BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The first activity of the new Executive Committee of the BSE elected in 1996 was the Sixth Annual Conference of the BSE. The Conference was held in the Faculty of Science between February 6-7, 1997. The two-day Conference was attended by a large number of participants. Unlike previous Conferences, the Sixth Annual Conference was marked by a high level of participation by biology teachers drawn from different regions. About thirty of these were sponsored by the Biological Society of Ethiopia to participate in the Conference. The program was officially opened by Her Excellency Wzo Genet Zewde, Minister of Education. In her official speech Wzo Genet stressed the key role that professional societies such as the BSE could play in the implementation of the new 'Education and Training Policy,' the advancement of Science and Technology in the country, the development and growth of biology education as well as the promotion of biological research and professional excellence.