{"id":20357,"date":"2025-07-17T11:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?post_type=cu-events&#038;p=20357"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:04:36","slug":"2nd-annual-international-conference-of-the-africa-indigenous-knowledge-research-network-aikrn","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/cu-events\/2nd-annual-international-conference-of-the-africa-indigenous-knowledge-research-network-aikrn\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual International Conference of the Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"356\"><strong data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"181\">Join Us for the 2nd Annual International Conference of the Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN)<\/strong><br data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"184\" \/><strong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"194\">Dates:<\/strong> August\u00a0 25\u201327, 2026<br data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"214\" \/><strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"227\">Location:<\/strong> Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<br data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"295\" \/>(<em data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"355\">Hybrid format: In-person and virtual attendance available<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"379\">Conference Theme:<\/strong><br data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"382\" \/><em data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"537\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africaindigenousresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Transformative Wisdom: International Perspectives on Indigenous Economies, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Livelihoods<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"566\"><strong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"564\">Important Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"623\"><strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"602\">Abstract Submission Deadline:<\/strong> September 30, 2025<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"623\"><strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"657\">Notification of Acceptance:<\/strong> October 30, 2025<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"623\"><strong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"714\">Full Paper Submission Deadline:<\/strong> \u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EXTENDED TO MARCH 20 2026<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"832\">For in-person participants, please kindly contact the hotel for accommodation<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/event-reservations\/reservation-link.mi?id=1765477770977&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink&amp;_branch_match_id=1481326173723135046&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0MtNLCrKzC8p0UvOz9UvSi3OyczLtgdK2ALZZSCOWmaKraG5mamJORAYWJqbq2WnVtq6BwWo1RWlpqUCdeelxycV5ZcXpxbZOmcU5eemAgAnkWWIYAAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Booking Here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"912\"><strong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"873\">For More Information and Inquiries: <\/strong>Email us at: <strong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"912\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#99;o&#x6e;&#x66;&#101;&#x72;&#x65;&#110;c&#x65;&#64;a&#x66;&#114;i&#x63;&#x61;&#105;&#x6e;&#x64;&#105;g&#x65;&#110;o&#x75;&#115;r&#x65;&#115;e&#x61;&#x72;&#99;&#x68;&#x2e;&#99;o&#x6d;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"910\">c&#111;&#110;&#102;&#x65;&#x72;&#x65;nc&#101;&#64;&#x61;&#x66;&#x72;&#x69;ca&#105;&#110;&#x64;&#x69;&#x67;&#x65;n&#111;&#117;&#115;&#x72;&#x65;&#x73;ea&#114;&#99;&#104;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;m\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"daevent-type":[282],"event-audience":[189,190,191,192,193,194,196,197],"event-featured":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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