THURSDAY – November 8th
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Member Share Program
FRIDAY – November 9th
8:00 a.m. – 10 a.m. Conference Registration
10:15 a.m. Bus Departs for Fulbright Prize Event
11:00 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. Fulbright Prize Award Ceremony, Lecture, & Luncheon Reception, U.S. Department of State
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops:
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Fulbright Scholar Program
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Fulbright Association: Looking Forward
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 24th Annual Banquet & Keynote Address
SATURDAY – November 10th
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The Digital Divide
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. International Engagement: Art as Ambassador
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Plenary Luncheon & Address
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Shaping Civil Society
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Embassy Reception & Performance, The Embassy of Indonesia
SUNDAY – November 11th
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Conference Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Chapter Seminar
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Global Fulbright Network
12:00 p.m. 24th Annual Conference Adjourned
To make reservations, you should contact the hotel directly at
(202) 737-1234.
The Hyatt is located at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20005.
For more information, see:
Hyatt
Regency Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill
The Official Tourism Site
of Washington, D.C.
The
Washington Post Entertainment Guide
It is highly recommended that you make hotel reservations earlier, as the number of these special-rate rooms is limited and may sell out well before October 17. After special-rate rooms are sold, the hotel will accept reservations on a rate-available, space-available basis.
Reservations must be accompanied by a first night’s deposit by check, money order, or major credit card number. To make reservations, please call the Hyatt Regency at (202) 737-1234. To receive our special rate, identify your affiliation with the Fulbright conference. You must register for the Fulbright Association conference to qualify for the special hotel rate.
The Association will try to match you with another conference-goer looking for a roommate, but the Association will not make your hotel reservation.
If you are interested in sharing a room with another conference-goer, make sure you check the appropriate line on the registration form.
Please go ahead and make your own reservation for a double room.
“Transforming Transitions: A Fulbright Perspective”
November 8 – 11, 2001
This list represents those speakers confirmed as of Tuesday, February 17, 2009
. We are still in the process of securing speakers and will continue
to update this page as more speakers are confirmed.
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program:
Jochen Hoffmann – Chief, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
Fulbright Scholar Program:
Ellen S. Barclay – Deputy Executive Director, Council for International Exchange of Scholars
The Digital Divide:
Gail Breslow (France 1977) – Director, The Computer Clubhouse Network, Boston
Sally Shelton-Colby (France 1968) – Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development; Member, Digital Opportunities Task Force
International Engagement: Art as Ambassador:
Miguel-Angel Corzo (USA 1979) – President & CEO, The University of the Arts
Charles Hobson (Germany 1996) – Executive Producer, Vanguard Documentaries; Senior Fellow, Medgar Evers CUNY Digital Media Center
Shirley Lim (USA 1969; Distinguished Lecturer, Singapore 1996) – Writer, Professor of English, University of California at Santa Barbara
Plenary Luncheon & Address
Thomas E. Gouttierre – Dean, International Studies & Programs and Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha & University of Nebraska Medical Center; former Executive Director, Afghan-American Educational Commission (Fulbright Foundation), Kabul, Afghanistan (1971 to 1974)
Shaping Civil Society:
Mark Brzezinski (Poland 1991) – Partner, McGuireWoods LLP; Former Director of Southeast European Affairs, National Security Council
Kenneth Gallant (Nepal 1991; India 1995) – Professor of Law & Director of Clinical Programs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Denis Makarov (USA 1998) – Associate Professor of Political Science, Moscow State Pedagogical University
Embassy of Indonesia Performance
I Nyoman Catra (USA 1992) – Member of the faculty, Indonesian Arts College (STSI), Denpasar; performing “Topeng Pajegan,” a solo masked dance portraying several characters