CONF.- 5th Annual Central Asia Conference, April 19-21, Univ. of Montana

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CONF.- 5th Annual Central Asia Conference, April 19-21, Univ. of Montana

Posted by: Jeffrey Renz <Jeff.Renz@umontana.edu>

The Fifth Annual Central Asia Conference: April 19 - 21, 2007
Central Asia and Its Geopolitical Impact on South Asia, the Caucasus
and the Middle East

Thursday, April 19

3:30 - 5:00 PM Georgia At The Crossroads, Uc Theater
Chair and discussant: Thomas Goltz, Visiting Scholar, Central and
Southwest Asia Program, The University of Montana
Presenters: His Excellency Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to
the United Nations, Dr. Giorgio Rota, Institute of Iranic Studies of
the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna; Maia Sukhiashvili,
Lecturer in Persian Language and Literature at Kutaisi State
University and Visiting Lecturer at The University of Montana; and
Milena Oganesyan, a native Georgian and Graduate Student, Department
of History, The University of Montana

6:30-7:30 PM Musical Performance And Presentation, Uc Theater
The mugham ensemble Ghadim Sharqe performs the classical heritage of
Azerbaijani musical culture.

7:30-9:30 PM Central Asia And Its Geopolitical Impact On The Caucasus
And The Middle East, UC Theater
Chair and discussant: Dr. Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates,
Washington D.C.
Panelists: His Excellency Abdujabbor Shirinov, Ambassador of
Tajikistan to the United States; Her Excellency Zamira Sydykova,
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States; His Excellency
Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations; His
Excellency Kanybek Osmonaliev Elin Suleymanov, Consul General of
Azerbaijan to the United States; Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz
Republic and John G. Fox, Director of the Office for Afghanistan at
the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Friday, April 20

10:00 - 11:30 AM The Interpretation Of Nature, Space, And Time In
Kazakh Culture, UC 326
Chair: Dr. Ardi Kia, Associate Director, Central and Southwest Asia
Program, The University of Montana
Discussant: Dr. Mehrdad Kia, Director, Office of International
Programs and Central and Southwest Asia Program at The University of Montana.
Presenter: Dr. Aigul Bokayeva, Professor of Kazakh Culture and
Society, Faculty of Philosophy, Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan

12:00-1:00 PM Historical Relations Between The Caucasus And Central
Asia, UC 326
Presenter: Dr. Giorgio Rota, Institute of Iranic Studies at the
Austrian Academy of Sciences

1:00-3:00 PM Kyrgyzstan In Transition, UC Ballroom
Chair: James Carney, University of Montana Liaison, Bishkek
Discussant: Dr. Ardi Kia, Associate Director, Central and Southwest
Asia Program, The University of Montana
Panelists: His Excellency Kanybek Osmonaliev, Minister of Education
for the Kyrgyz Republic; His Excellency Baktybek Abdrisaev, Ambassador
of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States (1996-2005); Kubanychbek
Tabaldiev, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, The University of Montana
School of Journalism; Mr. Asan Ormushev, Rector of M. Kashari-Barskani
Eastern University; Jarkyn Ryskulova, Student Assessment Coordinator,
Kyrgyz Ministry of Education; Primberdi Dyikanov, Head of the
Karakuldga Rayon Education Administration; and Meder Kochorov

3:00-5:00 PM Whither Azerbaijan: Kuwait On The Caspian, UC Ballroom
Chair and discussant: Thomas Goltz, Visiting Scholar, Central and
Southwest Asian Studies Program, The University of Montana
Panelists: Taleh Ziyadov, Deputy Executive Director of the
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC; Elin Suleymanov,
Consul General of Azerbaijan to the United States, Los Angeles; and
Adil Baguirov, Baku State University.

6:30-7:30 PM Musical Performance And Presentation, UC Ballroom
Jeffrey Werbock, a noted authority on Azerbaijani culture and
president of the U.S.-based Mugham Society, will speak about the music
and artistic culture of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus region and play
music from the mugham tradition that until recently was virtually
unknown outside the Caucasus.

7:30-9:30 PM Central Asia, South Asia And The Middle East: Policy
Challenges For The United States, UC Ballroom
Presenter: Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs, United States Department of State.

Saturday, April 21

10:00-12:00 PM Roundtable Discussion, UC Theater
Chair and moderator: Nancy Lubin, President of JNA Associates, Inc.,
and Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council.
Panelists: His Excellency Abdujabbor Shirinov, Ambassador of
Tajikistan to the United States; Her Excellency Zamira Sydykova,
Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States; His Excellency
Irakli Asenaia, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations; Elin
Suleymanov, Consul General of Azerbaijan to the United States, Los
Angeles; and John G. Fox, Director of the Office for Afghanistan at
the United States Department of State.

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