OCTOBER 13 - 15, 2007
AT
GARRISON INSTITUTE
Garrison, New York 10524
THEME OF THE CONFERENCE
MEANINGFUL CAREER, MINDFUL TIBETAN
CONFERENCE PURPOSE STATEMENT
This conference seeks to bring together Tibetan university students from North America
with the goal of providing a forum which aims to fulfill the following purposes:
Lay the foundation to develop a Tibetan student support system through a strong and community-minded network;
Stimulate, in light of educational opportunities available in North America, reflection on career planning with long-term consideration of the individual and community interests;
Emphasize the importance of an in-depth understanding of current realities in Tibet and one's own responsibility.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Saturday, 13 October 2007
08:00 - 09:00 a.m. Registration
INAUGURAL SESSION
09:00 - 09:10 a.m. Welcome address by Kasur Tashi Wangdi
09:10 - 09:35 a.m. Keynote address by Prof. Robert Thurman
on "Challenges and Opportunities of Diaspora communities"
SESSION ON MEANINGFUL CAREER
09:40 - 10:40 a.m. "Developing a meaningful career in 21st Century"
Talk by Prof. Peter M. Senge of MIT, followed by questions and answers
10:40 - 11:00 p.m. Coffee Break
11:00 – 01:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Moderator: Nima Taylor
Knowing yourself: Learning about your own interests and skills
Presentation by Nima Dorjee, Director of the Engineering Internship Program at the University of Calgary, Canada
Lead and not follow... Developing leadership skills
Presentation by Tenzin Dargyal Khangsar, the chief of staff for Mr. Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for multiculturalism, Federal Government of Canada
Taking advantage of undergraduate and graduate experiences
Presentation by Tashi Rabgey, Director, Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program, University of Virginia.
Note: Each panelist will make a 15 to 20-minute presentation. The presentations will take an hour. Remaining one hour will be devoted to questions and answers.
01:00 - 02:30 p.m. Lunch
OPEN SESSION
02:30 - 03:30 p.m. Networking amongst Tibetan university Students: Ideas and Thoughts
03:30 - 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
Sunday, 14 October 2007
SESSION ON MINDFUL TIBETAN
09:00 - 11: 0 a.m. Panel Discussion
Moderator: Nima Dorjee
Understanding the current realities in Tibet
Presentation by Andrew Fischer, a Tibetologist and development expert at the Development Studies Institute of the London School of Economics
Community capacity building: The power of knowledge
Presentation by Dicki Chhoyang, Planner with several years experience as a development practitioner in Tibet
Balancing a professional life and an individual contribution towards the Tibetan community
Presentation by Nima Taylor, an associate in the Litigation Department of the Paul, Weiss law firm
Note: Each panelist will make a 15 to 20-minute presentation. The presentations will take an hour. Remaining one hour will be devoted to questions and answers.
11:00 - 11:30 p.m. Coffee Break
SESSION ON CONNECTING YOURSELF WITH TIBET
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Panel Presentation
Moderator: Dicki Chhoyang
Two Years at Lhasa's Tibet University
Presentation by Zomkyi (Northern Virginia Community College)
Zomkyi studied at Tibet University in Lhasa from 2004 to 2006.
A Year in Beijing
Presentation by Yangchen Lhamo Chagzoetsang (Stanford University). Yangchen Lhamo spent several months learning Chinese language at the Beijing Normal University and Beijing University.
English Teacher in Amdo
Presentation by Tenzin Dickyi (Harvard University)
Dickyi spent three months volunteering as an English Teacher in Amdo
12:30- 02:00 p.m. Lunch
02:00 - 03:00 p.m. Discussion on the previous session
03:00 - 03:30 p.m. Coffee Break
SPECIAL SESSION
03:30 - 04:30 p.m. Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: A Current Status
Presentation by Lodi G. Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, followed by questions and answers
Monday, 15 October 2007
09:00 - 10:00 a.m. Dialogue between Science and Buddhism: A personal experience
Talk by Mr. Daniel Goleman, author of the best selling book, "Emotional Intelligence".
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's address to the Conference participants
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Concluding session
12:00 - 01:30 p.m. Lunch
