Faculty of Education, Education International Office - 3rd International Seminar Series
Coffee will be available throughout the day (Main Lobby).
| 0800-0900 hrs. |
Registration and Networking Breakfast Main Lobby, 1st Floor |
| 0905-0915 hrs. |
Welcome by Dr. Heather Munro-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ratna Ghosh, CM, Dean, Faculty of Education and Dr. Uner Turgay, Director, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University Jack Cram Auditorium, Room 129 |
| 0915-1030 hrs. Keynote |
"Who Speaks for Islam Today? Mass Higher Education, Democracy and the Religious Imagination" Presenter: Dr. Dale F. Eickelman Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations Dartmouth College Chair: Dr. Barry Levy, Dean, Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. |
| 1030-1045 hrs. | Coffee Break, Main Lobby, 1st Floor. |
| 1045-1200 hrs. |
"Islam, Modern Education and Information Technology" Presenter: Dr. Aziz Talbani United Nations University, International Leadership Academy, Amman, Jordan Chair: Dr. Susanne P. Lajoie, Chair, Educational & Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University Discussion |
| 1230-1330 hrs. | Lunch: Thomson House, 3650 McTavish Street Networking Lunch |
| 1400-1530 hrs. | "Issues of Equality and Gender" Presenter: Dr. Minoo Derayeh, Ph.D. (McGill) Department of Education, Concordia University Chair: Dr. Anthony Paré, Chair, Integrated Studies in Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University Discussion |
| 1630-1830 hrs. |
Reception: McGill Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish Street (Main Dining Room) Firas-Isam Haddad presenting Classical Arabic music |
| 1830 hrs.-- | Free Time |
| 0800-0900 hrs. |
Networking Breakfast Main Lobby, 1st Floor |
| 0900-1030 hrs. |
"Recent World Events and Their Impact on Attitudes in Islamic Societies" Presenter: Mansoor Moaddel, Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison) Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Eastern Michigan University Chair: Dr. Jamshid Beheshti, Director, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, McGill University Discussion |
| 1030-1100 hrs. | Coffee Break, Main Lobby, 1st Floor |
| 1100-1230 hrs. |
"Islam and the Nation State" Presenter: Henry Habib, Ph.D. (McGill) Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Islamic Studies McGill University Chair: Dr. Sajida Alvi, Professor, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University Discussion |
| 1230-1345 hrs. | Lunch: Thomson House, 3650 McTavish Street Networking Lunch |
| 1400-1530 hrs. |
"Islam and Human Security" Presenter: Houchang Hassan-Yari, Ph.D. Professor and Head Royal Military College of Canada Politics and Economics Chair: Dr. Wael Hallaq, Professor, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University Discussion |
| 1530-1730 hrs. | Wrap Up Report |
| 1730 hrs. | Close |
The agenda is subject to alternations.