Annual Meeting 2007
43rd Annual Meeting
June 3-5, 2007
"Our Stake in the Future: Youth and Rural Community Vitality"
Program
The Future Leader's Forum is jointly sponsored by AIARD,
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
North Carolina State University, USDA/CSREES, and
The World Cocoa Foundation
Sunday, June 3
3:30 p.m.Executive Board Meeting
Room 653, Holiday Inn Capitol
6:30 p.m.Sunday Evening Reception
Discovery Room
Monday, June 4
7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Discovery Room
8:30 a.m.Welcome
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007
Session I: Youth: The Global Context
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
9:00 a.m.The Shape of Things to Come: Why World Age Structure Matters to a Safer, More Equitable World
Elizabeth Leahy, Research Associate, Population Action International
9:30 a.m.Youth Labor: Global Overview and Regional Trends
Jessica Seacor, Assistant Director, Washington Office, International Labor Organization
10:00 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m.Risks of Not Engaging Youth
Zachary Rothschild, Eurasian Regional Affairs Officer, U. S. Department of State
11:00 a.m.Engaging Youth - the Case for Civic Service
Paul Sully, Project Director EQUIP3/Youth Trust, Education Development Center, Inc.
11:30 a.m.AIARD Future Leaders Forum Participants: Introduction
Mike McWhorter, Past-President AIARD, Texas A&M University
Noon - 1:00Lunch
The Largest Youth Cohort in History: Public-Private Partnerships for a 21st Century Workforce
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
Speaker: William S. Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Youth Foundation
Session II Challenges: Unique Realities for Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
1:30 p.m.Opportunities for Youth in a Post-Conflict Environment
Jacques Paul Klein, Under Secretary General of the United Nations (Retired)
2:30 p.m.4-H Youth Development Models and Programs in Rural Community Capital
Nancy Valentine, National Program Leader - Families, 4-H and Nutrition, USDA/ CSREES
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m.Youth Microenterprise Development: Facing the Challenge of Youth Unemployment and Vulnerability
Fiona Macaulay, President, Making Cents International
4:15 p.m.Children in the Shadow of AIDS: Studies of Vulnerable Children and Orphans in Three Provinces in South Africa
Suneetha Kadiyala, International Food Policy Research Institute
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
7:30 p.m.AIARD Award Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
Albert Ayeni, AIARD Awards Committee Chair, Presiding
8:00 p.m.Adjourn
Tuesday, June 5
Session III: Commitment: Capturing the Promise of Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, 2006-2007, Presiding
7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.West African Youth Program
Bill Guyton, President, World Cocoa Federation
9:15 a.m.Preparing Students for Tomorrow's Workplace: VET Schools in Macedonia
Roger Steinkamp, Chief of Party, American Institute for Research
10:00 a.m.Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.Rural Leadership and Entrepreneurial Education: A Central American Model
José Zaglul, President, E.A.R.T.H. University, Costa Rica
11:15 a.m.Reflections on the AIARD Meeting
Future Leaders Forum Participants
11:45 a.m.43rd Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up: Observations and Comments
Hiram Larew, AIARD Vice-President, 2006-2007
12:15 p.m.Adjourn Program Meeting - Lunch
(Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program)
1:00 p.m.AIARD Annual Business Meeting
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007, Presiding
1:45 p.m.Adjourn
3:30 p.m.Executive Board Meeting
Room 653, Holiday Inn Capitol
6:30 p.m.Sunday Evening Reception
Discovery Room
Monday, June 4
7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Discovery Room
8:30 a.m.Welcome
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007
Session I: Youth: The Global Context
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
9:00 a.m.The Shape of Things to Come: Why World Age Structure Matters to a Safer, More Equitable World
Elizabeth Leahy, Research Associate, Population Action International
9:30 a.m.Youth Labor: Global Overview and Regional Trends
Jessica Seacor, Assistant Director, Washington Office, International Labor Organization
10:00 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m.Risks of Not Engaging Youth
Zachary Rothschild, Eurasian Regional Affairs Officer, U. S. Department of State
11:00 a.m.Engaging Youth - the Case for Civic Service
Paul Sully, Project Director EQUIP3/Youth Trust, Education Development Center, Inc.
11:30 a.m.AIARD Future Leaders Forum Participants: Introduction
Mike McWhorter, Past-President AIARD, Texas A&M University
Noon - 1:00Lunch
The Largest Youth Cohort in History: Public-Private Partnerships for a 21st Century Workforce
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
Speaker: William S. Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Youth Foundation
Session II Challenges: Unique Realities for Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, Presiding
1:30 p.m.Opportunities for Youth in a Post-Conflict Environment
Jacques Paul Klein, Under Secretary General of the United Nations (Retired)
2:30 p.m.4-H Youth Development Models and Programs in Rural Community Capital
Nancy Valentine, National Program Leader - Families, 4-H and Nutrition, USDA/ CSREES
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
3:30 p.m.Youth Microenterprise Development: Facing the Challenge of Youth Unemployment and Vulnerability
Fiona Macaulay, President, Making Cents International
4:15 p.m.Children in the Shadow of AIDS: Studies of Vulnerable Children and Orphans in Three Provinces in South Africa
Suneetha Kadiyala, International Food Policy Research Institute
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
5:45 p.m.President's Reception
6:30 p.m.Dinner
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, Presiding
7:30 p.m.AIARD Award Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
Albert Ayeni, AIARD Awards Committee Chair, Presiding
8:00 p.m.Adjourn
Tuesday, June 5
Session III: Commitment: Capturing the Promise of Youth
John Vreyens, AIARD President-Elect, 2006-2007, Presiding
7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.West African Youth Program
Bill Guyton, President, World Cocoa Federation
9:15 a.m.Preparing Students for Tomorrow's Workplace: VET Schools in Macedonia
Roger Steinkamp, Chief of Party, American Institute for Research
10:00 a.m.Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.Rural Leadership and Entrepreneurial Education: A Central American Model
José Zaglul, President, E.A.R.T.H. University, Costa Rica
11:15 a.m.Reflections on the AIARD Meeting
Future Leaders Forum Participants
11:45 a.m.43rd Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up: Observations and Comments
Hiram Larew, AIARD Vice-President, 2006-2007
12:15 p.m.Adjourn Program Meeting - Lunch
(Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program)
1:00 p.m.AIARD Annual Business Meeting
Bob Haggerty, AIARD President, 2006-2007, Presiding
1:45 p.m.Adjourn