3:00 - 5:00 Workshops:
Workshop A: School Programs. Sky Foerster leading. Hotel.
Workshop B: Overview of the National Geographic Society. At NGS.
Workshop C: Fun Programs for Councils. (WorldQuest) Jennifer W. Roberts. Hotel.
Workshop D: Councils and the Terrorist Attacks. Jerry Leach leading. Hotel.
Workshop E: Overview of Inter-American Development Bank. J. Ferriter. At IDB.

6:00 Opening Reception.
President George W. Bush, "The Western Hemisphere."
Hall of the Americas of the Organization of American States.

Welcome by IDB President Enrique Iglesias 
Andres Bello Auditorium of IDB.

9:15 What Americans Need to Know about Contemporary Latin America
Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue

10:45 The US and Mexico
Mexican Ambassador, Juan J. Bremer.

12:30 Leadership Luncheons
Ambassadors or DCMs:  Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic [photos], El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Other speakers: Isabel Allende, Victor Bulmer-Thomas (Director of Chatham House), Asst OAS Secretary General Luigi Einaudi, Sir Eldon Griffiths, Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue, Amb. John Maisto (Director for Western Hemisphere, NSC), Amb. Roger Noriega (US Amb. to OAS), Dagoberto Rodriguez, Chief, Cuban Interests Section), Burke Dillon (Exec. VP of IDB).

3:00 Discussion Groups and Workshops 

Group 1: Venezuela: Crisis in the Making? - Mark Falcoff (AEI) 
Group 2: Peru's Future: Up or Down? - Michael Shifter (IAD)
Group 3: NAFTA's Track Record - Sidney Weintraub (CSIS)
Group 4: Argentina: Why the Crisis? - Victor Bulmer-Thomas (RIIA) 
Group 5: Tackling Corruption - Nancy Z. Boswell (Transparency International)
Group 6: Status of Women? - Mayra Buvinic (IDB)
Group 7: Future of the Canal - Administrator Alberto Aleman
Group 8: Operations Workshop on Raising Visibility – Jane Wales

4:30 Debate: Should We End the Embargo of Cuba?
For: William Rogers, former Under Secretary of State
Against: Dennis K. Hays, Exec. VP of Cuban-American Foundation

6:30 Isabel Allende, Response to Cultural Award Presentation at National Geographic Reception. At NGS Headquarters. [Photo]

9:00 The War on Drugs.
William Brownfield, Dep. Asst. Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere.  At OAS. [Photo]

10:45 Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Amb. Peter Allgeier, Dep. US Trade Rep. 
Hall of the Americas of the OAS.

12:30 Luncheon. 
Doing Business in Latin America.
Thomas "Mack" McLarty, Kissinger McLarty Associates.
Edward Young, Senior VP, Verizon
Joseph Ha, Vice-President, Nike Corporation
Hall of Flags of the US Chamber of Commerce

3:00 Discussion Groups and Workshops. At Hotel

Group 9: Terrorism in Latin America - Steve Monblatt (State)
Group 10: Brazil: Regional Superpower? - Paolo Sotero (Sao Paolo journalist)
Group 11: Human Rights: Improving or Not? Jose Vivanco (HRW)
Group 12: Democracy in Latin America: Real or Apparent? - Howard Wiarda (CSIS)
Group 13: Hemispheric Migration & Immigration - Susan Martin (Georgetown U)
Group 14: Megacities and Urbanization - Ellen Brennan-Galvin (UN Population Div.)
Group 15: Microenterprise: Lending to the Poor-Maria Otero (Accion)
Group 16: Operations Wrkshp: Relations with State & Congress – Jerry Leach 

4:30 The Future of Colombia.
Colombian Perspective - Amb. Luis Alberto Moreno or DCM Juan Orduz Estaban
American Perspective - Amb. Charles A. (Tony) Gillespie 

9:00 Summation of Conference
Sir Eldon Griffiths. WACA Chair

National Membership Meeting 

10:30 Operations Workshop on Council Fundraising (Jim Falk, CFRE leading)

Formal End of Conference