Peace Corps & Friends— A Celebration

All conference activities take place at:
Northside Aztlan Community Center
at 112 E. Willow Street in Fort Collins, Colorado

Friday,
8/22/2008
10am-5pm	REGISTRATION & TICKET SALES
	Northside Aztlan Community Center
12:30pm	WELCOME & OPENING KEYNOTES
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	A Tribute to the Role of Colorado State University
	Recognition of Maury Albertson, Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, and Andrew Rice
	A Peace Corps for the 21st Century
	Josephine “Jody” Olsen, Deputy Director, Peace Corps (Tunisia)
	More Peace Corps: A Campaign for a Bigger, Better, Bolder Peace Corps
	Kevin Quigley, President, National Peace Corps Association (Thailand)
	Peace Corps Writers’ Awards 2008
	presented by author Lawrence F. Lihosit (Honduras)
	BREAK
3-3:45pm	AUTHORS’ FORUM: How to Write Your Peace Corps Story
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Jane Albritton, President, Tiger Enterprises and Series Editor, Peace Corps at 50 (India)
	sponsored by the Sutherland Family
3-5pm	COUNTRY REUNIONS & EXHIBITS – on your own
3:30-5pm	INTERNATIONAL PEACE CORPS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION RECEPTION
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Center for Fine Art Photography
	Reception with Dr. Anthony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House
	Dr. Bannon will speak at 4:15pm
	Exhibition open Friday: 9am-7pm, Saturday: 1-5pm, Sunday: 1-5pm
4-4:45pm	AUTHORS’ FORUM: How to Self-Publish Your Peace Corps Book
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Lawrence F. Lihosit, Author (Honduras)
5-9:30pm	WORLD RHYTHMS & FOOD
	[FREE ENTRY]
	Old Fort Collins Heritage Park at Northside Aztlan Community Center
5:30pm	PROCESSION OF THE PEACE CORPS NATIONS FLAGS
	[FREE]
6:30pm	SYMPHONY FOR 1,000 DRUMS
	[FREE]
	Halim El-Dabh , Composer and Conductor
	Grant Marquit, Musical Director and Producer
	Featuring professional and amateur musicians and RPCVs
Saturday,
8/23/2008
8:15am	MORNING QIGONG
	[FREE]
	led by Sara Frazier
	Old Fort Collins Heritage Park at Northside Aztlan Community Center
8:30am-12	REGISTRATION & TICKET SALES
	Northside Aztlan Community Center
9-10:30am	RPCV DIALOGS
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	New Developments for the World: Innovations for Developing Countries & the Rest of Us
	David Bartecchi, Director of Program Development, Village Earth
	Zenia Tata, Executive Director, International Development Enterprises
	Bryan Willson, Director, Colorado State University Energy Supercluster
	Moderator: Carl Hammerdorfer, Director, Colorado State University Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise Program (Mali)
	A Peace Corps Circle for Peace
	Mallorie Bruns and Cheryl O’Shell, Peace Circle Process Facilitators
11am	KEYNOTES
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	21st Century Peacemaking – Conversations with Peace Corps Directors & Friends
	Jack Vaughn, Director of Peace Corps 1966-69 (Latin America)
	Jody Olsen, Deputy Director of Peace Corps 2002-present (Tunisia)
	Pat Waak, Chair, Colorado Democratic Party (Brazil)
Lunchtime	WORLD RHYTHMS ON THE SQUARE
	Old Town Square
	Enjoy the Northern Colorado Greek Festival or one of many downtown restaurants
1-5pm	INTERNATIONAL PEACE CORPS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
	[FREE]
	Center for Fine Art Photography
2-3:15pm	Viewing: ONCE IN AFGHANISTAN
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Center for Fine Art Photography
	A new documentary by Jody Bergedick, Jill Vickers(Afghanistan) and Katherine Wheatley, featuring two photographers featured in the International Peace Corps Photography Exhibition
2-6pm	TOURS, ATTRACTIONS & REUNIONS
	[Special Ticket Tours]
	Pre-registration recommended
	* A Guided Walk on the Poudre River Trail
	* Historical Tour of the “Fort”
	* Guided Meditation led by Shambhala Mountain Center
	* Docent Tour of the Poudre Arts Center
	Information on other attractions available online, including: New Belgium Brewing, Odell’s, Budweiser Brewery Tours & Tasting, Self-guided Bike Tours
2-4pm	WORKING SESSIONS (optional)
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Northside Aztlan Community Center
	Group 1: Planning for the 50th Anniversary
	Group 2: “More Peace Corps” Initiative with Kevin Quigley
	Group 3: Visioning for a New Peace Corps Museum with John Roberts
Time tba	CSU Alumni Reunion Event
	check back for details – coming soon!
	Evening events in town will be posted on the web and available at the registration desk.
Sunday,
8/24/2008
8:15am	MORNING QIGONG
	[FREE]
	led by Sara Frazier
	Old Fort Collins Heritage Park at Northside Aztlan Community Center
8:30am-12	REGISTRATION & TICKET SALES
	Northside Aztlan Community Center
9am	RPCV DIALOGS
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Public Health in the World Today
	Scientists and RPCVs from the Centers for Disease Control discuss diseases that threaten the world’s people and peace today, and the international efforts to reduce their impact.
	Lead speakers tba
	The Arts and Peacemaking
	Halim El-Dabh, Composer and Conductor
	Anthony Bannon, Artist-Photographer
11am-12	PLENARY DISCUSSION:
	[Full Event Ticket or Day Pass required]
	Nurturing the Seeds of Service
	An open discussion with for RPCVs to share inspirations, observations, and new challenges.
	BREAK
12:15pm	KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
	[Full Event Ticket/Day Pass or Single Ticket required]
	AMERICA’S ROLE IN A POST-AMERICAN WORLD
	Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club (India)
	Lunch on your own
	A list of great restaurants and sandwich spots within walking distance will be available at the registration desk.
1-5pm	INTERNATIONAL PEACE CORPS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
	[FREE]
	Center for Fine Art Photography
3pm	CONCERT FOR PEACE
	[Full Event Ticket or Single Ticket required]
	Old Fort Collins Heritage Park at Northside Aztlan Community Center
	featuring THE KINGSTON TRIO & CADILLAC SKY

Throughout the Celebration please enjoy:

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Cyber Cafe & Photo Kiosk Station

Peace Corps Museum Updates

Peace Corps Photography Exhibit