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Fulbright Association 30th Anniversary Conference:  People & the Planet


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Conference Program

View conference photographs, courtesy of Wiltrud Hammelstein (USA 1986)

Thursday, November 1st

7-9 p.m. Opening Reception—Residence of the Ambassador of Colombia
» Solo Dance Performance by Joy T. Williams (Colombia 2005)

Friday, November 2nd

9-10:30 a.m. Opening Session—Annual Business Meeting of Members,
                   Advocacy Update                                                                                             
» View the Annual Business Meeting Slides 

» View Michael McCarry's Slides

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Overview Panel on Climate Change                                                  » Rob Bradley, Director, International Climate Policy Initiative, World Resources Institute
»
Myra Frazier (Gabon 1991), Attorney-at-Law
»
Gregory Jenkins (Senegal 2003), Chair, Department of Physics and  
   Astronomy & Director, Howard University Program in Atmospheric Sciences
»
Rojina Manandhar (USA 2005), Environmental Scientist, Tetra Tech, Inc.                            
   »
View Rojina Manandhar's Slides

 

12:15-2:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own

12:15-4 p.m. Chapter Leadership Seminar (by invitation)                                                 

 2-5 p.m. Facilitated Roundtable Discussions

 7-9:30 p.m. 30th Annual Banquet & Keynote Address                                                
»
"Local Initiatives for Global Environmental Protection"                     
                    
    Miranda Schreurs
 (Japan 1991; Germany 1999), Director of the                             
    Environmental Policy Research Center & Professor of Comparative Politics,                         
    Free University of Berlin
   » Hear Miranda Schreurs's Address                                                                                                    


Saturday, November 3rd

9-10:30 a.m. Successful Adaptations to Environmental Changes
» Ariane A. Kirtley (Niger 2005), Director, Amman Imman (Water is Life)
» Wallace Oates (United Kingdom 1974), Professor of Economics,
    University of Maryland

» Ryan P. Szuch (Australia 2001), Senior Associate, ENVIRON International Corporation

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. International Conflict & Climate Change
» Armin Rosencranz (Australia 1987; India 1983, 1992), Visiting Professor,  
   School of Public Policy, University of Maryland & Founder, Pacific Environment
   » View Armin Rosencranz's Slides      
»
Lisa Schirch (Ghana & Kenya 2002), Program Director, 3D Security Initiative
   & Professor of Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University
   » View Lisa Schirch's Slides
»
Andrew L. Strauss (Ecuador 1981), Professor of International Law,
   Widener University School of Law
    » Read
a related article by Andrew L. Strauss                                                                                         

12:30-2 p.m. Plenary Luncheon & Address
» “Climate Change:  Markets, Crises, or Justice—Roles for Fulbright Scholars”
    Michael K. Dorsey
, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College
    » Hear Michael K. Dorsey's Address


2:15-3:45 p.m. Writers & the Environment                                                                             » Nancy Bunge (Austria 1986, Belgium 1999, Germany 2006), Professor,
   Michigan State University                                                                                                   
   »
Read Nancy Bunge's Remarks
»
John Elder (Italy 2000), author of Pilgrimage to Vallombrosa
   & Professor of English and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College
»
Cheryl J. Fish (Finland 2007), Associate Professor of English,
    Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY                                                                                                                                            

 4-5 p.m. 2007 Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture
» Sacred Dance & Secular Law in Bali:  Ron Jenkins (Indonesia 2007),
    Professor of Theater, Wesleyan University                                                                    
         » Read Ron Jenkins' Remarks
 

6:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

Sunday, November 4th

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Poster Session on People & the Planet
9 a.m.-12 p.m. Arts Task Force Sessions and Business Meeting                                                                
                                                                                                                                             » Read Jerry Cooper's Remarks                                                                                           » View Jerry Cooper's Slides
» View Gene Berryhill's Slides                                                                                            » Read Janeil Engelstad's Remarks                                                                                     » View Janeil Engelstad's Slides 

9 a.m.-12 p.m. International Education Task Force Sessions and Business Meeting             » Read the Minutes from the International Education Task Force Session                                                                                                                               » Read the Summaries of Presentations from the International Education Task Force Session


 


Information on Past Conferences

Fulbright Alumni:  Expressions in Civil Society
29th Annual Conference (Nov. 3-5, 2006), Marrakech, Morocco

Connecting Fulbright Alumni:  Achieving Global Results
28th Annual Conference (Nov. 10-13, 2005), Baltimore, Md.

Celebrating the Fulbright Ethos
27th Annual Conference (Oct. 7 & 8, 2004), Athens, Greece

Fulbright Exchanges:  Advancing Knowledge & Mutual Understanding
26th Annual Conference (Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 2003), Washington, DC

Dialogue of Cultures: Fulbright Contributions
25th Anniversary Conference (Oct. 10-13, 2002), Washington, DC

Transforming Transitions: A Fulbright Perspective
24th Annual Conference (Nov. 8-11, 2001), Washington, DC

International Challenges and New Leadership: A Fulbright Colloquium
23rd Annual Conference (Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2000), Washington, DC

Opportunities for Leadership: Fulbright in the World
22nd Annual Conference (Oct. 7-10, 1999), Washington, DC
 

This page was updated December 04, 2007