4:00-7:00 pm

Registration at Lankford Student Union

7:00-8:30 pm

Keynote presentation by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, “America and the World's Crisis.”  Jarman Auditorium (Introduced by Dr. Patricia Cormier, President of Longwood University)

8:30-9:30 pm

Reception with entertainment in Lancaster Gallery (by invitation only)

8:30-10:00 am

Concurrent sessions

Wygal Auditorium, Panel 7: Identity Politics and Democracy (chair: Dr. Melissa Pine, University of Plymouth)

Bedford 103, Panel 12: Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (chair: Dr. Roman Cech, Longwood University)

Hiner 207, Panel 1: African Renaissance (chair: Dr. Geoffroy de Laforcade, Longwood University)

10:15-11:45 am

Concurrent sessions

Wygal Auditorium, Panel 15: Balkan Birthpains: Democracy in the Former Yugoslavia (chair: Dr. David Hardin, Longwood University)

Bedford 103, Panel 11: Consolidating Democracy in Latin America (chair: Dr. Scott Cole, Longwood University)

12:00-1:50 pm

Lunch in the Dorrill Dining Hall

Presentation by Congressman Lee Hamilton, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Introduced Dr. William Dorrill, Longwood University)

2:00-3:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Hiner 207, Panel 24: Preparing Global Citizens (Roundtable discussion; chair: Dr. William Harbour, Longwood University)

Hull 132, Panel 3: Democracy in the Caucasus and Central Asia (chair: Dr. Dilchoda Berdieva, Miami University)

3:30-4:00 pm

Afternoon break in Lankford Ballroom (snacks and drinks included)

4:00-5:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Hiner 207, Panel 16: Citizenship in the Global Age: Student Perspectives (chair: Dr. Geoffrey Orth, Longwood University).

Hull 132, Panel 4: Islam and Democacy in Africa. (chair: Dr. Geoffroy de Laforcade, Longwood University)

Bedford 103, Panel 21: Militaries and Democratic Nation-Building (chair: Dr. David Coles, Longwood University)

6:00-7:00 pm

"Heavy" hors d'oeuvres in Dorrill Dining Hall

7:00 pm

Guest speaker
Martin Butora
Institute for Public Affairs, Slovakia.
Civil Society and Democratic Transformations in Central and Eastern Europe (Civic Campaigns - Watchdogs - Think Tanks)

8:30-10:00 am

Concurrent sessions

Chairman’s Room, Panel 8: Democratic Development in South America (chair: Ambassador William Jones, Hampden-Sydney College)

Crawley Forum, Panel 23: Democratization and National Security in the Global Age (chair: Mr. David Mastro, West Virginia University)  

Parents and Friends Lounge, Panel 10: Theorizing Globalization (chair: Dr. Larissa Smtih, Longwood University)

10:15-11:45 am

Concurrent sessions

Chairman’s Room, Panel 5: Structuring Democracy: The Continuing Relevance of Institution Building (chair: Dr. John Eastby, Hampden-Sydney College)

Parents and Friends Lounge, Panel 9: Religion and the Future of Democracy in the 21st Century (chair: Dr. Ramesh Rao, Longwood University)

Noon

Lunch at Hampden-Sydney Dining Hall

2:00-3:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Parents and Friends Lounge, Panel 2: Democratic Governance in Africa (chair: Dr. Lee Tlou, Institute for Democratic Governance)

Crawley Forum, Panel 25: US Foreign Policy in the 21st Century (chair: General Samuel Wilson, Hampden-Sydney College)

Chairman’s Room, Panel 13: Post-Industrial Democracy (chair: Dr. James Pontuso, Hampden-Sydney College)

3:30-4:00 pm

Afternoon break (snacks and drinks included)

4:00-5:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Chairman’s Room, Panel 6: National Security Issues (chair: LTC Rucker Snead, Hampden-Sydney College)

Crawley Forum, Panel 22: Preventing Failed States (chair: Mr. Lonnie Calhoun, Longwood University)

Parents and Friends Lounge, Panel 20: Promoting Democratic Development (chair: Dr. Saranna Thornton, Hampden-Sydney College)

5:30 pm

Conference concludes