[Daviscenter-list] Central Asia: Day of Understanding

Hello, My name is Susan Yam and I am the VP of the International Students Consortium (ISC) at Boston University. On November 16, ISC will be holding two forums that will focus on Central Asia. Topics include: energy, human rights, democracy, and Central Asia's relationship with the United States, Russia, Europe, and Turkey. We have been extremely honored with the participation of: Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, Zamira Sydykova Ambassador of Azerbaijan Yashar Aliyev Ambassador of Turkmenistan Meret Orazov Ambassador of Tajikistan Khamrokhon Zaripov Below is an itinerary of the forums if you wish to attend, and I have also attached a flyer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me back. We hope to have the opportunity to see you there! Respectfully, Sue Yam VP of ISC syam(a)bu.edu isc(a)bu.edu http://people.bu.edu/isc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Central Asia Forum: Energy Section Time: 4:00pm - 5:30 pm Date: Thursday, November 16th 2006 Location: Metcalf Ballroom, Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Topics on Energy: A) Water and Hydro-electrical Power in Tajikistan Speaker: Ambassador of Tajikistan, Khamrokhon Zaripov B) Natural Gas in Turkmenistan Speaker: Ambassador of Turkmenistan, Meret Orazov C) Petroleum of Azerbaijan, The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Speaker: Ambassador of Azerbaijan, Yashar Aliyev D) Business Opportunities for the best future of Kyrgyzstan Speaker: Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, Zamira Sydykova Moderator: Thomas Barfield, Chairman, Anthropology at Boston University Time: 5:30pm - 6:00pm Break/Networking Central Asia Forum: History, Civilization, Culture and Relations with-in the Central Asia and Caucuses Section Free and Open to the Public Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Date: Thursday, November 16th 2006 Location: Metcalf Ballroom, Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Topics Include: 1. Human Rights 2. Democracy 3. Relations with Europe, USA, Russia and Turkey Speakers: Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, Zamira Sydykova Ambassador of Azerbaijan Yashar Aliyev Ambassador of Turkmenistan Meret Orazov Ambassador of Tajikistan Khamrokhon Zaripov Moderator: Shahla Haeri, Chairman of Women Studies at Boston University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301B Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu