NOVEMBER 14

SAN DIEGO— SDSU (Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center)

9:00–9:25

Inaguration

9:35–10:20

Keynote

10:30–11:15

Progress Report

11:30–12:15

Policy/Specialty Round Tables

Table 1: Food Security in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

Panelist: McKenzie Campbell, International Community Foundation

Table 2: High School STEM Leadership Through Research in Baja California

Panelist: Joel Larkan, Ocean Discovery Institute

Table 3: Dual City Design and Innovation: Tijuana and San Diego

Panelist: James Brown, SDSU School of Art and Design

Presentation: Future of Sustainable Energy in the Calexico-Mexicali Region

Panelist: Asfaw Beyene

12:15–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:15

Research Tables

Table 1: Solid Waste and Marine Debris in the Border Region: Technologies and Solutions

Panelists: Trent Biggs, Elena Aguilar

Table 2: Border Identity

Panelist: Dr. William Nericcio, SDSU

Table 3: Immersive Technologies for Training Nursing Professionals

Panelist: Maria Keckler, SDSU International Affairs

Table 4: Professional Development Experiences of Binational Educators/Formales Docentes

Panelist: Dr. Sera J. Hernández, SDSU DEBER Project

14:30–17:30

Workshop

Table 1: SDSU-University of Michigan Global Migration Education Initiative

Panelist: Alana Rodriguez, SDSU-University of Michigan Global Migration Education Initiative

Table 2: Grant Preparation for Transborder Transborder Research

Panelist:

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NOVEMBER 15

TIJUANA— UABC TIJUANA (Sala de Lectura Centro Comunitario UABC)

9:00–9:55

Presidents and Rectors Round Table

10:00–10:45

Policy/Specialty Round Tables

Table 1: Innovations in Tourism Development at the San Diego-Tijuana border

Panelists: Juan Saldaña, Binacional Descubre Tijuana

Table 2: Innovation and Fundraising, Materials Engineering, Models for Intelligent Linkages/Design Thinking

Panelists: Dr. Ernesto Beltran, Dr. Benjamin Valdez Dr. Mario Curiel, Dr. Marco Coronado, UABC Mexicali

Table 3: Impacts of school reading problems on social and economic sustainability

Panelist: Adolfo Delgado, Comité Binacional Unidos por la Niñez

11:00–11:45

Research Tables

Table 1: Transborder Travel, Tourism, and Community Impacts

Panelist: Dr. Djamel Eddine Touder, El COLEF Urban and Environmental Studies

Table 2: Management, Innovations, and Social Entrepreneurship on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Panelist: Dr. Jose Maria Ramos, El COLEF Public Administration

Table 3: Resilience, Adaptation, and Community Development

Panelist: Dr. Roberto Sánchez, El COLEF Urban and Environmental Studies

Table 4: Building Organizational Resilience in Knowledge-Intensive SMEs

Panelist: Lic. Brndon Velazquez, El COLEF Graduate Student

Table 5: Cooperation to improve participation of local companies in value chains in the U.S.-Mexico cross-border region

Panelist: Dra. Risío Barajas

Table 6: Cooperation in primary prevention of the use of addictive substances on the Sonora-Arizona border: the case of Keep REAL: An experience to replicate

Panelist: Dra. Hilda García Pérez

Table 7: Cross-Border Mobility: Innovation and Institutions

Panelist: Dr. Sergio Peña

Table 8: Advances of the proposal of the Masters Program in Cross-Border Education and Interculturality

Panelist: Mtro. J. Javier González Monroy, Universidad Epdagógica Nacional Unidad Tijuana

Table 9: Non-governmental organizations, multilevel governance and social services provision to migrants in the Tijuana-San Diego region

Panelist: Dr. Eduardo Mendoza

Table 10: The Cross-Border Students We Share

Panelist: Dra. Josefina Pérez Espino, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Unidad Tijuana

12:00–12:45

Community Engagement Dance Panel/Performance

Program 1: Guide participants through body-mixed extercises inspired by their current dancemaking process, Portal. "border" between mind and body is both false and functional.

Director: Jess Humphrey, SDSU School of Music and Dance

Program 2: Paisaje sonoros binacional; Instalacion sonora una tarde en un campo de refugiado.

Director: Claudia Villa and Dra. Alvaro Diaz, UABC Tijuana 

14:00–16:30

Workshop

Program: Women in STEM careers

Panelist: Thais Alves and Patricia Rosas, SDSU College of Engineering and UABC Mexicali School of Engineering

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NOVEMBER 16

MEXICALI— UABC MEXICALI (Sala de Lectura 3er. Piso del Departamento de Biblioteca e Informática)

9:00–9:30

Welcome

Panelists: Dr. Nuñez, SDSU Imperial Valley Dean; Dr. Cristina Alfaro, SDSU International Affairs; Dr. Gisela Montero Alpirez, UABC Mexicali Vice President; Mario Beltran, Consul General of the Mexican Consulate in Calexico

10:10–10:40

Sustainable Border Crossing

Panelists: Dr. Acuña, UABC; John Fahim, SDSU Imperial Valley Professional Skills Development Center

10:45–11:15

Creativity and Innovation in Imperial Valley

Panelists: Priscilla Lopez, Imperial Valley Jobs of America Director; Jesus Escobar, Imperial County Board

11:30–12:20

Innovation and the Future of Sustainable Energy and Lithium

Panelists: John Fahim, SDSU Imperial Valley Professional Skills and Development; Dr. Acuña, UABC; Ana Victoria Rivera, UABC; Dr. Armando Aguilar, State of Baja California Operation, Development, and Welfare

12:25–12:55

Sustainable Agriculture

Panelists: Dr. Daniel González Mendoza, UABC and SDSU Imperial Valley

13:10–13:40

Cross-Border Topics and Opportunities to Promote Climate Action

Panelists: Gustavo de la Fuente, COMCAL (Comisión de las Américas)

15:00–16:20

Workshop

Panel 1: Global Educational Opportunities through COIL

Panelists: Dr. Servantes, AMPEI (PIC-Norteamerica); Mei Zhong, SDSU

Panel 2: Benefits of introducing COIL: Advantages of incorporating COIL through AMPEI, AMPEI Trilateral Model 2023 and goals

Panelist: COIL Faculty Panel (SDSU, SDSU Imperial Valley, and UABC)

Panel 3: Culinary Medicine

Panelist: Dr. Fabiola Flores, UABC Ensenada School of Medicine

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