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NPS Interservice FAO Organization National Conference
19-21 July, 2007, Monterey, CA
Thursday, July 19
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Pre-Registration and No-Host Icebreaker
Location: Quarterdeck / Trident Room, Herrmann Hall
Attire: Casual
Friday, July 20
0700-0800 Registration, Sign-In, and Morning Refreshments (GL Courtyard)
0800-0815 Welcome and Opening Remark (GL-109)
Speaker: Lt. General Robert Ord III (Ret.), Naval Postgraduate School
Dean, School of International Graduate Studies
0815-0850 The Role of the FAO in the 21st Century (GL109)
Introduction: Major Jackie Chang, USAF
Plans Officer, United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission - Korea
Speaker: Colonel Steven Beal, USA
Chief, Strategic Leadership Division, Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate (G35)
0850-0900 BREAK
0900-1020 Are FAOs Meeting Warfighter Needs? (GL109)
Who uses the products that FAOs produce? What do the primary and collateral users need from the FAO? Are there any products that need to be de-conflicted with other agencies?
Introduction: Major J.D. Loftis, USAF
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Discussant: Captain Timothy Doorey, USN
Senior Intelligence Officer, Naval Postgraduate School Panelists: Colonel Ferdinand Irizarry, USA
Commander, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade
Elizabeth Rood, Department of State
Director, Office of Caucasian Affairs and Regional Conflicts
Major Mark Visconi, USAF
Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces
Lt. Colonel Erik Price, USA
Deputy G3, 351 Civil Affairs Command
1020-1030 BREAK
1030-1130 Cross-Cultural Skills and the FAO (GL109)
Language and regional expertise are well-established requirements for the FAO to do their job. But what about cross-cultural skills and competencies? What cross-cultural competencies are vital for the FAO in the really difficult places?
Introduction: Captain Laura Renner, USAF
Research Assistant, Naval Postgraduate School
Speaker: Colonel Sue Ann Sandusky, USA
Director, African Studies, Army War College
1130-1330 No-Host Lunch
1330-1430 Building Sustainable Approaches to Culture (GL109)
Dimensions of the “culture question" for the U.S. military: differences between treating culture in training versus education, area-specific approaches versus building general cross-cultural capacity, the blurry boundary between regional studies and culture studies, and the sustainability of various approaches.
Introduction: Major Greg Lewis, USMC
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Speaker: Dr. Kerry Fosher, Air University Culture and Language Center
Director, Cross-Cultural Competence Project
1430-1440 BREAK
1440-1530 Working with IGOs and NGOs (GL109)
IGOs and NGOs have large roles to play on the international stage. When will FAOs encounter IGOs and NGOs and what do FAOs need to know about them? Discussion will include Pakistan earthquake relief efforts.
Introduction: Captain Laura Renner, USAF
Research Assistant, Naval Postgraduate School
Discussant: Dr. Nancy Roberts, Naval Postgraduate School
Professor, Defense Analysis
Speakers: Colonel Ferdinand Irizarry, USA
Commander, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade
Lana Lynn, The Center for Humanitarian Cooperation
Consultant on Humanitarian Affairs
Lt. Colonel Aaron Aldridge, USMC
1530-1540 BREAK
1540-1630 Continuing Language Education (GL109)
What are the continuing language needs for FAOs and what resources are available? What are efficient ways to maintain language proficiency? What is the status of the FAO-only courses at DLI?
Introduction: Captain Terry Vance, USAF
Student, Defense Language Institute
Speakers: Rick Berg, Defense Language Institute
Student Learning Center
Eric Robinson, Defense Language Institute
Student Learning Center
Dr. Betty Lou Leaver, Defense Language Institute
Associate Provost, Continuing Education
Lt. Colonel Gary Garay, USA
FAO Coordinator, Defense Language Institute
1630-1645 Wrap-Up / Day 2 Preview (GL109)
Speaker: Major J.D. Loftis, USAF
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
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Social / Cocktail Hour
Location: La Novia Room, Herrmann Hall
Attire: Semi-Formal / Business
1900-2100 Banquet Dinner
Speaker: Mr. Peter Rodman, Brookings Institution
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Location: La Novia Room, Herrmann Hall
Attire: Semi-Formal / Business
Saturday, July 21
0730-0800 Morning Refreshments (GL Courtyard)
0800-0810 Introduction (GL109)
Speaker: Colonel Daniel Scott, USAF
Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute
0810-0950 Presentations on Transnational Issues (GL109)
Many issues impact more than one region of the world. WMD proliferation, migration and human trafficking, the rise of China, and the stabilization of regions after prolonged conflicts pose concerns for FAOs stationed across the globe. Which aspects of these issues should FAOs be cognizant of?
Introduction: Major Victor Chin, USMC
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Panelists: Dr. J. Clay Moltz, Naval Postgraduate School
Associate Professor, National Security Affairs
Dr. Maurice Van Arsdol, Jr., Monterey Institute of Int’l Studies
Adjunct Professor, School of International Policy Studies
Dr. William Ratliff, Hoover Institution
Research Fellow and Curator of the Americas Collection
Dr. Karen Guttieri, Naval Postgraduate School
Assistant Professor, Cebrowski Institute for Information Innovation and Superiority
0950-1000 BREAK (Split Session to Follow - Please Note Room Assignments)
1000-1130 Latin America Regional Forum (GL102)
Introduction: Captain Terry Vance, USAF
Student, Defense Language Institute
Discussant: Jeanne Giraldo, Naval Postgraduate School
Lecturer, National Security Affairs
Panelists: Dr. Richard Millett, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Professor Emeritus, Department of History
Dr. William Ratliff, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Research Fellow and Curator of the Americas Collection
Ramon Negron, Department of State
Major, USAR, Strategic Leadership Division
Economic Officer, U.S. Interests Section, Havana, Cuba
1000-1130 Middle East - South Asia Regional Forum (GL109)
Introduction: Major J.D. Loftis, USAF
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Discussant: James Russell, Naval Postgraduate School
Senior Lecturer, National Security Affairs
Panelists: Thomas H. Johnson, Naval Postgraduate School
Research Associate Professor, National Security Affairs
Dr. Amit Gupta, Air War College
Visiting Professor, Department of International Security
Major Mark Visconi, USAF
Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces
1120-1130 BREAK (Split Session Ends)
Pick up box lunches for working lunch, proceed to GL109.
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Working Lunch – Transnational Issues Question & Answer Session (GL109 Introduction: Major Victor Chin, USMC
Panelists: Will vary
1230-1240 BREAK (Split Session to Follow - Please Note Room Assignments)
1240-1410 Europe - Eurasia Regional Forum (GL102)
Introduction: Lt. Commander Jenny Jones, USN
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Discussant: Dr. Donald Abenheim, Naval Postgraduate School
Associate Professor, National Security Affairs
Panelists: Dr. Mikhail Tsypkin, Naval Postgraduate School
Associate Professor, National Security Affairs
Colonel Ferdinand Irizarry III, USA
Commander, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade
Elizabeth Rood, Department of State
Director, Office of Caucasian Affairs and Regional Conflicts
Dr. Robert O’Connell, Naval Postgraduate School
Visiting Professor, Defense Analysis
Major Paul Geehreng, USAF
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
1240-1410 Africa Regional Forum (GL109)
Introduction: Major Greg Lewis, USMC
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
Discussant: Dr. Jessica Piombo, Naval Postgraduate School
Assistant Professor, National Security Affairs
Panelists: Dr. Anna Simons, Naval Postgraduate School
Associate Professor, Defense Analysis
Colonel Sue Ann Sandusky, USA
Director, African Studies, Army War College
Lt. Colonel Babafemi Runsewe, Nigerian Army
Student, Naval Postgraduate School
1410-1420 BREAK (Split Session Ends)
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Asia - Pacific Regional Forum (GL109)
Introduction: Captain Terry Vance, USAF
Student, Defense Language Institute
Discussant: Dr. Christopher Twomey, Naval Postgraduate School
Assistant Professor, National Security Affairs
Panelists: Dr. Edward A. Olsen, Naval Postgraduate School
Professor, National Security Affairs
Dr. Dan Pinkston, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Senior Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Kenneth Allen, The CNA Corporation
Senior Analyst, Project Asia
Dr. Michael Malley, Naval Postgraduate School
Assistant Professor, National Security Affairs
Colonel Ferdinand Irizarry III, USA
Commander, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade
1600-1630 Closing Remarks / Surveys (GL109)
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Documentary Showing - “Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story”
Panelists: Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim, Film Directors
Dr. Dan Pinkston, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Senior Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Yoko Yamamoto, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Adjunct Professor, School of Translation & Interpretation
Location: Irvine Auditorium at MIIS
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