The conference will take place from July 27-29, 2012 at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Dr. Solomon Bililign from North Carolina A & T State University will deliver the keynote presentation titled, “The need for interdisciplinary research and education for sustainable human development to deal with global challenges.”

Thirty abstracts for the 7th ICAD have been accepted from representatives of five countries--Ethiopia, Japan, Nigeria, Ghana, Ireland and United States--and 12 U.S. states--North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia, Kentucky, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, New Jersey, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri. Abstracts and a preliminary conference program are available at the conference website.