Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Spanish 131W Summer 2004 "Latin America and the Caribbean:  Yesterday and Today" On-Line Conference When:  Saturday, August 7, 2004 Time:  10:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Where:  World of Diversity (http://diversity.ds.psu.edu:7000)

This Summer, the Spanish 131W (Civilization and Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean) class has been working on a number of different projects in World of Diversity, with the final outcome to be an on-line conference.  The schedule for this conference can be found below.

Time	Name	Title of Presentation
10:00-10:15	Tracey Decker	Environmental Issues of Argentina
10:20-10:35	Matt Shaw	Incan Transportation System
10:40-10:55	John Gould and Brenda Greenawalt	The Aztec Civilization of Mexico
11:00-11:15	Susan Spaid	The Auca Indians of Ecuador
11:15-11:25		Break
11:30-11:45	Tim Nebgen	Education in Cuba in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
11:50-12:05	Aleisha Pollino	Jamaica Wildlife
12:10-12:25	Susie Gearhart	Music of Puerto Rico
12:30-12:45	Mike Girty	History of Jamaica
12:45-1:30		Lunch
1:30-1:45	Katelyn Hendrickson	Chicano/Chica Authors:  An Introduction
1:50-2:05	Kathy Davis	Augusto Pinochet
2:10-2:25	Donna Johnson	Evolution of Religion in Mexico
2:30-2:45	Kelli Williams	Argentina:  A Brief History and the Folk Art of the Mapuche People
2:45-2:55		Break
2:55-3:10	Jennifer Conner	Artists of Brazil:  1850 through Present
3:15-3:30	Andrew Edinger	Mayan Religion
3:35-3:50	John Pierce	Drug Trafficking in Colombia
3:55-4:10	Justin Ross and Eric Stuby	Healthcare in Colombia
4:10-4:20		Concluding Remarks

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