Pac Rim 2009 Info
2009 Pacific Rim International Forum: Agenda
| 8:00 am – 4:00 pm | Registration and Continental Breakfast | ||
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| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Opening Ceremonies Opening Remarks—Robert Stodden |
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| 9:15 am – 10:15 am Global Focus |
South Pacific Room Keynote Speaker Andy Imparato On Global Poverty and Disability |
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| 10:15 - 10:30am | BREAK | ||
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Vision Conversation Linkage |
South Pacific Room The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Advocacy and the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Discussants: David Morrissey and Kathy Guernsey |
Sea Pearl 1 Poverty and Persons with Disabilities in the Pacific: How to Change the Dynamic Lead Facilitators: Charmaine Crockett and Maria Brown |
Sea Pearl 2 International Approaches to Disability Rights as Human Rights Romel Mackelprang |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | South Pacific Room The Political Economy and Its Contribution to Poverty Lead Discussant: Sue Butte Poverty and Disability: People Not Profit Lead Discussant: Johnny Crescendo |
Sea Pearl 1 Economic Hardship as a Catalyst for Change: A Dialogue with Emily Pura |
Sea Pearl 2 The Right to Education and Alleviating Poverty Seema Shah |
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | BREAK | ||
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | South Pacific Room Regional perspectives on Poverty and Disability
Moderator: Steven Brown |
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| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker Loretta Ross Ending Poverty through a Human Rights Framework |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Facilitated Group Discussion Another World is Possible Poverty and disability issues affect communities world-wide. The final focus on the issues will be an exciting participant driven discussion on the local, national and international realities. By sharing your ideas, stories, and most importantly your creativity, we can take this unique opportunity to end the symbiotic relationship between poverty and disability through sustainable solutions. Facilitators: Thanit Htlek Kongkaew, Mariko Miyahira, Jared Tausz, Lisa Uyehara |
| 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | South Pacific Room Wrap up and Next Steps |
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