Conference Programme

Conference Dates:

29th and 30th June 2009.

Hosts:

  • Tanzania Institution of Valuers and Estate Agents – TIVEA
  • Institution Of Surveyors Of Tanzania – IST
  • Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy - CASLE

Venue:

Whitesands Hotel, Dar es Salaam , Tanzania

Main theme of the Conference:

“EQUITABLE ACCESS TO LAND IN AFRICA – THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, ORPHANS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES”
TIME Activity / Topic Responsible Person Chair Person
  DAY ONE (1) 29 th JUNE 2009    
8.00- 9.00
  • Arrival & Registration
  • Welcome note and Self Introductions
  • Ground Rules
Secretariat Conference M/C
  SESSION 1: PLENARY   E.H. Silayo
9.00 – 9.20 Workshop Overview LOC - Chair  
9.20 – 10.00 PAPER 1: STUDENTS' PAPER - TANZANIA Tanzania Students  
  PAPER 2: STUDENTS' PAPER - KENYA Kenya Students  
  PAPER 3: STUDENTS' PAPER - UGANDA Uganda Students  
10.00 – 10.20 PAPERS DISCUSSION    
10.20 – 10.45 TEA/Coffee Break Whitesands Hotel Whitesands Hotel
  SESSION 2: PLENARY   E.H. Silayo
10.45 – 11.05 PAPER 4: Land Global Crisis and Women Prof Majorie Mbilinyi  
11.05-11.25 PAPER 5: Land Registration in Ethiopia : Early impacts on Women UN-HABITAT/Global Land Tool Network  
11.25 – 11.45 PAPER DISCUSSION    
  SESSION 3: OPENING   L. Mollel
11.55-12.00 Arrival of Guest of Honour    
12.00-12.05 Statement from the Local Organising Committee Chair LOC  
12.05-12.10 Statement from TIVEA TIVEA President  
12.10-12.15 Statement from IST IST President  
12.15-12.20 Statement from CASLE African Region President Africa Region President  
12.20-12.40 Statement from CASLE Representative (Paper 6: Strengthening CASLE in Developing Commonwealth Countries) Dr Clifford Dunn  
12.40 Speech by the Guest of Honour Hon John Z. Chiligati, MP, Min. Lands , Housing and Human Settlements Development  
  Vote of Thanks N. Duduma  
13.00 LUNCH Whitesands Hotel Whitesands Hotel
  SESSION 4: PLENARY   E. Mugerezi
14.00-14.20 PAPER 7: Equitable Access to Land the Case of Land Management Information Systems Dr M. Haggai  
14.20 – 14.40 PAPER DISCUSSION    
14.40 – 15. 00 PAPER 8: Climate Change: Effects on Land rights of Vulnerable communities L. Mollel  
15.00-15.20 PAPER DISCUSSION    
15.20 – 16.00 PAPER 9: Mineral Rights in Tanzania : Analysis of their Evolution and Impact on Land Rights for marginalised communities Mathew Nathaniel  
16.00 – 16. 20 PAPER DISCUSSION    
16.20 – 16.45 TEA / COFFEE BREAK    
17.00 – 18.00 ENTERTAINMENT - NETWORKING   LOC / MC
       
  DAY TWO (2) 30 th JUNE 2009    
8.00-8.30 Registration Secretariat  
  SESSION 5: PLENARY   Dr. M. Geho
8.30-8.50 PAPER 10: MKURABITA: A Government Initiative to Hasten and Sustain Equitable Accessibility to Land in Tanzania Eng. L.M. Salema  
8.50 – 9.10 PAPER DISCUSSION    
9.10 – 9.30 PAPER 11 : Land Expropriation: - Re- Location / Resettlement F.J. Komu  
9.30 – 9.50 PAPER 12 : Equity Issues in Compulsory Land Acquisition and Compensation: An Overview S. Mundeme  
9.50 – 10.20 TEA/ COFFEE BREAK Whitesands Hotel Whitesands Hotel
  SESSION 6: PLENARY   S. Mundeme
10.20– 10.40 PAPERS DISCUSSION    
10.40 – 11.00 PAPER 13 : Land Use Conflicts and the Marginalisation of Communities: Towards a lasting solution Mr. Y. Miyenzi/HAKIARDHI  
11. 0 – 11.20 PAPER 14 : Land Use Conflicts: Problems of Farmers and Pastoralists W. Olenasha  
11.20 – 11.40 PAPERS DISCUSSION    
11.40-12.00 PAPER 15: Women's Equitability to Land in Africa : A Case of Sexism and Gender Discrimination Dr Alex Mwakikoti  
12.00-12.20 PAPER 16: Recent Trends in accessing land by women and other marginalised communities Mr Israel Simba  
12.20-12.40 PAPER 17: Equitable Access to Land for Disadvantaged Members of Society with Special Emphasis on Women in East Africa Mrs Tabitha. Siwale  
12.40-13.00 PAPERS DISCUSSION    
13.00-14.00 LUNCH BREAK Whitesands Hotel Whitesands Hotel
  SESSION 7: GROUP DISCUSSIONS   E. Mugerezi
14.00 – 14.30 GROUP DISCUSSIONS    
14.30 – 15.30 GROUP PRESENTATIONS    
15.45 – 16.30 RESOLUTIONS    
16.30 -16.50 TEA/ COFFEE BREAK Whitesands Hotel Whitesands Hotel
17.00 - SESSION 8: CLOSING CEREMONIES   L. Kironde
  Closing Speech by CASLE Chair CASLE Official
  Award of Certificates of Participation Chair M/C
  Vote of Thanks LOC  
18.30 – 20.00 NETWORKING & ENTERTAINMENT LOC M/C