Detailed Program Schedule

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June 4 - 8th, 2012

Sunday, June 3rd

Arrival and greeting

Monday, June 4th

Institutional Contexts and Political Process

  • 1. Origins & Evolution of Political Differences in Northern North America
  • 2. Parliamentary & Congressional Systems & Federalism

Lunch

  • 3. The General Pattern of Canada-US Relations- High and Low Politics
  • 4. Economic Integration in North America

Tuesday, June 5th

Governance & Institutions: Commerce & Environment

  • 5. NAFTA and the Future of North American Governance
  • 6. Resolving Trade Disputes under the NAFTA

Lunch

  • 7. International Joint Commission & the Boundary Waters Treaty
  • 8. The Great Lakes - Shared Governance on Water Issues

Dinner and after-dinner cruise on the "Maid of the Mist" (http://www.maidofthemist.com/en/)

 

Wednesday, June 6th

Diplomacy & the Secure Movement of People
(Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Plaza, Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls, NY)

  • 9. Monitoring the Canada-US Relationship through Public Opinion Data
  • 10. Ambassador's Roundtable – The Diplomatic Context

Lunch

  • 11.Border Security and the Movement of People
  • 12. Policy Challenges of Security and Facilitation

 

Thursday, June 7th

Public Policy & Political Management

  • 13. Defense Cooperation
  • 14. Binational Energy Relationship

Lunch

  • 15. Agriculture & Trade in Food Products
  • 16. Immigration and Canada-US Relations

Dinner: The Benchmark, Niagara Community College, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Friday, June 8th

The Secure Movement of Goods & the Future of Canada-US Relations
(Buffalo-Fort Erie Bridge Commission Boardroom, Fort Erie, ON)

  • 17. Border Infrastructure & Trade Logistics
  • 18. Facilitating Cross-Border Commercial Relations

Lunch

  • 19. Perimeter Security and the Future of Canada-US Relations

Refreshments and Presentation of Certificates.

Transfers to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport.