Program
USA Canada Youth Exchange Network Conference 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Registration
4:00 p.m. USA/Canada Executive Committee
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
7:45 p.m. Moderator Meeting
8:00 p.m. ESSEX Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, January 26, 2007
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony and Welcome
Getting Acquainted
“Youth Exchange of the Past – Worth Our Efforts” .
“Rotary – Leading the Way” Dr. Leland Bowie
Break and Networking
“Youth Exchange of the Future” (Plenary Session)
Presenters:
John O. Hishmeh, Executive Director,
Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
Christina Evans, Supervisor, Youth Exchange Programs Division, Rotary International
Moderators – Walter Haworth D.7500
Neil McDonald D.5040
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
1:00 p.m. “Youth Exchange in a Global Society” Dr. Dennis De Turck
U.S. Department of State – Plenary Session
Breakouts Presenters Moderator
(1) Criminal Background ChecksAl Kalter – D.6970 Woody Angst – D.5010
Dan Bronson – D.7450
(2) Student Protection Policy Terrance McNaughton – D.6380Steve Zeiba – D.7890
Donald Sweet – D.7870
(3) Youth Exchange Basics Scott Wisner – D.7150
Break and Networking
Breakouts – Repeat of Breakouts 2, 3, and 4
Special meetings as requested
Insurance Committee - Woody Aynst
6:30 p.m. Fellowship hour hosted by Brazilian Youth Exchange Officers
(Friday Dinner on your own)
Saturday, January 27, 2007
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Opening and Announcements
“Cultural Diversity – Training the Trainer”
Presenter – Dennis White – D.6220
Breakouts – “Responding to Cultural Diversity in Our Exchanges”
Presenters Moderator
EuropeFriedrick Neddermeier – D.1850Colleen Wood – D.7330
Arne Jensen – D.1460
Asia Lawrence Hsu – D.3480 John Spellman – D.7450
Nobumasa Ohmori – D.2580
Robert Morris – D.3330
Brazil Leandro De Hravjo – D.4500 Richard Paul – D.7260
Ivan Vianna – D.4760
Other Latin
America Ernesto Guevara – D.4170Norman Bird – D.6330
Rolf Andreetti – D.4200
Break and Networking
Breakouts Presenters Moderator
“Marketing Youth Exchange”David Wolfe – D.7980John Cooper – D.7230
“Electronic Communications
and Exchange" Scott Winner – D.7150Lisa Landes – D.7570
Ronald Smith – D.7430
“Development of
Database Web Site” Philippe Caron – D.1620 James Murray – D.7510
“Developing Training
Media, Materials
And Methods" Jon Greene – D.5190Thomas Overbaugh – D.7170
12:00 Noon Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Breakouts Presenters Moderator
“Developing Club ParticipationPatti Smith – D.7430 James Carmack – D.7300
Stuart McDonald – D.9810
“Recruitment of Outbound” Eric Marcus – D.6670 Geraldine Sheridan – D.7260
Neil McDonald – D.5040
“Host Family Orientation” Bob & Carol Saghirian – D.7640 Barbara Schupeltz D.7410
Nancy Thornton – D.5450
“Recruiting Host Families”Jaci Williams – D.5770 Carl Askew – D.7370
Cliff McLean – D.7260
Breakouts PresentersModerator
“Short Term Exchange”Ed Swirtz – D.7950Katy Doran – D.7330
Leandro De Araujo – D.
“Rotary Trips” David Berg – D.5010Allen Smith – D.7390
Mike Wilcox – D.7170
“Simulation Games and Team Robert MacDonald – D.7870
Building Exercises” Carl Hill – D.7350
“Empowering Rotary” Woody Angst – D.5010Timothy Sebilds – D.5370
Mike Davis – D.7120
Break and Networking
3:30 p.m. USA/Canada Meeting
4:30 p.m. ESSEX Meeting
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar Reception
7:00 p.m. Banquet
“Our World, Our Future” Ivan Vosloo, South African Consul
Student Entertainment
Dancing
Sunday, January 28, 2007
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
“Problem Solving Situations Around the Tables”
Moderator – Alan Kalter – D.6970
