The workshop is made possible by the Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN), which is funded by the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, and administered by the American Councils for International Education
Venue: American University in Central Asia
Tokombaev St. 7/6, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Date: June 12-19, 2022
Detailed Schedule for the workshops:
June 12: Arrival to 山ǿ dormitory
18:00 Meeting of the participants, instructors, and 山ǿ hosts
June 13: Opening Ceremony and Climate Change Science
9:00 Opening Ceremony and Greeting (Conference Hall, 4th floor CH)
9:30 Keynote speech & panel discussion (Peter Groffman)
10:30 Coffee break and group photo
11:00 Teaching climate science (Peter Groffman)
12:30 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:30 山ǿ campus tour
14:00 Climate Intervention (Room 410, 4th floor) (Andy Parker)
15:15 Coffee break
15:30 Get to know each other (name, country, organization, goal of learning in this workshop)
16:30 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
17:00 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
17:45 Daily summary and introduction of next day
June 14: Sustainable Development (Room 410, 4th floor)
9:00 Keynote speech & panel discussion (Peilei Fan)
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Biophysical Models and Applications in Ecosystem Analysis (Jiquan Chen)
12:00 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:00 Building collaboration with joint programs (Alim Pulatov)
14:15 Coffee break and social
14:45 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
15:45 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
16:45 Daily summary and introduction of next day
June 15: Curriculum Design and Practice in Ecology and Statistics (Room 410, 4th floor)
9:00 Keynote speech & participant discussion (Jessica Gurevitch)
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Keynote speech & participant discussion (Jessica Gurevitch)
12:00 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:00 Field trip to National Park Ala Archa (Zheenbek Kulenbekov and Saltanat Mambetova)
June 16: Land Cover and Land Use Sciences/GIS (Room 410, 4th floor)
9:00 Keynote speech & panel discussion (Jiquan Chen)
10:15 Coffee break
10:30 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
11:15 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
12:00 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:00 Excursion to Forest Park in Karagachevoya Rosha (Zheenbek Kulenbekov and Philippe Boizeau)
18:30 Social dinner at 山ǿ
June 17: Applied Ecology and Adaptation (Room 410, 4th floor)
9:00 Keynote speech & panel discussion (George Hendrey)
10:15 Coffee break
10:30 Get to know each other (name, country, organization, goal of learning in this workshop)
11:15 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
12:00 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:00 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
14:00 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
15:00 Coffee break and social
15:15 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
16:00 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
16:45 Daily summary and introduction of next day
June 18: Final Reflection and Adaptation (Room 410, 4th floor)
9:00 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
10:00 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
10:15 Coffee break and social
10:30 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
11:15 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
12:00 Lunch (Cafeteria/Kitchinette, ground floor)
13:00 Group / breakout room discussion (5-8 groups, each with one CA moderator)
14:00 Curriculum reflection and adaptation (large group)
15:00 Coffee break and social
15:15 Wrap up workshop and exit survey (Wei Fang)
16:30 Exit survey
17:00 Departure