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Welcome to the Latin American Conference
On behalf of the Latin American Caucus, a student led group at the Harvard Kennedy School, we are delighted to welcome you as panelist for First annual Latin American Conference titled “Rethinking Latin America” that will take place on Friday April 18th, 2014, at the Harvard Kennedy School Campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The purpose of the Latin American Conference is to create a space for dialogue and awareness at Harvard’s Kennedy School community regarding the challenges, successes and opportunities of recent Latin America’s policies. We expect that the First annual Latin American Conference will not only inform, but also inspire students and Harvard community to reflect and engage on the opportunities and fundamental challenges that the region is facing as well as to contribute to reposition Latin America as an area of interest in the discussion circles of academic, political, and professional communities. Attached you will find further details on the conference. We are thankful and honored that you accepted our invitation and that you would join us for this event and support our initiative.
Sincerely yours,
The Latin American Conference Team
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LAC Team
Daniela Martínez
Chair Latin American Conference [email protected] Lucila Arboleya Marketing Co-Chair [email protected] Amanda Beaujon Operations Co-Chair [email protected]
RobertoPatiño
President Latin American Caucus [email protected] Miguel Guevara Finance Co-Chair [email protected] Nicole Varón Panels Co-Chair [email protected]
Martín Maximino Security Panel [email protected] Juan Mejía Democracy Panel [email protected]
María José Vargas Economic Growth Panel [email protected] Cassandra Walker Education Panel [email protected]
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Location
Location:
79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Direction:
Next to the Charles Hotel
Source: Harvard Kennedy School, http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/contact
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Location
Source: Harvard Kennedy School, http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/contact
The Latin American Conference will take place at
Nye Auditorium, Taubman Building, 5th Floor, 15 Eliot Street
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Conference Agenda
Friday April, 18
8:00am - 9:20am Breakfast*
9:20am - 9:30am Opening words: LAC Team
9:30am - 10:00am Opening Speech: Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic 2004-2012
10:00am - 11:15am Panel I: What can Latin American citizens expect from their democracies in the 21st century?
11:15am - 11:30am Coffee break
11:30am - 12:45pm Panel II: Making Latin America safer: How can a decrease in crime and violence promote regional development?
12:45pm - 2:00pm Lunch: Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
2:00pm - 3:15pm Panel III: Economic growth in Latin America: How can new opportunities solve old problems?
3:15pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Break
3:30pm - 4:45pm Panel IV: How can education provide solutions to inequality in Latin America?
4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing words: LAC Team
5:00pm - 5:30pm Closing Speech: Ricardo Lagos**, President of Chile 2000-2006
5:30pm - 6:30pm Reception: Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
7:00pm – 9:30pm Dinner*
*To be confirmed. We will send the details closer to the conference date.
**Waiting for confirmation.
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Details of methodology within panels*
• Moderator introduces each panelist - 5 min • Moderator begins with a brief introduction on the theme of the panel and key
issues/background to consider • Moderator begins discussion by asking a question to one of the panelists, then can
continue with a second question to another panelist - 45 min • Questions from the public - 20 min • Brief closing of the discussion and key issues by the moderator - 5 min
*You do not need to prepare a presentation
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Hotels
Walking distance to Harvard Kennedy School
The Charles Hotel www.charleshotel.com 1.800.882.18.18
The Sheraton Commander Hotel www.sheratoncommander.com 617.547.48.00
The Harvard Square Hotel www.harvardsquarehotel.com 617.864.52.00
Hotel Veritas www.thehotelveritas.com/ 617.520.50.00
Not walking distance to Harvard Kennedy School (approx. 10 – 12 minutes car ride)
Courtyard by Marriott www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscy-courtyard-boston-cambridge/ 617.492.77.77 The Hyatt www.cambridge.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html 617.492.12.34
Cambridge Marriott www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscb-boston-marriott-cambridge/ 617.494.66.00
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Restaurants
Walking distance from Harvard Kennedy School Crema Café Coffee and tea 617.876.27.00 Finale Desserts 617.441.97.97 Starbucks Coffee and tea 617.492.78.70 Harvest American (traditional) 617.868.22.55 Russell House Tavern Gastropubs 617.500.30.55
Le’s Restaurant Vietnamese 617.864.41.00 Park Restaurant and Bar American 617.491.98.51 Border Café Tex-Mex 617.492.04.34 Toscano Italian 617.354.52.50 Rialto Italian 617.497.09.00
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Within one mile of Cambridge Alive & Kicking Lobsters Seafood Market 617.876.04.51 Oleana Restaurant Mediterranean 617.661.05.05 The Druid Irish Pub 617.497.09.65 Cuchi Cuchi Tapas 617.864.29.29
Tupelo Southern 617.868.00.04 Life Alive Vegetarian 617.354.54.33 City Girl Café Italian 617.864.28.09 Garden at the Cellar American Pub 617.475.00.45
Boston North End Giacomo’s Ristorante Italian 617.523.90.26
Mike’s Pastry Bakery 617.742.30.50
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Important Telephone Numbers
Emergencies
Harvard Police: 617.495.1212 Police or Fire Department: 911 Ambulance (emergency only): 911
Taxi Service Ambassador Cab & Yellow Cab: 617.492.1100 Flat Rate Cab: 617.245.08.78 Cambridge Taxi Cab: 617.649.70.00
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Arts & Entertainment Information
Boston Ballet www.bostonballet.org/ 617.695.69.55 Boston Symphony Orchestra www.bso.org/ 617.266.14.92 Children's Museum www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/ 617.426.65.00 Fogg Art Museum (Harvard) www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/fogg-museum 617.495.94.00
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum www.gardnermuseum.org/home 617.566.14.01 Museum of Fine Arts www.mfa.org/ 617.267.93.00 Museum of Science http://www.mos.org/ 617.723.25.00 Peabody Museum www.peabody.harvard.edu 617.496.10.27 The Institute of Contemporary Arts http://www.icaboston.org/ 617.478.31.00
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Sponsors
Special thanks to our sponsors
Corporación Andina de Fomento – CAF