Thursday, April 3rd
1117 UCC, International Programs

3:00-5:00 Welcome and keynote address

• William M. Reisinger, Associate Provost and Dean for IP, UI
• Rex Honey, Director, Crossing Borders Program, Geography, UI
• Bimal Paul, Department of Geography, Kansas State University
  "Transitions in Bangladesh:  Who Is Behind the Rise in Bombings?"

5:00-7:00 Reception

7:00-9:00   Ines Hoffman Kanna’s film, "Unveiled", followed by a panel discussion, Philips Hall Room 100                      

Friday, April 4th
1117 UCC, International Programs

8:30-9:30     Coffee and rolls

9:30-10:50   Faculty-Student Panel I
Chair:  Michel Laronde, Department of French & Italian, University of Iowa

9:30-10:10   Leila Harris, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"EU Accession, Democratization, and Changing Modalities of Environmental Politics in Turkey"

10:10-10:50   Paul Khaldjian, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire on Turkey

10:50-11:10   Coffee Break

11:10-12:30   Faculty-Student Panel II
Chair:  Ahmed Souaiaia, Department of Religious Studies, University of Iowa

11:10-11:50   Joseph Boshara, Department of Geography, California State University, San Bernardino
"Kick-Starting Development with Water:  Common Pool Resources in Southeast Turkey"

11:50-12:30 William Davies, Department of Linguistics, University of Iowa
“Casual Comments on Islam in Indonesia”

12:30-1:30   Lunch (on your own)

1:30-3:50   Faculty-Student Panel III
Chair:  Consuelo Guayara, Department of Geography, University of Iowa

1:30-2:10  Mohammad Chaichian, Department of Sociology, Mt. Mercy College
”Good Muslims and Bad Muslims since 9/11”

2:10-2:50   Hsain Ilahiane, Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University
"Islamic Charitable Institutions & the Promotion of Information and Communication Technologies in the Islamic World"

2:50-3:10   Break

3:10-4:30   Faculty-Student Panel IV
Chair:  John Reitz, College of Law, University of Iowa

3:10-3:50  Ahmed Kanna, International Programs, University of Iowa,
" The Superlative City:  Dubai & the Urban Condition in the Early 20th Century"

3:50-4:30 Kate Karacay, International Studies M.A. student, University of Iowa
"Transitions in the Roles of Women in Turkey:  The Problem of Trafficking"

6:00-7:00    Evening reception with music

7:00-9:00    Panel Discussion on Transitions in Modern Muslim Societies

• John Reitz, University of Iowa College of Law
• Maureen McCue, University of Iowa College of Public Health
• Ahmed Souaiaia, University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies
• Downing Thomas, University of Iowa Department of French and Italian and Associate Dean for International Programs

Saturday, April 5th
1117 UCC, International Programs

8:30-9:30 Coffee and rolls

9:30-11:40 Faculty-Student Panel V
Chair:  Paul Greenough, Department of History, University of Iowa

• Luke Juran, Crossing Borders Fellow, UI
  "The microfinance revolution:  From rural Bangladesh to development du jour" 
• Alina Haliliuc, Crossing Borders Fellow, UI
  "Purging the Nation and “Europe” from Balkanism: The Manele Music Debate in Romania" 
• Ozge Girit, Crossing Borders Fellow, UI
  "Negotiating National and Religious Identities: Two Case Studies, Turkish Student Association at the University of Iowa and the Anatolia Student Association in Amsterdam"
• Vivek Neelakantan,  Crossing Borders Fellow, UI
  ”Public Health Issues in Indonesia”
  
  11:4o-12:00  Break
  
  12:00-1:20 Faculty-Student Panel VI
  Chair:  Rex Honey, Department of Geography, University of Iowa
• Denise Filios, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa
  "Migrations between the Maghreb and Iberia"
• Dildora Juraeva, JFDP Fellow from Uzbekistan
  "The Uzbek language: two graphic forms simultaneously"
• Shehla Nazarova, JFDP Fellow from Azerbaijan
  “The reforms and situation in the higher education system of the Azerbaijan Republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union”
• Samara Yuldasheva, Fellow from Kyrgyzstan
  "Kyrgyz culture today: the integration of foreign holidays and keeping national traditions"