AIARD Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development
  • About AIARD
    • About AIARD
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Officers and Committee Chairs
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees >
      • Education & Advocacy Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Awards Committee
      • Future Leaders Forum Committee
      • Events Commitee
  • Members
    • Members
    • Reasons to Join AIARD
    • Join AIARD
    • Past Award Recipients
    • Career Networking
  • Communications
    • Communications
    • AIARD Blog
    • AIARD Publications
    • Email Subscription
    • Partner Publications
  • Events
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • AIARD FLF Webinar Series
    • Previous Events >
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2021 >
        • 2021 Sessions
        • 2021 Sponsors
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2020 >
        • 2020 Sponsors
        • 2020 Speakers and Moderators
      • AIARD Side Event at the World Food Prize
      • 2019 Annual Conference >
        • 2019 Photo Gallery
        • Conference agenda
  • Future Leaders
    • Future Leaders Forum
    • AIARD Scholarship Fund
    • Future Leaders Alumni Testimonials
    • Previous Forums >
      • 2021 Future Leaders Forum
      • 2020 Future Leaders Forum

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

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • About AIARD
    • About AIARD
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Officers and Committee Chairs
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees >
      • Education & Advocacy Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Awards Committee
      • Future Leaders Forum Committee
      • Events Commitee
  • Members
    • Members
    • Reasons to Join AIARD
    • Join AIARD
    • Past Award Recipients
    • Career Networking
  • Communications
    • Communications
    • AIARD Blog
    • AIARD Publications
    • Email Subscription
    • Partner Publications
  • Events
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • AIARD FLF Webinar Series
    • Previous Events >
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2021 >
        • 2021 Sessions
        • 2021 Sponsors
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2020 >
        • 2020 Sponsors
        • 2020 Speakers and Moderators
      • AIARD Side Event at the World Food Prize
      • 2019 Annual Conference >
        • 2019 Photo Gallery
        • Conference agenda
  • Future Leaders
    • Future Leaders Forum
    • AIARD Scholarship Fund
    • Future Leaders Alumni Testimonials
    • Previous Forums >
      • 2021 Future Leaders Forum
      • 2020 Future Leaders Forum