The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Africa Leadership Conference (ALC) on Space Science and Technology announced availability of some funds by the Africa Union to support up to 20 African participants (Youth) to attend the ALC 2018 Congress, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, November 5 – 7, 2018.
Interested African space professionals and students are invited to apply for the AU sponsorship which will cover travel and room & board for the duration of the ALC 2018 Congress by visiting https://alcconference.com/ to upload an abstract. The deadline for submission of Sponsorship application is 17th October, 2018.
Only applicants whose scholarly contributions are within the theme of the conference have a better chance of being offered an AU sponsorship to the congress.
Over the past five years the ALC has made significant contributions in recognising the role of the youth to take up the leadership of ALC of space and the ALC in the future. In 2013 the ALC supported the creation of a platform for African students and young professionals in the space sector to interact, share knowledge and experiences, and contribute towards space development in the continent. For more information about the ALC Youth forum please visit https://alcyouthforum.wordpress.com/ .
LawSpaceAfrica encourages all interested legal yuong professionals and students to apply to submit abstracts covering the policy and law components.