2009 Rebuild Afghanistan Summit

Sunday November 1, 2009

Dominican University, Guzman Hall, 2nd Floor, San Rafael, CA

 

Start

Duration (minutes)

Description

11:00 AM

30

Registration for Attendees 

11:30 AM

5

Introduction to Event:   Emcee: The Honorable Carol Ruth Silver, Advocate for Education for                                     AfghanistanÕs forgotten children.

11:35 AM

5

Arthur Scott, Professor of Humanities and Social Cultural Studies, Dominican University

11:40 AM

5

Summit Background: Masood Sattari, Chair of Rebuild Afghanistan Summit Committee

11:45 AM

30

Introductions to the Participating Organizations

12:15 PM

15

Keynote Speaker #1: Dr. Nahid Aziz, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor

12:30 PM

15

Keynote Speaker #2:  Norman Solomon, Author, Director, Institute for Public Accuracy

12:45 PM

60

Lunch and Networking Time  (Box lunches are available, $10, or go to the campus cafeteria)

2:00 PM

60

Workshop Session #1                  (see below)

3:00 PM

30

Break and Networking Time

3:30 PM

60

Workshop Session #2                  (see below)

4:30 PM

5

Closing:  Remarks

4:35 PM

55

Networking and Clean Up

5:30 PM

0

End of Event

Workshop Session # 1 (2:00 PM to 3:00 PM)

Room #

Description             

Facilitator

  301          

How to Apply for and Find Funding                     

           Davis Fisher  - Foundation Center of San Francisco

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)

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

 

Workshop Session # 2 (3:30 PM to 4:30 PM)

 

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

302

Improving Mental Health Care in Afghanistan

Dr. Nahid Aziz, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor

201

Rebuilding according to Afghanistan's Islamic and Cultural Traditions
(4 to 4:30 PM)

Dr. Farid Younos, Professor of Human Development, California State University, East Bay


* 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