Agenda

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

7:00 PM — 8:30 PM: Opening Ceremonies

Traditional Hawaiian Opening

Master of Ceremonies

• Jerry Parr (USA)

Pule (prayer)

• Nailima Gaison

Leadership Team Welcome

• Don Piburn

World Forum Welcome

• Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer

HAEYC Welcome

• Wayne Watkins

Stories from the field

• Dianna Bussey (Canada) -- He Works with 30 Women and Has 60 Children

• Morgan Parr (USA) and Nicole Spence (Scotland) -- Living with Daddy Day Care

• Juan Jacinto (USA) -- Voice of a male student

• Iokepa Badis -- Voice of a male caregiver

8:30 PM — 10:00 PM: Beachfront Welcoming Reception

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #A

Moderator:

• MacDonald Sembereka (Malawi)

Presenters

• Bryan Nelson (USA)
• Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)

10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: Morning Break

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on History/Research

• Craig D'Arcy, Discussion Leader
  Analyst TBA

• Sven Coppens, Discussion Leader (invited)
  Richard Joseph Harty, Analyst

• Jerry Parr, Discussion Leader
  Analyst TBA

• MacDonald Sembereka, Discussion Leader
  Analyst TBA

• Ron Blatz, Discussion Leader
  Analyst TBA

12:00 PM — 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own

1:30 PM— 3:00 PM: Plenary Session #B
Promoting Transformations in Gender Balance

Moderator

• Sven Coppens (Senegal)

• Kenny Spence (Scotland) and Frances Carlson (USA) -- A Case for Touch: Constraints on Achieving Success and Managing Opposition


• Don Piburn (USA) -- Gender Equity for a New Generation: Expect Male Involvement in ECE

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM: Workshop Sessions

• Hawaiianizing the Curriculum
• Nailima Gaison (USA)

• Ricardo Palacios --Celebrating Diversity with Dance and Music: Staff, Families and Children
  Presentation in Spanish and English

• Frances Carlson (United States) --Dealing with a climate of abuse fears and allegations

• Training Issues
  Noel Jensen (Australia)
  Henry Manani (Kenya)

• Building Professional Relationships with Staff and Parents
• KeKoa Harman
• Tymothy Smith
• David Jones

Thursday, May 22, 2008

8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #C
Leadership Worldwide for Promoting Gender Balance

Moderator

• Roger Neugebauer

Presenters

• Don Giesbrecht (Canada)
• Tim Moran, Ireland (invited)

Delegate Performance

• Wayne Watkins

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on Leadership

Discusson Leader

• Craig D'Arcy

Discusson Leader

• Sven Coppens
• Richard Joseph Harty, Analyst

Discusson Leader

• Jerry Parr

Discusson Leader

• MacDonald Sembereka

Discusson Leader

• Ron Blatz

12:00 PM — 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own

1:30 PM— 3:00 PM: Workshop Sessions

Curriculum

• Punohu Ah Sau
• Rudy Ortiz

Global Issues

• MacDonald Sembereka (Malawi) --Crisis in number of role models and orphans and place of men in care
• Eva Bahovec (Slovenia)

Realities of Life in a Center/Program

• Buddy Fish (United States) --I Ain't Got No Bowtie
• Cary Larson-McKay (United States)

Getting Organized to Increase Male Involvement

• Tim Moran, Ireland (invited) --Men in Childcare (Ireland): the Early Childhood of Our Organization

Playing Games with Children

• Bryan Nelson

3:00 PM — 3:30 PM: Afternoon Break

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM: Workshop Sessions

Nature

• Nancy Rosenow
• John Rosenow

Three Men and a Baby: Experiences of Three Successful Men in Early Childhood Education

• Danny Darby, Gerald Parks, Nathan Thompson

Recruitment

• Kenny Spence

Where Are the Children's Voices: Men Working within Services for Young Children

• Richard Joseph Harty (United Kingdom)

Men in ECE Are Important for Boys and for Girls

• Lauk Woltring

Friday, May 23, 2008

8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #D
The Community and Cultural Context of Men in Early Childhood

Moderator

• Henry Manani (Kenya)

Presenters

• Craig D’Arcy, (Australia) and Ron Blatz, (Canada) -- Rugy, Mining and Men in Preschool: Making It Work in a Small Community
• Lemuel Watson (USA) --Redefining Expectations: Men in the Lives of Children, Family, and Society

10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: Morning Break

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on Community and Cultural Context

Discusson Leader

• Craig D'Arcy

Discusson Leader

• Sven Coppens
• Richard Joseph Harty

Discusson Leader

• Jerry Parr

Discusson Leader

• MacDonald Sembereka

Discusson Leader

• Ron Blatz

12:30 PM — 3:30 PM: Closing Ceremonies and Farewell Luncheon

Master of Ceremonies

• Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)

Reports from Discussion Groups

Farewell from Leadership Team

• Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)

World Forum Farewell and Charge

• Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer (United States)

HAEYC Farewell

• Tiado Drummers
• Hawaiian Aloha and Mahalo