Security of Global Port Cities Conference
April 30-May 2, 2008
Schedule of Events
NOTE: All events will be held at 201North Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN unless otherwise indicated. (See campus map)
Wednesday, April 30
6:00 PM Opening Dinner (location details to be provided)
Welcoming Remarks by Patrick O’Meara, Vice President for International Affairs, and Stephanie Kane, Conference Chair and Co-organizer.
Thursday, May 1
8:30 AM Arrival (Coffee and Bagels available)
9:00 AM Roundtable: Forces of Order and Disorder in the New Geographies of the Maritime Frontier
Carolyn Nordstrom
University of Notre Dame
A port from 4 perspectives: smuggler, security, industry, wild card…
Susan M. Roberts
University of Kentucky
US Port Security, Global Container Trade, and New Border Geographies
Mark Hamm
Indiana State University
Maritime Terrorism: Vulnerabilities of the State and the Terrorist
Nazery Khalid
Maritime Institute of Malaysia—Center for Economic Studies & Ocean Industries
To Serve and Be Protected: A Comprehensive Perspective on Security in the Strait of Malacca
Brenda Chalfin
University of Florida
Technologies of Risk and Emerging Modalities of Global Governance on Europe’s Maritime Frontier
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Break and Prepare Plates
12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch and Videoconference Discussion with Special Guest, Stephen Flynn (Council for Foreign Relations)
1:30 PM Roundtable: Models of Participation and Forces of Exclusion: Surviving Environmental and Industrial Disaster
Lessie Jo Frazier
Indiana University
New Geographies in Historical and Ethnographic Perspective
Steve Koester
University of Colorado—Denver
From the Margins: West Indian Perspectives on Globalization and Security
Gregory Button
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
The Need for a Genuine Participatory Approach to Addressing Vulnerability in Coastal Communities
David Jan Cowan
IUPUI
Shelter from the Storm: A Case Study in Community Security
Icaro Aronovich da Cunha
Catholic University of Santos
Social Management of Environmental Risks in Port Areas
Monica Schoch-Spana
Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Model Citizenship in the Management of Public Health Emergencies – The Role of Open Government
4:00 - 4:15 PM Break
4:15 - 6:15 PM Roundtable: Environmental Sustainability and Port City Development
Gunhild Hoogensen
University of Tromsø, Norway
Intersections of Security: International, State, and Local Perceptions
Stephanie C. Kane
Indiana University
Water (In)Security: A Cultural Analysis of Urban Infrastructure and Ecology
Carlos Barbosa
Parque Expo 98. Portugal
PARQUE DAS NAÇÕES (Parque of Nations)
Han Meyer
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Sustainable delta-landscapes – in search for a new paradigm
Dinner on own (maps and suggestions will be provided)
Friday, May 2, 2008
8:30 AM Arrival at Global Center (Coffee and bagels provided)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Discussion: Synthesis and New Projects
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch and Closing Remarks |
