Conference Program
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2003 [9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.]
Plenary Session I: China-U.S. Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
Plenary Session II: Global and Regional Security Issues
- Trends and Prospects
- Roles and Responsibilities of China and U.S.
- Security Issues in Northeast Asia
- Security Issues in South and Southeast Asia
- Terrorism
- WMD Proliferation
- Military Modernization and Force Deployments
Thursday, Nov 6, 2003 [9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.]
Plenary Session III: Economic Trends and Prospects
- The Global Economy and the Chinese Economy: Implications of Each for the Other
- The Global Economy and the U.S. Economy: Implications of Each for the Other
Plenary Session V: Building Partnerships in Science and Technology
Friday, Nov 7, 2003 [8:15 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.]
The following conference sessions will involve multiple research discussions in which distinguished academic scholars from both countries will discuss collaborative research opportunities in a variety of strategic areas.
Plenary Session VI: Models for Future Cooperation: Agriculture, Education, and Energy
Plenary Session VII: Promoting Educational Exchange and Research in the Chinese-U.S. Relationship
Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions
- Altered Landscapes and Environmental Responses to Transformations (ALERT)
- Food Safety: The Rural Imperative
- Higher Education During a Time of Transition
- Information Technology and Applications
- Integrating Science, Education, and IT in Cross-Cultural Settings
- New Venture Growth Strategies in China's High Technology Industries: Internal Growth vs. Alliances with Foreign Direct Investment
- Opportunities and Challenges in Doing Business and Trade in China-U.S.
- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- Reducing the WMD Threat on the Korean Peninsula and from Terrorism
- Research and Development on Energy Production
- SARS: Crisis and Opportunity of Global Public Health
- Scientific Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine to Address the Aging World
- Sustainable Community Planning, Design and Construction
Saturday, Nov 8, 2003 [9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.]
Plenary Session VIII: Recommendations from Working Sessions on Future Directions
Special tour of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum China Exhibit
The program is subject to change without prior notice

