Inquiry 2007-08

Conference on Poverty and Inequality in the Americas (back to current simulation)

Thursday, April 3

5:30pm          "Wealth, Power and Accountability in Latin America" Jose Maria Argueta, Former National Security Adviser, Guatemala And the Oligarchy student group: Rachel Brown, Hannah Flamm, David Mok, Julia Silberman, Kelsi Stine

Excerpt from student documentary on the baseball academies in the Dominican Republic, Josh Wolf

7:00pm             Small-Group Discussions and Pizza

8:30pm           Adjourn (meet in front of Olin)

Friday, April 4

5:15pm               Registration in Pearson Hall, Room 104

6:00pm           Opening Plenary

7:10pm           Committee and Delegation Meetings

10:00pm            Adjourn

Saturday, April 5

9:15am                                     Committee and Delegation Meetings

12:00pm/1:00pm                         Lunch Santiago/Caracas Meetings

After lunch                                     Committee and Delegation Meetings

5:45pm                                     Closing Plenary

6:30pm                                     Adjourn

Sunday, April 6

10:00am                                     Brunch (meet in front of Olin)

11:30am                                     Research Experiences in Latin America by IGL Students

• The Beijing Olympics: Transportation and Displacement - Adam White
• Movement Restrictions and Settlement Expansion in the West Bank - JJ Emru
• Challenges of Long Distance Humanitarian Coordination for Operations in Iraq -- Monica Camacho
• Culture of Poverty in the US - Erin Baldassari
• Rural Poverty in the US - Adam Levy

12:30pm                                     End of Conference