ILRI / ILRIComms / Knowledge and Information / Official / Staff

Introducing James Stapleton, Managing Editor

Please join me in welcoming James Stapleton who from 1 June 2015 has joined ILRI as Team leader, publishing and curation in the communications and knowledge management team, based in Addis Ababa. Before joining ILRI, James spent more than 15 years working for various international and national NGOs in policy and communications roles. Between 2004 … Continue reading

Ethiopia / Knowledge and Information / Official / Staff

CIMMYT-Ethiopia new staff – Njeri Okono

CIMMYT-Ethiopia is glad to introduce Njeri Okonowho joined CIMMYT as Communications Manager for Africa, effective January, 2015. Njeri was working from CIMMYT HQ in the first few months, and relocated to Addis Ababa this week. She holds a Masters in Communication Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication, both from the School of Journalism, … Continue reading

ILRI / ILRIComms / Knowledge and Information / Official

Scopus and ScienceDirect registration

This is to inform ILRI staff who would like to register for Scopus to do so as soon as possible, noting that Elsevier limits the number of codes they give to the BibliothecaAlexandrina to issue to users, upon registration. After registration, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will send you personal activation codes, which will allow you to … Continue reading

Event report / ILRI / Knowledge and Information / Official

Workshop report from the CGIAR Consortium CapDev Community of Practice annual meeting 2014

The 2014 Annual workshop of the CGIAR Consortium CapDev Community of Practice was held from September 10–12, 2014 at CGIAR Consortium Headquarters, Montpellier, France. The workshop was planned by a CapDev Convening Committee comprised of Iddo Dror (ILRI), Diana Brandes (Livestock & Fish), Per Rudebjer (Bioversity), Simone Staiger (CIAT), Mehmood Hassan (ICRAF), Javier Ekboir (ILAC), … Continue reading

ILRI / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Staff

Message from Nelson Mwalwala: Kwaherini! Goodbye!

I wish to inform you (albeit lately) that I left ILRI on September 30, 2014 as my position at ILRI was declared redundant. Many thanks for the support you gave me which enabled me to deliver information services efficiently and effectively to the Research community and all stakeholders and above all the memorable inter-actions we shared for the many years at … Continue reading

Asia / ILRI / ILRIComms / Knowledge and Information / Southeast Asia / Staff

Jules Mateo, new communications specialist for East and Southeast Asia

Please welcome Julie (“Jules”) Mateo, our new Communications Specialist for East and South East Asia. Jules Mateo is an experienced copy editor/writer with a background in social sciences and humanities. Jules has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She later did graduate work in MA Media Studies Major … Continue reading