UWI/CDB To Host 16th Annual SALISES Conference and Lecture In St.Lucia , January 14-16, 2015.
 
January 23, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir W. Arthur Lewis in Castries, St Lucia. Given the continued and growing interest in his work, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), of which he was respectively the first President (1970-73) and Vice Chancellor (1962-63), have established a partnership with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) to mark this occasion with a variety of activities.
 
A high point of these will be the joint hosting, by the CDB and the UWI Vice Chancellery in association with The UWI Open Campus  Saint Lucia, of The 16th Annual SALISES Conference, Celebrated as The W Arthur Lewis Centennial, January 14-16, 2015 in St Lucia under the theme: Towards Caribbean Prosperity and Happiness in an Equitable and Sustainable World.
 
The venue for the conference will be The Bay Gardens Hotel , Rodney Bay.  The featured speaker for the Opening Ceremony will be Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of St. Lucia.
 
REGISTRATION FEES: International Participants (Full Registration)    US$200Regional Participants (Full Registration)    US$150University Students    US$75Students (Secondary)    FREE (no refreshment )Local Participants (Daily Registration)             EC$100 (inclusive of lunch)SALISES will also be hosting its Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Lecture in St. Lucia this year.  This distinguished lecture will be held at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday 15th January 2015 at 7 p.m.  The Guest Speaker for this event will be  Dr Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS.  All are invited.For further  details please click on the link below.

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