Towards ASP2012 Kétévi A. Assamagan BNL

Outline The agenda Lecturers Transportation Lecturers Accommodation The Forum Day Vaccination, malaria, visa Excursions Your itinerary Your lectures Other information 2

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The agenda The details are here from July 15 to August 8: nfId=145296# nfId=145296# Please check and take note of your lectures and the dates and times We want to avoid duplication of lecture materials and repetitions. So, we ask that you upload your lecture notes by June 15 – This will give an opportunity to your colleagues to see what you will cover in your lectures. To discuss and agree on who will cover what, so as to remove duplication and repetitions If you have any special request for your lecture, please let us know soon 4

Lecturer Transportation Please get your air ticket to Accra If we are paying your transportation from ASP2012 funds, please let us know quickly to buy your ticket early. The budget for ASP2012 is tight, we do not want to wait too long to get more expensive ticket For the flight Accra  Kumasi, please contact Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi with your itinerary to arrange that for you. Be prepared to pay for it upon arrival, $90, (unless it is covered from ASP2012 funds) 5

Lecturer Accommodation If you arrive late in Accra to continue the same day to Kumasi, you will spend one night at the Guest House ($60) or Hotel ($120) In Kumasi, there are 2 options for accommodation – The Engineering Guest House $30/night – The Noda Hotel $60/night Please contact Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi your itinerary to arrange this for you. Be prepared to pay for it unless ASP2012 is paying for you. 6

References or Contact Persons Dr. Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi Department of Mathematics KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana Tel: Prof. I. K. Dontwi National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana PMB-KNUST Kumasi-Ghana Tel: You will need that for your visa application. You should have that information with you during the trip and your entire stay in Ghana 7

Addresses where you will stay ENGINEERING GUEST HOUSE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING KNUST-KUMASI GHANA Tel: The Noda Hotel P. O. Box UP 688 KNUST - Kumasi Ghana Tel: /3 Fax: You will need this information for your visa application. Please also have this information with you during your trip 8

Vaccination, malaria, visa application You should have already received your invitation letter. If you have not, please let me know soon You must be vaccinated against fellow fever. It is a requirement to get the visa Consult your doctor and get advise on – other vaccinations to take appropriate for traveling to Ghana – protection to take against malaria 9

Forum Day – July 28 Invitation to Ghanaian government officials To Discuss education and capacity building in Ghana. Long term strategic plans To use what we learn from this discussion in the future planning of the African school If you will be lecturing around that time, please arrange to stay and get involved in the forum day The school banquet will on July 28 in the evening, following the forum day 10

Excursions Two are planned – On Saturday July 21 – If money, a 2 nd one on Saturday August 4 – Remember that the forum day and the banquet are on Saturday July 28 11

Your itinerary We need to know your itinerary to arrange – Your accommodation in Accra if necessary, and in Kumasi – Your Accra  Kumasi flights – For someone to meet you at the airports in Accra and Kumasi 12

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Other info Be prepared to pay cash for most things Noda Hotel accepts visa payments. For the Engineering Guest House, to be confirmed ATM available at KNUST to get cash Carry some cash with you on arrival Possibility to get cash from ATM at the airport in Accra 14

Your lectures Please know the levels of the students and prepare your lectures accordingly Please discuss with your colleagues to agree on how to resolve repetition and duplication 15

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Distribution of Selected Students by age 17

Distribution of Selected Student by Country of Citizenship 18

Distribution of Selected Students by Gender 19