Principal Investigators Meeting

June 15-18, 2026

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CAT

University of Nairobi

The goal of the Afretec PI Meeting is to foster collaborative knowledge creation among Afretec members, connecting established faculty with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Beyond nurturing scientific and technical excellence, the PI meeting will provide a forum to identify funding opportunities and maximize the visibility of the network across the African and global innovation communities.

This event is an invitation-only event for Afretec Network members. Each active Afretec Network grant will have three attendees:

  • Principal investigator
  • One additional investigator
  • One graduate student and postdoctoral fellow

Please contact afretec@andrew.cmu.edu with any questions about this event.

Agenda

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Abstracts

The achievements of each grant supported by the Afretec Network should be summarized in an abstract. The abstracts will appear in the proceedings book of the Afretec PI Meeting. Abstracts should be submitted by Friday, May 29 to afretec@andrew.cmu.edu with a copy to idabo@andrew.cmu.edu.

Posters

The poster presentation session will offer students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to actively engage with the Afretec community. Posters should be submitted by Friday, May 29 to afretec@andrew.cmu.edu with a copy to idabo@andrew.cmu.edu. It is strongly recommended that you bring your poster with you as on-site printing is limited.

Presentations

Each principal investigator will present the objectives, methods, results, and future directions of their project. Full grant presentations are 30 minutes (including 6 minutes of Q&A). Seed grant presentations are 20 minutes (including 4 minutes of Q&A). Presentations should be submitted through the Google Form by Friday, June 5.

Travel and logistics

Transport from the airport to the hotel is provided. A representative from the University of Nairobi will receive you at the airport with a placard that says “Afretec PI Meeting.”

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