Afghanistan Journalism Education Enhancement Program [AJEEP] Conference, February 2-3, 2012

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1 Afghanistan Journalism Education Enhancement Program [AJEEP] Conference, February 2-3, 2012 Purpose: The purpose of this conference in Washington, DC, is to bring together for the first time the representatives of the four U.S. universities that have journalism partnerships with Afghan universities to initiate coordination. Sponsor: The conference is made possible by a grant from the U. S. Department of State to Ball State University. Initiator of the grant is the U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan, Public Affairs Section.

2 2 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Thursday February 2nd State Plaza Hotel 8:30 9:00 am Conference Registration Kenneth Holland, Dean, Rinker Center for International Programs, Ball State University 9:00-9:45 am Welcoming Remarks and Participant Introductions --Merrie Blocker, U.S. Department of State, Program Manager, Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs --Richard Boyum, University Linkages and Program Evaluation Coordinator - Afghanistan/Pakistan, Office of Public Diplomacy, Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs, U.S. Department of State --Joshua Peffley, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Kabul --Matthew Case, Grants Specialist, U.S. Department of State --Eileen O Connor or Donna Welton (PAO), Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Kabul (via videoconference or speakerphone) 9:45-10:15 am Project Summary San Jose State University 10:15 10:30 am Break 10:30 11:00 am Project Summary The University of Nebraska at Omaha 11:00 11:30 am Project Summary Ball State University 11:30 12:00 pm Project Summary The University of Arizona 12:00 1:30 pm Lunch with State Department Colleagues 1:30 2:30 pm The Media in Afghanistan --Richard Boyum, Moderator --Washington-Based Afghan Media Representatives 2:30 3:00 pm Media Operations Centers --Joshua Peffley --Tayo, HUDA (via videoconference or speakerphone) 3:00 3:15 pm Break 3:15 3:45 pm Security Issues Richard Boyum 3: :15 pm Network Operations Centers; NATO SILK Project (High Speed Internet); Internet Radio and TV; Journalism Education Portal 4:15 4:45 pm Role of Local Consultants; Transfer of Funds to Afghanistan 4:45 5:15 pm How to Improve English Proficiency of Journalism Teaching Faculty; Josh Peffley Richard Boyum

3 English for Specific Purposes 5:15 5:45 pm Review of Day s Discussion and Richard Boyum Areas for Coordination 6:15 7:45 pm Dinner and Program State Plaza Hotel Friday February 3 State Plaza Hotel 8:30 9:15 Teaching Materials; Textbooks; Josh Peffley Workbooks; The Role of Translation; Shipping Materials to Afghanistan 9:15 9:45 am Budgets and Reporting --Grachel Humphries, Grants Officer, U.S. Department of State --Matt Case 9:45 10:15 am Communication with Afghan Partners; Mentoring; Videoconferencing 10:15 10:30 am Break 10:30-11:00 am How to Make the Most of Afghan Richard Boyum Visits to U.S. Partner Universities; How to Involve Afghan-Americans in Supporting Afghan Universities 11:00-11:30 am Training and Workshops in Kabul and Third Countries (Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, etc.) 11:30 12:00 pm Curriculum Revision; Pedagogy Josh Peffley Training 12:00 1:30 pm Lunch and Program State Department Policies 1:30 2:30 English Language Training breakout in room to be announced --Mary Theresa Seig --Karen O Neill 1:30 2:00 pm AJEEP and the Ministry of Higher Education s Strategic Plan; Common Journalism Curriculum 2:00-2:45 pm Internships; Reaching out to Local Afghan Media; Continuing Journalism Education; Role of Career Centers in Placing Journalism Graduates 2: :15 pm Journalism Libraries; Laboratories and Studios; Educational Technology 3:15 3:30 pm Break 3:30 4:45 pm Sustainability of Projects and Next Steps --Merry Ellen Turner Richard Boyum Josh Peffley 4:45 5:00 pm Concluding Remarks Richard Boyum 6:30 8:00 pm Dinner State Plaza Hotel 3

4 Google Group: AJEEP Group PARTICIPANTS Department of State: Joshua Peffley Richard Boyum Matthew Case Ball State University: Kenneth Holland Marilyn Weaver Terry Heifetz Mary Theresa Seig (ESP) Garth Eberhart (Conference Planner, ) San Jose State University Diane Guerrazzi Peter Young Karen O Neill (ESP) karen.oneill@sjsu.edu University of Nebraska-Omaha Thomas Gouttierre teg@mail.unomaha.edu Abdul Yaseer yaseer@mail.unomaha.edu Merry Ellen Turner (ESP) mturner@unomaha.edu Jerilyn Hynes Kamm jhyneskamm@unomaha.edu University of Arizona Susan Knight smknight@ .arizona.edu Maggy Zanger maggyzanger@hotmail.com 4 Anissa Tanweer tanweer@ .arizona.edu

5 VENUE State Plaza Hotel 2117 E Street, N.W. Washington D.C