2016 ITKI-UNESCO Conference in Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sustainable Models for Arid Lands: Lessons from Dialogues between Scientific and Traditional Knowledge
From 10/12/2016 to 10/16/2016
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (draft 10/26/15)
Wednesday
Afternoon
executive session
Afternoon
workshop on childrens’ imagery and lexicons of water, food, housing (at MOCA?)
Optional tours
(for accompanying partners)
4:30 – 6:00
Reception and evening speaker at unique location (B2/MOCA/ASDM/?)
Thursday
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and coffee/pastries/fruit
9:00 – 10:15
Video welcome by HRH Prince Charles (15 mins)
Welcome remarks by Mayor, County Supervisor or Administrator, UA president or Deans of Science and Social
and Behavioral Sciences (20 mins)
Plenary presentation topic: “Dialogues between Traditional and Scientific Knowledge” (40 mins)
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food, Housing issues
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
Plenary presentation topic: “Sustainable Models for Arid Lands” (40 mins)
1:00 – 1:15
Break
1:15 – 2:45
Concurrent sessions: posters, poetry, art, music themed on TK-based Water, Food and Housing Issues
2:45 – 3:00
Break
3:00 – 4:30
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food Housing issues
4:30 – 5:30
Reception (Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum?)
5:30 – 7:00
Dinner (Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum?)
Friday
9:00 – 10:15
Plenary panel topic: “Contemporary Successful (and Unsuccessful) TK-based Practices”
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food Housing issues
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
Plenary presentation topic: “Sustainable Models for Arid Lands” (40 mins)
1:00 – 1:15
Break
1:15 – 2:45
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food Housing issues
2:45 – 3:00
Break
3:00 – 4:30
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food Housing issues
4:30 – 5:30
<free time>
5:30 – 7:00
Dinner ((B2/MOCA/ASDM/?)
Saturday
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and coffee/pastries/fruit
9:00 – 10:15
Plenary panel topic: “Social Justice in an Era of Climate Disruption”
10:15 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
3 concurrent sessions on Water, Food Housing issues
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
Closing plenary topic: “Effective Sustainability Strategies for the Futures of Arid Land Communities” (panel with SKYPE participation?) (40 mins)
Afternoon:
Optional tours to special Tucson and/or Native People Landmarks or free time
5:30 – 7:00
Dinner (place to be defined)
Sunday
Optional
tours to special Tucson and/or Native People Landmarks
Sponsor
