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4:00 PM Egypt, Libya & Spain

5:00 PM Bahrain and Iraq


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14 Countries Represented• Algeria • Niger• Bahrain • Palestine • Cape Verde • Spain • Chad • South Sudan• Egypt • Syria • Iraq • United States• Libya • Massachusetts• Morocco • Pennsylvania

• Texas• Washington DC


WHEELOCK COLLEGEwww.wheelock.edu

Boston, MA

• Short walk Fenway Park home of the Boston Red Sox and the hospital district

• Yes….there are shops close by• Access to the internet & e-mail


Saturday, August 10, 2013 Arrival / Settling In

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Check In, Peabody Hall

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

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner, Campus Center Dining Facilities

Dinner will be available to all participants.

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dessert Social, Campus Center

Enjoy new friends and socialize over cake!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


CONFERENCE SCHEDULESunday, August 11, 2013 Touring and Orientation

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Breakfast/Brunch, Campus Center Dining Facilities

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Boston Independent Tour

Free time! Take advantage of this time! Get out

and explore the city!

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM W2W Ice Breakers, Campus Center

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Conference Orientation and Overview,

Campus Center


Sunday, August 11, 2013 Touring and Orientation CONT.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM What is an Action Plan?

As you know, you will be expected to develop and implement an action plan about an issue you care about when you return home. W2W Alumnae will share their action plans and experiences and answer any questions you may have.


6:15 PM – 7:00 PM Todd Patkin, Campus Center

Philanthropist and Author

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMonday, August 12, 2013 Global Overview – Harvard University

8:00 AM –8:45 AM Breakfast, Campus Center Dining Facilities

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Travel to Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Speaker, Victoria Budson, Executive Director, Women and Public Policy, Harvard

University John F. Kennedy School of Government

12:00 PM – 12:45 AM Lunch

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Art of Negotiation, Susan Hackley, Managing Director, Program on Negotiation,

Harvard Law School


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMonday, August 12, 2013 CONT.

3:15 PM –4:30 PM Human Rights, A New AgendaSharmila Murthy, Assistant Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Travel to Wheelock College

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Action Plan Discussion


8:00 PM –9:00 PM Cultural Presentations!

Bring your photos, cultural dress and information about your country that you can share with everyone.


CONFERENCE SCHEDULETuesday, August 13, 2013 Leadership – Wheelock

College

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast, Campus Center Dining Facilities

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Margaret McKenna, Campus Center

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Women Making Change, Campus Center

Meet the women making change in their communities and countries.

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM The Basics of Public Speaking, Campus Center

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch, Campus Center Dining Facilities


CONFERENCE SCHEDULETuesday, August 13, 2013

CONT.

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Charlie Rose, Campus Center

City Year

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Team Meetings

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Priti Rao, Campus CenterExecutive Director, Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM The Leader in You, Campus Center Chahrazad Bekkaoui, 2010 W2W Alumnae

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner, Campus Center


CONFERENCE SCHEDULETuesday, August 13, 2013

CONT.

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Girls Rising Screening, Campus CenterDebuted in March, 2013, Girl Rising is a

groundbreaking film directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins, which tells the stories

of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9 celebrated writers and narrated by 9

renowned actresses. These girls have experienced trauma, poverty, discrimination, and

violence, yet they have persevered. Girl Rising showcases the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.

8:00 PM Work on your Action Plans!


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEWednesday, August 14, 2013 Entrepreneurship – Babson

College


8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Travel to Babson College

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Welcome & Introductions, Susan Duffy

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Entrepreneurial Thought & Action, Heidi Neck

Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A) is an action-oriented methodology for navigating environments that are increasingly uncertain and

unpredictable.

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEWednesday, August 14, 2013

CONT.

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Travel to Chapel 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Made by Survivors: A Case Study of ET&A

in Practice, Elizabeth Goldberg 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM “Starting” through Design Thinking, Heidi

Neck 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Travel to Wheelock College 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner, Campus Center Dining Facilities


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEWednesday, August 14, 2013

CONT.

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Travel to The Esplanade for the Landmark Concert

Featuring the Longwood Symphony 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Concert on the Esplanade 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM Travel to Wheelock College


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEThursday, August 15, 2013 Fletcher School of Law and

Diplomacy

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast On The Go! 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM Travel to Fletcher School at Tufts

University 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM James Stavridis, Dean, Fletcher School of

Law and Diplomacy 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Using Social Media for Social Change, =

Christopher (Rusty) Tunnard, MA, MALD, PhD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

We have seen how social networks and social media have been used successfully in bringing down long-time democratic dictatorships, most recently in Tunisia and Egypt.


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEThursday, August 15, 2013

CONT.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Travel to Wheelock College 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Understanding the Media, Campus Center

Jane Christo, Edward R. Murrow Center at The Fletcher School

Understanding how to work with the media can prove to be an essential piece of your action plan. The media is a direct connection to the people that you are trying to reach.


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEThursday, August 15, 2013

CONT.

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner, Campus Center Dining Facilities 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cultural Presentations, Campus Center

8:00 PM Work on your Action Plans!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEFriday, August 16, 2013 Action Plan Presentations


8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Conference Review, Campus CenterRick Rendon & Tricia Raynard

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Elizabeth Cafferty, Senior Advocacy Officer, Women’s Refugee Commission

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Action Plan Development, Campus Center 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch, Campus Center 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Travel to Massachusetts State House


CONFERENCE SCHEDULEFriday, August 16, 2013 CONT.

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Women2Women Action Plan Presentations, Massachusetts State House

Delegates will present their action plans to a panel of local leaders. Presentations will be five minutes in length. Panelists will offer feedback based on the presentations and knowledge of the issues.

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM SHOPPING

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Travel to Wheelock College 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner, Campus Center Dining Facilities


CONFERENCE SCHEDULESaturday, August 17, 2013 TRAVEL

DAY

5:00 AM – 10:00 PM Travel to Logan Airport for Departure

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Brunch, Campus Center Dining Facilities



Do you have a question for about W2W - America 2013?

Click on the “Question” link or email [email protected]

We’ll get to as many questions as possible.


WHAT TO BRING

Wheelock College Dorms

You will be provided with one pillow, bed sheets, blanket and two bath towels.

You may bring additional items as needed.


• International Calling Card or International phone - check with yourcarrier.

• Conversion Plugs - 120 v/60 Hz

• Toiletries

• Laptops - Bring at your own risk

• Camera - Bring at your own risk

WHAT TO BRING


Roommates

• You will have a roommate from another country. We will not take roommate requests.

• You may not change roommates during the conference.


• Money for incidentals and luggage fees

• Photos from your home country, family, traditional dress

• Extra towels if needed

• Umbrella

• Sweatshirt or light coat

WHAT TO BRING


• Sneakers/closed toe shoes – you will be doing a lot of walking

• Information for your Action Plan

• Alarm clock/Phone with alarm

WHAT TO BRING


TRAVEL

IMPORTANT AIRPORT INFORMATION

• Check with your assigned airline regarding luggage fees.

• Empower Peace will not cover luggage fees.

• Be sure to know airline carry-on restrictions.


TRAVEL

IMPORTANT AIRPORT INFORMATION

– If you have not received your travel information please contact Kari Johnston at [email protected]


TRAVEL• Empower Peace staff will be at Boston’s

Logan International Airport to greet you upon arrival.

• Empower Peace staff will have W2W signs at the airport.

• We will travel with you to Wheelock College.

• Wheelock College is located approximately 20-30 minutes from airport.


TRAVEL

• Luggage - do not bring more than you can personally carry.

• International and domestic flights have luggage weight restrictions and bag fees. Check with your airline.


TRAVEL

• Keep a copy of your travel itinerary with you.

• Keep a copy of W2W staff phone numbers with you.

• Keep your luggage check-in receipt with you. If your luggage is lost, you will need this number.


Questionnaire

• About five days ago, we asked you to go online and complete the survey.

• It is important that you complete the survey.

• Your workshop with Rusty Tunnard will use the information from the survey.


Homework Assignment

• We need everyone to take a survey by August 9, 2013 12:00 AM EST.

• It will take 10 -15 minutes.• Your answers will help Professor

Rusty Tunnard create his Using Social Media workshop.

https://www.surveymonkey/s/W2W_2013


SEE YOU IN BOSTON!!

• If your questions weren’t answered, please

call or email • Kari Johnston at

[email protected] 001 617-912-3817• Tricia Raynard at

[email protected] 001 617 912-3821

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