Foreign Policy Mingler

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

March 23rd 2006
Rights & Democracy, 1001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East , Boardroom, 10 th floor

9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast

9:30 – 9:45 Welcoming remarks - Lloyd Lipsett, Senior Assistant to the President, Rights & Democracy

9:45 – 11:15 Fostering North American and international partnerships for the promotion of human rights and democracy.

- The role of universities in developing international knowledge networks.

Dr.Harley Dickinson, Department Head, Sociology Department, University of Saskatchewan .

- The role of young professionals abroad: FAC Young Professionals International

(YPI) Programme

Anne-Marie Lavoie , Senior Assistant, Human Ressources

(30 minutes each), followed by 30 minutes of discussion

11:15 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 12:30 Canadian contribution to a more secure world: challenges and opportunities in cross-cultural dialogue and political engagement

Razmik Panossian , Interim Director of Policy, Programmes & Planning , Rights & Democracy

(30 minutes), followed by 30 minutes of discussion

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch and discussion

1:30 – 3:30 New networks and bilateral relationships: the role of youth and universities in linking Canada with the world

Cynthia Gervais , Coordinator, the Rights & Democracy Network, Rights & Democracy

Francois Dupuis , Project Manager and Public Relations Coordinator, Domestic Outreach Division, Foreign Affairs Canada

(30 minutes each), followed by 1 hour of discussion

3:30 – 3:45 Break

3:45 – 4:45 Renewed multilateralism : new and reformed institutions for the promotion of human rights, democracy and peace (UN Human Rights Council)

Henri-Paul Normandin , Director, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health and Population Division, Foreign Affairs Canada

(30 minutes), followed by 30 minutes of discussion

4:45-5:00 Concluding remarks

Lloyd Lipsett , Senior Assistant to the President, Rights & Democracy

6:30 – 8:30 “Mingler” with partners, Rights & Democracy’s President, staff, and representatives of its Board of Directors

Théatre Plaza, 6505 rue Saint-Hubert, Montreal, (514) 278-6419

Addresses by Henri-Paul Normandin , Director, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health and Population Division, Foreign Affairs Canada and Jean-Louis Roy, President, Rights & Democracy

8:30 … After-party with special guest DJ

March 24th: Rights & Democracy, 1001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East , Boardroom, 10 th floor

10:00 – 10:15 Welcoming remarks and report on approaches and activities of the Network

Cynthia Gervais , Coordinator, the Rights & Democracy Network

10:15 – 11:15 Report on activities of the Rights & Democracy Delegations

Project coordinators & resource people from the various Delegations

 11:15 – 11:30 Break

11: 30 – 12:30 Promoting Canadian values of equality and diversity on university campuses and abroad: a forward looking perspective on the internationalization of universities.

Wayne MacKay, Vice-Chair of Rights & Democracy Board of Directors

Deborah Barndt , Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University

12:30 – 1: 00 Lunch

1: 00 – 2:00 Lunch address:

Claire Dansereau , Vice-President, Canada Corps (CC)

2:00 – 2:15 Update on the Millennium Youth Campaign

Lloyd Lipsett , Senior Assistant to the President, R&D

2: 15 – 3: 00 Brainstorming session 1: Ideas for projects for the 2006-2007 academic year

Elana Wright , Liaison Officer, the Rights & Democracy Network, Rights & Democracy

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 – 3:45 Brainstorming session 2: Ideas for linking with the on-going dialogue on foreign policy

Sarah McLeod , Policy Research Division, Foreign Affairs Canada

3:45 – 4:00 Concluding remarks and farewell

Wayne MacKay, Vice-Chair of Rights & Democracy Board of Directors

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