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Providence
2012 Third Goal Expo: Building Global Communities
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Venue: Rhode Island Convention Center, One Sabin Street, Providence, RI
Best Parking: Level 4 East of the North Garage
This event is free and open to the public.
Schedule of Activities
11:45 am – 12:45 pm: RPCV Brainstorming: Elevate the Third Goal
RPCVs are invited to participate in this discussion forum led by Peace Corps staff to brainstorm ideas and best practices to further promote and elevate the Third Goal. Here’s your chance to share your thoughts on what you do and what you need to “bring the world back home.”
Facilitator: Eileen Conoboy, Director, Office of Third Goal and Returned Volunteer Services
Location: Room 557
12:30 – 4:00 pm: Registration
1:00 – 1:40 pm: Welcome and Keynote
Keynote: Leo I. Higdon, Jr. (Malawi 1968-1970), President, Connecticut College
Speakers:
- Welcome from the Mayor’s Office
- Peace Corps: Eileen Conoboy (Mali 1995-1997), Director, Office of Third Goal and Returned Volunteer Services
- National Peace Corps Association: Anne Baker (Fiji 1985-1987), Vice President
- Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers: Pam Rubinoff (Thailand 1982-1985)
Location: Jr. Ballroom
1:45 – 2:30 pm: Engaging Returned Peace Corps Volunteers in Classrooms and Communities
The Third Goal of the Peace Corps is to educate people in the United States about the countries and cultures in which volunteers have served. In this session, you’ll hear about free resources that support educators, returned Peace Corps volunteers and others to bring the world back home to classrooms and communities. Learn how you can tap into Speakers Match and Coverdell World Wise Schools materials, connect with serving and returned volunteers and more!
Facilitator: Anne Baker (Fiji 1985-1987), Vice President, National Peace Corps Association
Panelists:
- Neil Ross (Dominican Republic 1962-1964)
- Katie Dyer (Central African Republic 1984-1986), Owner, CADEAUX du MONDE
- Eileen Conoboy (Mali 1995-1997), Director, Peace Corps Office of Third Goal and Returned Volunteer Services
Location: Room 554
2:40 – 3:30 pm: The Peace Corps Experience: Shaping Lives and Careers
There are many inspiring ways in which returned Peace Corps Volunteers continue to serve even beyond their work in the Peace Corps. The panelists are individuals whose lives and careers have been indelibly shaped by their Peace Corps experience. Join us to participate in a discussion and celebration of all that we do and how we can support service in our own communities and around the world. Come with your stories, questions and ideas–this session will be an opportunity to network and find inspiration.
Facilitator: Peggy Benz (Kenya 1979-1983), Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Panelists:
- William Twaddell (Brazil 1963-1965, Mali staff 1985-1987), Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Liberia, and Mauritania
- William Shuey (Turkey 1969-1970), Executive Director, International Institute of Rhode Island
- Kelly Ramirez (Slovakia 1993-1995), Executive Director, Social Venture Partners Rhode Island
- David Magnani (Sierra Leone 1968-1971), Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Massachusetts at Boston
Location: Room 554
3:45 – 4:45 pm: Film Screening of Leh Wi Tok: When Radio Gives a Voice to the Voiceless
A special screening of Leh Wi Tok: When Radio Gives a Voice to the Voiceless and discussion with Topher Hamblett (Sierra Leone 1985-1987), Founder, Foundation for West Africa.
Location: Room 557
Throughout the Event
1:00 – 5:00 pm: Around the World Exhibits
Stop by and visit each table in the Around the World exhibits to learn more about the Peace Corps experience and the countries served by volunteers. Location: West Prefunction
- Peace Corps Office of Third Goal and Returned Volunteer Services
- Peace Corps Regional Recruitment Office
- National Peace Corps Association
- Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
- CADEAUX du MONDE
- Coastal Resource Center – University of Rhode Island
- Foundation for West Africa
- SIT Graduate Institute
- Around the World Displays:
- Chile: David Mather 1968-1970
- Cote d’Ivoire: Christine Allan, 1998-2000
- Ghana: Regina DeAngelo, 2000-2002
- Guatemala: Terese Maineri de Velasquez 2003-2005
- Kenya: Arielle Miles 2009-2011
- Niger: Bill Miles 1977-1979
- Sierra Leone: David Magnani 1968-1971
- Tanzania: Ernie Zaremba 1964-1966
