Symposium Program

Thursday, October 26th

6:00 pm - Dinner for out of town attendees

Friday, October 27th

All sessions will be held in Hallock Auditorium at the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies (AJLC)

122 Elm Street, Oberlin, OH 44074

8:30 - 9:00 am - Registration

Continental breakfast will be available on site

Session One: 9:00 am - Noon

9:00 - 9:15 am - Welcome Note

with Brian Miller, Gina Perez, and Md Rumi Shammin

Borders, Walls, Boundaries

9:15 - 10:45 am - Panel Presentation

with Rebecca Alexander, Nellie Jo David, Jennifer Johnson, and Francisco Villegas

10:45 - 11:00 am - Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Keynote by Cristen Davalos

introduction by Gina Perez

12:00 - 1:30 pm - Lunch for registered guests

1:30 - 2:00 pm - Stretch Break

Session Two: 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Routes, Temporary Settlements and Refugee Camps

2:00 - 3:00 pm - Keynote by Chryssa Zachou

introduction by Rumi Shammin

3:00 - 3:15 pm - Tea Break

3:15 - 4:45 pm - Panel Presentation

with Irene Lopez, Nancy Powers, and Rumi Shammin

4:45 - 5:00 pm - Day 1 Closing Comments 

with Brian Miller, Gina Perez, and Rumi Shammin

5:00 - 5:30 pm - Poster Session  

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Dinner for registered guests

Saturday, October 28th

All sessions will be held in Hallock Auditorium at the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies (AJLC)

122 Elm Street, Oberlin, OH 44074


Continental breakfast will be available on site

Session Three: 9:00 am - Noon

9:00 - 9:15 am - Day Two Opening Remarks

Solidarity, Coalition, and Resettlement

9:15 - 10:30 am - Panel Presentation

with Brian Miller, Betty Okwako-Riekkola, and Jeff Steward

10:30 - 10:45 am - Tea Break

10:45 am - 12:00 pm - Panel Presentation

with Taku Suzuki and Amyaz Moledina, moderated by Brian Miller

12:00 - 12:30 pm - Poster Session  

12:30 - 1:00 pm - Lunch for registered guests

1:30 - 2:00 pm - Closing Remarks

with Brian Miller, Gina Perez, and Rumi Shammin