March 31
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S Gregory St, Urbana
3 pm – Undergraduate Student Research Presentations
4 pm – Keynote Lecture: “Governing Globalization” by Ed Kolodziej, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5 pm – Conference Reception
April 1
The Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street in Urbana
Lunch and Undergraduate Poster Presentations – Room 104
Breakfast, Plenary, Panels, and Closing Remarks – Room 210
8:30 – 9:00 am – Continental Breakfast – Room 210
9:00 – 9:15 am – Plenary by Reitu Mabokela, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Room 210
9:15 – 10:15 am – Panel 1: Governing the Global Society and Economy: Order, Welfare, and Legitimacy – Room 210
10:15 – 10:30 am – Break
10:30 – 11:45 am – Panel 2: Challenges to the Global Society: Armed Conflict, Terrorism, and Nuclear Proliferation – Room 210
11:45 am – 12:45 pm – Lunch (Refreshments and Undergraduate Poster Presentations – Room 104)
12:45 – 1:45 pm – Panel 3: Challenges to the Global Society: Energy, Environment, and Resources – Room 210
1:45 – 2:00 pm – Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm – Panel 4: Media, Information Technology and Social Change – Room 210
3:00 – 3:15 pm – Break
3:15 – 4:30 pm – Panel 5: Historical Perspectives on Articulation between the Local and the Global – Room 210
4:30 – 4:45 pm – Conclusion and final remarks by Steve Witt, Associate Professor and Head, International and Area Studies Library & Director, Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Room 210