31st Annual Conference, "2008: The Interconnected World "

Mon, 2008-10-20 - Wed, 2008-10-22

Speaker and Panelist Presentations

Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture on International Dance Scholarship

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Carving out space for Chinese modern dance in an interconnected world
Alison M. Friedman

Arts Task Force Plenary

Music as a Means to Intercultural Dialogue
Anthony Paul De Ritis

A Brief Introduction to the International Exchange Programs of the Central Conservatory of Music
Xu Changjun

A visual arts presentation
Mary Susanne Sherman

Balancing the Benefits and Dangers of Digital Imagery
Karen Stock

Best Practices for Fulbright Alumni Organizations

Fulbright Alumni e.V. The German Fulbright Alumni Association
Barbara Weiten

Science & Environment Panel

The Nile Basin: Status and Future Challenges
Hany Hamroush

The State of Green Accounting for Forest and Green Policies in China
Zhang Ying

Business & Finance Panel

The Convergence of Technologies, Communication and Business: Implications and Lessons Learned from LifeSciences, a Dialogue on Opportunities, Threats and Dilemmas
Albert Siu

Education Panel

The Ford Foundation Higher Education Program--China
John Fitzgerald

Education in China
Shi Jinghuan

International Education Task Force Plenary

Malindi's Journey and the Interconnected World: Past and Future
Alicia Carroll and Lucy Montgomery

Training Program in Theatrical Lighting Design, St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts, St. Petersburg Russia
James L. Franklin

The Fulbright Scholar Role on Internationalizing Higher Education Campuses
Ana Gil-Garcia

Development of Special Education in Vietnam and International Cooperation in Teacher Preparation
Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen

Conference Schedule & Program

Sunday, October 19

15:00-1900

Conference Registration Opens

Monday, October 20

8:00-1500	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 Scholarhip 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)

The Master of Global Policy Studies Program
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/degreeprograms/mgps_main.php

Hosting the cultural event and reception on Oct. 21st, 2008:

The United States Embassy
Beijing, China
http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/

Hosting the reception on Oct. 22nd, 2008:

Ambassador of Luxembourg - Beijing

Co-Sponsor

Roundtable Discussions

China and India: Comparative Perspectives
Cheryl Abbott (Germany 1986, India 1987)

Teaching International Students/ Teaching Abroad
Kimberly Asbury (Botswana 1998)

Borderless Education: International Promise & Challenge
Charles Davis (Guatemala 2006)

Corporations Impact Moral and Ethical Values Worldwide
Charlene Dykman (Panama 2005)

Exploring Partnerships between National Fulbright Associations and U.S. Fulbright Association Chapters
Ana Gil-Garcia (USA 1987, Venezuela 2004)

The Interconnectedness of New and Well Established Fulbright Organizations around the World: A Practical Approach to Establishing a Future Fulbright Chapter, Association or Group
Suzanne Gyeszley (Hungary 1995)

A Reexamination of the Fulbright Program in Japan
Kagehide Kaku (USA 1986)

How is the “Flat World Concept” affecting China and its Role in Economic Affairs?
Sue Kenworthy (Israel 1981)

Waging Peace with Non-European Languages and their Speakers - China and Others
Merryl Kravitz (Lithuania 2001)

How Others View China's Rise
Asad-ul Latif (USA 2006)

The Interconnectedness of the Arts in 2008
Leonard Lehrer (Greece 2001, Greece 2003)

Teaching in an International Setting
Ann Miller (Germany 2005)

The Impact of Extremism on Higher Education in Muslim Countries: A Case Study of Pakistan
Nazir Mughal (Bosnia 2004) & Dr. A. Basit, co-presenter

Newly Independent Landlocked Asian Countries: Challenges for Connecting to World Economies
Jay Nathan (Thailand 1991, Poland 1998, Kazakhstan 2002)

The Arts of Living with Natural Treatments to Self-Care in East & West
Duc Viet Nguyen

Coping with the Difficulties facing China
Hiroshi Ohno (USA 1956)

Making Study Abroad Accessible and Affordable for University Students
Everette Penn (Egypt 2005)

Synergies from Cross-National Economic Cooperation: Why Japan, China, and India Should be Seeking Opportunities for Collaboration
James Portwood (Hungary 1990)

Women's Rights in Tunisia: Progress or Reform?
Emily Proskine (Tunisia 2003)

The Role of the Arts in Cultural Diplomacy
Kathy Hoffman (Austria 2006)

Teaching American Literature in Inter-Cultural Contexts
Mary Ellen H. Schmider (China 1997, Macedonia 2005)

On Engaging with Asia
Saeed Shafqat (Pakistan 1992)

The Rule of Order and Higher Education
Dee Bruce Sun (China 1995)

Keeping in Touch: Strategies for Continuing Development of Fulbright projects and contacts
Joan Todd (Yugoslavia 1985)

The Culture of Sport: Education, Training, Performance, Psychology, and Media Coverage in the Global Age
Yu-wan Wang (Germany 2005)

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