Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

5th May 2012 (8AM-12 Noon)
GT-Toyota Asian Center Seminar Room
Asian Center
University of the Philippines Diliman
LECTURE SERIES FOR VISITING MSU INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENTS


Program Proper
PART I
8:00-8:10-----------Welcome Remarks by Dr. Carol Sobritchea
                              Dean and Professor, Asian Center, UP Diliman
8:10-8:30-----------Presentation of Asian Center Program
                             Dr. Eden Layda, Assistant Professor and College Secretary
8:30-8:50-----------Updates on South China Sea and the Philippine Position
                             Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, Professor, Asian Center, UP Diliman
8:50-9:10-----------The Rise of Asian Century
                             Dr. Tina Clemente, Assistant Professor, Asian Center, UP Diliman
9:10-9:40-----------Open Forum
9:40-10:00---------Coffee Break

PART II

10:00-10:20--------Connectors, Crossroads, and Crucibles: Contextualizing the
                             Contributions of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA)
                              Civilizations, Mr. Janus Isaac Nolasco, MA Graduate, West Asian Studies
                              Asian Center, UP Diliman
10:20-10:40-------Arab Spring and the Filipino Migrant Workers
                            Prof. Rolando Talampas, Associate Professor, Asian Center, UP Diliman
10:40-11:10-------Middle East Security Issues and the Philippines
                            Dr. Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr, Assistant Professor, Asian Center, UP Diliman
11:10-11: 40------Open Forum

PART III

11:40-12:00------Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation and Certificates

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Venue: GT-Toyota Seminar Room, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
Date: 5th May 2012 (8AM-12 Noon)