Preliminary Program

PROGRAM

Wednesday, April 9
3:00-6:00 p.m.	Conference Registration (Double Tree Hotel) Dinner on own
Thursday, April 10
7:30-9:00 a.m.	Conference Registration (DoubleTree Hotel)
7:45 a.m.	Meet in Foyer of DoubleTree and walk to The University of Montana
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (University Center, The University of Montana)
9:00–10:30 a.m.	NUTS and BOLTS Roundtable: Everything You Ever Wanted To know About Administering Your Title VI Project But Were Afraid To Ask (University Center Theater, University Center) Chairs: Christine Corey, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Dept of Education Michelle Guilfoil, Program Officer, U.S. Dept of Education Participants: "Faculty Development in an International Setting", Adrian Sherman, Ithaca College "Making Evaluation Work for You: A Latin America Studies Example", Elsa Ochoa-Fernandez and Rosalie Giacchino-Baker, California State University-San Bernardino "Applying Real-Life Experiences in the Classroom: Case Studies in International Development", Alicia Cook, Colorado State University
10:30–10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break (North Ballroom, University Center)
10:45-12:00 noon	Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Funding Opportunities (University Center Theater) Chair: Sarah Beaton, Branch Chief, International Studies Branch, U.S. Dept of Education

12:15–1:30 p.m.	Buffet Lunch (North Ballroom - University Center)
1:30 p.m. –3:00 p.m.	Business Meeting of Title VI Directors (University Center Theatre) Chairs: Christine Corey, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Dept of Education Michelle Guilfoil, Program Officer, U.S. Dept of Education
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Meeting with Year One and Year Two Project Directors (of 3-Year Projects) (University Center Theatre) Discuss annual performance reports
4:00–6:00 p.m.	FREE
6:00–7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception (University Center, North Ballroom) Welcoming Remarks – Christine Corey, Senior Program Officer, US Dept of Education Sarah Beaton, Branch Chief, US Dept of Education Dennis O’Donnell and Mehrdad Kia, Co-Directors of Title VI Grant, The University of Montana George M. Dennison, President, The University of Montana The Honorable Askar Aitmatov, Foreign Minister, Kyrgyz Republic
7:30–9:00 p.m.	"Oil, Democracy, and Militant Islam in Central Asia" (University Center Theatre) Introductions: Mark Johnson, President, World Affairs Council and Former U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Speaker: Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Friday, April 11
7:30-8:15 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (University Center)
8:15-10:00 a.m.	Opening Session (University Center Theatre) Introduction and Overview: Mehrdad Kia, Director of International Programs and Co-Director of Title VI Grant, The University of Montana Welcome: Lois Muir, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Montana “Russia in Southern Eurasia: End of Hegemony or a New Phase?” Keynote Speaker: Herbert Ellison, Historian, Jackson School of International Studies, The University of Washington
10:00–10:15 a.m.	Coffee Break (North Ballroom, University Center)
10:15–11:45 a.m.	Panel I – Central Asia and the Caucasus: Islam, Modernity, Nationalism and the Quest for a New Identity (University Center Theatre) Moderator: Dennis O’Donnell, The University of Montana Participants: Chief Warrant Officer Ric Bridwell, Montana National Guard Aigul Bokayeva, Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan Guram Chikovani, Marina Tkhinvaleli, and Iago Gocheleishvili, Tbilisi Institute of Asia & Africa, and Grigol Beradze, G. Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Georgia Discussant: Mehrdad Kia, The University of Montana
12 noon–1:30 p.m.	Luncheon (University Center Ballroom)
1:45–3:15 p.m.	Panel II – Water, Gender, and Globalization in Central & Southwest Asia (University Center Theatre) Moderator: Peter Koehn, Dept of Political Science, The University of Montana Participants: Jeffrey Gritzner, Dept of Geography, The University of Montana Sarah Halvorson, Dept of Geography, The University of Montana Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute, Bozeman, Montana Discussant: Brian Winchester, Director, Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University
3:30–4:15 p.m.	Commentary/Questions/Wrap Up Moderator: Christine Corey, U.S. Dept of Education Participants: Brian Winchester, Herbert Ellison, Dennis O’Donnell, Guram Chikovani and Mehrdad Kia
4:15–8:00 p.m.	FREE/ Dinner on Own
7:30–9:30 p.m.	"Afghanistan and Central Asia: Rebuilding of Nations" (University Center Ballroom) Introduction: Mehrdad Kia, Director of International Programs, The University of Montana Keynote Speaker: Ahmed Rashid – Pakistani scholar, journalist and author
Saturday, April 12
7:45–8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (South Ballroom, University Center)
8:30–8:45 a.m.	Discussion - Format for Small Breakout Sessions Mehrdad Kia and Christine Corey (University Center
8:45–10:00 a.m.	Small Breakout Sessions (University Center) Facilitators: Brian Winchester, Indiana University Ann Kelleher, Pacific Lutheran University Sarah Halvorson, The University of Montana Aron Aji, Butler University Dennis O’Donnell, The University of Montana
10:00–10:45 a.m.	Wrap-Up Presentations of Breakout Sessions - (University Center Theatre)
11:00 a.m.–12 noon	"The Cultures of Central Asia and the Caspian Basin: A Multimedia Presentation" (University Center Theater) Presenter: Ardeshir Kia, Art Historian and Professor of Persian, The University of Montana
12 :15–1:15 p.m.	Special Exhibit of Persian, Transcaucasian and Central Asian Carpets and Goldworks (on loan by Suzanne Bessac and Doreen Shafizadeh) (North Ballroom, University Center)
1:15-1:30 p.m.	Board buses/ Box Lunch
1:30–3:00 p.m.	Drive to Flathead River Valley (Home of Richard Erb and Joanna Shelton)
3:00–6:00 p.m.	Afternoon Barbeque/Reception
6:00–6:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks
6:30-8:00 p.m.	Return to DoubleTree Hotel
Sunday, April 13
Depart Missoula

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