Wednesday Evening Seminar
Overview and History
SPRING 2008 -"Emerging Issues in the Asia and the Pacific"
February 6, 2008 - April 16, 2008
Keoni Auditorium
Hawai′i Imin International Conference Center
6:30pm-8:30pm
UPCOMING EVENT
Apr 16 - "What is your research interest?", Wednesday Evening Seminar group activity
PAST 2008 SPRING PRESENTATIONS
Apr 09 - "Moving Sustainable Ideas into Action", presented by panel members: Kim Kido (UH alumna/LEED AP), Doug Lamerson (EWC Facilities), Bart Abbott (Emerging Humanity), Jacob Tyler (Engineers Without Borders) and Shanah Trevenna (Sustainable Saunders)
Apr 02 - "Old and New Challenges for Asia-Pacific Cooperation", presented by Dr. Charles Morrison
Mar 12 - "Architecture in a Changing World Exploring the Relationships Among the Built, Natural and Human Environments", presented by Dr. Stephen Meder
Mar 05 - "Bollywood: A Social and Historical Introduction", presented by Dr. Subramanian Shankar
Feb 27 - "From Silk to Oil: Culture and Commerce Crossing China and Islamic Central Asia", co-sponsored by Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art & East-West Center, presented by Dr. Morris Rossabi
Feb 20 - "Opportunities and Risks in Cyberspace", presented by David Lassner
Feb 13 - "Language Sustainability, Documentation & Maintenance: A Student Panel" with Jacinta Mendoca, Apay Tang, Paulina Yourupi, and Qinglian Zhao, moderated by Lisa Ann Ebeling & Kaori Ueki
Feb 06 - "From Dream to Reality: The Challenges We Face in Promoting Sustainable Development of the Pacific Islands", presented by Dr. Sitiveni Halapua
PAST WEDNESDAY EVENING SEMINARS
2007 Fall - “Sustainability: Behind the Veneer of the Rhetoric” presentations
2007 Spring - "Creating Futures for Asia and the Pacific: Choices and Behaviors"
2006 Fall - "Empowering People for the Future of Asia and the Pacific"