The workshop is made possible by the Central Asia ֱ Partnerships Program (UniCEN), which is funded by the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, and administered by the American Councils for International Education
Venue: American ֱ in Central Asia
Tokombaev St. 7/6, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Date: June 12-19, 2022
Detailed Schedule for the workshops:
June 12: Arrival to AUCA dormitory
18:00 Meeting of the participants, instructors, and AUCA 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 AUCA 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 AUCA
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