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Conference Location: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC, USA 20001 Phone: +202 737-1234 Onsite Media contacts: Jan Dragin - 339.236.0679 Lesley Crosson - 347.513.4030
Sunday, July 16, 2006
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Welcome to Washington, DC Hospitality Suite	Yellowstone/Everglades Room
7:00 pm	African Delegation Dinner	Hyatt Hotel Park Promenade
Monday, July 17, 2006
8:00 pm	Continental Breakfast for African Delegation African Delegates Media Orientation (9:00 am – 10:00 am)	Yellowstone/Everglades Room
12:00 pm	Luncheon with Washington-based denominational staff	The United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE
	Welcome/ Orientation/ Critical Issues Discussions for African Delegation
6:00 pm	Reception Hosted by: Washington Office on Africa Washington Office on Africa Policy Research Institute Church World Service Africa Forum	Stewart Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave. NE
7:30 pm	Africa Delegation dinner (shuttle back to hotel)	White Tiger Restaurant 301 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
8:00 am	Continental Breakfast TrustAfrica, a new African foundation - briefing	Yellowstone/Everglades
12:00 pm	Lunch	Hyatt Hotel Park Promenade
1:30 pm	(shuttle to Rayburn Building)
2:00 pm	Religious Leaders "On the Hill" Congressional Human Rights Caucus "The Role of African Faith-Based Organizations in Social and Economic Development" (shuttle to hotel)	Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building
5:30 pm	(shuttle to Rayburn Building)
6:00 pm	Congressional Reception Hosted by: Trade, Aid and Security Coalition (TASC), A Global Works Foundation	Rayburn House Office Building Independence Avenue & South Capitol Street Banquet Room B-339
8:00 pm	(shuttle to hotel)
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Thornton Lounge
8:00 - 10:00 am	Registration and Check-In Resource Tables Open Press Room	Thornton Foyer Hall of Battles Grand Canyon Room
10:00 am - 12:30 pm	Opening Plenary	Thornton ABC
	*Introductions:* Rev. John McCullough, Executive Director & CEO, Church World Service Rt. Rev. Dr. Nyansako-ni-NKU, President, All Africa Conference of Churches Worshipful Work Plenary Theme: Toward Authentic Strategic Alliances with Africa Ambassador Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, Under Secretary General, Special Advisor on Africa, United Nations *Responding to the Theme Roundtable:* Host: Reed Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of AllAfrica Global Media Guests: Sheikh Abu Bakarr-Conteh, First Vice President, Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone Fr. William Headley, Counselor to the President, Catholic Relief Services Katherine Marshall, Counselor to the President, The World Bank Rev. Edward Matuvhunye, President, United Church of Christ, Zimbabwe Ruth Messinger, President, American Jewish World Service
1:00 - 2:30 pm	Luncheon	Ticonderoga/Yorktown Rooms
	Theme: Faith Based Solutions to Social Issues Remarks: Rev. David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World Keynote: Bishop Charles E. Blake, Senior Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Los Angeles
3:15 - 5:15 pm	Critical Issues Dialogues Interactive dynamic panels featuring Summit delegates, guest experts, facilitators, and attendees
	*Peace and Reconciliation*	Lex/Bunker Hill Room
	Host: Rev. Dwight Lungren, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Archbishop Seraphim Kykkotis, Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa Dr. Nandini Patel, Chairperson, Hindu Council of Malawi
	*Water*	Concord Room
	Host: Susan Gillies, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts to include: Meg Findley, Ph.D., Director, Chemonics Consortium of the USAID Water and Coastal II Indefinite Quantity Contract Mr. Bright Mawudor, Director of Finance, All Africa Conference of Churches
	*Hunger and Food Security* :	Valley Forge Room
	Host: Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Dr. John Kilama, President, Global Bioscience Development Institute (GBDI) Sabina Khoza, President, National African Farmers Union
7:00 - 9:00 pm	Banquet	Ticon/Yorktown Banquet Rooms
	*HIV/AIDS in Africa: The Private Sector Response* Keynote: Victor A. Barnes, PhD, Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative of the Corporate Council on Africa The Roles of Religion in Public Life Keynote: Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Anglican Province of Southern Africa
Thursday, July 20, 2006
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast Malaria Initiative Briefing by BASF Resource Tables Open Press Room	Capitol Room B Hall of Battles Grand Canyon
8:30 - 10:15 am	Plenary	Capitol A&B Room
	Worshipful Work Critical Issues Dialogue Feedback *Small Arms Trafficking in Africa* Mr. Steven Costner Deputy Director, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State *An African Perspective:* Mr. Baffour D. Amoa, Secretary General Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa & Chairman, West Africa Action Network on Small Arms
10:30 - 12:30 pm	Critical Issues Dialogues
	*HIV/AIDS*	Lexington/ Bunker Hill
	Host: Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Rt. Rev. Francis S. Nabieu, President of Conference/Bishop, Methodist Church of Sierra Leone Patrick Purtill, Director of New Partner Outreach, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State Samuel Nixon, Jr., Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative for Lott Carey International
	*Displaced People*	Concord Room
	Host: Susan Gillies, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts to include: The Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Tilewa Johnson, Anglican Diocese of Gambia
	*Africa’s Children*	Valley Forge Room
	Host: Rev. Dwight Lungren, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Mr. Prabhudas Pattni, Secretary General, Hindu Council of Africa Diana Aubourg, Executive Director, Save Africa’s Children
12:45 - 2:45 pm	LUNCHEON	Capitol Rooms A&B
	Theme: The Impact of Faith Voices in Government Policy Making Keynote: Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
3:15 - 5:15 pm	Critical Issues Dialogues
	*Sustainable Economic Development*	Lexington/ Bunker Hill
	Host: Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Rt. Rev. Josiah Idowu Fearon, Anglican Bishop, Nigeria Leonard H. Robinson, Jr., President, The Africa Society of The National Summit on Africa
	*The Status of Women*	Concord Room
	Host: Susan Gillies, American Baptist Churches USA Guest Experts: Professor Musa W. Dube, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians Sarah Jane Tisch, Women’s Legal Rights Initiative
	*Malaria*	Valley Forge Room
	Host: Kwame Clement, Host, The African World Guest Experts: Dr. Kamel Esseghairi, Commission of the African Union Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Secretary, Roll Back Malaria Partnership
7:00 - 9:00 pm	Banquet	Ticonderoga /Yorktown
	Theme: Interfaith Alliances: Seeking Solutions to Religious Intolerance Keynote: Sheikh Mohammed Riyami, National Muslim Council of Tanzania
Friday, July 21, 2006
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast	Capitol Room B
	Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria “101” Orientation
	Resource Tables Open Press Room	Hall of Battles Grand Canyon
8:00 - 11:30 am	Plenary	Capitol Room
	Worshipful Work Critical Issues Dialogue Feedback Reflections on Summit Learnings *Remarks:* Rt. Rev. Dr. Nyansako-ni-Nku, President, All Africa Conference of Churches Rev. John McCullough, Executive Director & CEO , Church World Service
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Closing Luncheon Celebration/Entertainment	Ticonderoga/Yorktown
(optional) 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Global Fund Funding workshop
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm	World Conference of Religions for Peace workshop How can key concerns and issues from the summit be followed up on our return to Africa? Facilitators: Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General of WCRP and Stein Villumstad, Deputy Secretary General of WCRP

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