MACHIK WEEKEND PROGRAM AGENDA
(Please note that the program is subjected to change)
(Please note that the program is subjected to change)
Friday Tibet Engagement Fair |
Exhibit of projects/groups working for engagement for Tibet |
Saturday Machik Weekend Forum |
Panel discussions featuring a diverse range of civic engagement |
9:30am-10:00am
9:30am-10:30am 10:30am-10:40am 10:40am-10:50am 10:50am-11:00am 11:00am-11:15am 11:15pm-11:55am 11:55pm-12:45pm 12:45-1:00 pm 1:00pm-2:00pm 2:00pm - 2:10pm 2:10pm - 2:20pm 2:20pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-2:45pm 2:45pm-3:45pm 3:50pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-5:00pm 5:10pm-6:20pm 6:30pm-7pm |
Mindfulness Yoga
Registration & Networking Opening Session by Machik Weekend Co-Chairs
Welcome Remarks
From the Frontlines: Insights on HIV/AIDS Education in Tibet
KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE: Civic Engagement & Tibet
Featured Speaker : Living on the Edge Jimmy Chin, Professional Climber, Mountaineer, Skier, Director and Photographer Lunch Conversations Perspectives on Tibet's Economy Andrew M. Fischer, Leading Specialist on the Economics of Contemporary Tibet Launchings Samdrup & Wangmo, Operations Director, Machik In Memory Break CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION I (Participants will attend one panel from the following three simultaneous panels) Education & Mentorship
Sustainable Livelihoods
Language & Culture སྐད་ཡིག་དང་རིག་གཞུང་། (In Tibetan Language་བོད་སྐད།)
Break CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION II (Participants will attend one panel from the following three simultaneous panels) Gender & Civic Engagement
Creative Engagement
Civic Engagement & Tibet (In Tibetan Language་བོད་སྐད།)
BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSIONS Division into smaller groups for discussions Closing Plenary & Presentation of Machik Spirit Award |
Saturday Evening |
Machik Weekend participants come from all around North America. We encourage all participants to get to know each other and continue the conversation in the evening. In the coming days, we'll provide a list of recommended places .
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Sunday Conversation Commons |
Opportunity to continue the conversation in small groups
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10:00am-10:30am
10:30am-11:30pm 11:30am-1:00pm 1:00pm-1:15pm 1:15-2:00 |
CENTERED LEADERSHIP SESSION | By Unyong Kim
Learn concise and doable tools and principles for staying centered at your edge of stress, and for working synergistically as community leaders. Unyong Kim has worked with leaders of all backgrounds to work from a place of flow and centeredness. www.stressburneryoga.com Pathways to Engagement : Tibetans, Chinese & Global
Small Group Discussions (See below) Sunday Small Groups are a more informal way to continue the conversation following the panel earlier in the morning. Participants are able to choose their topics of interests and two facilitators will lead discussions on the topic. Break Closing Plenary |