Montana-Ireland Conference

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Schedule

Monday, April 25

3:00-5:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: "Into the West, Looking Homeward: Cork and Montana in the Age of Globalization." Dell Brown Room, Turner Hall

Introduction/Welcome: Jerry Fetz, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UM

Moderator: David Emmons, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, UM

Speakers: Traolach Ó Ríordáin, Irish Language Instructor, Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, "The Politics of Culture: America and the Irish Revival."

Katie Kane, Professor, Department of English, UM, "'The Unseen Translation': Irish and Irish-American Studies in the West and in Montana."

Eric Reimer, Professor, Department of English, UM, "'An Island Lightly Moored': Ireland in the American Imagination."

Seán Ó Coileáin, Professor, Head of the Department of Modern Irish, UCC, "The Irish language and the Irish people: an ongoing debate."

Dermot Keogh, Professor, Head of the Department of History, UCC, "Tolerance and intolerance in Ireland : the Jewish immigrant experience."

Colbert Kearney, Professor, Head of the Department of English, UCC, "Synge and the language of the people."

7:00 pm Keynote Address: "Blunt Instruments of Conquest: Irish Outlanders in Montana," UC Theater

Introduction/Welcome: Jerry Fetz, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UM

Speaker: David Emmons, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, UM

Tuesday, April 26

3:00-5:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: "The Celtic Tiger Meets the Wild West: Forging Business Partnerships" Real Life Examples from the Business, Art, Cultural and Science Worlds, Dell Brown Room, Turner Hall

Introduction/Welcome: Larry Gianchetta, Dean, School of Business Administration, UM

Moderator: Arnie Sherman, Executive Director, Montana World Trade Center

Art and Culture

Speaker: Geoffrey Sutton, Program Manager, Montana World Trade Center, "A Stroke of Genius and an Encore: Art and Culture Help Strengthen Business Relationships"

Panel: Monte Dolack, Local Missoula Artist, Greg Johnson, Artistic Director, Montana Repertory Theatre, Breandán Feiritéar, Independent filmmaker

Science/Academic

Speakers: Jim Sears, Professor, Department of Geology, UM, "Sharing ideas in geology: The fundamentals of an exchange planned for 2006 between UCC and UM"

Louise Tobin, International Education Officer, International Education Office, UCC, "The U.S. Study Abroad Experience at University College Cork"

Business/Economics

Speakers: Fraser McLeay, Senior Manager, Montana World Trade Center, "Doing Business in Ireland: Montana Success Stories"

Russel Moody, Omega 2 Hotubs, Montana, "Ireland: A stepping stone to Europe"

Dennis O'Donnell, Professor, Department of Economics, UM, "Switching Back: Evaluating the Celtic Tiger After Dealing with the Asian Tigers: The O'Donnell Perspective"

7:00 pm Keynote Address: "U.S. - Ireland alliances: A personal vision," UC Theater

Introduction/Welcome: Larry Gianchetta, Dean, School of Business Administration, UM

Speaker: Gerard T. Wrixon, President, UCC

Expanding Horizons April 2005 Newsletter
Lead Article: The University of Montana and the Irish Connection

UCC News May 2005
Lead Article: Beara meets Butte