Iran: Future Prospects
First Gathering of Young Iranian Scholars of North America
Stanford University October 2-3, 2004
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Program
Venue: Room 400, East Wing of Encina Hall (616 Serra Street) Stanford University Friday October 1, 2004 Evening 7:45 p.m. Welcoming Reception Welcoming Speech: Prof. Abbas Milani Location: Sundance The Steakhouse, 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Saturday October 2, 2004 8:00-8:40 a.m. Breakfast 8:40-8:50 a.m. Transportation to Gathering Site __________________________________________________________________________ Morning Session 8:50-9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Prof. Abbas Milani Dr. Ali Nayeri Sina Sohangir Guest Speaker: Dr. Esmail Amid-Hozour __________________________________________________________________________ 9:30-11:00 a.m. Tradition and Modernity Session Chair: Pooya Sarabandi, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford Tradition and Modernity in Iran: The Question of the ArchiveAfshin Hafizi, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida Scientific Mindset, Professionalism and Modernity Dr. Ali Nayeri, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Florida Research Affiliate, MIT The Impact of Religion on the Dynamics of Our Society Alireza Kazemi, M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Florida 11:00-12:00 Open Forum on Tradition and Modernity Moderator: Dr. Ali Nayeri 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch Guest Speaker: Dr. Eslambolchi Afternoon Sessions __________________________________________________________________________ 1:00-2:30 p.m. Science, Education and Culture Session Chair: Sam Kavusi, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford ? Iranian Weblogs: History and Challenges of the New-found Freedoms of theInternet Sanam Dolatshahi, WebloggerA Critical view toward Iranian Educational System Babak Heydari, Ph.D. Candidate, UC-Berkeley Persian Student Association at Stanford: Birth of a Student Organization Sina Sohangir, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University 2:30-3:00 p.m. Open Forum on Science, Education and Culture Moderator: Babak Heydari 3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee Break __________________________________________________________________________ 3:30-5:30 p.m. Iranian Expatriate Communities Session Chair: Sina Sohangir, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford An Overview of Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Iranian-American Community Ali Khademhossini, Ph.D. Candidate, MIT An Opinion Survey of Iranian American Community Farzan Parsinejad, Ph.D. Candidate, Northeastern University Network of Iranian Academics, Prospects and Challenges Yasser Kerachian, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto Returning to Iran: Challenges and Potentials Hazhir Rahmandad, Ph.D. Candidate, MIT 5:30-6:30 p.m. Moderated Forum “What is a Realistic Vision for Expatriate Community in the Next 15 years?” Moderators: Mehdi Yahyanejad and Hazhir Rahmandad __________________________________________________________________________ 6:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day 7:45 p.m. Pickup time for Transportation to Second Reception
Sunday, October 3 8:00-8:40 a.m. Breakfast Morning Session 9:00-9:30 a.m. Opening RemarksGuest Speaker: Mohsen Moazzami 9:30-11:30 a.m. Socioeconomic Development and Industrialization Session Chair: Shahriyar Matloub, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford Iran's Socioeconomic Development Outlook: Challenges and Potentials Ali Mostashari, Ph.D. Candidate, MIT Healthcare in Iran - Past, present, and trends of the future Babak Mohit, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida Introduction and Analysis of Dynamic Capability Concept as an Approach for Creating National Competitive Advantages in Iran Kaveh Majlessi, Graduate Student, Harvard University Developing Industrial Culture in Iran Nader Pirouz, Undergraduate Student, UC-Berkeley 11:30-12:30 p.m. Open forum on Socioeconomic Development and Industrialization Moderator: Ali Mostashari 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Guest Speakers: Noosheen Hashemi/Omid Kordestani Afternoon Session __________________________________________________________________________ 1:30-3:30 Politics and Governance Session Chair: Sina Zahedi, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford ? Iran’s Transition to Democracy: Maps of Misreading?Mojtaba Mahdavi. Ph.D. Candidate, University of Western Ontario ? Making it Their Own: Women and Local Councils’ Elections in IranNazanin Shahrokni, Ph.D. Candidate, UC-Berkeley ? Structures and Agents in Rentier States; A Comparative StudyBabak Tammadon, Ph.D. Candidate, UC-Berkeley ? The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on IranMohammad Hafezi, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard university 3:30-4:30 p.m. Open Forum on Politics and Governance Moderator: Prof. Abbas Milani 4:30-5:00 p.m. Coffee Break __________________________________________________________________________ 5:00-6:00 p.m. Visions and Potentials of Collaboration Among Iranian Scholars Moderator: Dr. Ali Nayeri __________________________________________________________________________ 6:00-6:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Guest Speaker: Behnam Tabrizi Closing Comments: Hamid Moghaddam
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