Annual Conference 2014

AIARD's 50th Annual Meeting

Presentations and Important Conference Links

Conference Materials:

Program and Presentations:
Monday, June 2
8:30 a.m. Welcome and President’s address; Mike McGirr, AIARD President

8:45 a.m. Introduction of the Future Leaders Forum Scholars; Robert Haggerty, University of Idaho, AIARD Past President

9:00 a.m. Welcoming keynote address; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland

10:15 a.m. Session 1: Celebrating the past 50 years: Lessons for the Future; Tag Demment, APLU, AIARD Past President (Moderator)

11:45 a.m. Session 2: Current and emerging issues; Margaret Zeigler, Global Harvest Initiative, AIARD Director (Moderator)

1:00 p.m. Lunch , Discovery II; Roger Thurow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, author of ENOUGH: Why the world’s poorest starve in the age of plenty and The Last Hunger Season

2:30 p.m. Session 3: Panel on regional issues; Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri, AIARD Director (Moderator)

4:15 p.m. Session 4: Motivating the membership; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland

5:30 p.m. President’s reception with music by Trio Caliente, Discovery II

6:30 p.m. President’s awards dinner sponsored by Elanco, Discovery II; Mike McGirr, AIARD President

Ambassador Tony Hall, The Alliance to End Hunger
Albert Ayeni, Rutgers University, AIARD Awards Committee Chair

Tuesday, June 3
8:30 a.m. Motivating the membership reprise, Columbia Ballroom; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland

9:00 a.m. Session 5: Creative models for the future; Jean Gilson, DAI (Moderator)

10:45 a.m. Roundtable discussion

11:30 a.m. Reflections from Future Leader Forum participants

12:00 p.m. Conference Summary; Dick Rortvedt, AIARD Vice-President

1:15 p.m. Business Meeting; Mike McGirr, AIARD President