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Date: October 5 - 7, 2006
Location: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
University of San Diego
Free and Open to the Public

Event Description             Flyer [ PDF (99.21 KB) ]

Event Materials:

• Keynote Address: The Challenge of Development in the U.S.-Mexican Context
  October 5, 2006
  Jorge Castañeda [ podcast | mp3 (41.5 MB) | transcript (56.02 KB) ]
• Keynote Address: Strategies for Addressing Migration and Development in North America
  October 6, 2006
  Robert Pastor [ podcast | mp3 (29.4 MB) | transcript (54.16 KB) ]
• Briefing Paper: Trans-Border Migration and Development [ PDF (194.40 KB) ]
• Briefing Paper: A Human Development Index for the Mexico-U.S. Border Regions [ PDF (361.96 KB) ]
• Fact Sheet: Migration and Development [ PDF (272.19 KB) ]

Inauguration and Keynote Address:
Trans-Border Migration and Development

6:30 - 8:30 pm: Inauguration and Keynote Speaker

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

• Dr. Julie Sullivan, Provost, University of San Diego
• Ms. Leticia Aguilar, Senior Vice President, Regional Program Executive, Corporate Philanthropy, Bank of America Foundation
• Dr. David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute

Keynote Address: "The Challenge of Development in the U.S.-Mexican Context"

• Dr. Jorge Castañeda, Global Distinguished Professor, Politics and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University

Pre-Session: Event Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 am: Registration materials and continental breakfast provided

Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:00 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 1: Assessing the Development Challenges for Mexico and the Border Region

9:00-10:30 am: Presentations and Discussion

Moderator and Discussant:

• Dr. René Zenteno, Executive Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego

First Presentation: "Mexico's Human Development Indicators"

• Dr. Luis Felipe López Calva, Director, Office of the National Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program for Mexico

Second Presentation: "Economic Development & Quality of Life on the U.S.-Mexican Border"

• Dr. Joan Anderson, Professor of Economics, USD School of Business Administration
• Dr. James Gerber, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego State University

10:30 - 10:45 am: Coffee Break

Session 2: Domestic Sources and Impacts of Migration in Mexico

10:45 - 12:00 pm: Moderated Panel Discussion

Moderator:

• Dra. Olivia Teresa Ruiz Marrujo, Professor of Anthropology, Cultural Studies Department, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Panelists:

• Dr. Rodolfo García Zamora, Director, Development Studies Department, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
• Lic. Luis Herrera-Lasso M., Director General, Grupo Coppan, S.C.
• Dra. Liliana Meza Gonzalez, Director, Migration Studies Program, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México

Luncheon and Keynote: Strategies for Addressing Migration and Development in North America

12:00 - 1:15: Luncheon and Keynote

Introduction:

• Ms. Leticia Aguilar, Senior Vice President, Regional Program Executive, Corporate Philanthropy, Bank of America Foundation

Keynote Address:

• Robert A. Pastor, Director, Center for North American Studies, American University

Breakout Sessions
1:30 - 2:30 pm

A. Promoting Trade, Investment, & Development in North America

Moderator

• Dr. Stephen J. Conroy, Associate Professor of Economics, USD School of Business Administration

Panelists:

• Mr. James C. Clark, Director General, Mexico Business Center, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Ms. Jane Clough-Riquelme, Regional Planner, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
• Mrs. Alejandra Mier y Terán, President and CEO, Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce
• Mr. Heberto Peterson, Director, Department of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana

B. Promoting Economic Opportunities & Development in Migrant- Sending Communities

Moderator:

• Sr. Barbara E. Quinn, Director, Center for Christian SpiritualityUniversity of San Diego

Panelists:

• Dr. Richard Kiy, President & CEO, International Community Foundation
• Dr. Fernando Lozano Ascencio, Chief Researcher, Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research, Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México (UNAM)
• Dr. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, President and Principal Consultant, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado Consulting Inc.
• Dr. Howard Shatz, Economist, The RAND Corporation

C. Assessing the Political Prospects for Migration & Development Policy Solutions

Moderator:

• Mr. Robert Donnelly, Research Associate, Trans-Border Institute

Panelists:

• Dr. Emily Edmonds-Poli, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of San Diego
• Dr. David Fitzgerald, Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego
• Ms. Lydia Martinez, Citizenship and Immigration Services Representative, United States Consulate General in Tijuana

Closing Plenary Discussion: U.S.-Mexican Collaboration on Trans-Border Migration & Economic Development
2:45 - 3:45 pm: Panel Discussion with Public Officials

Moderator:

• Dr. David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute

Panelists:

• Mr. Dan Darrach, Senior Border Coordinator, Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs , U.S. Department of State
• Hon. Jeffrey Max Jones Jones, Former Senator, State of Chihuahua, México
• Hon. Denise Moreno Ducheny , Senator, California State Senate, District 40
• Héctor Guillermo Osuna Jaime, Presidente, Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL)
• Hon. Ricardo Pineda, Deputy Consul General, Consulado General de México

Final Remarks:
3:45 - 4:00 pm:

• Dr. David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute
• Reflections from USD Student Planning Committee
• Ms. Leticia Aguilar, Senior Vice President, Regional Program Executive, Corporate Philanthropy, Bank of America Foundation

Conference Reception:
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Wine and Hors d'oeuvre


Roundtable open to academics, NGO's and government representatives actively engaged in trans-border migration and development issues.

9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Migration and Development Conference Report - Indicators, Strategies, and Policy Recommendations for Mexico and the United States