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Panel: 4:15 - 6:00 PM

North America and Latin America:
Recent trends and challenges in foreign policy

This panel will discuss how the current trends in the foreign policy of four countries - Chile, Brazil, Mexico and the United States - allow us to understand the relations within the hemisphere, and the similarities and differences in the way the United States and Latin American countries interact with the region.

Moderator: Bryan Roberts, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Brazil's foreign policy: Continuities and change

• Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida, Universidade de São Paulo e Instituto Fernando Henrique Cardoso
• Leandro Piquet Carneiro, Universidade de São Paulo e Instituto Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Contemporary perceptions and trends in Chilean foreign policy towards Mexico and Brazil, vis-á-vis the hemispheric relations with the United States

• José Morandé Lavín, Universidad de Chile
• Peter Lewis, Universidad de Chile

U.S. foreign policy after George W. Bush

• James Lindsay, The University of Texas at Austin

Between two regions: Mexico and its relations with North America and Latin America

• Guadalupe González, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
• Jorge A. Schiavon, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

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Panel: 9:30 AM

Political perspectives on regional integration

This panel seeks to analyze the effect factors associated with national politics and foreign policy on the processes of regional integration in North America.

Coordinator: Ignacio Díaz de la Serna, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Panelists:

U.S. foreign policy: Relevant issues

• José Luis Valdés Ugalde, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Corporate Elites

• José Luis Orozco Alcántar, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Neoconservatism: Dead or Alive?

• Jesús Velasco Grajales, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

Persuasion in Mexico's 2006 presidential election campaign

• Kenneth Greene, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panel: 11:00 AM

Economic perspectives on regional integration

Panelists will discuss the limitations and real possibilities for economic integration throughout North America in the context of the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Coordinator: Monica Gambril, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Panelists:

Economic integration in North America

• Monica Gambrill, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Mexico - U.S. commercial relations and perspectives on integration

• Pablo Ruiz Nápoles, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Direct foreign investment and integration in North America: The case of Canada

• Elisa Dávalos López, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Barriers to entry and the unfolding of NAFTA

• William Glade, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Bryan Roberts, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panel: 12:15 PM

Culture and society post 9/11

Coordinator: Claire Joysmith, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Panelists:

Inclusion as a social challenge in North America

• Silvia Núñez, CISAN, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

The representation of the Canadian border: Are the changes evident today?

• Graciela Martínez-Zalce, CISAN, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Spectral crossings: Balances in the Northern border after 9/11

• Rodrigo Mier González, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

Latino studies, 9/11 and emerging American migrant public cultures

• John McKiernan Gonzalez, The University of Texas at Austin

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Lunch break 2:00 PM

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4:00 PM

Dr. Miguel Székely Pardo

Under Secretary for Secondary Education
Federal Ministry of Public Education of Mexico

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Panel: 5:00 PM

Distributed learning and collaboration for teacher development and student educational programs in Mexico and the United States.

This panel will present several leading research and development large-scale projects for teacher development and student education that have been conducted in Mexico and in the United States. These successful projects have a high degree of complexity, for they involve multiple participants in interdisciplinary fields, where learning is distributed geographically and by multiple agents in different institutions, and where collaboration is imminent to achieve program goals to improve education, contribute to research and impact policy.

Coordinator: Guadalupe Carmona, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Teacher development in an e-learning age: Global issues and trends

• Paul E. Resta, The University of Texas at Austin

Common spaces for distance higher education: An approach for recovering the geography of higher education

• Francisco Cervantes Pérez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

The Texas regional collaboratives for excellence in science and mathematics

• James P. Barufaldi, The University of Texas at Austin

Innovative features of the distance baccalaureate program at UNAM

• Guadalupe Vadillo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

The language learners at The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Hispanic Achievement - LUCHA Program

• Ramón Talavera, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Angela Valenzuela, The University of Texas at Austin

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7:30 PM Closing Remarks

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Panel: 9:30 AM

Sustainable development in North America

Panelists will discuss the challenges and opportunities for reaching sustainable development in the region. They will also discuss how the convergence of the experience and knowledge of experts from the academic world - as well as from the public and private sector - can help design more effective policies for sustainable development.

Coordinators: Shere Abbott, The University of Texas at Austin & Claudia Aburto, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

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Panelists:

The promise and practice of sustainability science

• Shere Abbott, The University of Texas at Austin

Can regional economic growth, integration and sustainability be compatible strategies? Lessons from NAFTA

• Francisco Székely, European School of Management and Technology

Reconciling growth, environmental quality, and social equity in cities: Current debates among city planners and designers

• Elizabeth Mueller, The University of Texas at Austin

Economic and environmental aspects of used car trading between Mexico and the United States.

• Carlos Muñoz Piña, Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

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Panel: 11:45 AM

Philanthropy and civil society

The goal of this panel is to begin a dialog among researchers and practitioners on the inter-related issues of performance, accountability, and legitimacy. Not just in North America, but throughout the world, governments, philanthropists, and civil society leaders are asking: Can nonprofits really measure their performance? What does accountability actually entail? How can they enhance their legitimacy? The answers to these questions are critical to the future of philanthropy and civil society in the region.

Coordinators: Michael Layton, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México & Peter Frumkin,The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

The impossible dream of performance measurement

• Peter Frumkin, The University of Texas at Austin

Measuring the impact of organizations in the State of Chihuahua

• Ana María de la Rosa y Carpizo, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Moderator: Michael Layton, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

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2:00 PM Luncheon with opinion leaders on energy economics (By invitation only)

Coordinators: : Michelle Michot Foss,The University of Texas at Austin & Duncan Wood, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Keynote speech:

Francisco X. Salazar Diez de Sollano
President of the Energy Regulation Commission

Perspective on the Mexican energy sector

Discussant: Jeffrey A. Weldon, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

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Panel: 4:00 PM

Telecommunications

Panelists will address the issue of regulation of the telecommunications market in Mexico, in the context of NAFTA, and the implications for Mexican competitiveness. Panelists will also discuss topics related to equity in access to telecommunications services in Mexico and the United States.

Coordinators: Claudia Aburto, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México & Gary Chapman,The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Economic regulation of telecommunications

• Ernesto Piedras, The Competitive Inteligence Unit, S.C.

Competition in telecommunications

• Eduardo Pérez Motta, Comisión Federal de Competencia

Mobile opportunities

• Judith Mariscal, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica

Challenges and opportunities for high-speed broadband in the United States.

• Gary Chapman, The University of Texas at Austin

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6:00 PM - Closing Ceremony

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Keynote speech:

Rodolfo Tuirán Gutiérrez
Under Secretary for Higher Education, Federal Ministry of Public Education of Mexico

The internationalization of higher education in North America

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Panel: 9:45 AM

Demographic change, family and labor markets

This panel will discuss the interrelations between the demographic and socioeconomic changes and the evolution of the labor markets in Mexico and the United States (with emphasis on the Mexican population). Initially, a general view of the Mexican demographic and labor evolution will be presented, highlighting the new challenges that are faced. Special attention will be given to the labor insertion of youths as well as the conditions in which they work. The panel will also examine the educational policies that Mexico has implemented in response to the changes in the age structure of its population as a consequence of the demographic transition. Finally, in the context of an accentuated flow of workers to the United States, the panel will tackle the socioeconomic progress of the Mexican population in their new country. Each report reveals results of the investigations that are being completed at El Colegio de México and at The University of Texas at Austin.

Coordinators: Brígida García Guzmán, El Colegio de México & Joe Potter, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Population and labor force in Mexico: Evolution and new challenges

• Brígida García, CEDUA, El Colegio de México

Youth labor in Mexico in the early XXI century

• Orlandina de Oliveira, El Colegio de México

Demographic changes and educational policies in Mexico, Brazil and Chile

• Viviana Salinas Ulloa, The University of Texas at Austin

Urban structural change, social mobility and migration

• Bryan Roberts, The University of Texas at Austin

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Panel: 11:15 AM

Social policy and equity

This panel will present an analysis of the situation of poverty and inequality in the distribution of income in the municipalities and counties along the U.S. - Mexico border. The purpose is to contrast the behavior of poverty in that geographic area when observed as part of a national context, as opposed to when it is observed at the border as a sociallly and geographically integrated region. The increasing integration of the labor markets in the United States and Mexico is making us reconsider the systems of social mobility in Mexico where the levels of occupation are no longer determined just by the labor demand in Mexico but also by the demand in the United States. This phenomenon is even more severe at the border. This forces us to rethink the paradigms that have guided the study of social mobility in Mexico.

Coordinators: Fernando Cortés, El Colegio de México & Andres Villarreal,The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Social mobility and bi-national labor markets

• Patricio Solís, El Colegio de México

Geographic continuities and discontinuities in poverty and inequity around the United States - Mexico border

• Fernando Cortés, El Colegio de México

Unraveling the economic paradox of female-headed households in Mexico: The role of family networks

• Andres Villareal, The University of Texas at Austin

Social services and the incomplete welfare state: Implications for the Mexican population in the United States

• Ronald Angel, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: José Romero, El Colegio de México

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Panel: 12:45 PM

Migration between the United States and Mexico: Tendencies and policies

This panel seeks to explore the main tendencies of contemporary migration flows between the United States and Mexico, with a particular emphasis on the conditions in which immigrants live in their places of origin, when they return, and in the places of their destination in Texas. In all cases, the purpose is to discuss how the phenomena affects the socioeconomic life in both contexts. The panel will also discuss the response and policies that the United States and Mexico have adopted to deal with these flows. Finally, the panel will analyze how such policies have helped mold the new context in which these migration flows are taking place.

Coordinators: Gustavo Verduzco, El Colegio de México & Bryan Roberts,The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

Mexican answers to the new migration environment

• Francisco Alba, El Colegio de México

Thoughts on the new context of migration in the communities of origin and the communities of destination: Orientation for a new research agenda

• Gustavo Verduzco, El Colegio de México

Deportaciones: Endgame impacts on Mexican migrants.

• Néstor Rodríguez, University of Houston

Mexican migration to new rural destinations in the United States South: Challenges and opportunities for social policy and rural development in both the United States and Mexico

• Rebecca Torres, The University of Texas at Austin and East Carolina University

Moderator: Bryan Roberts, LLILAS /The University of Texas at Austin

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Lunch break 2:30 PM

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Panel: 4:00 PM

Connections between the United States and Mexico throughout history and their impact on bilateral relations

The session will seek to highlight barely known aspects of the history of Mexico that had influenced the relationship between this country and the United States. The visions of historians from both sides of the border will allow us to appreciate different interpretations of the factors that have shaped bilateral relations.

Coordinators: Anne Staples, El Colegio de México & Jonathan Brown,The University of Texas at Austin

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Panelists:

A radical federalism (1824-1835; 1846-1853)

• Josefina Zoraida Vázquez, El Colegio de México

Economic realities and their bilateral impact

• Sandra Kuntz, El Colegio de México

American workers in Mexico during the "Porfiriato"

• Jonathan Brown, The University of Texas at Austin

Relations behind the border: Mexicans outside of Mexico and the celebrations of the Centennial of 1921 in Dolores Hidalgo

• Emilio Zamora, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Anne Staples, El Colegio de México

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Panel: 5:15 PM

Electoral campaigns in the United States: Perceptions from Mexico

The close interdependence between Mexico and the United States, expressed by the multiplicity of common themes in their agendas, gives great importance to the times of political change that each of those countries experiences. In a democratic context, this political change tends to be associated with presidential campaigns. This is a time in which the population debates broad public policy matters. In the case of Mexico and the United States, those debates may take place during the electoral period of the neighboring country. In the same way, the results of the elections in the United States have an impact on the strategies of the Mexican government in diverse public policies. In the spirit of the day's central theme for the debates at El Colegio de Mexico, this panel will seek to highlight Mexico's place in the U.S. presidential campaign and the perception of that campaign within Mexico.

Coordinator: Jean François Prud'homme, El Colegio de México

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Panelists:

The presidential campaign in the United States as seen from Mexico

• Lorenzo Meyer, El Colegio de México

Will the Latino vote matter in this election?

• Rodolfo O de la Garza, Columbia University

Eight months from major change or more of the same?

• Sean Theriault, The University of Texas at Austin

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7:15 PM Reception

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Keynote speech:

Josefina Vázquez Mota
Secretaria de Educación Pública

Interactions of the Mexican educational sector with Mexican communities in the United States

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Panel: 9:45 AM

Cultural industries

The purpose of this panel is to analyze the effects of regional integration on the cultural industries of the three North American countries. Cultural industries are sectors that combine the creation, production and marketing of printed, multimedia, film production, audiovisual and recorded copyrighted products. The objective is to examine how the integration has affected and enriched this sector. The panel will also discuss how new technologies open up new perspectives and possibilities, but at the same time, intensify asymmetries among the countries in the region.

Coordinators: Consuelo Sáizar, Fondo de Cultura Económica

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Panelists:

Victims and perpetrators in the United States - Mexico border media

• Héctor Domínguez Ruvalcaba, The University of Texas at Austin

The human slice: Making culture in postmodern times

• Enrique Tamés Muñoz, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Evaluation of free market and cultural industries in North America

• Kenton Wilkinson, Texas Tech University

Cultural integration? Reflections.

• Carlos Monsiváis, Author
• Sabina Berman - Writer and Dramatist

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Coffee Break

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Panel: 11:30 AM

Analysis of regional security mechanisms in North America

The panel seeks to discuss how processes of regional integration have influenced the changes in the legal frameworks of the countries in the North American region. Speakers will also have the opportunity to comment on possible legal changes that could enhance regional integration.

Coordinator: Ana María Salazar, Former U.S. Adjunct Secretary of Defense

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Panelists:

Border Security in North America

• Gary Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin

Terrorism in North America: Fears and realities

• Robert Grenier, Kroll Associates
• Raymundo Riva Palacio, El Universal

Regional frameworks for citizen protection

• Ana Lucía Hill, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

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Lunch break 1:00 - 3:00 PM

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Keynote speech:

Olga Sánchez Cordero
Supreme Court Justice of Mexico

Globalization and the role of the judicial branch

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Panel: 3:45 PM

Standardization of laws in North America: Reality and challenges

The panel will discuss how regional integration has influenced changes in the legal frameworks of the countries of the region. The panelists will also have a chance to comment on possible legal innovations that could improve the dynamics of regional integration.

Coordinator: Jorge Sánchez Cordero

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Panelists:

Harmonization, convergence and transparency in the North American Free Trade Agreement

• Patricia Hansen, The University of Texas at Austin

The comparative roles of lawyers in Canada, Mexico and the United States as a factor in the standardization of laws: Challenges and opportunities for legal education and the legal profession in North America

• Stephen Zamora, University of Houston

Challenges for the standardization of the legal systems in North America from a comparative perspective

• Carlos Gabuardi, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

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5:15 PM Closing ceremony

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