Machik Weekend 2016
Program at a Glance
FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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A full program will be available on-site.
Friday, Dec 2 | Machik Weekend Kickoff & Tibet Engagement Fair
An interactive evening about civic engagement for Tibet and network with many Tibet service groups! Featuring exhibits, roundtables, food, live music and dance.
4:30pm Registration
5:00pm Engagement Fair
5:30pm Film Screening | My Vultures featuring Gen Tashi Sangpo
6:00pm Performance by Tenzin Norbu,
of Tibetan Institute of Performing
Arts
6:30pm Celebrating Impact | Roundtable
7:00pm Tibet Engagement Fair Lightning Rounds
8:30pm Music & Dance
9:00pm Closing
5:00pm Engagement Fair
5:30pm Film Screening | My Vultures featuring Gen Tashi Sangpo
6:00pm Performance by Tenzin Norbu,
of Tibetan Institute of Performing
Arts
6:30pm Celebrating Impact | Roundtable
7:00pm Tibet Engagement Fair Lightning Rounds
8:30pm Music & Dance
9:00pm Closing
Saturday, December 3rd | Day Forum & Evening Social
Panel discussions and small group discussions on social innovation & Tibet. The day will be followed by evening social at a designation venue.
9:00am-10:00am Registration & Networking Breakfast
(We encourage you to arrive early to take opportunity to network with fellow like-minded participants.)
10:00am-10:15am Welcome
• Tenzin Nangkyi & Tenzin Noryang, 2016 Machik Weekend Co-chairs
10:15am-10:20am Dedication
• Sebi Tayac, Member, Piscataway Indian Nation
10:20am-10:35am Engaging for Social Innovation for Tibet
• Dr. Losang Rabgey, Cofounder and Executive Director, Machik; National Geographic Explorer
10:35am-10:50am New Frontiers: Tibetan Civic Engagement
• Dr. Tashi Rabgey, Cofounder & Strategic Director, Machik; GW Research Professor of International Affairs
10:50am-11:30am Morning Keynote Speaker
• Tashi Sangpo, Conservationist, Artist & Filmmaker, Founder of Nyanpo Yurtse Environmental
Protection Association, Golok, Tibet
• Introduced by Barbara Kelley, Eastern Sierra Friends of Machik
11:30am-11:40am Break
11:40am-12:30pm Roundtable: Issues in Focus
• Kirti Kyab, MA Candidate, Brandeis University; Machik Program Fellow
• Sertso Kyi, Development Specialist; Tibet Field Manager, Machik
• Lexi Wang, SEP veteran; Columbia University
• Sebi Medina-Tayac, Member, Piscataway Indian Nation, Filmmaker, Writer & Activist
• Asher Jay, Creative Conservationist, National Geographic Explorer
• Susan Poulton, Chief Digital Officer, The Franklin Institute
• Moderator: Dr Tashi Rabgey, Cofounder, Machik; GW Research Professor of International Affairs
12:30am-12:45am 10 Years of Machik Weekend
• Lynn True with Nelson Walker, Filmmakers, True Walker Productions
• Pencho & Tsering Rabgey, Co-founders, Machik
12:45pm-2:00pm Lunch Conversations
2:00pm-2:20pm Afternoon Keynote Speaker:
• Nyima Wangdu, Program Director at Braille Without Borders, Lhasa, Tibet
• Introduced by Jampa Lhatso, MA Candidate, SIT & Machik Program Fellow
2:20pm-3:20pm Featured Panel: Ethics & Action
• Thupten Woeser, MA in Env. Management Candidate, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Mingyur Paldron, Filmmaker and PhD candidate at the University of California
• Samphe Lhalungpa, Former UNICEF Representative
• Moderator: Dr. Losang Rabgey, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Machik; National Geographic Explorer
3:20pm-3:30pm Break
3:30pm-4:30pm Concurrent Panel Sessions
(There will be four panels happening at the same time. Participants choose the panel discussion they want to attend.)
I) RESILIENCE & SOCIAL CHANGE (Rm: Ferris)
(Roundtable in Tibetan language)
- Nyima Wangdu, Program Director, Braille Without Borders, Lhasa, Tibet
- Gen Tashi Sangpo, Conservationist and Filmmaker in Tibet
- Lhamo Tsemetsang, Manager, Chungba Project
- Moderator: Kirti Kyab, MA Candidate, Brandeis University
II) GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (Rm: Bateman) - Dechen Tsering, Co-Founder, Himalayan Sisterhood ACHA
- Sherab Dolma, Financial and Human Resource Manager, Street Level Health Project
- Zarin Hamid, Program Coordinator, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers University
- Youdon Lhamo, Nomadic Survival Committee, Healthcare Educator and Practitioner, Advocate of Women's Empowerment
- Moderator: Dr Losang Rabgey, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Machik
- Ben Mirin, Explorer, Sound Artist, and Television Presenter, National Geographic
- Tenzin Yangzom, Contemporary Tibet Artist
- Dawa Drolma, Creative Director, Khyenle, Founder, Tale of Tibetans
- Sonam Lhamo, CEO, ZomCommunity
- Moderator: Rignam Wangkhang, Multimedia Journalist, Photographer
- Ken Bauer, Lecturer, Dartmouth College
- Jampa Lhatso, MA Candidate, SIT & Machik Program Fellow
- Dukgyal Gyal, PhD Candidate, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Maddie Jordan, Photographer, Videographer, Ranchland
- Moderator: Ellie Mccutcheon, Associate Producer, Serendipity Films
4:30pm-4:45pm Break
4:45pm-5:45pm Breakout Group Discussions
(All attendees will get an opportunity to engage in small group discussions assisted by facilitators in each group)
5:45pm-6:30pm Group Reflections
6:30pm Conclusion & Machik Spirit Awards Presentation
8pm-10pm Evening Social @ Overlook | 225 E 44th St, New York, NY 10017
Join us for evening social at Overlook. Catch up on the day’s events, enjoy conversations with fellow participants and speakers. Show your skills. Bring your guitar or dance off! (Nearest metro: Grand Central Terminal)
Sunday, December 4th | Engagement and Innovation Spotlights
Thought-provoking and stimulating sessions followed by participants led discussions in small groups.
10:00am-11:00am Breakfast
11:00am-12:30am Innovation & Engagement Spotlights
• Tenzin Ngawang and Dawa Samphel, Indiginis
• Dawa Drolma, Photographer & Founder, Tale of Tibetans
• DrikJa, PhD Candidate, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Tenzin Dolker, Independent Consultant
• Phurbu Samdrup, Field Officer in Tibet, Machik
• Moderator: Dorjee Dolma
12:30am-2:00pm Group Discussions
(We invite you to lead discussions or workshops on topics you are passionate about. You will have the opportunity to sign up on site if you are interested in facilitating a topic or leading a workshop.)
2:00pm-2:30pm Reflections
2:30pm-3:00pm Closing
11:00am-12:30am Innovation & Engagement Spotlights
• Tenzin Ngawang and Dawa Samphel, Indiginis
• Dawa Drolma, Photographer & Founder, Tale of Tibetans
• DrikJa, PhD Candidate, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Tenzin Dolker, Independent Consultant
• Phurbu Samdrup, Field Officer in Tibet, Machik
• Moderator: Dorjee Dolma
12:30am-2:00pm Group Discussions
(We invite you to lead discussions or workshops on topics you are passionate about. You will have the opportunity to sign up on site if you are interested in facilitating a topic or leading a workshop.)
2:00pm-2:30pm Reflections
2:30pm-3:00pm Closing