Fulbright Association

Science & Environment
 





Fulbright Association
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Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 347-5543
Fax: (202) 347-6540
E-mail:
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Conference Program

Sunday, October 19

15:00-19:00 Conference Registration Opens

Monday, October 20

8:00-15:00 Conference Registration
9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks
Jiang Bo, Secretary-General, China Education Association for International Exchange
Suzanne E. Siskel (Indonesia 1983), President, Fulbright Association
9:30-10:15 Annual Business Meeting of Members
Suzanne E. Siskel, presiding
Jane L. Anderson, Executive Director, Fulbright Association
10:15-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:45 2008 Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture on International Dance Scholarship
Alison Friedman (China 2002), General Manager, Parnassus Productions, Inc.
Lunch on Your Own
13:15-15:15 Arts Task Force Plenary
Leonard Lehrer (Greece 2001, 2003), Associate Provost, Columbia College Chicago, Co-Chair, Arts Task Force, moderating
MUSIC PANEL
Anthony De Ritis, Composer, Chairman, Music Dept. & Director, Multimedia Studies Program, Northeastern Univ.
Natasa Mitrovic (USA 2004), Assistant Professor, Belgrade Academy of Music
Xu Changjun (USA 2006), Composer, Professor & Vice President, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
VISUAL ARTS PANEL
Mary Sherman (Taiwan 2008), Director, TransCultural Exchange; Lecturer, Northeastern University and Boston College
Karen Stock (China 2008), Fulbright Lecturer, Beijing Normal University; Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Winthrop University
15:15-15:30 Tea Break
15:30-17:45 Best Practices for Fulbright Alumni Organizations
Jane L. Anderson, moderating
Muhammad Ashraf (USA 2005), President, Pakistan National Association of Fulbright Alumni
Young Choi (USA 1973, 1996), President, Korean Fulbright Alumni Association
Madan Mohan Das (USA 1985), President, Fulbright Alumni Association of Nepal
Charlene Dykman (Panama 2005), President, Houston/Southeast Texas Chapter, U.S. Fulbright Association
Li Qingsi (USA 2004), Organizer, Chinese Fulbright Alumni Association
Keisuke Nakagawa (Bangladesh 2004), President, National Capital Area Chapter, U.S. Fulbright Association
Hiroshi Ohno (USA 1956), Secretary General, Tokyo Fulbright Association
Richard Thornton (Japan 1990), President, Greater Puget Sound Chapter, U.S. Fulbright Association
Barbara Weiten (USA 2002), Vice President, Communications, Fulbright Alumni e.V. (Germany)

19:00-21:30

Annual Banquet and Keynote Address
Yuan Wei (USA 1995), Vice President, Renmin University

Tuesday, October 21

8:30-12:30

Conference Registration

9:00-10:30

Science & Environment Panel
Philip J. Bossert (Germany 1968, 1969), Founder China Hawaii Investment Corporation, moderating
Hany Ahmed Hanroush (USA 1987, 1991), Scientific Affairs Advisor, U.S. Embassy, Cairo
Dan Guttman (China 2004), Visiting Professor, Peking University Public Interest Law Center
Zhang Ying (USA 2007), Professor, Forest Economics, Beijing Forestry University & General Deputy Secretary, Professional Committee, Forestry System Engineering of China
10:30-10:45 Tea Break
10:45-12:15 Business and Finance Panel
Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann (Finland 1986), Executive Vice President, Head Small Business Segment, Wells Fargo & Company, moderating
His Excellency Carlo Krieger
(USA 1982), Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the People’s Republic of China
Albert Siu
, Vice President, Learning and Development, Boston Scientific
  Lunch on Your Own
13:30-15:00 Alumni-Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
Session I
15:00-15:30 Interim between sessions
15:30-17:00 Alumni-Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
Session II

19:00-21:30

Cultural Performance and Reception
Buses depart from hotel lobby beginning at 18:00

Wednesday, October 22

9:00-10:30

Journalism & Communications Panel
Hoyt Purvis, Professor of Journalism, University of Arkansas, moderating
Yang Bu, Correspondent/Producer, Beijing Bureau, Reuters Television
Mark S. Leff (China 2008), Fulbright Lecturer, School of Television and Journalism Studies, Communication University of China & CNN reporter/producer (1980 to 2001)

10:30-10:45 Tea Break
10:45-12:15 Education Panel
Suzanne E. Siskel,
moderating

John Fitzgerald (USA 1988), Representative for China, The Ford Foundation
Paul Levine (China 2004), Director of Regional Studies, Shantou University
Shi Jinghuan (USA 1995), Professor and Executive Director, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
12:45-14:45 Plenary Luncheon & Address
James Fallows,
National Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly
15:00-17:00 International Education Task Force Plenary
Jenise Englund (Germany 1961, 1962; England 1984; Norway 1991; Belgium 1992), International Education Consultant, Co-Chair, International Task Force, moderating
Alicia Carroll (Kenya, Tanzania 2004), Teacher Developer, Boston Public Schools
James Franklin (Italy 1981, Russia 2003), Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut
Ana Gil-Garcia (USA 1987, Venezuela 2004), Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
Lucy Montgomery, Teacher, Boston Public Schools
Yang Bu, Correspondent/Producer, Beijing Bureau, Reuters Television
Yen Thi Hoang Nguyen, Dean, Faculty of Education, Hanoi National University of Education
18:30-20:00 Closing Reception at the Embassy of Luxembourg
21 Nei Wu Bu Jie 100600, Beijing
Buses depart from hotel lobby beginning at 17:30

Welcome:
His Excellency Carlo Krieger (USA 1982)

Program updated 10/14/08.


Information on Past Conferences

People and the Planet

30th Anniversary Conference (Nov. 1-4, 2007), Washington, DC

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
 

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