Mekelle University (MU) has established the Main Organising Committee. This committee is assisted by the MU Conference Board, consisting of the representatives of the higher management of MU and the deans and directors of directorates, colleges and institutes with a stake in the disciplines involved. Specialised Committees are responsible for the specific organisational aspects of the Conference, from infrastructure to abstract selection. This is assisted by an advisory board, formed by MU, in close cooperation with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Abeba, and the International Organising Committee responsible for the ICES (IOC).
Main Organising Committee
Name
Organization
Role
Mr. MITIKU Gabrehiwot
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Anthropology, Institute of Paleo-Environment and Heritage Conservaiton
Chairperson
Dr. Wolbert G. C. SMIDT
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of History and Heritage Management, College of Social Sciences and Languages
Secretary
Dr. KELEMEWORK Tafere
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Languages
Member
Dr. TESFAALEM Gebreyohannes
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Geography, College of Social Sciences and Languages
Member
Mr. YARED Berhe
Asst. Prof., School of Law, College of Law and Governance
Member
Mr. YEMANE Zeray
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Political Science, College of Law and Governance
Member
Ms. Yoko FURUSAKI
Lecturer, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, College of Social Sciences and Languages
Member
International Organising Committee
Name
Represented Country
Affiliation
Dr. AHMED Hassen Omer
Ethiopia
Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University (Addis Abeba)
Prof. BAYE Yimam
Ethiopia
Department of Linguistics, Addis Ababa University (Addis Abeba)
Prof. SHIFERAW Bekele
Ethiopia
Department of History, Addis Ababa University; Ethiopian Academy of Science (Addis Abeba)
Mr. MITIKU Gabrehiwot
Ethiopia
Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University (Mekelle)
Dr. Lovise AALEN
Norway
Chr. Michelsen Institute (Bergen)
Prof. Jon ABBINK
Netherlands
African Studies Centre (Leiden)
Dr. ANBESSA Teferra
Israel
Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv)
Prof. Galina BALASHOVA
Russia
Russian Academy of Science (Moscow)
Prof. Gunilla BJEREN
Sweden
Stockholm University (Stockholm)
Dr. Eloi FICQUET
France
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris)
Prof. Gianfrancesco LUSINI
Italy
Dipartimento di Studi e Ricerche su Africa e Paesi Arabi, Universita degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" (Naples)
Prof. Terrence LYONS
United States of America
George Mason University (Fairfax)
Dr. Hanna RUBINKOWSKA
Poland
University of Warsaw (Warsaw)
Prof. Masayoshi SHIGETA
Japan
Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University (Kyoto)
Dr. Sarah VAUGHAN
United Kingdom
School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
Prof. Stefan WENINGER
Germany
Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universitaet (Marburg)
Mekelle University Conference Board
Vice President for Research and Community Services (Chair)
Dean, College of Social Sciences and Languages (Secretary)
International Affiars Directorate
Corporate Communication Directorate
Director, Institute of Paleo-Environment and Heritage Conservation