EWC/EWCA Conference Schedule, Hanoi, Vietnam

As of 10/27/06

(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