On the first evening of IDIERI 5, the opening session will incorporate an official welcome to the delegates, as well as an outline of the proceedings for the duration of the Research Institute. This will be followed by a welcome reception and dinner. Daily activities will include Keynote addresses by distinguished researchers who will help to focus the main issues and activities of the Institute.

Participants will also attend a number of 'cultural immersion sessions' designed to throw into sharp relief some of the main issues that are to be addressed in the research stations. The activities of these research stations will be reported back in plenary session towards the end of the Institute, and the use of Drama in this reporting will be strongly encouraged!

The remaining time will be devoted to the presentation and discussion of delegates' papers, a selection of which will be published in a special issue of the Caribbean Quarterly, a refereed journal published by the Cultural Studies Initiative of the University of the West Indies.

A day has been set aside on Sunday July 16, 2006, for excursions, to give IDIERI delegates an opportunity to see something of Jamaica. These excursions and guided tours can be selected and paid for at registration. An attempt will be made to provide something to suit all tastes and budgets, including visits to local beaches, Blue Mountain and environmental tours, visits to historic sites etc.

IDIERI 5 will close with a theatre performance and dinner at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, including an opportunity for delegates to 'drop foot' to a local Reggae band.

An outline of the main activities will be sent to delegates in advance of the Institute, while a detailed programme, including abstracts, will be available at registration.