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The Future Leader's Forum is jointly sponsored by AIARD,
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
North Carolina State University, USDA/CSREES, and
The World Cocoa Foundation
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Sunday, June 3
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Executive Board Meeting
Room 653, Holiday Inn Capitol
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Sunday Evening Reception
Discovery Room
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Monday, June 4
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
Discovery Room
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007
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Session I: Youth: The Global Context
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
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| 9:00 a.m. |
The Shape of Things to Come: Why World Age Structure Matters to a Safer, More Equitable World
Elizabeth Leahy, Research Associate, Population Action International
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Youth Labor: Global Overview and Regional Trends
Jessica Seacor, Assistant Director, Washington Office, International Labor Organization
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Risks of Not Engaging Youth
Zachary Rothschild, Eurasian Regional Affairs Officer, U. S. Department of State
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Engaging Youth - the Case for Civic Service
Paul Sully, Project Director EQUIP3/Youth Trust, Education Development Center, Inc.
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| 11:30 a.m. |
AIARD Future Leaders Forum Participants: Introduction
Mike McWhorter, Past-President AIARD, Texas A&M University
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| Noon - 1:00 |
Lunch
The Largest Youth Cohort in History: Public-Private Partnerships for a 21st Century Workforce
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
Speaker: William S. Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Youth Foundation
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Session II Challenges: Unique Realities for Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Opportunities for Youth in a Post-Conflict Environment
Jacques Paul Klein, Under Secretary General of the United Nations (Retired)
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| 2:30 p.m. |
4-H Youth Development Models and Programs in Rural Community Capital
Nancy Valentine, National Program Leader - Families, 4-H and Nutrition, USDA/ CSREES
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Youth Microenterprise Development: Facing the Challenge of Youth Unemployment and Vulnerability
Fiona Macaulay, President, Making Cents International
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| 4:15 p.m. |
Children in the Shadow of AIDS: Studies of Vulnerable Children and Orphans in Three Provinces in South Africa
Suneetha Kadiyala, International Food Policy Research Institute
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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| 5:45 p.m. |
President's Reception
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
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| 7:30 p.m. |
AIARD Award Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
Albert Ayeni, AIARD Awards Committee Chair, Presiding
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| 8:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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Tuesday, June 5
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Session III: Commitment: Capturing the Promise of Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, 2006-2007, Presiding
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30 a.m. |
West African Youth Program
Bill Guyton, President, World Cocoa Federation
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Preparing Students for Tomorrow's Workplace: VET Schools in Macedonia
Roger Steinkamp, Chief of Party, American Institute for Research
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Rural Leadership and Entrepreneurial Education: A Central American Model
José Zaglul, President, E.A.R.T.H. University, Costa Rica
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Reflections on the AIARD Meeting
Future Leaders Forum Participants
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| 11:45 a.m. |
43rd Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up: Observations and Comments
Hiram Larew, AIARD Vice-President, 2006-2007
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Adjourn Program Meeting - Lunch
(Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program)
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| 1:00 p.m. |
AIARD Annual Business Meeting
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007, Presiding
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| 1:45 p.m. |
Adjourn
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43rd Annual Meeting and Future Leaders Forum Program