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The Conference

 

  ASEAN as a Community: Solidarity in a Globalizing World

8 th ASEAN Inter-University Conference on Social Development


 


Conference Schedule

 

28 MAY 2008 ¯ Wednesday

 

Morning

Arrival & Check-in of Delegates

 

CPH, Orchid Garden, Other Hotels

 

 

1:00 – 3:00

Registration

 

 

3:00 – 4:00

Opening Ceremony

 

Entrance of  colors

national anthem

 

Welcome Remarks

¯   Prof.  Jorge V. Sibal, Dean, School of Labor & Industrial Relations (SOLAIR), U of the Philippines Diliman

¯   Mayor Alfredo Lim, City of Manila

 

Opening Remarks

 

Dr. Sergio S. Cao, Chancellor, U of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)

 

 

4:00 – 4:20

Keynote Address

Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Supreme Court of the Philippines (TBC)

 

 

4:20 – 4:40

Keynote Address

 

¯   Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary General

 

Coffee & Tea Break

4:55 – 6:30

VOICES OF ASEAN CIVIL SOCIETY  

 

Discussants

¯   Christopher Ng, Union Network International–Asia-Pacific Regional Office (UNI-APRO) (Labor)

¯   Wigberto Tanada, Fair Trade Alliance

¯   Dr. Donald M. Seekins, Meio U (Politics & Human Rights)

¯   Atty. Anis Hidayah, Migrant Care, Indonesia (NGO)

¯   Ms.Luchie Cruz Valdez, Media  (TBC)

¯   Ms. Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul, Asian Farmers’ Association

 

Open Forum Moderator

 

Dr. Rene E.Ofreneo, UPD SOLAIR

 

 

6:30 – 8:30

Cocktails & Entertainment Hosted by UP President

SpecialMessage -  Dr.  Emerlinda R. Roman

 

 

 

MAY 2008 ¯ Thursday

 

9:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session 1

 

Citizen Journalists & New Media Technology in the ASEAN Region:

Actions, Reactions & Implications

 

Speaker

Dr. James E. Katz, Rutgers U

 

Moderator

Prof. Lourdes Simbulan, UPD

 

Venue

Grand Ballroom

 

 

10:00 – 10:15

Coffee / Tea Break

 

 

10:15 – 12:00

Parallel Sessions A

Room

 

1.       Literary as Political

Mayon A

 

2.       Bridging the Arts & Cultural Traditions

Mayon B

 

3.       Deconstructing Terrorism

Century Ballroom

 

4.       Women Issues in SEA

Park Ballroom

 

5.       Cinema as a Social Discourse

Kanlaon

 

6.       Institutions without Borders 1 (Organized Panel Session)

Badjao

 

 

 

12:00 – 1:30

Lunch

 

Hosted by the De La Salle U & La Consolacion College,

Manila, Philipines

 

 

1:30 – 3:00

Parallel Sessions B

Room

 

7.       Religious Practices & Movements in SEA

Mayon A

 

8.       SEA Cultural  Studies &  Practices

Mayon B

 

9.       Peace-Making & Conflict Situations

Century Ballroom

 

10.   Queer Studies & Feminism in SEA

Park Ballroom

 

11.   Subaltern Use of Mobile Phone & the Internet

Badjao

 

12.   Media Coverage of Gender Issues in Asia (Organized Panel Session)

Kanlaon

 

 

 

3:00 – 3:15

Coffee /Tea Break

 

 

 

 

3:15 – 5:00

Parallel Sessions C

Room

 

13.   Rethinking Religious Practices

Mayon A

 

14.   HIV/AIDS & Health Risks

Mayon B

 

15.   Political Economy of Gender

Century Ballroom

 

16.   Human Rights & Regulatory Bodies

Badjao

 

17.   Migration Issues in a Regional Economic Community

Park Ballroom

 

18.   Rural Labor, Social Development & NGO’s Intervention in South & Southeast Asia (Organized Panel Session)

Kanlaon

 

 

 

             

 

 

30 MAY 2008 ¯ Friday

 

9:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session 2

 

Close Encounters: Working People meet the Academe & the Media

 

Speakers

¯      Christopher Ng, Union Network International–Asia-Pacific Regional Office (UNI-APRO)

¯      Mohammad Shaffie Mammal, ASETUC

¯      Malou Mangahas, PCIJ

¯      Dr. Aileen Baviera, Asian Center, UPD

¯      Indrasari Tjandraningsih AKATIGA-Center for Social Analysis Indonesia (NGO)

¯      Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Secretary General, Asiadhrra

 

Moderators

¯      Prof. Shin Yoon Hwan, Sogang U, Korea

¯      Mars Mendoza, FTA

 

 

Venue

Grand Ballroom

 

 

10:00 – 10:15

Coffee / Tea Break

 

 

10:15 – 11:00

Continuation of Open Forum/Discussion

 

 

11:00 – 1:30

Lunch

 

Hosted by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)

 

 

1:30 – 3:00

Parallel Sessions D

Room

 

19.   New Media & ICT in SEA

Mayon A

 

20.   Social Movements, Civil Society & Governance

Century Ballroom

 

21.   Environment & Natural Resources for Progress

Mayon B

 

22.   Education in ASEAN Context

Park Ballroom

 

23.   SEA Economic Development

Badjao

 

24.   Probing the ASEAN

Kanlaon

 

25.   China & the World: Society, Business & Theory  (Organized Panel Session)

Makiling

 

 

3:00 – 3:15

Coffee / Tea Break

 

 

3:15 – 5:00

Parallel Sessions E

Room

 

26.   The Role of Media & Communication

Kanlaon

 

27.   Children & Youth in SEA

Mayon B

 

28.   Fair Trade, Fair Labor

Century Ballroom

 

29.   The Role of Institutions in Regional Integration

Makiling

 

30.   The Use of Research, PR & Advertising for Development

Mayon A

 

31.   Politics & Political Violence in South & Southeast Asia (Organized Panel Session)

Park Ballroom

 

32.   Institutions Without Borders 2: Cyberspace, Inclusive Civil Society & Market

Badjao

           

 

 

 

31 MAY 2008 ¯ Saturday

 

9:00 – 10:00