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IRISH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007 - EVENT PROGRAMME

CROSS BORDER PEOPLE: SOUTHERNERS IN THE NORTH; NORTHERNERS IN THE SOUTH
Ramada Hotel, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast
09-10 November 2007

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FRIDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2007

6:00pm Registration

6:30pm Welcome to the Conference
Professor Pauline Murphy
President Irish Association

SESSION 1: Keynote Address

7:00pm Professor Brendan O' Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A

7:45pm Discussion

8:30 pm Reception
Hosted by the Ramada Hotel


SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2007

SESSION: 2 Presidential Address

9:30-9:45am Introduction

10:00am President Mary McAleese
President of Ireland

10:30am Coffee

SESSION 3: Southerners in the North

11:00am Caitríona Ruane, MLA
Minister for Education

11:30am Canon Brian Smeaton

12:00pm Discussion

12:45pm Lunch


SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2007 (continued)

SESSION: 4 Northerners in the South

1:45pm Bishop Ken Clarke
Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh

2:15pm Dr. Paul Burgess
University College, Cork

2:45pm Dennis Rooney
Chair, International Fund For Ireland

3:15pm Michael Farrell
Irish Human Rights Commission

3:45pm Discussion

4:45pm Conclusion & Recommendations

5:00pm Reception
hosted by US Consulate (TBC)

7.00pm Conference Dinner
Ramada Hotel
After Dinner Speaker:
Jennifer Johnston Writer


SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2007

10:00am AGM Irish Association


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