Schedule

Peace Corps Connect: Boston 2013

Agenda as of May 10, 2013

(subject to change)

Friday June 28, 2013

The Boston Area RPCVs Sunset Boat Cruise on Boston Harbor has sold out. Please contact BARPCV at info@barpcv.org to be added to the wait list.

Support the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. NPCA has added an option during the registration process to add $5 to your registration to support The One Fund Boston. A 100% of these funds will be sent to the organization to support the victims and our host city.

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Exhibits* and registration
9:00 am – 4:30 pm	NPCA Member Group Meetings, Sessions & Reunions
9:00 am – 1:00 pm	NPCA Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 am – 10:30 am	Member Group Panel: The Complex, Vivid Life of Today’s Iran: Reflections and Next Steps for Iran RPCVs and PC Friends Sponsored by Peace Corps Iran Association
10:00 am – 11:00 am	Career Development Workshop
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Member Group Panel: Continuing Service including Friends of Tanzania and Liberia
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	RPCV Graduate Research Conference
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Group Leaders Forum
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Overseas Service Opportunities after Peace Corps Workshop: Peace Corps Response and Next Step Travel
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Telling your Peace Corps story in creative ways Workshop
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Poster Sessions. Do you have an idea for a topic that isn’t on the agenda? Sign up for a poster session and tell us about it.
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm	Boston Area RPCVs – hosted Sunset Boat Cruise around Boston Harbor SOLD OUT**

Saturday June 29, 2013

Join us for a day packed with presentations by prominent RPCVs, panels regarding Peace Corps issues and networking opportunities, as well as a session with our 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. The day will end with an awards ceremony for our Wofford, Shriver and Ruppe award winners and reception complete with beer, wine, soft drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Exhibits* and registration
8:30 am – 9:30 am	Plenary and Annual General Meeting. Learn about NPCA and its plans for the future
9:45 am – 10:45 am	Meet your NPCA Board of Directors Country of Service member-elected representatives.
9:45 am – 10:45 am	Education and the Peace Corps Workshop: Global Education and World Wide Schools
9:45 am – 10:45 am	RPCVs in Public Service featuring Senator Harris Wofford and State Senator David Magnani
11:00 am – 12:00 noon	Meet your NPCA Board of Directors Geographic member-elected representatives
11:00 am – 12:00 noon	Career Development Workshop
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	*Raising your voice on human rights issues with the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award Winner, Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said* and Hauwa Ibrahim**
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	*The future of Peacebuilding with Chic Dambach, author of Exhaust the Limits* and Liz McClintock, CP Partners**
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm	NPCA, Peace Corps, and BARPCVs: our collaborative efforts to fulfill the Peace Corps mission and support the Peace Corps Community. Hear from Glenn Blumhorst, Eileen Conoboy, and Lisa Frederick.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Advocacy Workshop
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Telling your Peace Corps Story Workshop
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Education and the Peace Corps Workshop
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	*RPCVs “Bringing the World Home” Through Their Careers featuring Marco Werman, Anchor and Senior Producer with The World.*
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Overseas Service Opportunities after Peace Corps Workshop
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Archiving your Peace Corps History Workshop with Archivist Susan McElrath, American University and an archivist from the JFK Library
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Advocacy Workshop
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Awards Ceremony for the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award, the Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service and the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Reception

*The Exhibit Hall is open to the public.

**Additional fee

Exhibit Hall

Got some time between sessions? Visit the exhibitors throughout the conference space. You’ll be able to meet with NPCA member groups, RPCV-founded organizations, universities and potential employers.

Alan Mondell

American University- School of International Service

Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Center of Justice and Peacebuilding, EMU

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

David Mather

Duke University, Center for International Development

Friends of Lesotho

Friends of Niger

Global Campaign for Education – US Chapter

John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Manhattanville College, School of Education