CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


Friday, March 12

Conference Keynote Addresses and Reception, Graham Center Vballroom

6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Reception, Graham Center Ballroom Lobby

7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speakers Dean Ivelaw Griffith, Florida Internationa University, The Honor's College

7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Keynote Address # 1, "After the War, Where Are the Women?" Anita Sharma, Director, Conflict Prevention Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
Keynote Address #2, "The U.S Commitment to Women: Working Together for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building", Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State

8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Moderated Questions from Audience Karen Garner, Florida International University, The Women's Center
Elisabeth Prügl, Florida International University, Department of International Relations
Judith Stiehm, Florida International University, Department of Political Science

8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Invitation to Attend Saturday Sessions

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Saturday, March 13

Conference Sessions and Lunch, Graham Center Room 243 and Panther Suite

9:00 am - 9:30 am
Coffee and Conference Registration, Graham Center Room 243

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Welcome, Introductions of Panelists, and Opening Remarks Outlining Goals of Conference Karen Garner, Florida International University, The Women's Center

9:45 am - 11:00 am
Panel Session # 1 "United Nations Goals for 'Gender Mainstreaming' in Post War Peace and Democracy Building: The Theory Behind UN Security Resolution 1325 and its Implementation in Afghanistan and Iraq"
Moderator:
John Clark, Florida International University, Department of International Relations
Panelists:
Judith Stiehm, Florida International University, Department of Political Science
Mikele Aboitiz, Collins Center for Public Policy
Sherrill Whittington, UNICEF Emergency Operations Programme

11:00 am - 11:15 am
Break/Informal Networking

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Panel Session # 2 "The Role of Women in Creating an Engaged Civil Society in Post Conflict Zones"
Moderator:
Aurora Morcillo, Florida International University Department of History and Women's Studies
Panelists:
Genevieve Kyarimpa, Makerere University, Uganda, Department of Political Science,
Clair Apodaca, Florida International University Department of International Relations
Bronwen Morrison, Communities in Transition Division, Creative Associates International

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch and Address , Graham Center Panther Suite
"The Afghan Women's Bill of Rights and the Status of Women in Afghanistan"
Manizha Naderi, Women for Afghan Women, NYC

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Break/Informal Networking

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Panel Session # 3 "Incorporating Men Into the Process of Empowering Women and Establishing a Sustainable Peace: "Demilitarizing" and "Demasculinizing" Post Conflict Societies"
Moderator:
Elisabeth Prügl, Florida International University, Department of International Relations
Panelists:
Pamela Aall, United States Institute of Peace
Colonel Michael J. Dooley, Acting Director U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
Maha Muna, UNIFEM

3:25 pm - 3:30 pm
Break/Informal Networking

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Conference Wrap-up and Conclusions: "How Do We Translate Words on Paper Into Actions?"