(tentative - subject to change)
Wednesday, December 6
Conference participants arrive
Optional Pre Conference Tours available
Thursday, December 7
9:00 am Hospitality Room opens
9:00 am Secretariat Room opens
Conference participants arrive
1:00 pm Early registration in afternoon
Set up posters in Exhibition area
Friday, December 8 (First day of conference for participants)
7:30 am – 8:30 Board of Governors Meeting (continental breakfast will be
served)
7:30 am Registration available all day
9:00 am Opening Ceremony
Welcomings
by dignitaries
Deputy Prime Minister the Honorable Pham Gia Khiem
American
Ambassador Michael Marine
9:30 am EWCA Report
EWCA President Larry
Foster and EWCA Chair Kok Kian Poh
10:00 am Keynote address – President Morrison
10:30 Plenary Discussion – “Future of Vietnam - US Relations” chaired by Ambassador
Burghardt
11:30 am Break/ Poster Session presentations
11:45 am – 1 pm EWCA Executive Board Meeting
1:00 pm Luncheon with Board of Governors
Welcoming by Roland Lagareta,
Chair, EWC Board of Governors
2:30 pm Concurrent
panels/roundtable discussions
Internet
and Distance Learning II
Cultural
Diversity
Business
Issues in Asia: Local to Global
APLP –
Public Good and Risks: Case Studies in
Regional Issues
Youth
Across Asia
From
ASEAN+3 to East Asian Summit: The
Multiple Meanings of East Asian Regionalism and Multilateralism
Collaboration
in Sustainable Higher Education in Asia Pacific
4:00 pm Break
4:30 pm Concurrent panels/roundtable discussions
Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Economic Growth II
Education for Social and Economic Development
APLP - Leading Diversity
Conservation of Biological Diversity in Asia-Pacific
International Relations and Globalization I
From Tsunami to Home Communities: "Partnership for Youth" in Building Disaster-Resilient Communities
6:30 pm Welcoming dinner and cultural presentation
Saturday, December 9
8:00 am Registration moves to Hospitality Room
8:30 am Plenary Session – “Higher Education and the Public Need: The Challenges of Access, Quality, and
Equity” chaired by Dr. Terry Bigalke
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Concurrent panels/roundtable discussions
Education and Cultural Values
Globalization: Philosophical Perspectives
Disaster Management and Prevention I
APLP - Social Network Analysis
Competitive Funding and Private Gifts: Creating a Patchwork Quilt of Resources for
Student Program at the East-West Center
Women’s Issues
Livable Cities
12:00 pm Luncheon with speaker, Vice Foreign Minister
Le Van Bang
1:30 pm Concurrent panels/roundtable discussions
Art and Culture
Equity in Education: Challenge for the 21st Century
Nations, Health, and Population I
APLP - Scenario Building:
Asia Pacific Urban Challenges to the Year 2021
Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Economic Growth I
Sustainable Management and Rational Use of Natural Resources I
AsiaPacificEd Program
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Plenary Panel – “Tourism Development and the Poor in Southeast Asia”
organized by Dr. Chris Edmonds
Evening Open
Sunday, December 10
8:30 am Plenary Panel – “Health Challenges in Asia” chaired by Dr. Nancy Lewis
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Concurrent Panels/ Roundtable Discussions
Air Pollution Status and Management in
Vietnam
International Relations and Globalization
II
Nations, Health, and Population II
APLP - Futures: When ‘The Taken for
Granted’ is Taken Away
Internet and Distance Learning I
Disaster Management and Prevention II
Sustainable Management and Rational Use
of Natural Resources III
12:00 pm Luncheon with speaker, Madam Ton Nu
Thi Ninh, Vice Chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee
1:30 pm Concurrent Panels/Roundtable Discussions
Education: Local To Global
Education Beyond
Borders
Role of Media in
the 21st Century
APLP – Social
Entrepreneurialism in the Asia Pacific
Politics,
Government, and Health
Sustainable
Management and Rational Use of Natural Resources II
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EWCA Meeting and
Summary of Conference
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Break Between Sessions
4:45 pm – 6:15
pm Concurrent Panels/ Roundtable Discussions
The Pacific Islands and Political Reform in the Kingdom of Tonga
Traditional Music of Vietnam
7:00 pm Aloha Dinner, Awards Presentations, and
Cultural Fashion Show
Monday, December 11
Optional Post Conference Tours
Optional post conference meetings of special interest groups