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BORDER DEMOGRAPHICS
AND REGIONAL INTERDEPENDENCY

A Trinational Symposium
CANADA / U.S. / MEXICO



February 15-18, 1995
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.




SPONSORED BY

Center for Canadian-American Studies, Western Washington University
Center for International Studies and Programs, Western Washington University
The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States
The U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange
The Government of Canada/Gouvernement du Canada

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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY______________________________________________February 15, 1995

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Registration and Evening Reception, Canada House

THURSDAY_______________________________________________February 16, 1995

7:30 - 8:20 a.m. Registration, Canada House

8:20 - 8:30 a.m. Welcomes and Opening Remarks, Miller Hall 163

8:45 - 10:15 a.m. SESSION I: Borders and the Environment, Miller Hall 163
Chad Day
Director, Environment and Natural Resource Management
Simon Fraser University
Francisco Lara
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Nogales
Stephen Mumme
Department of Political Science, Colorado State University

10:45 - 12:15 p.m. SESSION II: Economic Development/Infrastructure
Challenges in Border Regions, Miller Hall 163
Steven Globerman
G. Robert Ross Chair, Canada-U.S. Business and Economic Relations
Western Washington University and Simon Fraser University
Teresa Gutierrez-Haces
Economic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional Autonomo
Mexico City
David Harrison
Chair, Northwest Policy Center, University of Washington

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Keynote, Viking Addition 461
Miguel Ruiz Cabanas
Minister of Social and Border Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of
Mexico
Washington D.C.

2:00 - 3:15 p.m. SESSION III: Environmental Education in a Transborder
Context, Library Presentation Room
Mario Huerta
Fundacion Mexicana para la Educacion Ambiental
Brad Smith
Dean, Huxley College of Environmental Studies
Western Washington University
Paul West
Director, Environmental Studies, University of Victoria

3:30 - 4:45 p.m. SESSION IV: Educational Exchanges and Partnerships
Library Presentation Room
Karen Morse
President, Western Washington University
Joseph Knockaert
Director, International Cooperation, Simon Fraser University
Geoffrey Weller
President, University of Northern British Columbia

6:30 p.m. President's Reception, Western Gallery
"A Shadow Born of Earth: New Photography in Mexico"
Honored guests:
Hon. Bernard Gagosz, Consul General of Canada, Seattle
Hon. Michael Gallagher, Consul General of the U.S., Vancouver, B.C.
Hon. Vicente Montemayor Cantu, Consul General of Mexico, Seattle

FRIDAY_________________________________________________February 17, 1995

8:15 - 9:00 a.m. PLENARY ADDRESS, VU Lounge
Jorge Bustamante
President, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. SESSION V: Immigration and Migration Challenges
VU Lounge
Brian Elliott
Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda
Department of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
Gustavo del Castillo
Department of Political Science, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

11:00 - 12:30 p.m. SESSION VI: Implications for Culture and Values
VU Lounge
Adriana Arzac
U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange
Mexico City
Neil Nevitte and Mebs Kanji
Department of Political Science, University of Calgary
John Wirth
Director, North American Institute, Santa Fe

12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote, Viking Addition 461
Michael Hart
Trade Canada, Ottawa

2:15 - 3:30 p.m. SESSION VII: Minority Culture and Identity in
Border Regions, VU Lounge
Louise-Marie Bouchard
Department of Foreign Languages, Western Washington University
Henry Cagey
Lummi Indian Nation
Jaime Gallardo
Staff Member, Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs

3:45 - 5:00 p.m. SESSION VIII: The Political Implications of Open
Borders, VU Lounge
Terry Morley
Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
Gerardo Otero
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Simon Fraser University

SATURDAY_______________________________________________February 18, 1995

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Trinational Symposium Planning Meeting

This project is undertaken with the assistance of the Government of
Canada/Avec l'aide du gouvernement du Canada;The Foundation for
Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States; and the
U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange.
The exhibition, "A Shadow Born of Earth: New Photography in Mexico," is
organized and circulated by The American Federation of Arts. It is
sponsored by a generous grant from Professional Imaging, Eastman Kodak
Company. Additional support has been provided by the Benefactors Circle
of the AFA.

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REGISTRATION FORM

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Western Washington University
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