MW9 2015
3-days of Machik Weekend Featured keynote speakers, interactive breakouts, panel discussions, exhibitions and entertainment. we were honored to host a diverse range of speakers and innovators who discussed solutions-oriented approaches in Tibet and other places. Our goal was to illuminate the value of resourceful and imaginative ideas and practices and their impact on communities at local and global levels. Through roundtables and informal discussions, participants shared experiences and learned about key issues such as education and social entrepreneurship in the project of social engagement in Tibet. 
Machik Weekend is a singular gathering of diverse individuals with a common aspiration to engage for a stronger future for Tibet. It is a weekend of new encounters, discoveries and friendships that will challenge and reshape your assumptions about the possibilities for next steps for Tibet. 

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TIBET
ENGAGEMENT FAIR
FRIDAY, November 20

Exhibit of projects/groups working for engagement for Tibet
MACHIK
WEEKEND FORUM
SATURDAY, November 21

Panel discussions featuring a diverse range of social innovation
CONVERSATION COMMONS
SUNDAY, November 22

Opportunity to continue the conversation in small groups
MACHIK WEEKEND PROGRAM AT A GLANCE 

Friday Tibet Engagement Fair

Exhibit of projects/groups working for engagement for Tibet
5:00pm-6pm         
6:00pm-9pm          
Welcome Reception & Photo Exhibit Launch
Engagement Fair, Book signing & Live Music

Saturday Machik Weekend Forum

Panel discussions featuring a diverse range of civic engagement
9:30am-10:00am    

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11:15pm-11:45am

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​12:45-1:00 pm

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1:00pm-2:00pm  

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​2:10pm - 2:20pm        
 
2:20pm-2:30pm

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​2:30pm-2:45pm

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3:50pm-4:00pm                                   ​         ​         
4:00pm-5:00pm








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5:10pm-6:20pm              


6:30pm-7pm    
Mindfulness Yoga
  • Led by Holistic Life Foundation

Registration & Networking
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Opening Session by Machik Weekend Co-Chairs
  • Tenzin Nangkyi, Development Manager, Machik
  • Tenzin Noryang, Communications Director, Machik

Welcome Remarks
  • Dr. Losang Rabgey, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Machik

    Dedication
  • Bonney Hartman, Historic Preservation Assistant, Stockbridge-Munsee Community
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Engaging Tibet & the Road Forward
  • Dr. Tashi Rabgey, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, Co-Founder & Strategic Director, Machik

From the Frontlines: Insights on HIV/AIDS Education  in Tibet
  • Keynote Speaker: Chupal Sangpo, Leading HIV/AIDS educator in Tibet 

KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE:  Civic Engagement & Tibet
  • Krishanti Dharmaraj, Executive Director, The Center for Women's Global Leadership
  • Asher Jay, Creative Conservationist
  • Ali Smith, Co-Founder, Holistic Life Foundation
  • Sertso Kyi, MA Candidate, Brandeis University
  • Dr. Losang Rabgey, Executive Director & Co-founder, Machik
  • Moderator: Carl Minzner, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Featured Speaker : Living on the Edge
Jimmy Chin, Professional Climber, Mountaineer, Skier, Director and Photographer

​Lunch Conversations
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Perspectives on Tibet's Economy
Andrew M. Fischer, Leading Specialist on the Economics of Contemporary Tibet​

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Memorial
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Launchings
Wangmo Gyatotsang, Operations Director, Machik

Break

CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION I
(Participants will attend one panel from the following three simultaneous panels)

Education & Mentorship 
  • Tenzin Choerap, Academic Advisor, TRIO (SSS), St. Olaf College
  • Tenzin Nordon, Education Liaison, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
  • Sertso Kyi, Masters Candidate, Brandeis University
  • Jampa Ghapontsang, Founding Member, U.S. Tibetan Society for School & Culture
  • Welford McLellan Jr., Holistic Life Foundation
  • Moderator: Jigdel Kuyee, Electrical Engineer

Sustainable Livelihoods  
  • Andrew Fischer, Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Samphe Lhalungpa, Former UNICEF Representative
  • Yuchin Chen, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Washington
  • Tsering Bhum, Environmental Conservationist
  • Moderator: Jigme Duntak, Policy Advisor, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Language & Culture སྐད་ཡིག་དང་རིག་གཞུང་། (In Tibetan Language་བོད་སྐད།)
  • Pencho Rabgey, Writer, Co-Founder, Machik
  • Khydup Gyatso, Artist & Writer, Co-Founder, Wild Yaks
  • Kunchok, Editor & Producer
  • Moderator, Tsering Dolkar, Junior, Trent University

Break

CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION II
(Participants will attend one panel from the following three simultaneous panels)

Gender & Civic Engagement
  • Ralph Litzinger, Assistant Professor, Duke University 
  • Dr. Losang Rabgey, Executive Director  & Co-founder, Machik
  • Yangla, Program Assistant, Adhikaar
  • Tsering Tsomo, Gender Specialist, Deqin County
  • Moderator: Tenzin Dolker, Program Analyst, Ford Foundation

Creative Engagement
  • Sheldon Raymore, Member, Sioux Nation, 
  • Paul Miller, Artist, Writer, & Musician,
  • Muna Gurung, Writer & Educator, Founder, KathaSatha
  • Jamar Peete, Yoga Instructor, Holistic Life Foundation
  • Moderator: Dickyi Yangzom, Ph.D. Yale University

Civic Engagement & Tibet (In Tibetan Language་བོད་སྐད།)
  • Tsering Rabgey, Founder, Tsering's People
  • Chupal Sangpo, HIV/AIDS Educator in Tibet
  • Yoten Gyatso, Community Development Specialist
  • Kesang Tashi, Entrepreneur
  • Moderator: Kunchok, Editor & Producer

BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Division into smaller groups for discussions
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Closing Plenary & Presentation of Machik Spirit Award

Saturday Evening
Machik Weekend participants come from all around North America. We encourage all participants to get to know each other and continue the conversation in the evening. In the coming days, we'll provide a list of recommended places .

Sunday Conversation Commons
Opportunity to continue the conversation in small groups
10:00am-10:30am




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​1:00pm-1:15pm
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1:15-2:00  
CENTERED LEADERSHIP SESSION | By Unyong Kim
Learn concise and doable tools and principles for staying centered at your edge of stress, and for working synergistically as community leaders.  Unyong Kim has worked with leaders of all backgrounds to work from a place of flow and centeredness.  www.stressburneryoga.com

Pathways to Engagement : Tibetans, Chinese & Global
  • Namgyal Tsepak, PhD Candidate, Cornell University
  • Phurbu Samdrup, Founder, Khimshi, Field Officer, Machik
  • Madeline Jorden, Creative Artist
  • James Liao, Consultant, Microsoft, Co-founder and U.S. Executive Director, TEC Share
  • Chupal Sangpo, Pioneering HIV/AIDS Educator in Tibet
  • Moderator: Tenzing Tekan, Machik

Small Group Discussions (See picture below)
Sunday Small Groups are a more informal way to continue the conversation following the panel earlier in the morning. Participants are able to choose their topics of interests and two facilitators will lead discussions on the topic. 

Break
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Closing Plenary