African Physical Society inaugural council meeting

Group photo taken at the inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society. The council meeting took place in Senegal from January 11-16, 2010. During that time, Francis K. Allotey was elected Founding President, Sekazi K. Mtingwa was appointed American Liaison Officer, and James Uhomoibhi was appointed European Liaison Officer for the society. 
Front row, L-R: Paul Woafo, Universitty of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Ahmadou Wagué, Cheikha Anta Diop University, Senegal; Francis K. Allotey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; Najeh Thabet Mliki, University of Tunis El Manar, then President of the Tunisian Physical Society; Moïse Godefroy Kwato Njock, University of Douala, Cameroon. Back row, L-R: Joe Niemela, Abdus Salam Int’l Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
John Akintayo Adedoyin, University of Botswana; Malik Maaza, iThemba LABS, South Africa; Arezki Benfdila, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria; Ndumiso Cingo, National Laser Centre, South Africa; Unidentified; Unidentified; Sekazi K. Mtingwa, MIT, USA; Unidentified; James Uhomoibhi, University of Ulster, UK., Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, African Physical Society Founding Collection, Gift of Sekazi K. Mtingwa
Abstract/Description: Group photo taken at the inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society. The council meeting took place in Senegal from January 11-16, 2010. During that time, Francis K. Allotey was elected Founding President, Sekazi K. Mtingwa was appointed American Liaison Officer, and James Uhomoibhi was appointed European Liaison Officer for the society. Front row, L-R: Paul Woafo, Universitty of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Ahmadou Wagué, Cheikha Anta Diop University, Senegal; Francis K. Allotey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; Najeh Thabet Mliki, University of Tunis El Manar, then President of the Tunisian Physical Society; Moïse Godefroy Kwato Njock, University of Douala, Cameroon. Back row, L-R: Joe Niemela, Abdus Salam Int’l Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy John Akintayo Adedoyin, University of Botswana; Malik Maaza, iThemba LABS, South Africa; Arezki Benfdila, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria; Ndumiso Cingo, National Laser Centre, South Africa; Unidentified; Unidentified; Sekazi K. Mtingwa, MIT, USA; Unidentified; James Uhomoibhi, University of Ulster, UK.
Subject(s): Portraits, Group
Meetings
African Physical Society
Allotey, F. K. A.
Mtingwa, Sekazi, 1949-
Adedoyin, John Akintayo
Wagué, Ahmadou
Woafo, Paul
Mliki, N.
Kwato Njock, Moïse Godefroy 1961-
Niemela, Joseph J.
Maaza, Malik
Benfdila, A.
Cingo, Ndumiso
Uhomoibhi, James
Date Created: January 2010
Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, African Physical Society Founding Collection, Gift of Sekazi K. Mtingwa
Catalog ID: AfPS Founding E1