19:30 - 21:30  
Opening Event
- Telus Centre, University of Alberta

Hosted by:
- Ms. Nazanin Afshin-jam, Miss World Canada, First Runner-up to Miss World
- Jian Ghomeshi, Host, CBC "Play"Greetings

Welcome and Greetings:
- Mr. Jim Edwards
Chair of the University of Alberta Board of Governors
- Dr. Lynn Penrod
Associate Dean, Research, University of Alberta
- Hon. Shirley Gbujama
Minister of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs, Sierra Leone

Overview of Research Project:
- Dr. W. Andy Knight
"Children and Armed Conflict: Impact, Protection, Rehabilitation"

Keynote Addresses:
Precious Resources: The plight of children in conflict zones
- Mr. Olara Otunnu (Live Telecast)
Under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the
UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
- Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, PC
Director & CEO of The Liu Institute
UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Ethiopia, Eritrea

TELUS Centre Auditorium

21:30 - 23:00
Reception and Book Launch: Building Sustainable Peace
Telus Centre Foyer, University of Alberta

10:00 - 16:00
Youth Conference
University Conference Centre, Banquet Room

8:00 - 9:00
General Conference Registration
University Conference Centre Foyer

9:00 - 10:30
Plenary Session 1: Children as Victims, Children as Participants
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Words of Introduction: Dr. Fred Judson

Chair: Dr. Thomas Weiss

Presenters:
- Ms. Christina Clark
"Engaging with children as actors in conflict: A challenge to the prevailing victim-villain dichotomy"

- Ms. Rachel Brett
"Young Volunteer Soldiers or Child Soldiers: Why Adolescents Volunteer"

- Mrs. Bintu Magona
"Street Children and War-Affected Youth"


10:30 - 10:50
Coffee Break
University Conference Centre Foyer

10:50 - 12:20
Plenary Session 2: The Physical Impact of War on Children
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Tom Keating

Presenters:
- Dr. Joel Oestreich
"Measuring the Impact of War on Children: What Do We Know? What Can We Know?"

- Dr. Pamela Reynolds
"The Infliction of Pain on the Young: Resistance and Retaliation"

- Dr. Kambeze Etemad
"The Damage and Salvage of Human Capacity: an Integrated Approach to Armed Conflict"

12:20 - 13:40
Lunch
Buffet in Lobby, University Conference Centre
Seating in Glacier Room, Prairie Room, and Maple Leaf Room


13:40 - 15:10
Plenary Session 3: Mental Health and Trauma: The Psychosocial Impact of War on Children
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Ms. Liz Oscroft

Presenters:
- Dr. Michael Wessells
"Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of War on Children: A Holistic Approach"

- Ms. Charli Carpenter
"War's Impact on Children Born of Rape and Sexual Exploitation"

- Dr. Tara Ney
"Art Gardens for war traumatized children and youth and the implementation in Bosnia"


15:10 - 15:30
Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00
Plenary session 4: Infrastucture Casualties: Education and Healthcare, etc.
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Nancy Gibson

Presenters:
- Ms. Zeenatkhanu Kanji
"Infrastructure Destruction and Impact on Healthy Child Development in Afghanistan"

- Dr. Antonio Donini
"Afghanistan Post 9/11"

- Mr. Ryan Meili
"A message from Mozambique: the impact of conflict on health infrastructure, and consequently, kids"

19:30
Children Affected by War Benefit Concert
Arts Barns 10330 - 84 Ave.
Performances by local break dance, hiphop and emcee groups: Politic Live, Vizion, Emcee E, Soul Jazz, Coalition for Refugee Thought, shortround and echo, Amir Aziz, K2 and Juno Nominees: BrassMunk

8:00 - 9:00
Conference Registration for Saturday-only Participants

09:00 - 10:20
Plenary session 5: The Economy of War: Who Benefits, Who Loses?
Maple Leaf Room

Chair: Prof. Linda Reif

Presenters:
- Dr. Erin Baines
"The role of greed, grievance and children in northern Uganda: Rethinking the political economy debate"

- Mr. Jean-Pierre Mulago Shamvu
"The Impact of Small Arms Trade on Children"


10:20 - 10:40
Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:50
Plenary session 6: Gender and War Affected Children: Differing Impacts on Girls and Boys
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Ann McDougall

Presenters:
- Prof. Susan McKay
"Researching War's Impacts : What About the Girls in Fighting Forces?"

- Ms. Elise Barth
"Girls in Eritrea's Liberation War"

- Ms. Vivi Stavrou
"Breaking the Silence: Girls Abducted during Armed Conflict in Angola"

11:50 - 13:10
Lunch
Buffet in Lobby, University Conference Centre
Seating in Glacier Room, Prairie Room, and Maple Leaf Room

13:10 - 14:30
Session 7: Case Studies I: Country Specific Examples
concurrent sessions

Panel A
Banquet Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Ms. Salma Anam

Presenters:
- Sr. Guillermo González Uribe
"Realidad politica y conflicto social en Colombia: Los niños de la Guerra"
"Political Reality and Social Conflict in Colombia: The Children of the War"

- Mr. Hamidu Jalloh
"The Multidimensional Impact of War on the Children in Sierra Leone"

Panel B
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Baha Abu-Laban

Presenters:
- Dr. Constantine Danopolous
"Children and Armed Conflict: The Yugoslav Experience"

- Mr. George Songaye Buannie
"Addressing the impact of war on children in Post-conflict Sierra Leone"

- Ms. Hilary Homes
"Small Warriors, Big War: children and the continuing conflict in the DRC"

14:30 - 14:50
Coffee Break

14:50 - 16:20
Session 8: Case Studies II: Country specific examples
concurrent sessions
Maple Leaf Room and Banquet Hall, University Conference Centre

Panel A
Banquet Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Joe Masciulli

Presenters:
- Sr. Alejandro Bendaña
"Learning from the Nicaraguan Experience"

- Dr. Christine Tokar
"Learning from the Sierra Leonean Experience"

- Ms. Paula Klassen
"Amahoro Meza/Happy Peace: A personal account of teaching in war-torn Rwanda"

Panel B
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre

Chair: Dr. Janine Brodie

Presenters:
- Ms. Binta Mansaray
"The experience of war-affected girls in Sierra Leone"

- Dr. Kassu Gebremariam
"Children in Situations of Armed Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Case of Ethiopia and Eritrea."

- Dr. Randa Farah
"The Impact of prolonged conflict on children in Palestine and the Western Sahara"

16:20 - 16:40
Coffee Break

16:40 - 17:20
Presentation of Results and Official Closing Remarks
Maple Leaf Room, University Conference Centre
By: Dr. W. Andy Knight

20:30 Evening Film Screening
Maple Leaf Room,
University Conference Centre