
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Petroleum Training Institute,
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Ovu Community Hall,
About Urhobo Historical Society
Established
in August 1999,
Urhobo Historical Society provides a forum for the 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
Urhobo
Historical Society also
propagates its mission of "Serving Urhobo History and Culture"
through its Annual Conferences. The first two Annual Conferences of the
Society
were held in
Our Third
Annual Conference was held in London on November 1-3, 2002. Chief
D. A. Obiomah was our Special Guest of
Honour in the Third Annual Conference and
Meeting;
Professor David Okpako gave its keynote
address; and Olorogun Felix Ibru,
first civilian Governor of Delta State, presided over the opening
ceremonies.
Our Fourth Annual Conference
was also
held in
Our Fifth Annual Conference
was
held at
Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Ibru Centre, Agbarha-Otor,
and
Niger Delta Cultural Centre, Agbarha-Otor.
It was the
first convention of Urhobo Historical Society held in Urhoboland.
Attendance
was international, with Urhobos in North America and
The Sixth
Annual Conference of Urhobo Historical Society was an expansive
undertaking. Presided by retired Justice Akpiroro, its
opening ceremony featured an Isoko delegation whose leader, Chief James
Otobo, addressed the gathering on difficulties in Urhobo Isoko
relations. Professor Obaro Ikime gave the conference's keynote address
on Isoko-Urhobo
relations. A twelve-month calendar featuring Urhobo cultural themes
and episodes from past UHS conferences was launched, with Simeon Ohwofa
as its chief launcher. Also launched was a second book from UHS, Studies
in Urhobo Culture. It was reviewed by Dr. Hope Eghagha of the
University of Lagos. Olorogun Oskar Ibru served as its chief
launcher. On Sunday, November 6, 2005, following a moving
open-air Ecumenical Church
Service at Sapele Athletic Club, there was a memorable Women's Forum
that featured traditional Urhobo brides. Olorogun Moses Taiga was
recognized as the Conference's Chief Patron.
The Society's Seventh Annual Conference was especially productive. The Opening Ceremony was presided over by Chief Johnson Ukueku. The presence of His Majesty Orhueh I Orodje of Okpe added an exceptional royal colour which had been absent from our previous Conferences. UHS launched its third major book: History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta at a packed gathering. Two leading experts on the geography and agriculture of Urhoboland, Professor Albert Aweto and Professor Malachy Akoroda, both of the University of Ibadan, delivered two lectures on the rainforests of Urhoboland and on cassava farming in the region of Urhoboland. At the Thanksgiving Session on Sunday, November 5, 2006, an Ecumenical Service was conducted by Rev. Fr. Jude Obiunu.
Book
Fair
We strongly
urge publishers and
sellers of any types of books on Urhobo history and culture to
participate in a
book fair at the venues of the Conference. Space will be made available
at all
three designated venues of the Conference for the display and sale of
any type
of publication on Urhobo, including those on Urhobo's
twenty-two cultural units. We would like to publish information on
participants
and their book products in the Web sites of Urhobo Historical Society.
We
recommend that participants should provide such information in
electronic formats
(e.g., computer disks) to UHS Secretary, Mr. Andrew Edevbie,
at the venues of the Conference.
Call For Papers
Our conferences emphasize academic content of relevance to Urhobo affairs. The concerns of the Conference will be transacted in (a) round table panels featuring special topics; (b) academic sessions; and (c) Annual General Meeting for members of Urhobo Historical Society. We welcome papers on all aspects of Urhobo history and culture, especially those that relate to the main theme of the Conference. Please contact the Conference Chair, Dr. Isaac James Mowoe, at biss.1@hotmail.com with your thoughts and suggestions for a conference paper. Also copy all correspondence on the Conference to UHS Secretary, Mr. Andrew Edevbie, at kevtrics@juno.com.
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AGENDA
Conference Theme: Peace and Security
in Urhoboland
THURSDAY, November 26, 2009
Venue:
| 12:00n -- 3:00 p.m. | Annual
General Meeting
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Venue: Petroleum Training
Institute,
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09:00 -- 12:30 |
Opening
Ceremonies: Review
of UHS Publication: T. E. A. Salubi:
Witness to British Colonial Rule in Urhoboland & Nigeria
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12:30--1:30 p.m. |
Keynote
Lecture:
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| Lunch Luncheon Lecture:
Bernard
J. O.
Efiuvwevwere, Ph.D., Professor
Microbiology & Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt,
Nigeria
Topic: “Preservation
of Common Urhobo Foods” |
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3:30 -- 5:00 p.m. |
Group Photographs
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
28, 2009
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09:00
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Plenary
Session on Security in Urhoboland Lecture
(Topic to be announced)
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10:30 -- |
First
Roundtable -- Scope of the Security
Crisis in Urhoboland |
12:30 -- 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
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02:00 -- 3:30 p.m. |
Plenary
Session on Current Methods for Combatting Violence in Urhoboland: Lecture
(Topic to be announced)
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03:30 --
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Break |
03:45
-- |
Second Roundtable -- Community Efforts at Combatting Violence and Crime |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009
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09:00 -- 12:00n |
Ecumenical
Thanksgiving
Service: Remembering UPU's Founding Fathers |
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12:00 -- 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
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1:00 -- 2:45 p.m. |
First Women Roundtable: Urhobo Language in
the Market Place |
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Break |
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Second Women Roundtable: Saving Urhobo Youth
from the Ravages of Violence |
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080-233-68440
(Mobile)
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October 3, 2009 |
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