Beyond NAFTA:
2000 North American Youth Conference
Appendix:
 
Conference
Agenda
Thursday,
August 17, 2000
12:00-20:00
Registration
19:00-20:00 Welcome,
Introductions and Review of Expectations
- Welcome by
Professor Laura Macdonald, Facilitators Jimena Jimenez
and Michael Basset
20:00-21:00
Reception
- Hosted and welcomed by
Allan Maslove, Dean of Faculty of Public Affairs and
Management, Carleton University
Friday,
August 18, 2000
09:00-10:00
Opening Session
- Conference opened by
Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
- Recorded greetings by
Ministers Green (Mexico), Albright (United States) and
Axworthy (Canada)
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-12:30
Session 1: Culture
- Opening talk by,
Alberto Ruy-Sanchez Lacy, Mexican author
- Participant
presentations and discussions, led by
- Tania Cruz (Mexico)
- Briana Breen (United
States)
- Aube Giroux (Canada)
12:30-14:00
Barbecue Luncheon
14:00-15:00
Session 2: Governance
- Opening talk by
Professor John D. Wirth, President of North American
Institute
- Participant
presentations and discussions, led by
- Jorge Schiavon (Mexico)
- Shawn McClure (United
States)
- Sylvain LeDuc (Canada)
15:00-15:30
Break
15:30-16:30
Discussion
18:00-19:30
Reception, residence of Mexican Ambassador to Canada,
Ambassador Padilla
- Welcome by Ambassador
Padilla
- Speech by Mr. George
Haynal, Assistant Deputy Director, Americas Division,
DFAIT
20:00-22:00
Dinner, Carleton University Art Gallery
- Speakers:
- Mr. Jaime Nualart,
General Director for Educational and Cultural
Co-operation, Mexican Foreign Ministry
- Mr. Harold Hickman,
Director, Mexico and Inter-American Division, DFAIT
Saturday,
August 19, 2000
09:30
Travel to Montreal
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-15:30
Session 3: Sustainable Development
- Opening talk by
Christine Elwell, Trade Campaigner, Sierra Club of Canada
- Participant
presentations and discussions, led by
- Federico Cantero
(Mexico)
- Michael Dorsey (United
States)
- Gerald Villegas
(Canada)
- A few words from
Christine Larson and Andrew Horsman of the Commission on
Environmental Co-operation (CEC)
15:30-16:00
Break, sponsored by the CEC
16:00-17:30
Concluding Session
18:00-20:00
Dinner
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