REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS

Nicaragua-US Solidarity Conference, July 13-15, 2007

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SPEAKERS: Send all ideas for conference speakers to the planning committee, with a brief description of the person's areas of expertise. We will consider all suggestions. Send by email to rebekah@AFGJ.org or by mail to Nicaragua Network, 1247 "E" Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003. Questions? Call us at 202-544-9355.

WORKSHOPS: If you would like to offer or organize a workshop or discussion session, please send a brief proposal to the conference planning committee, using the form below. Copy and paste the form into an e-mail, complete it, and send it to rebekah@AFGJ.org or mail it to Nicaragua Network, 1247 "E" Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003.

DEADLINE FOR SPEAKER AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: The deadline for speaker and workshop proposals is May 30. For best consideration, please send your proposal as soon as possible.

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM

Workshop Title:

Sponsoring Organization(s):

Workshop Presenters’ Names:

Presenter’s Contact Information:
Email:
Telephone:

Brief Workshop Description (purpose and objective, session outline/abstract, target audience):

Special Needs of Workshop (e.g. audiovisual requirements, butcher block paper, etc.):

Date Proposed:



Person/Organization Proposing Workshop:

Contact Information of Proposer:
Email:
Telephone:
Anything else you want us to know!

Workshop Topic Tracks
(These topics are not exclusive—fill out the poll found at www.nicanet.org if you would like to see a workshop on a particular topic!)

• Problems and joys of building and maintaining solidarity relationships
• Development that favors the poor majority and preserves the environment
o (e.g. small scale and/or organic farming, fair trade, reforestation and water projects, solar energy, etc.)
• US political and economic intervention
o (e.g. CAFTA, election interference, IMF mandates, militarization, etc.)
• Health, education, and human rights (including economic and social rights, civil rights, indigenous rights, labor rights and women’s rights)
• Culture

Workshop Logistics

Length: Each workshop will be one hour and forty five minutes. Facilitators must limit presentation time to one hour including translation and use the remaining time for dialogue and shared experience.

Format: Conveners will be expected to avoid PowerPoint presentations and lecture style workshops. Workshops should be highly interactive.

Return this form by email to rebekah@AFGJ.org or by mail to Nicaragua Network, 1247 "E" Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003. Questions? Call us at 202-544-9355.

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