Welcome to ISSBD 2010!

ISSBD is proud to have selected Zambia as the site for our 2010 meeting. The University of Zambia Local Organising Committee submitted an outstanding and rigorous proposal for this meeting. ISSBD has sponsored several regional workshops on the continent of Africa over the past two decades but this will be our first biennial meeting in Africa. This location is especially meaningful for me as I will conclude my ISSBD Presidency in Africa. Having worked in Africa for about fifteen years, I’ve come to love the African people and support their intelligent, strategic striving for culturally meaningful community and nation building, following centuries of colonial rule. My hope for the meeting is that we will all be challenged and stimulated, and by the time we leave, feel that we have learned a tremendous amount and have been inspired!

Anne C Petersen, PhD
ISSBD President, 2006-2010

Professor Petersen will deliver her Presidential Address to the ISSBD at the Congress, on the following theme:

“Making a Difference: The Role of Research on Human Development in Global Policy and Practice”.