Tuesday, May 20, 2008
7:00 PM — 8:30 PM: Opening Ceremonies
Traditional Hawaiian Opening
Master of Ceremonies
- Jerry Parr (USA)
Pule (prayer)
- Nailima Gaison
Leadership Team Welcome
- Don Piburn
World Forum Welcome
- Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer
HAEYC Welcome
- Wayne Watkins
Stories from the field
- Dianna Bussey (Canada) — He Works with 30 Women and Has 60 Children
- Morgan Parr (USA) and Nicole Spence (Scotland) — Living with Daddy Day Care
- Juan Jacinto (USA) — Voice of a male student
- Iokepa Badis — Voice of a male caregiver
8:30 PM — 10:00 PM: Beachfront Welcoming Reception
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #A
Moderator:
- MacDonald Sembereka (Malawi)
What History and Research Tells us about Male Involvement in Early Childhood Education
Presenters
- Bryan Nelson (USA)
- Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)
10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: Morning Break
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on History/Research
- Craig D’Arcy, Discussion Leader
Analyst TBA
- Sven Coppens, Discussion Leader (invited)
Richard Joseph Harty, Analyst
- Jerry Parr, Discussion Leader
Analyst TBA
- MacDonald Sembereka, Discussion Leader
Analyst TBA
- Ron Blatz, Discussion Leader
Analyst TBA
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own
1:30 PM— 3:00 PM: Plenary Session #B
Promoting Transformations in Gender Balance
Moderator
- Sven Coppens (Senegal)
Presenters
- Kenny Spence (Scotland) and Frances Carlson (USA) — A Case for Touch: Constraints on Achieving Success and Managing Opposition
- Don Piburn (USA) – Gender Equity for a New Generation: Expect Male Involvement in ECE
3:00 PM — 3:30 PM: Afternoon Break
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM: Workshop Sessions
- Hawaiianizing the Curriculum
- Nailima Gaison (USA)
- Ricardo Palacios –Celebrating Diversity with Dance and Music: Staff, Families and Children
Presentation in Spanish and English
- Frances Carlson (United States) –Dealing with a climate of abuse fears and allegations
- Training Issues
Noel Jensen (Australia)
Henry Manani (Kenya)
- Building Professional Relationships with Staff and Parents
- KeKoa Harman
- Tymothy Smith
- David Jones
Thursday, May 22, 2008
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #C
Leadership Worldwide for Promoting Gender Balance
Moderator
- Roger Neugebauer
Presenters
- Don Giesbrecht (Canada)
- Tim Moran, Ireland (invited)
Delegate Performance
- Wayne Watkins
10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: Morning Break
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on Leadership
Discusson Leader
- Craig D’Arcy
Discusson Leader
- Sven Coppens
- Richard Joseph Harty, Analyst
Discusson Leader
- Jerry Parr
Discusson Leader
- MacDonald Sembereka
Discusson Leader
- Ron Blatz
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own
1:30 PM— 3:00 PM: Workshop Sessions
Curriculum
- Punohu Ah Sau
- Rudy Ortiz
Global Issues
- MacDonald Sembereka (Malawi) –Crisis in number of role models and orphans and place of men in care
- Eva Bahovec (Slovenia)
Realities of Life in a Center/Program
- Buddy Fish (United States) –I Ain’t Got No Bowtie
- Cary Larson-McKay (United States)
Getting Organized to Increase Male Involvement
- Tim Moran, Ireland (invited) –Men in Childcare (Ireland): the Early Childhood of Our Organization
Playing Games with Children
- Bryan Nelson
3:00 PM — 3:30 PM: Afternoon Break
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM: Workshop Sessions
Nature
- Nancy Rosenow
- John Rosenow
Three Men and a Baby: Experiences of Three Successful Men in Early Childhood Education
- Danny Darby, Gerald Parks, Nathan Thompson
Recruitment
- Kenny Spence
Where Are the Children’s Voices: Men Working within Services for Young Children
- Richard Joseph Harty (United Kingdom)
Men in ECE Are Important for Boys and for Girls
- Lauk Woltring
Friday, May 23, 2008
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM: Plenary Session #D
The Community and Cultural Context of Men in Early Childhood
Moderator
- Henry Manani (Kenya)
Presenters
- Craig D’Arcy, (Australia) and Ron Blatz, (Canada) — Rugy, Mining and Men in Preschool: Making It Work in a Small Community
- Lemuel Watson (USA) –Redefining Expectations: Men in the Lives of Children, Family, and Society
10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: Morning Break
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: Discussion Groups on Community and Cultural Context
Discusson Leader
- Craig D’Arcy
Discusson Leader
- Sven Coppens
- Richard Joseph Harty
Discusson Leader
- Jerry Parr
Discusson Leader
- MacDonald Sembereka
Discusson Leader
- Ron Blatz
12:30 PM — 3:30 PM: Closing Ceremonies and Farewell Luncheon
Master of Ceremonies
- Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)
Reports from Discussion Groups
Farewell from Leadership Team
- Te Tuhi Robust (New Zealand)
World Forum Farewell and Charge
- Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer (United States)
HAEYC Farewell
Entertainment
- Tiado Drummers
- Hawaiian Aloha and Mahalo