Report of the second African conference on stuttering, Ouagadougou - October 27th to 30th 2008.
The International Stuttering Association, ISA and Action Contre Le Bégaiement ACB ( Stuttering Association of Burkina Faso) organized and sponsored the Second African conference on Stuttering that took place in Ougadougou Burkina Faso from the 27th to the 30th of October 2008. The conference had as theme: STUTTERING IN AFRICA: What strategies for effective reawakening.
Opening/ Welcome Ceremony
The opening ceremony that was attended by about 300 persons, took place at the auditorium of the CONSEIL BURKINABE DES CHARGEURS CBC (The Burkinabe shippers Council) and was chaired by the representative of the Minister of State in Charge of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Burkina Faso who was the patron of the conference. During the opening ceremony three speeches were made. The First by Dr. Moussa Dao, conference convenor and President of the ACTION CONTRE LE BEGAIEMENT (the Stuttering Association of Burakina Faso, the second by Mr. Benny Ravid, Chair of the International Stuttering Association ISA ( who could not attend due to health reasons) speech presented by Mr. Thomas Krall, one of the ISA past chairs and present Board of director members and Coordinator of the Board and the last by the representative of the Minister of sate in charge of Foreign affairs and Regional Integration of Burkia Faso who declared open the conference. All the major newspapers, television and radio stations in Burkina Faso were present and carried the story of the conference in their respective media the following evening and days after.
Conference Proceeding And Presentations
The conference venue was a very calm environment at the CENTRE NATIONAL CARDINAL PAUL ZOUNGRANA CNCPZ (Cardinal Paul Zoungrana’s National Centre) which served as lodging venue for most of the conference delegates. The proceedings were conducted in English or French, the major international languages spo
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