WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Kakum National Park, Elmina, and Cape Coast Excursion
This 3-hour drive takes conference participants to Elmina and Cape Coast, a twin city that holds two important slave forts right on the Atlantic Ocean in the Central Region of Ghana. Tour guides will take you through the castle/s and show you the passages through which the ancestors of many Blacks in the Diaspora traversed. The tour will also take you to Kakum National Park, a 45-minute drive from Elmina. The park has a canopy walk, which provides a breathtaking experience. Bus leaves at 5:00 am.
THURSDAY, JULY 27
Day 1: Sessions
Welcome dinner reception, with cultural performance
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Isabela de Aranzadi, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and African Music, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
FRIDAY, JULY 28
Day 2: Sessions
Closing dinner reception, with live music and dancing