Introduction
The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) in collaboration with Masai Mara University is pleased to invite calls for papers, posters and exhibitions on its one-day 13th Mara Day Scientific Conference on the theme “Flowing Forward Together: Conserving the Mara Basin Ecosystem for Sustainable Biodiversity & Climate Resilience”. The conference will be held in Maasai Mara University physically on 14th September 2024. The conference is open to all researchers, students and government officials in the East Africa Community Partner States (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC Congo and Somalia) and International Researchers doing research in Mara Basin Ecosystem who wish to address issues related to the Lake Victoria Basin in an interdisciplinary approach. The symposium will focus on four main themes, but any other theme will be considered if relevant. For each theme, topics from the natural and social sciences are welcome.
Scientific thematic
Conference Theme
Flowing forward together: Conserving the Mara Basin Ecosystem for Sustainable Biodiversity & Climate Resilience
Sub-themes
Application/ Conference registration
Please complete the application form: https://forms.gle/NUpW8GB4wG1xNDSH6
You will receive a confirmation email as soon as your application has been submitted.
Abstract guidelines
All Abstracts submitted should be written in the following order in Ms Word doc. Or docx named as: Sub-theme number _ Country _ Institution _ First Name _ Second Name e.g 3_ Uganda_ Makerere_University_ Otieno_ Mboya or 1_ Tanzania_Univ of Dodoma_ Monika_Janet;
Please ensure your abstracts have: an introductory title, brief summary of challenge being tackled, main motivation of study, methods used, primary findings and resolutions of the study relevant in combatting global challenges.
Kindly remember to mention the sub-theme, national and global blueprints being addressed in your abstract.
Figures and citations are greatly discouraged in the abstracts.
Key Dates
Registration
Registration is free of charge but mandatory to all applicants.
Presentations
The Organizing Committee will select Oral, Virtual and Poster Presentations with each oral presentation being accorded a maximum of 30 minutes (including Q&A). Poster specifications and guidelines will be provided alongside the Acceptance letters after review of the submitted abstracts. Group presentations will be allowed but like the other individual presentations, will be refrained to a maximum of 30 minutes per presentation only. There will also be 4 Keynote Sessions for each of the four thematic areas. The Committee will also select innovation exhibitions to be showcased parallel to the other presentations. Participants who wish to provide audience and contribute to others works without presenting are also welcome but must register. Invitation Letters after registration and paper acceptance will be provided. All participants will receive a presentation/attendance certificate after the conference. While the abstracts will be published as conference book of abstract and conference proceedings for full papers submitted, we pursue opportunities of the conference outputs to be published in relevant refereed journals or patented with national and global intellectual property bodies.
N/B: Virtual presentation is for presenters who will not be able to participate physically.
For further information, please visit the website: www.mmarau.ac.ke and old.lvbcom.org. Please contact the email maraconf@lvbcom.org and cc to maraconf@mmarau.ac.ke or contact/WhatsApp +254705350166 (Bakari)/+254740173042 (Theoneste)/ +255 763 778 669 (Mbuya Joseph) for further clarifications.
