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Agenda
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Registration
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Registration
Opening Plenary Session
United States – Mexico: University Partnerships for Prosperity
Elías Freig Delgado
Conference Moderator
Announcement of newly selected United States-Mexico
Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships (TIES) University Partnerships
Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Mexico
M. en C. Silvia Álvarez Bruneliere
Deputy Director, Scientist and Technician Development
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)
Adolfo Franco
Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Francisco Ramírez Acuña
Governor of the State of Jalisco
7:00 pm Reception - Palacio Municipal de Zapopan
Co-organized with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Welcome
Arturo Zamora Jiménez
Mayor, Zapopan
Toast
Antonio Leaño Reyes
Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Mexico
Thursday, June 30, 2005
United States-Mexico Training, Internships Exchanges and Scholarships
(TIES) University Partnerships Introduction
Elías Freig Delgado
Conference Moderator
Sandra Salmon
United States Consul General, Guadalajara
Christine A. Morfit
Executive Director, Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation
in Development (ALO)
Edward L. Kadunc
Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development/Mexico
(USAID/Mexico)
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Sessions: Participants are welcome to attend any session of
interest unless otherwise indicated
Special Session
President-Rector International Development Roundtable
Moderator: Michael Baer, American Council on Education
Closed session - invitation only
Partnership Results Presentations
Panel 1: Business and Trade Capacity Building
Moderator: Jerry Mitchell, International Center of Austin
Panel 2: Natural Resources Management & Community Forestry
Moderator: Alejandro Jacques Castro, Comisión Nacional Forestal
(CONAFOR)
Introduction of Cycle III Partnership: Florida International University/Universidad
Autónoma de México
Panel 3: Environment
Moderator: Jorge Rickards, USAID
Panel 4: Public Policy, Civil Society & Public Health
Moderator: Mario Bronfman, Ford Foundation
Introduction of Cycle III Partnerships:
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University of Texas-El Paso/Universidad Autónoma de Cuidad
Juárez/Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias
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University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio/Universidad
Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Panel 5: Business Degree Innovation
Moderator: Gary Bittner, USAID
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Luncheon
Remarks
Sandra Luz Cuadra García, Secretaria de Educación Pública,
Oportunidades Program
Sandra O’Reilly, United States-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges
and Scholarships (TIES) Community College Component, CASS Program
Concurrent Sessions
Partnership Results Presentations
Concurrent Sessions: Participants are welcome to attend any session of
interest
Panel 6: Community & Workforce Development
Moderator: Ken Lee, USAID
Introduction of Cycle III Partnership: University of California, San
Diego/Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas/Científica
y de Educación Superior de Ensenada
Panel 7: Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Water Resources Management
Moderator: Raúl Pineda López, Gestión Integrada de
Cuencas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
Introduction of Cycle III Partnership: Pennsylvania State University/Universidad
de Guanajuato
Panel 8: Agribusiness, Agriculture, & Animal Science
Moderator: Gerry Schmaedick, USAID’s Rural Prosperity Program
Introduction of Cycle III Partnerships:
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Plenary Information Session:
Education USA & USAID Policy
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Guided Tour of Guadalajara
Friday, July 1
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Sessions: Participants are welcome to attend any session of
interest
Session 1: Partnership for Prosperity
Human Capital Working Group
Moderator: Roberta Jacobson
United States Department of State
Observers welcome
Session 2: United States-Mexico Border Synergies
Facilitator: John Ritchie
United States Department of State
Facilitated Discussions
Developing Linkages: Where Do We Go From Here?
Concurrent Sessions: Participants are welcome to attend any session of
interest
Discussion 1: Natural Resource Management
Facilitator: Jorge Rickards, USAID
Discussion 2: Agriculture & Rural Development
Facilitator: Gerry Schmaedick, USAID’s Rural Prosperity Program
Discussion 3: Trade and Business Development
Facilitator: Jerry Mitchell, International Center of Austin
Discussion 4: Health
Facilitator: Eva Moya, Border Health Commission
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Luncheon
Remarks
Byron Battle
United States Peace Corps
Luis Torreblanca Rivera
Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas
(CIATEC)
Facilitated Discussions
Concurrent Sessions: Participants are welcome to attend any session of
interest
Discussion 5: Water Resources Management
Facilitator: Raúl Pineda López, Gestión Integrada
de Cuencas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
Discussion 6: Rural and Microfinance
Facilitator: Fernando Fernández, USAID’s Microfinance Program
Discussion 7: Public Policy and Community
Development
Facilitator: Alfonso Hernández, Instituto Federal de Acceso a la
Información,
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO)
Discussion 8: Technology and Information
Transfer
Facilitator: Guillermo Aguirre Esponda, CONACyT
7:00 pm Closing Dinner, Capilla de Tolsa, Hospicio Cabañas
Co-organized with the Universidad de Guadalajara
Welcome
José Trinidad Padilla López
Rector, Universidad de Guadalajara
Closing Remarks
Christine A. Morfit
Executive Director, Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation
in Development (ALO)
Edward L. Kadunc
Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development/Mexico
(USAID/Mexico)
Saturday, July 2, 2005
Optional Excursions
Interpretation services generously donated by the Universidad Autónoma
de Guadalajara.
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