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Machik Weekend 2016
Program at a Glance


FRIDAY
DEC 2

5:00pm-9pm

WEEKEND KICKOFF & ENGAGEMENT FAIR
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SATURDAY
DEC 3

9am-10pm

​DAY FORUM & 
​EVENING SOCIAL

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SUNDAY
DEC 4

10:30am-3pm

INNOVATION & ENGAGEMENT SPOTLIGHTS


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.


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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
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6:30pm                      Celebrating Impact | Roundtable

7:00pm                    Tibet Engagement Fair Lightning Rounds

8:30pm                       Music & Dance

9:00pm                        Closing

2016 Tibet Engagement Fair GROUPS

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.)
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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

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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​






  III) ARTS & CREATIVITY (Rm: Constantino)
  • 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​

 IV) COMMUNITY FUTURES (Rm: 7-119)
  • 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)
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​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
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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


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