18th CAS General Meeting, Barbados 2012
The 18th General Assembly of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences
(CAS) was held in Barbados. The Opening Ceremony was on the
evening of November 02, 2012.
The theme of the Conference was “Hazard Mitigation:
Protecting Caribbean Infrastructure – Securing Caribbean
Communities”. One of the main objectives of the Conference
was to bring together international and regional natural
scientists, social scientists, engineers, health experts,
agricultural experts and the private sector to deliberate and
focus their thoughts on the diverse implications of natural
hazards, so that they could develop strategies to meet regional
challenges.
A second major objective of the Conference was to provide an
opportunity, via parallel scientific sessions, for experts from
the region’s Universities, Research Centres and Industry to
come together to present their research, industrial and
development findings for critical analysis.
The scientific programme consisted of plenary lectures by invited
experts and short papers of 20 minutes total duration by
participants. The full
proceedings are available
Short papers were accepted in any area of natural or
social science, including, but not limited to:
- Agriculture,
- Medicine,
- Veterinary
- Medicine,
- Anatomy,
- Physiology,
- Chemistry,
- Biochemistry,
- Biology,
- Biotechnology,
- Energy,
- Food Science,
- Physics,
- Engineering,
- Education,
- Economics,
- Health Economics,
- Sociology,
- Political Sciences,
- Linguistics,
- Historical and Environmental Science,
- Mathematics and Computer Sciences.
The venue for the Conference was The University of the West
Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. The official accommodation
for participants was the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, St.
Lawrence Gap, Bridgetown, Barbados.
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