Women and girls play a critical role in advancing both peace and development.

 

Research shows that families, communities and nations prosper when girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society. Empower Peace’s Women2Women International Leadership Program (W2W) builds a network of promising young women (ages 15-19) from around the globe, engages them in the issues that define their lives and provides them with the tools, relationships and opportunities required to lead.

 

Conference Schedule

August 9, 2008- August 16, 2008

 

Saturday, August 9, 2008          Arrival / Settling In

 

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Check In, McKenna Student Center

Upon arrival participants will check in and receive lodging information and conference materials.

 

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner, White Hall

Dinner will be available to all participants.

 

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Ice Cream Social, White Hall

Enjoy new friends and socialize over a scoop of  America’s favorite frozen treat!

 

Sunday, August 10, 2008          Touring and Orientation

 

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Breakfast, White Hall

 

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

FREE TIME

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch, White Hall

 

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Boston Trolley Tour / Boston Duck Tour

Participants will visit various Boston landmarks, as well as have an opportunity to shop at local retailers.

 

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Free Time

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Dinner, White Hall

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Conference Orientation and Overview, Marran Theater

Participants will be briefed on the conference schedule and hear from Conference Co-Chairs Diane Caldwell, Shahid Khan and Todd Patkin, as well as conference organizers Rick Rendon, Tricia Raynard, Kari Johnston and Asad Butt.

 

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Ice Breakers, Alumni Hall

 

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Performance by Sharon Katz and Peace Train, Marran Theater

 

Monday, August 11, 2008           Leadership in Conflict Negotiation

 

6:30 AM – 7:45 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome Address, President Joseph Moore, Lesley University, Alumni Hall

 

Conference Review, Rick Rendon & Todd Patkin, Alumni Hall

Conference Co-Chair Todd Patkin and Rick Rendon will pose the question of the day to the participants.

“Name three of your favorite musicians or rock groups”

 

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote Speaker, Farah Pandith, Senior Advisor, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Alumni Hall

 

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break

 

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Keynote Speaker, Victoria Budson, Alumni Hall

Executive Director, Women and Public Policy, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

 

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Andrea Friedman, Alumni Hall

Vice President & Senior Counsel, Global Justice Center

The Global Justice Center works to: target the entrenched political and cultural norms that perpetuate male dominated decision-making bodies and constrain women use human rights and international law as tools to restructure societies in ways that enable women to take their rightful place in national and transitional justice processes; identify activists, leaders, judges, and policymakers and train them in the affirmative use of women's human rights and international law as tools for constructing new democracies, governments, and transitional bodies; and transform the operational definition of democracy to one that is truly representative.

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch , White Hall

W2W Conference Live, Alumni Hall

 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Free Time

 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Break

 

2:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Learning to Lead Through the Use of the Arts, Vivien

Marcow Speiser, Phillip Speiser and Sharon Katz, Alumni Hall

Using arts activities from the DecisionArts program, participants will explore how personal and group similarities and differences can be transformed into personal empowerment and community connection and  action. This workshop will be facilitated by staff from Lesley University, The Peace Train and the Whittier Street Health Center, as well as teen participants from the DecisionArts program.

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner, White Hall

 

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Pam Boll, Film Documentary

“Who Does She Think She Is?”

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2008          Compromise, Respect & Team Building

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Conference Review, Rick Rendon & Todd Patkin, Alumni Hall

Conference Co-Chair Todd Patkin and Rick Rendon will pose the question of the day to the participants.

“How are weddings celebrated in your country?”

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Keynote Address, Attorney General, Martha Coakley, Alumni Hall

 

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Travel to Harvard University

 

10:00 AM –12:00 PM

The Art of Negotiation Harvard University

Susan Hackley, Managing Director, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School

 

Being a skilled negotiator can give you the confidence to ask for what you need and the ability to get the results you want-in your community, at work and at home.  Learn why negotiation is a core leadership skill and how you can be a better negotiator.  The workshop will include negotiation exercises and a discussion of the process of preparation and process in negotiation.  You will learn skills and strategies you can put to use right away.

 

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Harvard University Tour

 

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch, White Hall

W2W Conference Live

 

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Susan Alexander, Executive Vice President, General Council, Biogen Idec, Alumni Hall

 

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Keynote Address, Lina Sidrys Nealon

 

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

 

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion, Alumni Hall

Discussion to be facilitated by Lina Sidrys Nealon

 

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Break

 

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM

Rehearsal Time - Peace Train

 

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Free Time

 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Dinner Reception at Swanee G. Hunt’s Home

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008          New Media / Cause Media

 

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

Travel to Porter Square

 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Conference Review, Rick Rendon & Todd Patkin, Porter Square

“Name your favorite television shows”

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote Speaker Via Videoconference Broadcast, Porter Square

 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Break

 

10:15 AM – 11:30 PM

Presidential Politics, Porter Square

 

11:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch, White Hall

W2W Conference Live

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

OPEN

 

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Break

 

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Media Coverage and Media Relations, Alumni Hall

 

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Keeping Girls Safe and Strong!, Girls’ LEAP, Alumni Hall

Girls' LEAP Self-Defense, Inc trains at-risk girls aged 8-18 in verbal and physical safety skills and self-awareness. LEAP helps girls develop a diverse set of responses to violence, beyond the extremes of passivity and escalation.

 

LEAP's physical skills techniques maximize girls' options and help girls to make safe decisions in spite of fear. The self-reflective skills strengthen girls' ability to say "no" in difficult situations, to create safe and constructive boundaries, and to identify and trust their own feelings.

 

5:30 PM – 6:15 PM

Dinner, White Hall

 

6:15 PM – 6:30 PM

Travel to Harvard University, Mason Fellows Program

 

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Mason Fellows Program and Reception, Harvard University

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008          Leadership in Government

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Conference Review, Rick Rendon & Todd Patkin,  Alumni Hall

“What are the most important lessons you learned this week?”

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

James Roosevelt, Jr., President and CEO, Tufts Health Plan, Alumni Hall

 

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Break

 

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Women’s Rights, Group Presentations/Rehearsal, Alumni Hall

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch, White Hall

W2W Conference Live, Alumni Hall

 

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM

Travel to Massachusetts State House

 

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Tour of the Massachusetts State House

Participants visit the Boston Massachusetts State House, the oldest in the nation.  The tour will teach you about the architecture and history of the State Capitol.  You will see the House and Senate Chambers and even learn about our state insect; the ladybug!

 

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Women in the Government, House Chamber

Participants will participate in an important discussion regarding the role of women in Government. Women elected officials will speak about their successes and roadblocks as females in a traditionally male- dominated field.

 

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Women2Women Presentation of Women’s Rights, House Chamber

Participants will share their thoughts the rights they believe are most important to them as women.  Presentations will include their strategies to secure and nurture women’s rights in their own communities.

 

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Rehearsal Time

 

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Reception at the Massachusetts State House

Participants will be treated to a welcome reception hosted by Senate President Therese Murray and Senate Majority Whip Joan Menard.

 

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Travel to Lesley University

 

Friday, August 15, 2008          Leadership in Community Service

 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Travel to Community Service Project

 

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Community Service Project – The Greater Boston Food Bank

The Greater Boston Food Bank's mission is to help end hunger in eastern Massachusetts.

To achieve their mission, The Food Bank feeds more than 320,000 people annually in nine counties in eastern Massachusetts. They're poor to middle-class people who can't make ends meet. The Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country.

 

Community Service Project – Tufts Medical Center

Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children serve as the principal teaching hospitals for Tufts University School of Medicine, which ranks in the top five percent of institutions nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding.

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch, Location TBD

 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Travel to Wrentham Outlets

 

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Shopping at The Wrentham Outlets

Get ready to shop ‘till you drop! Participants will enjoy some free time for shopping at The Wrentham Shopping Outlets

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Travel to Reception

 

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Final Night Reception, Christina’s

Closing Remarks

 

Saturday, August 16, 2008      Conference Closing Remarks/Travel

 

7:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

 

Airport Travel

 

11:30 AM 

Lunch, White Hall

 

Airport Travel