2009 Rebuild Afghanistan Summit
Sunday
November 1, 2009
Dominican University, Guzman Hall, 2nd Floor, San Rafael, CA
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Start |
Duration (minutes) |
Description |
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11:00 AM |
30 |
Registration
for Attendees |
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11:30 AM |
5 |
Introduction
to Event: Emcee: The
Honorable Carol Ruth Silver, Advocate for Education for
AfghanistanÕs
forgotten children. |
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11:35 AM |
5 |
Arthur
Scott, Professor of Humanities and Social Cultural Studies, Dominican
University |
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11:40 AM |
5 |
Summit
Background: Masood Sattari, Chair of Rebuild Afghanistan Summit Committee |
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11:45 AM |
30 |
Introductions
to the Participating Organizations |
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12:15 PM |
15 |
Keynote
Speaker #1: Dr. Nahid Aziz, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor |
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12:30 PM |
15 |
Keynote
Speaker #2: Norman Solomon,
Author, Director, Institute for Public Accuracy |
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12:45 PM |
60 |
Lunch
and Networking Time (Box lunches
are available, $10, or go to the campus cafeteria) |
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2:00 PM |
60 |
Workshop
Session #1
(see below) |
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3:00 PM |
30 |
Break
and Networking Time |
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3:30 PM |
60 |
Workshop
Session #2
(see below) |
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4:30 PM |
5 |
Closing: Remarks |
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4:35 PM |
55 |
Networking
and Clean Up |
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5:30 PM |
0 |
End
of Event |
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Workshop
Session # 1 (2:00 PM to 3:00 PM) |
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Room # |
Description
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Facilitator |
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301 |
How
to Apply for and Find Funding
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Davis Fisher - Foundation
Center of San Francisco |
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302 |
Panel:
Improving the Quality of Education in Urban and Rural Afghanistan |
Sylvia
Dickinson, Afghan Education for a Better Tomorrow, moderator, and panel
members who are currently involved in education in Afghanistan
(*see below) |
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201 |
Archeology
and Ancient Art Afghanistan: Why it matters, or does it? |
Nadia
Tarzi, Ex. Director, Association for the Protection of Afghan Archeology, and Claudia
Brose, Cultural Preservation Journalist |
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Workshop Session # 2 (3:30 PM to 4:30 PM) |
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301 |
Funding
Sources and Strategies for Afghanistan; Grant Writing Techniques |
Rona
Popal, Executive Director,
Afghan Coalition, moderator Heidi Kuhn, Founder of Roots
of Peace, Co-Chair of The Bayat Foundation Afghan Trusted Network |
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302 |
Improving
Mental Health Care in Afghanistan |
Dr.
Nahid Aziz, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor |
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201 |
Rebuilding
according to Afghanistan's Islamic and Cultural Traditions |
Dr.
Farid Younos, Professor of Human Development, California State University,
East Bay |
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* Panel on Improving Education in Afghanistan:
Zalmai Roashan, Afghan
Education for a Better Tomorrow
Carol Ruth Silver, Project Manager, Master Teachers by Satellite for
Afghanistan
Kim OÕConnor, President,
Afghans4Tomorrow
Camilla Barry, Founder, Classrooms Across Cultures