The Second International Conference on Gross National Happiness RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT Local Pathways to Global Wellbeing St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada June 20 to June 24, 2005
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Tuesday, June 21	The View of Gross National Happiness: Integrating the 4 pillars
8:30 – 9:00 am	Introduction Overview of conference structure and purpose by Richard Reoch, President of Shambhala, and Rev. Bliss Browne, founder of Imagine Chicago. MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre
Lyonpo Jigmi Thinley and Valerie Sanford
9:00 - 10:00 am	Lyonpo Jigmi Thinley, Home Minister of Bhutan What Does Gross National Happiness (GNH) Mean? Keynote address open to the public on a space available basis. MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre
10:00 - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 - Noon	Plenary: Pursuing Gross National Happiness MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre Introductory Remarks: Dr. Constance Freeman, IDRC ESARO Chair: Keith Stoodley, NRTEE Sustainable and equitable economic development: Joel Salatin, Farouk Jiwa Cultural Promotion: Cindy Blackstock, Karma Ura Environmental Preservation: Holly Dressel, Sanjit Bunker Roy Good Governance and Engaged Citizenship: Elizabeth May, Krishna Kumar
Photo Essay:	Tuesday by Stella McNeil
Krishna Kumar
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch Morrison Hall Dining Room
Optional:	Lunch with Joel Salatin: Remarks and Discussion Morrison Black Doors Room
Joel Salatin
1:30 - 3:00 pm	Workshop Sessions Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development Globalization and Wellbeing John Helliwell, Mark Mancall, Mike Salvaris (chair) Sustainable Rural Development Farouk Jiwa, Ali Mokhtar, David Bruce From Seed to Sale: The Journey of the Coffee Bean Jeff Moore, Francisco VanderHoff Boersma, Hudson Shotwell (chair) Balancing Work and Life Vicki Robin, Anders Hayden, John de Graaf (chair)
Vicki Robin
	Good Governance Economic Development and Good Governance Yagya Ghale, Lisangela Gnocchi da Costa Reis Governance Issues in Disadvantaged Economic Regions Elizabeth Beale, Sanjit Bunker Roy, Rob Greenwood, Janet Larkman Self-Government and Prosperity: The Icelandic Model Sigfús Jónsson, Godfrey Baldacchino, Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson Restorative Justice and Good Governance Tashi Chhozom, Danny Graham, Stuart Myiow
Stuart Myiow
Optional:	Self-directed dialogues An opportunity for participant led discussions on topics of interest.
3:00 - 3:30 pm	Nutrition Break MacKay Lounge, Bloomfield Centre
3:30 - 5:00 pm	Plenary: Report Back from Groups and Response Tuesday Afternoon Workshop Summaries Jeff Moore and Vicki Robin MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre
5:00 pm	Walking, Contemplative Practices, Natural Building
Raffi & Tashi
6:00 – 7:00 pm	Dinner Morrison Hall Dining Room
7:30 pm	Raffi Cavoukian, founder of Child Honoring and internationally acclaimed songwriter. The presentation will include the world premiere of "Count with Me" — Raffi’s new song for an index of wellbeing. MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre
Photo Essay:	Raffi "Count with Me" by Stella McNeil
8:30 pm	Open Space and networking Cash bar available in the MacKay Lounge. Displays and poster exhibits.
9:00 pm	Documentary Film Festival Films and discussions with film-makers or main characters. Moses Cody, Canada 1976 Argentina: Hope in Hard Times, USA 2005 followed by Q&A with co-director Melissa Young Forbidden Forest, Canada 2004 followed by Q&A with producter Kent Martin and co-stars Jean-Guy Comeau and Francis Wishart Affluenza, USA 1997 followed by Q&A with producer John de Graaf
10:00 pm	Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh, Canada 1993 Escape from Affluenza, USA 1998
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