The Caribbean Academy of Sciences(CAS) announces its 16th General Meeting and Biennial Conference, entitled "Science and Technology: Vehicles for sustainable economic development in the Caribbean", from October 11th to 13th, 2008 to be held at The Grenada Grand Beach Resort located at Grande Anse in Grenada.

The Caribbean Academy of Sciences , founded in 1988, is an organization which brings together natural scientists and social scientists from the English, French, Spanish and Dutch speaking Caribbean. In May 2009 CAS will be 21 years old, and to celebrate its coming of age, has embarked on a year of heightened activity.

The center piece of the celebrations will be the CAS 16th General Meeting and Biennial Conference, entitled "Science and Technology: Vehicles for sustainable economic development in the Caribbean", from October 11th to 13th, 2008 to be held at The Grenada Grand Beach Resort located at Grande Anse in Grenada.

The conference will be held in collaboration with the Government of Grenada and three major institutes of learning of the English Speaking Caribbean: The University of the West Indies; The St Georges University and The University of The Southern Caribbean.


More information on registration fees, accommodation and submission of papers can be found here

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