Fulbright Western Hemisphere Meeting

Punta del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay

December 6-12, 2003

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6^TH

Arrival of participants at Montevideo’s international airport

Private transportation to Punta del Este (1 hour 30 minutes)

Check in at the Conrad Hotel, Punta del Este

Free for resting

18:30 Registration – Conference materials

Meeting Room "Rio C"

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7^TH

08:00-10:30 Buffet breakfast

Brisas Restaurant

10:30-16:30 Historic-cultural tour and lunch: Punta del Este, La Barra, and

Jose Ignacio

16:30-19:00 Free for resting

19:00-21:30 Welcome reception: Las Cumbres Hotel

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH

07:00-08:45 Buffet Breakfast

Brisas Restaurant

09:00-10:00 Welcome

welcoming remarks

Charge d´Affairs a.i, U.S. Embassy Uruguay, James Williard

Mayor of Maldonado, Ing. Agr. Enrique Antía

National Director of Education and Culture, Prof. Agustín Courtoisie

President of Uruguay Fulbright Commission Board, Brian Penn

Deputy Director, WHA/PDA, Bernard F. Shinkman

Meeting Room “Rio C”

10:00-10:15 Message from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board:

Policies and Directions

message

FSB member Rita DiMartino

Meeting Room “Rio C”

10:15-10:30 Greetings and logistics

Mercedes Jimenez de Arechaga, ED Uruguay

Meeting Room "Rio C"

10:30-11:15 Panel 1: Trends in higher education in the Western Hemisphere

Chair: Cynthia Wolloch, Chief, Western Hemisphere

Fulbright Branch, Dept. of State

Presenters: Patti McGill Peterson, Executive Director, CIES
Presentation

Ned Strong, Executive Director, LASPAU
Presentation

Mark Kirk, Vice President, IIE

Denise St. Jean, ED Chile
Presentation

Meeting Room “Rio C”

11:15-11:30 Discussion

11:30-11:45 Break

11:45-13:15 Workshop A: Creative programming

Chair: Arturo Borja, ED Mexico

Breakout group leaders:

Larry Corwin, CAO Bogota

Belsi de Medina, Cultural Specialist, Panama

Diego Ballivan, Cultural Specialist, Bolivia

Meeting Room “Rio B”

13:15-15:00 Lunch

Brisas Restaurant

15:00-16:00 Panel 2: How to provide better services to grantees

Chair: Denise St.-Jean, ED Chile

Presenters: Orna Blum, PAO Jamaica

Marcela Garcia, Program Officer, Colombia
Presentation

Graciela Abarca, Program Officer, Argentina

Presentation

Meeting Room “Rio C”

16:00-16:30 Discussion

16:30-16:45 Break

16:45 –18:15 Panel 3: New Challenges: Testing, Visas, SEVIS, waivers

and competing programs

Chair: Itzel Scolpis, Program Officer, State Department

Presenters: Jean Frisbie, Program Officer, State Department

Ben Duffey, Policy Officer, State Department

Meeting Room "Rio C"

18:15-18:45 Discussion

Evening free

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9^TH

07:00-08:45 Buffet breakfast

Brisas Restaurant

09:00-10:30 Panel 4: Creative ways to establish partnership development,

fundraising and cost sharing programs in times of economic

slowdown

Chair: Agustin Lombana, ED Colombia
Presentation

Presenters: Michael Hawes, ED Canada
Presentation

Henry Harman, ED Peru
Presentation

Norma Gonalez, ED Argentina
Presentation

Meeting Room “Rio C”

10:30-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-13:00 Breakout session 1:

                                A.      For Commission Directors and staff: Strategies for Board involvement                                             Chair:               Mercedes Jimenez de Arechaga, ED Uruguay
                                                                    Presentation
                                           Participants:     José Luis Hernández, Board Member, Uruguay Commission
                                                                    Presentation
                                                                    Michael Hawes, ED Canada
                                                                    Presentation

Meeting Room "Bariloche"

                                B.     For PAOs and CAOs: Serving on a Fulbright Board:                                                                                 Strategies for leadership and funds management
                                        Chair: James Williams, PAO Canada
                                        Participants: David Bustamante, CAO Chile
                                                               Marjorie Coffin, CAO Mexico

                              Meeting Room "Cancun"

C. For FSNs: Orienting new U.S. officers

Chair: Araceli Partearroyo, Senior Cultural Specialist, Mexico

Participants: Maira Vargas, Nicaragua
Presentation

Angella Harvey, Jamaica

Meeting Room “Cancún”

13:00-15:00 Lunch

Brisas Restaurant

EDs lunch separately

Gauchos Restaurant (by the pool)

15:00-16:00 Panel 5: Developing a committed alumni association

Chair: Marco Antonio da Rocha, ED Brazil

Participants: Karla Castaneda, Cultural Specialist, Honduras
Presentation

Eduardo Perez Muniz, President, Alumni Association, Uruguay

Presentation

Fay Henderson, LASPAU
Presentation

Meeting Room “Rio C”

16:00-16:30 Discussion

16:30 Group Photo

16:30 -18:00 Free

18:00-21:30 Visit to Punta Ballena and to Casapueblo, where we will visit the

museum and home of the famous Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez

Vilaro

Ralli Museum - Dinner reception

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10^TH

07:00-08:45 Buffet breakfast

Brisas Restaurant

9:00-10:30 Panel 6: Foreign student and scholar programs

Chair: Michael Hawes, ED Canada

Current issues: Tatiana Mackliff, IIE and Fay Henderson, LASPAU

English language issues: Susana Cabeza de Vaca, ED Ecuador

Programming for diversity: Arturo Borja, ED Mexico

Communications with grantees: Ana Lucia de Salas, Cultural Specialist, Costa Rica

Meeting Room “Rio C”

10:30-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-13:00 Breakout session 2:

A. Executive Directors – open discussion Meeting Room “Bariloche”

                               B.     PAOs and CAOs with WHA/PD – Bernard F. Shinkman                                                                          Meeting Room “Cancún”

                               C. FSNs and Commission program officers with Washington Fulbright
                                   Branch staff
                                   Meeting Room "Rio B"

13:00-15:00 Lunch

Manjares Restaurant

Message from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Speaker: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State,Thomas Farrell

15:00-16:00 Panel 7: U.S. student and scholar programs

Chair: Mercedes Jimenez de Arechaga, ED Uruguay
Presentation

Participants: Mary Kirk, Vice President IIE

Carol Robles, Senior Program Officer, IIE

Meeting Room “Rio C”

16:00-16:30 Discussion

16:30-16:45 Break

16:45-18:00 Workshop B: What being a Fulbrighter means

Chair: Thomas Farrell, Dept. of State

Breakout group leaders: Michael Hawes, ED Canada

Norma Gonzalez, ED Argentina

Margaret Hug, Program Director, Mexico

Meeting Room “Rio B”

18:00-18:30 Discussion

Evening free

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11^TH

07:00-08:45 Buffet breakfast
Brisas Restaurant

09:00-10:15 Breakout session 3:

       A.      For Commissions and posts with budgets: (Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay):
            Budgeting and reporting
                     Chair:            Susana Cabeza de Vaca, ED Ecuador
                     Participant:    Debra Shetler, Senior Program Officer, Dept. of State

Meeting Room "Rio B"

                               B.     For Central American and Caribbean PAS and cooperating agencies:
                                    Grantee selection in a flat-budget environment
                                             Chair:   Chris Ward, CAO, Costa Rica
                                             Participants:   Tatiana Mackliff, IIE
                                                                      Fay Henderson, LASPAU
                                                                      Itzel Sclopis, Department of State

Meeting Room “Rio C”

10:15-11:15 Wrap up and Conclusions

Norma Gonzalez, regional coordinator for WHA Commissions

Lynn Roche, CAO Peru

Cynthia Wolloch, Department of State

Meeting Room "Rio B"

11:15-11:30 Break

11:30-13:00 Training: Communications strategies to promote the Fulbright

Program: PROMESUR – Booz Allen and Hamilton

content

Meeting Room “Rio C”

13:00-15:00 Lunch

Restaurant “Brisas”

15:00-16:30 Training, continued

Meeting Room “Rio C”

16:30-16:45 Break

16:45-18:00 Training concluded

Meeting Room “Rio C”

18:30-21:30 Estancia Siglo XX – Asado Criollo

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12^TH

07:00-08:45 Buffet breakfast

Brisas Restaurant

08:00-09:00 Check out

09:30 Departure for Montevideo

11:30 Arrival in Montevideo and check in at Sheraton Hotel

12:00-14:00 Lunch

Ballroom

14:00 -18:00 Training: Selecting for leadership and excellence

Ariceta y Asociados – (break will be determined by the trainers)

Meeting Rooms C, D and E

25^th Floor

20:00-22:00 Farewell reception at the Cabildo de Montevideo

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13^TH

Departure for home countries. Bus transportation to the airport. (participants take shuttle from hotel. This will not be provided by the Commission)

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH

A. For Commission Directors and staff: Strategies for Board involvement Chair: Mercedes Jimenez de Arechaga, ED Uruguay Presentation Participants: José Luis Hernández, Board Member, Uruguay Commission Presentation Michael Hawes, ED Canada Presentation

B. For PAOs and CAOs: Serving on a Fulbright Board: Strategies for leadership and funds management Chair: James Williams, PAO Canada Participants: David Bustamante, CAO Chile Marjorie Coffin, CAO Mexico Meeting Room "Cancun"

C. For FSNs: Orienting new U.S. officers

Meeting Room “Cancún”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH

A. Executive Directors – open discussion Meeting Room “Bariloche”

B. PAOs and CAOs with WHA/PD – Bernard F. Shinkman Meeting Room “Cancún” C. FSNs and Commission program officers with Washington Fulbright Branch staff Meeting Room "Rio B"

A. For Commissions and posts with budgets: (Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay): Budgeting and reporting Chair: Susana Cabeza de Vaca, ED Ecuador Participant: Debra Shetler, Senior Program Officer, Dept. of State

B. For Central American and Caribbean PAS and cooperating agencies: Grantee selection in a flat-budget environment Chair: Chris Ward, CAO, Costa Rica Participants: Tatiana Mackliff, IIE Fay Henderson, LASPAU Itzel Sclopis, Department of State

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9^TH

A. For Commission Directors and staff: Strategies for Board involvement Chair: Mercedes Jimenez de Arechaga, ED Uruguay
Presentation
Participants: José Luis Hernández, Board Member, Uruguay Commission
Presentation
Michael Hawes, ED Canada
Presentation

B. For PAOs and CAOs: Serving on a Fulbright Board: Strategies for leadership and funds management
Chair: James Williams, PAO Canada
Participants: David Bustamante, CAO Chile
Marjorie Coffin, CAO Mexico

Meeting Room "Cancun"

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10^TH

B. PAOs and CAOs with WHA/PD – Bernard F. Shinkman Meeting Room “Cancún”

C. FSNs and Commission program officers with Washington Fulbright
Branch staff
Meeting Room "Rio B"

A. For Commissions and posts with budgets: (Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay):
Budgeting and reporting
Chair: Susana Cabeza de Vaca, ED Ecuador
Participant: Debra Shetler, Senior Program Officer, Dept. of State

B. For Central American and Caribbean PAS and cooperating agencies:
Grantee selection in a flat-budget environment
Chair: Chris Ward, CAO, Costa Rica
Participants: Tatiana Mackliff, IIE
Fay Henderson, LASPAU
Itzel Sclopis, Department of State

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12^TH