All prices hereunder subject to change without notice by the relevant hotels.

High End / Luxury accommodation (information provided by all-hotels.com)

• Hotel Faidherbe, Dakar, From: €38 EUR pp - 19 Avenue Faidherbe, Dakar, Senegal, 3197 - At downtown of Dakar, Faidherbe's hotel has 82 rooms, including 3 suites, 3 conference rooms, a restaurant, bar, swimming pool.

• La Croix Du Sud, Dakar, From: €46 EUR pp - 20 Avenue Hassan Ii, Dakar, Senegal, 232 - Right in the center of Dakar, and closed to the famous Place de l'independence Hotel
  

Dakar is well connected to other African capitals. Air Sénégal International has good, regular connections to Praia in Cape Verde (US$300), Banjul (US$300), Bissau (US$200), Abidjan, (US$350), Accra (US$380) and Bamako (US$290). Lagos is best reached by Virgin Nigeria (around US$380). There are also good connections to Morocco (Royal Air Maroc), Algeria (Air Algérie) and Tunisia (Air Tunisia). For trips to East Africa, Kenya Airways is your best option. Trips to Nairobi cost around US$1600, and there are good connections to Uganda and Tanzania.

Visa Requirements

All visitors must either hold a return or onward ticket, or pay a deposit to the airline approximately equal to the fare of a ticket from Senegal to their country of origin (refundable on request to the local Treasury before leaving Senegal) and all documents for next destination. Passports must be valid for at least three months on entry.

Visa and health requirements for various countries

Q. On what dates does KMAfrica 2009 take place?

A. 4-7 May, 2009 Dakar, Senegal

Q. Where will KMAfrica2009 conference take place?

A. Le Meridien President Hotel, Pointe des Almadies BP, 8181, Dakar, Senegal Phone: (221)(33) 8696969. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?pr...

Q. I would like to present a paper at KMAfrica2009 - how do I go about this?

A. Please send your abstract of between 100-500 words to kmapapers@kmafrica.com before 30th November 2008. Abstracts must include the following information:

THÉME DE LA CONFÉRENCE - “Le Savoir pour repositionner l’Afrique dans l’Économie Mondiale”

CONFERENCE THEME “Knowledge to Reposition Africa in the Global Economy”

Knowledge Management Africa (KMA) invites the submission of papers for its Third Biennial Conference KMA 2009: “Knowledge to Reposition Africa in the Global Economy”. Papers which focus on the application of technologies in addressing the conference theme are strongly encouraged.

KMAfrica 2009 - The Third Biennial Conference “Knowledge to Reposition Africa in the World Economy" / “Le Savoir pour repositionner l’Afrique dans l’Économie Mondiale” 4th-7th May 2009 Dakar, Senegal

How can knowledge be used to re-position Africa in the global economy, particularly with regard to the impact of technology?