SiteVisit 15th October 2014

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AACAA –Site Visit &Planning meeting 15th October 2014 Attendance Angeline Nekesa(AN) Elvira Omondi(EO) Eric Anyona(EA) Jacqueline Mayira(JM) Jane Gitau(JG) Muthoni Njiru(MN) Nadine Sanginga(NS) Okeyo Mwai(OM) Patrick Mbithi(PM) Terry Amaya(TA) Tezira Lore(TL)

Agenda: Site Visit/Inspection The team was taken round the KICC & shown the amphitheater, the exhibiting area & where the dinner will be held on the 28th of October.

Minute 1. Progress on Planning of the 28 & 29 Oct Events i. Invitation cards will be provided for all participants both for the ILRI @ 40 event & the dinner ii. A small basket to be provided at the registration desk for invitees to leave their business cards iii. Lunch at ILRI on the 29th Oct should be arranged for 70 persons iv. All presentations to be done at ILRI v. The planning team in consultation with Okeyo & Shirley should come up with a list of items to be exhibited to the participants of the workshop & the general public vi. The hard talk will take place at the centre of the amphitheater & hand held microphone will be used for this. vii. ILRI banners will be mounted during the lunch break on the 28th & ILRI will provide the needed personnel for the task with help from KICC staff viii. There should be a live stream of the event to cater for participants of West Africa and elsewhere who will not be able to attend for various reasons ix. ILRI facilitators & coordinators should be provided with appropriate attire to be used both on the 28th & 29th of October Minute 2. Way Forward

i. Request for live streaming should be made to the organizers of the workshop in good time ii. Okeyo to call a few people who have not confirmed their participation as speakers at the event iii. Patrick to contact KICC for the AACAA conference to be displayed on their website as one of the upcoming events