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3rd November 2005 |
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INAUGURAL SESSION: |
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Chair: Mr. Bhavnesh Sawhney |
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Welcome Address:
Dr. Rosy Chhabra, Convener of Hope 2005 |
10.21 - 10.25 |
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Address by Guests of Honour:
Ms. Susan Gerhard, National Institute of Chemical
Dependency, USA |
10.26 – 10.30 |
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Dr. Nirupa Borges, Mumbai Districts
AIDS Control Society, India |
10.31 – 10.35 |
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Dr. Ahmed Ali Abdelrahim, Crown Prince
Court, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
10.36 – 10.40 |
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Inaugural Lighting of the Lamp |
10.41 – 10.43 |
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Address of the Chief Guest of Honour:
Mr. V.K. Sood, Indian Oil Corporation, India |
10.44 – 10.49 |
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Keynote Address:
Dr. Yusuf Merchant, President of Hope 2005 and
DAIRRC |
10.50 – 10.57 |
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Floral tributes by Miss Sanskriti
Merchant |
10.58 – 11.00 |
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Address of the Special Guest of Honour:
Ms. Manisha Koirala, Filmstar, India |
11.01 – 11.04 |
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION No. 1 |
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Chair: Mr. Ajay Mehta |
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Speaker No.1 |
11.05 – 11.30 |
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Prof. Mohamed Alli Chicktay
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South
Africa. |
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Bio-data:- Prof. Alli Chicktay
currently works as a law lecturer at the University of
the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has served as an
advocate in the Johannesburg High Court. He has also
done work as a dispute resolution consultant
conducting arbitrations, mediations and disciplinary
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Title of Presentation:- Protecting
the right to strike as fundamental human right |
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Abstract:- This talk served to
highlight the significance of the right to strike as a
fundamental human right. The right to strike has been
described as a socio-economic right since it has been
used to improve economic conditions for workers, such
as wages, reasonable working conditions and a better
standard of living. A violation of the right to strike
would severely infringe ones right to life, property,
dignity, not to be subjected to slave labour, freedom
of expression and freedom of association. The right to
strike is an important political right since it is
essential for democracy. Denying employees the right
to strike would deny them a right to participate in
running the enterprise, a stake in the workplace and
independence from the employer.f |
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Speaker No.2 |
11.31 – 11.55 |
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Dr. S.B. Singh
University of Kwazulunatal, South Africa. |
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Bio-data:- Dr S B. Singh is a lecturer
in the Department of Criminology at the University of
KwaZulu Natal. She lectures to large classes with
students emanating from diverse communities. She has
developed and taught various modules, for example,
Fundamental Criminology, Victimology, Policing,
Contemporary Crime Issues, Forensic Criminology,
Reaction to Crime, Corrections and Penology. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Marginalized Social Group: Prisoners, Plagued by the
HIV/AIDS Pandemic |
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Abstract:- One of the most critical
issues threatening our planet today is the problem of
HIV/AIDS. South Africa’s prisons as well as prisons
globally, have become a breeding ground for HIV/AIDS,
and prisoners now represent one of the most severely
affected segments of the population plagued by the
disease. HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death in
prison and is both an indication of the pandemic
within and outside prison. The conditions in prison
cause HIV/AIDS infection to develop more rapidly,
which means that prisoners will have a higher
probability of infecting others when they are
reintegrated into society.
Dr. S.B. Singh has researched the overcrowding in
prisons with HIV/AIDS being one of the major
challenges facing the Department of Correctional
Services. This paper discussed her findings. |
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Speaker No. 3 |
11.56 – 12.20 |
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Ms. Susan Gerhard
National Institute of Chemical Dependency, USA. |
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Bio-data:- Ms. Susan Gerhard, L.P.C.
is a psychotherapist and consultant of 25 years
experience in social services with degrees in
Counseling Psychology and Theology. She is a board
member and service provider for the National Institute
of Chemical Dependency (NICD); and the director of
Saranam Counseling & Consulting, L.L.C. |
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Title of Presentation:- The
Psychology of Soul & God in Effective Substance Abuse
Recovery |
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Abstract:- This paper investigated the
psychological dynamics behind the efficacy of a
non-sectarian spiritual orientation in substance abuse
treatment and self-help initiatives. A case study of
the NICD (National Institute of Chemical Dependency)
project in conjunction with a review of recent
research on the most successful period of Alcoholics
Anonymous describes how a spiritual orientation, when
allowed and encouraged, is a powerful mechanism for
firmly establishing persons in recovery. This
presentation offered significant, practical
implications for substance abuse interventions and
self-help initiatives with suggestions for further
exploration. |
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Speaker No. 4 |
12.21 – 12.45 |
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Professor Nili Liphschitz
Tel Aviv University, Israel. |
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Bio-data:- Prof. Nili Liphschitz is
the Head of the Botanical laboratories of the
Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. Her
fields of research are Dendroarchaeology,
Dendrochronology, Tree ecology, Wood anatomy, Forest
History, Tree pathology. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Reconstruction of past climax arboreal vegetation and
macroclimate of Israel as evident from archaeological
wood remains. |
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Abstract:- The comprehensive
dendroarchaeological research in Israel shows that the
climax arboreal vegetation of the Mediterranean region
of the country in the past differs greatly from
present-day. Main human impacts were reflected by
clearance of areas for agriculture and settlements,
and by cutting of trees for construction timber, fuel
and heating. Very often over-exploitation led to
disappearance of certain tree species from the
landscape. Heavy grazing resulted in severely damaged
landscape. Wars and fires along the history of the
country led to total destruction and abandonment of
settlements and agriculture. Consequently, soil
erosion, especially on hilly and mountain regions,
resulted in barren land, and in moving sand dunes
along the coast. The modern settlement and
afforestation of Israel started only about 80 years
ago. Closed areas declared as nature reserves in the
last decades are leading to upward succession. The
author discussed her research in these areas. |
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QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |
12.46 – 13.00 |
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LUNCH |
13.01 – 13.30 |
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION No.
2 |
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Chair: Mrs. Ravena
Hinduja |
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Speaker No. 1 |
13.31 – 13.55 |
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Dr. Ali Chittalia
Berwick Hospital Center, USA |
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Bio-data:- Dr. Chittalia
was selected as one amongst fifty successful Health
care executives all over USA in 2002 in Careers in
Health Administration published by Dr. Haddock/Health
Administration Press. Currently, he is a practicing
internist at Berwick, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chittalia has
had the distinction of lecturing in Europe and Central
Asia for American International Health Alliance
projects. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Prescription drug abuse |
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Abstract:- Prescription
drug abuse is a major problem in the US. The number of
people using pain relievers non-medically is over 1.5
million and is second only to marijuana use. The
“Doctor Shopping” user is typically very savvy at
manipulating physicians to succumb to their desires.
Fear of confrontation and “Why bother” attitude of
physicians further fuel this menace. Several hundred
ER visits each month can be attributed to drug
seekers. It increases overall health delivery costs
from any macroeconomics perspective, not to mention
the valuable time taken away from other sick patients.
This presentation highlighted the problem of
prescription drug abuse. |
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Speaker No. 2 |
13.56 – 14.20 |
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Professor Helen Lemay
Stony Brook University, USA |
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Bio-data:- Professor Helen
Lemay is Distinguished Teaching Professor in the
Department of History at Stony Brook University, New
York, USA. Professor Lemay has been teaching at Stony
Brook for 35 years. She has been working on
integrating AIDS into the Undergraduate Curriculum
since 1997, sponsored by a series of very small grants
from the Association of American Colleges and
Universities. |
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Title of Presentation:-
University-Community Dialogues on HIV/AIDS in New York
City |
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Abstract:- Since 1998, the
State University of New York at Stony Brook has worked
in the field of HIV Prevention with college and high
school students. Based on the rationale that in
today’s generation of college students we find
tomorrow’s national leaders, and that young people
will inherit a society marked in every way by the
effects of the pandemic, they designed and implemented
curricular units to focus on relevant areas. A second
phase of this program at Stony Brook’s Manhattan
campus involves bringing inner-city high school
students into the college classroom. Not only do the
students master academic skills, but part of their
course requirement is to put on a conference at the
end of every semester attended by students’ families
and friends. The purpose of these conferences is to
provide opportunities to showcase the class’s
accomplishments and to initiate an open dialogue about
HIV/AIDS with members of New York City’s largely
minority communities, where there is significant HIV+
incidence. The paper threw light on this method of
awareness propagation. |
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Speaker No. 3 |
14.21 – 14.45 |
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE),
Mumbai, India. |
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Bio-data:- Dr. Vijaya
Gupta is a Professor in Economics at National
Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai.
She has also worked as lecturer and reader in
Economics at the National Institute of Technology,
Jaipur, and was visiting faculty for one year at the
Sheffield University Management School, and Sheffield
Hallam University, in the UK. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Searching for Empirical Evidences for Environmental
Kuznets Curve for CO2 and SO2 Emissions and Future
Emission scenario in India |
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Abstract:- There is
empirical consensus amongst the researchers that some
pollutants follow an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)
depicting inverted U-shaped relationship with economic
growth, while others do not. This paper attempted to
find out whether India has reached that level of
economic development to have an inverted U-shaped EKC
for CO2 and SO2 emissions. For this purpose different
functional form for EKC were statistically estimated
and analyzed for 1884-2000 to see the long-term trends
in the economic growth and the CO2 and SO2 emissions. |
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Speaker No. 4 |
14.46 – 15.10 |
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Ms. Ruba Al Hassan
United Nations Development Programme, UAE. |
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Bio-data:- Ms. Ruba Al
Hassan is the Human Development Programme Coordinator
for the United Nations Development Programme in the
UAE. Her other roles include serving as the focal
points for Human Rights, Poverty, and Gender. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Human Trafficking: The Case of the UAE |
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Abstract:- The recent
Human Trafficking report issued by the U.S. State
Department sparked a controversial debate on human
trafficking issues in the Gulf region. Concerns on the
use of underage camel jockeys and the increasing sex
trade were rampant especially in the high income, yet
still developing, Arab Gulf countries. The UAE has yet
to build capacity of its institutions responsible for
tackling this situation as this young country is still
in its infancy. This paper shed light on the realities
of the situation and highlighted best practices that
regional countries can learn from when dealing with
this increasing form of exploitation. |
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
15.11 – 15.30 |
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TEA |
15.31 – 15.50 |
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION No.
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Chair: Dr. Meghna
Vithlani |
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Speaker No.1 |
15.51 – 16.15 |
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Dr. Manu N Kulkarni
HOPE Foundation, Bangalore, India |
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Bio-data:- Dr. Manu
Kulkarni is a Member of the Prime Minister’s National
Commission on Population, Government of India, and
Chairman/Trustee of the Hope Foundation, Bangalore. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Population Stabilization in India-Threats and
opportunities |
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Abstract:- In India,
Population stabilization need holistic strategies
covering broad spectrum of policies to cover good
health for mothers, women and fathers cutting across
all religious groups across the country. It should
include education, social empowerment of women in
particular , gender equity and balanced sex ratio,
nutrition, affordable medical technologies for child
spacing and reproductive child and mothers health,
good nutrition literacy, and linking the whole
demographic strategies with economic development and
national prosperity. This paper discussed the five
areas that need special emphasis. |
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Speaker No. 2 |
16.16 – 16.40 |
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Dr. Dennis Francis
University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. |
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Bio-data:- Dr. Dennis
Francis is a lecturer in the school of Education and
Development, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South
Africa. He holds a PhD in Sociology. |
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Title of Presentation:-
HIVISM: A Pervasive system of oppression |
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Abstract:- This paper,
structured in three parts, argued that the negative
treatment meted out to people living with HIV/AIDS, by
those who are HIV negative or unaware of their
serostatus, constitutes oppression. The writer drew on
a qualitative study that explored the perceptions and
experiences of nine individuals living with HIV/AIDS
in South Africa. In part one the terms stigma,
prejudice, discrimination and oppression were
unpacked. In the second part, the writer described the
research strategy used to understand the participant’s
subjective experiences of prejudice and
discrimination. Part three integrated the voices from
the interviews together with the literature and
empirical analysis. |
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Speaker No. 3 |
16.41 – 17.05 |
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Professor Jacques
Fortin
School of Medecine, Lille University, France |
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Bio-data:- Professor
Jacques Fortin, MD, PHD, pediatrician, is currently
Professor of Health Education Sciences, Department of
Public Health, School of Medecine, at Lille
University, France. and Director of the Health service
for students in Lille universities. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Smoking prevention in university: a multifocal
approach |
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Abstract:- In France
smoking prohibition law in public places like
universities is hardly respected, cannabis use and
binge drinking are indulgently neglected by
authorities. The student health prevention service is
too often limited to individual counseling or
inefficient collective information for risks. With the
purpose of a more efficient smoking prevention
approach at universities in Lille (France), a survey
carried out on a randomised sample of 2949 students
focused on protective and risk factors of use and
misuse of tobacco, cannabis and alcohol. From
multivariate analysis a multifocal prevention policy
in universities has been set up. This paper analyzed
the policy. |
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Speaker No. 4 |
17.06 – 17.30 |
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Dr. Barbara Schofield
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center, New York,
USA |
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Bio-data:- Dr. Barbara
Schofield is the attending Pediatrician at Specialty
Hospital TCCHCC for children with complex medical
needs and developmental disabilities; Clinical
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical
College, Valhalla;Clinical Geneticist; Assistant
Attending Pediatrician at Pediatric ER of Beth Israel
Hospital NYC; Medical Examiner for Asylum Seekers and
Victims of Torture under Physicians for Human Rights. |
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Title of Presentation:-
Encephalopathy and Perinatal HIV |
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Abstract:- Perinatal human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)was first identified in
the 1980's. HIV-related encephalopathy has been
recognized as a common sequelae of the disease. Before
the widespread use of combination antiviral therapy in
1996, the prevalence of progressive encephalopathy was
estimated as between 30-50% and that of static
encephalopathy as high as 90% in the population of
perinatally infected children. This paper discussed
the case report of a 16 year old female with perinatal
HIV, to highlight the fact that HIV infected children
less than one year of age are at high risk for disease
progression. Such children should be treated with
antiretroviral agents as soon as the diagnosis has
been confirmed, regardless of clinical or
immunological status or viral load. |
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
17.31 – 17.45 |
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