{"268291":{"#nid":"268291","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Africa beyond Africa: The Future of Cultural, Social, and Scientific Research Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Africa beyond Africa: The Future of Cultural, Social, and Scientific Research Conference,\u0022 a part of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014\u003C\/strong\u003E, will address several challenges that museums face today. Africa Atlanta 2014 and the conference are\u0026nbsp;co-sponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the Royal Museum of Central Africa (RMCA) in Tervuren, Belgium. 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Special opportunities include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis conference is a signature event for Africa Atlanta 2014, a citywide year-long series of events highlighting Atlanta as a nexus for reinventing the cultural and economic bonds among Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It is a collaboration involving over 40 partners from colleges and universities, arts and community organizations, governmental offices and agencies\u2014local, national, and international.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014\u003C\/strong\u003E is a citywide, year-long series of events highlighting Atlanta as a nexus for reinventing the cultural and economic bonds among Africa, Europe, and America. Running from October 2013 through Fall 2014, nearly 50 art exhibitions, performances, cinema, and multi-disciplinary conferences, seminars, and symposia encompass the realms of arts \u0026amp; culture, business \u0026amp; innovation, education, and global affairs. A highlight is \u003Cem\u003EKONGO across the WATERS\u003C\/em\u003E, an exhibition from one of the world\u2019s premier African art collections - the Royal Museum of Central Africa.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014\u003C\/strong\u003E is presented by Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts with the Consulate General of Belgium and the Africa Atlanta Partners, a collaboration of twenty-five organizations that includes the city\u2019s premier universities, arts and community organizations, business and industry, the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, federal and consular agencies. Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.africaatlanta.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.africaatlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E for a comprehensive schedule of activities.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Africa beyond Africa: The Future of Cultural, Social, and Scientific Research Conference,\u0022 a part of \u003Cstrong\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014\u003C\/strong\u003E, will address several challenges for the future of museums.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Africa beyond Africa: The Future of Cultural, Social, and Scientific Research Conference,\u0022 a part of Africa Atlanta 2014, will address challenges that museums face today."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-01-15 17:39:12","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:23:26","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-05-16T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-05-17T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-05-17T19:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-05-16 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-05-17 23:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-05-17 23:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"268261":{"id":"268261","type":"image","title":"Africa Beyond Africa","body":null,"created":"1449244058","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:47:38","changed":"1475894956","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:16","alt":"Africa Beyond Africa","file":{"fid":"198563","name":"africa-beyond-africa-banner-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/africa-beyond-africa-banner-1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/africa-beyond-africa-banner-1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":169380,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/africa-beyond-africa-banner-1_0.jpg?itok=8HYSlcUL"}},"246791":{"id":"246791","type":"image","title":"Africa Atlanta Logo","body":null,"created":"1449243758","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:42:38","changed":"1475894924","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:44","alt":"Africa Atlanta Logo","file":{"fid":"197947","name":"africaatlanta_logo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/africaatlanta_logo_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/africaatlanta_logo_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":9489,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/africaatlanta_logo_0.png?itok=eK26AIuR"}}},"media_ids":["268261","246791"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.africaatlanta.org\/calendar\/event\/people-and-their-things-africa-and-the-future-of-the-ethnographic-museum\/","title":"Africa Beyond Africa"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatechcenter.com\/","title":"Global Learning Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.africaatlanta.org\/","title":"Africa Atlanta 2014"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"60031","name":"Africa Atlanta 2014"},{"id":"6708","name":"museum"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:deshawn.jenkins@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edeshawn.jenkins@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}