Please join us for an international conference that convenes faculty,
students and professionals in an open dialogue. All are welcome!
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Thursday, April 18, 1996
8:30 a.m. Registration/Welcome
9:30 Panel I: "Ecological Studies in Tropical Cloud
Forests in Costa Rica"
11:30 LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON: Jim Kim, Partners in
Health, Cambridge, Mass.
1:00 p.m. Panel II: "Grassroots Mobilization"
2:30 Panel III: "Liberation and Cultural Identity"
Roundtable: "Poverty and Social Responsibility
in the Medical Profession"
Facilitator: Jim Kim
4:00 Keynote Address: The Hon. Salvador de Lara,
Minister of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico
(Washington, D.C.)
6:00 Dean's Reception
8:00 Theatrical Performance: "The Fifth Sun"
(by Nicholas Patricca)
Bill Smith, director
Friday, April 19, 1996
9:00 a.m. Panel IV: "Party Politics in Latin America"
10:00 Panel V: "Economic Integration"
12:30 p.m. Guest Speaker Luncheon: Leslie Wirpsa,
National Catholic Reporter, Kansas City, Mo.
2:00 Panel VI: "Feminism and Women's Cooperatives in
Latin America"
Roundtable II: "Contemporary Issues in Brazil"
Facilitators: Bennett Institute (Brazil)
3:15 Roundtable III: Vida en la America Latina
(Spanish only)
4:30 Guest Speaker Presentation: Alexander Springer,
University of Vienna, Austria
7:30 Musical Performance: Jim Cook and Mildred Allen,
Birmingham-Southern College
8:45 Closing Reception
PRE-REGISTRATION
Early registration is recommended. There is no registration fee, but you need
to register in order to be included in the luncheons and receptions. Panels
and roundtables are open to the public.
Name: __________________________________________________________
Occupation: ____________________________________________________
Institution: ___________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________
E-mail: ______________________________
TRAVEL INFORMATION
The conference will be held on the Birmingham-Southern College campus.
Registered participants will receive additional information about the campus.
Free transportation will be provided between the hotel and the campus, as
well as from and to the airport. Please let us know if you will need
transportation assistance once in Birmingham.
ACCOMMODATIONS
You can make lodging reservations at the La Quita Inn on Arkadelphia Road.
Call 1-800-531-5900 and refer to the "LAS Symposium" (reservation number:
29251). Rate: $46 single/double.
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Please remember that spaces for luncheons are limited. Fill out the form
above and mail it to: Gail Morris, LAS Symposium, Birmingham-Southern
College, BSC Box 549007, Birmingham, AL 35254 U.S.A. Phone:
(205)226-4830; fax: (205) 226-4843
For more information about the conference, contact:
Gama Perruci
Director, Latin American Studies Program
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL 35254
phone: (205) 226-4836
fax: (205) 226-4843
e-mail: gperruci@bsc.edu