The Scientific and Technologic Forum of the Cameroonian Diaspora (FoSTDIC) is an international symposium organized by the Cameroon Association of Engineers and Computer Scientists in Germany (VKII e. V.). This event is organized yearly since 2001. The Forum hosts nearly 250 international guests from various fields of technology, academia, policy makers and professionals. It provides a collegiate setting for presentations and discussions of national and international development issues of concern and best practice models. It is also an excellent networking environment for attendees to discuss problems, share knowledge, obtain feedback,and learn more about opportunities in the respective fields. Each symposium is crowned by an award ceremony honouring the best Cameroonians graduates and professionals in the industry or in the field of research.

The eighth international symposium of the VKII (FoSTDIC) will take place from 18-19 May 2012 in Dortmund. The FoSTDIC 2012 deals with the topic of "North-South - Knowledge and Technologies Transfer with an emphasis on Germany and Cameroon in the age of information and communication technology". The potential and role of the scientific diaspora in this process will be addressed particularly.

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