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@bu.edu
isc@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