The Fourth Annual Central Asia Conference:
A Policy Dialogue
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Thursday, April 20-Saturday, April 22, 2006
Thursday, April 20
Militant Islam: Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East and Central Asia
- Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
- Chair and Discussant: Dr. Mehrdad Kia, Director, International Programs and Central and Southwest Asia Program, The University of Montana
- Panelists: Samir Bitar, Arabic Language and Culture Instructor, The University of Montana, Dr. Jeffrey A. Gritzner, Chair and Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Montana, and Dr. Ahmed E. Souaiaia, Department of Religious Studies, University of Iowa
- Venue: University Center Theater
- Listen to Part One of "Militant Islam: Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East and Central Asia"
- Listen to Part Two of "Militant Islam: Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East and Central Asia"
Rule of Law and Central Asia
- Time: 1:15-2:45 p.m.
- Chair and Discussant: Jeff Renz, Professor of Law, The University of Montana
- Panelists: Alimbai Sulaimanov, Vice Dean for Curriculum and Aimonchok Tashieva, Lecturer, Osh State University, Kyrgyz Republic and Greg Munro, Professor of Law, The University of Montana
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
- Listen to Part One of "Rule of Law and Central Asia"
- Listen to Part Two of "Rule of Law and Central Asia"
Political Mobilization in South Caucasus
- Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
- Chair and Discussant: Thomas Goltz, Visiting Scholar, Central and Southwest Asia Program/Department of Geography, The University of Montana
- Panelists: Jeffery Werbock, President, Mugham Society USA, Dr. Maia Sukhiashvili, Professor of Persian Language and Literature, The University of Montana and Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Los Angeles and Western States of the United States
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
- Listen to Part One of "Political Mobilization in South Caucasus"
- Listen to Part Two of "Political Mobilization in South Caucasus"
Energy, Security, and Economic Development: Montana and Central Asia
Keynote Address by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer- Time: 7-9 p.m.
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
- Listen to "Energy, Security, and Economic Development: Montana and Central Asia"
Friday, April 21
Hydroelectric Power and Water in Tajikistan
- Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
- Speaker: Khamrokhon Zaripov - Ambassador of Tajikistan to the United States
- Venue: Mansfield Center conference room, Mansfield Library
Social and Environmental Change: Challenges for Central Asia
- Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
- Chair: Dr. Don Bedunah, Professor, College of Forestry and Conservation, The University of Montana
- Panelists: Dr. Jeffrey A. Gritzner, Chair and Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Montana, Dr. Sarah J. Halvorson, Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Montana, Dr. Ardi Kia, Associate Director of the Central and Southwest Asia Program and Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Montana, Dr. Dina Mukhamedkhan, Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Kazakhstan, School of Education, The University of Montana
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
- Listen to Part One of "Social and Environmental Change: Challenges for Central Asia"
- Listen to Part Two of "Social and Environmental Change: Challenges for Central Asia"
Cultural Event: Music by Jeffrey Werbock
- Time: 7-7:45 p.m.
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
Roundtable Discussion: Security, Energy, and Economic Development
- Time: 7:45-9:30 p.m.
- Panelists: Zamira Sydykova - Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Los Angeles and Western States of the United States, John G. Fox, Director of United States State Department’s Office of Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs, Dr. Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates, Inc. and Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council, and Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Meppen, United States Institute for Peace
- Venue: South Ballroom, University Center
- Listen to Part One of "Roundtable Discussion: Security, Energy, and Economic Development"
- Listen to Part Two of "Roundtable Discussion: Security, Energy, and Economic Development"
Saturday, April 22
Recent Developments in Central Asia and South Caucasus
- Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Panelists: Zamira Sydykova - Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Los Angeles and Western States of the United States, John G. Fox, Director of United States State Department’s Office of Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs, Dr. Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates, Inc. and Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council and Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Meppen, United States Institute for Peace
- Venue: University Center Theater
- Listen to Part One of "Recent Developments in Central Asia and South Caucasus"
- Listen to Part Two of "Recent Developments in Central Asia and South Caucasus"
For more information on this conference, please contact the Central & Southwest Asian Studies Program at The University of Montana, (406) 243-2235, or e-mail: cenasia@mso.umt.edu.