THEME: Enriching our Communities
DRAFT AGENDA (still under construction)

2006 Conference of Ford Fellows
October 20 and 21, 2006

The National Academies
2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Entrance on C Street
Washington, DC 20418

Friday, October 20, 2006

7:15–8:15 am	Buses to The National Academies Building Meet buses outside Key Bridge Marriott Hotel
7:30–9:00 am	Registration – all attendees must register C Street Entrance, National Academies Building
	Sign-Up – Publishers By Appointment
	Sign-Up – One-On-One Interviewing Skills
	Set up Posters – Rotunda
8:00–9:00 am	Working Breakfast for Liaisons and Planning Committee Executive Dining Room
	Continental Breakfast Great Hall
9:00–9:30 am	Welcoming Statements and Morning Sessions Auditorium
	Welcome of the Co-Chairs 2006 Yvette Huet-Hudson James Jackson
	Introduction of the Conference Planning Committee
	Welcome from the National Academies Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine
	Welcome from the Ford Foundation Irma McClaurin Ford Fellows Fund Jonathan Yorba, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes Fund
9:30–10:30 am	Keynote Presentation Nancy B. Jackson
10:30–10:45 am	Break Great Hall
10:45–12:15	Plenary Session (Presentations by Fellows) Auditorium Fellow 1 Fellow 2 Fellow 3
12:15–1:45 pm 12:30 – 1:00PM	Lunch Boxed Lunches in the Great Hall Poster Session Presenters Available
2:00–5:00 pm	One-on-One with Publishers Members Room
3:00–5:00 pm	One-on-One Advising Refectory
2:00–3:00 pm	Special Interest Sessions
	(1) Public Advocacy Moderator, Annie Belcourt-Dittloff Participants, Alfonso Morales, Leonard Brown, and Billie Jo Kipp Lecture Room
	(2) Balancing Life and Career Moderator, Yvette Huet Hudson, Participants, Greg Florant and Rita Colon-Urban Room 180 or 150
	(3) Dilemmas of Being Sr. Faculty Moderator, James Jackson Participants, JoAnn Moody, Ines Talamantez, and Rafia Zafar Room 250
	(4) Sustaining Community Partnerships – Research Moderator, Juanita Dimas Participants, Manuel Pastor, Alaka Wali, and Neo Martinez Executive Dining Room
	(5) Publishing Books what THEY want Moderator, Franklin Knight Participants, Theresa May, Seetha Srinivasan, and Ian Randle Board Room
	(6) Negotiating for Success Moderator, Otto Santa Ana Participants, Daniel Solorzano, Gabrielle Foreman, and Ron Mickens Room 280
	(7) Writing for Your Life Moderator, Irma McClaurin Participants, Janus Adams, Carroll Parrott Blue, and Deborah Earling Room 180 or 150
3:15–4:15 pm	Special Interest Sessions (Part 2)
	Public Advocacy of Marginalized Communities Co-Moderators, David Bradley and Annie Belcourt-Dittloff Participant, Robyn Lingo Room 180 or 150 This session will take the form of a discussion circle for Fellows interested in issues related to marginalized groups of ethnic minorities.  The particular groups that will be focused on include gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people, Native American or Indigenous communities, as well persons with disabilities.  The session will follow an open forum for Fellows to discuss matters pertaining to advocacy within marginalized communities of ethnic minorities. Potential discussion topics include how to handle the double discrimination sometimes facing queer people of color and other underrepresented minorities, how faculty members can serve as mentors and role models for students with similar identities, and methods in which to increase public advocacy for 'minorities within a minority,' both within the marginalized community and in the general public. The session will also provide an opportunity for Fellows to network with people who share similar experiences, forming a safe space within the larger conference. Although this session will be facilitated with discussion points and resource information, Fellows will be encouraged to share their own personal experiences and to create an open dialogue.  The session will maintain a safe environment where confidentiality will be expected of all session participants.
	(2) Balancing Life and Career Moderator, Yvette Huet Hudson, Participants, Greg Florant and Rita Colon-Urban Room 180 or 150
	(3) Teaching Moderator, James Rodriguez Participants, Sidney Lemelle and Deena Gonzalez Lecture Room
	(4) Sustaining Community Partnerships – Teaching Gabrielle Foreman Participants, Juanita Dimas and David Simmons Executive Dining Room
	(5) Publishing Books what YOU want Moderator, Franklin Knight Participants, Irma McClaurin and Theresa Hernandez Board Room
	(6) Negotiating for More Success Moderator, Federico Subervi Participants, Nancy Barcelo and Ron Mickens Room 280
	(7) Publishing Science Articles Moderator, Wilson Francisco Participants, Susan Anton and Frank Hall Room 250
4:30–6:00 pm	Academic Freedom Moderator, Julianne Malveaux Participants, Kent Wong, Miguel Tinker-Salas, and Mary Frances Berry Auditorium
	Representatives from other Fellowship Programs and Resources Outside Auditorium
6:00–8:00 pm	Reception Great Hall
6:30–8:30 pm	Buses to The Key Bridge Marriott Hotel Meet buses outside the C Street Entrance

Saturday, October 21, 2006

The National Academies
2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Entrance on C Street
Washington, DC 20418

7:30–8:30 am	Buses to The National Academies Building Meet buses outside Key Bridge Marriott Hotel
7:45–8:45 am	Continental Breakfast Great Hall
8:45–9:00 am	Announcements and Opening Sessions Auditorium
9:00- 10:00 am	Keynote Presentation Calvin Mackie
10:00–5:00	One-on-One with Publishers Refectory
10:00—5:00	One-on-One Advising Refectory
10:15–10:30 am	Break
10:30–11:30 am	Academic Exchange Sessions
	Philosophy and Religion Moderator, Jualynne Dodson
	Anthropology Moderator, Erick Castellanos
	Math, Physical Science Moderator, Erika Camacho
	Psychology (Clinical & Experimental) Moderator, Billie Jo Kipp
	Cultural Studies Moderator, Kimberly Blockett
	Sociology Moderator, Hokulani Aikau
	Biomedical Sciences & Molecular Biology Moderator, Veronica Sandoval
11:30–12:30	Lunch Great Hall
1:00-2:30	Predoctoral & Dissertation Sciences Co-Moderators, Erika Camacho and Steve Wirkus Participant, Rebecca Marquez Auditorium
	Predoctoral & Dissertation Humanities Moderator, Natalia Molina Participants, Heather Williams, Juan Mah y Busch, and Estevan Rael-Galvez NAS Board Room
	Predoctoral & Dissertation Social Sciences Moderator, Rhacel Parrenas Participants, Ethelene Whitmire and Vilna Bashi Treitler Lecture Room This workshop provides practical and strategic suggestions on how to face the many challenges of the dissertation from its beginning to end for those in the social sciences. We will address various questions and challenges that may arise from the process of developing a feasible dissertation question, creating a supportive dissertation committee, writing a publishable dissertation, and finally filing it! Discussion topics will include, among other things, mentor and committee relationships, identifying and avoiding pitfalls while staying the course especially concerning time management and social isolation, balancing reading/writing/data collecting, and creating support systems. Finally, the workshop will take an interactive format, allowing opportunities for fellows to pose questions and to offer insights from their own experiences.
	Jr. Faculty Quantitative Social Sciences & Sciences Moderator, Yvette Huet-Hudson Participants, James Curry, Mark Lawson, and Alfonso Morales NAS Room 280
	Jr. Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences Moderator, Peniel Joseph Participants, Ben Vinson and Geoffrey Ward NAS Room 180
	Postdoctoral Sciences Moderator, Beronda Montgomery-Kaguri Participants, Sekazi Mtingwa, John Carlos Garza, and Ingrid Padilla Executive Dining Room.
	Postdoctoral Humanities Moderator, Ernesto Chavez Participants, Shanna Benjamin and Ula Taylor NAS Room 250
	Postdoctoral Social Sciences Moderator, James Jackson Participants, Michelle Neyman Morris and Iris Lopez NAS Room 150
2:45-3:45	Measuring Success in a Culture of Assessment Moderator, James Jackson Participants, Sharon Collins, Pauline Brooks, and Molly Tovar Auditorium
4:00-5:00 pm	Academic Exchange Sessions
	History Moderator, Armando Alonzo
	Counseling and Education Moderator, Daniel Solozano
	Performance Studies, Art History, Ethnomusicology & Communication Moderator, Eileen Hayes
	Language, Literature, Linguistics Moderator, Joseph N. Clarke
	Social Science 2 – (Other Social Sciences) Moderator, Kimberly Morrison
	Biological Sciences Moderator, Susan Anton
	Engineering Moderator, Ingrid Padilla
5:00–5:30 pm	Closing Auditorium
5:15–6:15 pm	Buses to The Key Bridge Marriott Hotel Meet buses outside the C Street Entrance