Agenda

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Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Time
 Segment Location
8:00 - 9:00

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

Breakfeast

 

Hotel Lobby
9:10 – 9:20

Welcome Remarks

m.c., and co-directors

 
9:20 – 9:55

Chapters Updates

Adel Mozip – Michigan

Ibrahim Saleh – California

 Hassan Alharithi –DC

Aneesa Saleh – Chicago

 
10:05- 10:55

State of Yemeni American Education (data from Michigan and Buffalo) Challenges facing community organizations in promoting education

 
11:00- 11:50 1) High School Dropout issue.  Causes and Solutions.

2) The Difference Yemeni Teachers are making in Public Schools.

The relationship between parents and students.

3) Best way to make parents encourage their kids go to school is to improve the current relationship between them.

 
12:00-1:20 1) How do Yemenis compare to other Americans in their pursuit of education?

2)How can we generate more data about Yemenis in the U.S?  

3) How to organize a community

 
1:25 – 2:15

Lunch/prayer

Michigan / Routunda/
2:20 – 2:45

Entrepreneurship among Yemeni Americans

 
2:50 – 3:30 1) The Issue of Behavior. What are the Issues and Solutions?  2)How can Mentoring help us achieve more professionally and academically?

3) Academic and professional opportunities abroad

 
3:40 – 4:40
  1. How can Yemeni youth initiatives encourage students to go to college?
  2. How can we improve the mentoring programs of Yemeni American students? 
  3. How Yemeni tutors can make a difference in afterschool programs? 
  4. How can soccer clubs or sports encourage the pursuit of education?

 
4:40 – 5:30 1) Marriage and college education, can they coexist? 2)Obstacles Yemeni women are facing in their pursuit of education. 

3) How do we protect our youth from Qat and drugs?

4) How can we keep our youth safe online?

 
5:30 – 6:30

Networking Session / Break / Gallery

Lobby
7:00 – 9:00 Maghrib Prayer / AAYSP Gala Ballroom

 Sunday, May 30th, 2010

9:30 – 10:20

1) Communication and promoting the value of education (newspapers, websites, mosques, organizations)

 
10:30 - 12:00

Leadership Training

 
12:00 - 12:30

Conclusion

 
12:30 - 01:30

Luncheon for Chapter Delegates

(by Invitation)

Location: TBD

TBD