CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Monday, October 22
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration Check-in/Welcoming Reception
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Tuesday, October 23
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration Check-in
8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony and Keynote
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. Plenary Session I
  Trade and Investment: Keys for Economic Advancement and Stability
   
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Plenary Session II
  Developing Partnerships in Global Education, Science and Technology
   
12:15 p.m. Session Adjourns
12:30 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address
   
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Plenary Session III
  Meeting Energy Demands: Collaboration or Competition
   
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Plenary Session IV
  New Approaches to the China-U.S. Security Relationship
   
5:30 p.m Session Adjourns
5:30 p.m Cocktail Reception
6:30 p.m Banquet Dinner
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Wednesday, October 24
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration Check-in
8:00 a.m. Joint Session for Research Roundtable Participants
9:00 a.m. Concurrent Fora
  China-U.S. Agricultural Sustainability Forum
            Platform for Collaboration and Progress
  China-U.S. Energy Forum
            Global Transition to a Secure Energy Future
  China-U.S. Health Forum
            Emerging Health Issues Associated with the Rural-Urban Continuum
  China-U.S. Higher Education Forum
            Global Universities in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
China-U.S. People to People Exchange Forum (Morning only)
            Promoting All Aspects of People to People Exchanges
  China-U.S. Security Forum
            Evolving and Enhancing Military Relations
  China-U.S. Trade and Investment Forum
            Achieving Global Partnerships in the 21st Century
9:00 a.m. Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions (open)
Bioenergy Development, Climate Change Mitigation, and Energy Security
China – U.S. Polar Region Partnerships: The International Polar Year 2007-2008 and Beyond
Deepwater Technology Workshop
Developing Institutional and Program Capacity in Student Affairs
Development of Biological Tools to Sustain Crop Productivity
Electric Energy for the 21st Century: The China-U.S. Research and Development
     Needs
Environmental Pollution and Metabolic Syndrome: Emerging Challenges and
     Future Collaboration between United States and China
Linking Global Climate Variability and Change to Coastal Ecosystem Change:
     A Comparative Study of the Yangtze and Mississippi River Basins
   
12:00 p.m. Keynote Address and Lunch
1:30 p.m. Concurrent Fora (continued)
   
  Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions (continued)
5:00 p.m Sessions Adjourns
5:30 p.m Cocktail Reception
6:30 p.m Banquet Dinner
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Thursday, October 25
9:00 a.m. Concurrent Research Roundtable Sessions (continued)
12:00 p.m. Closing Session/Luncheon
1:30 p.m. Conference Adjourns
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