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Date: TUESDAY February 10
Date Time Type Details Venue
TUESDAY February 10 3:00PM-3:45PM REASONING

Mona Social Services' Reasoning Session 3: Title: High Risk Youths: Who are they in Jamaica?
Overview: Low risk, medium risk, high risk. What are these classifications saying about youth
in Jamaica? Esteemed panellists will share their thoughts on definitions of high risk, policy
gains and failure and the implications for talking the same language.Moderator: Mr. Tarik Weekes,
Research Officer, Mona Social Services

 MSS Conference Room
TUESDAY February 10 3.00PM- 4.00PM SEMINAR

URD SIGNATURE EVENT Seminar Title: “The Journey-From Discussion to Development” Overview:
The first head of the Dentistry Programme at UWI (Mona), Dr. Thaon Jones, will chronicle the
evolution of the programme from inception to present and highlight the way forward. Speaker: Dr. Thaon Jones

 Lecture Theatre 1-FMS Teaching & Research Complex
TUESDAY February 10 3:30PM-4:30PM RAP SESSION

Office of Graduate Studies and Research Lounge Acvtivity: Rap Session with Professor Yvette Jackson (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Graduate Studies) Overview: The PVC for Graduate Studies will rap with Graduate Students regarding various aspects of their graduate experience

 Lawn adjacent the Office of Graduate Studies & Research
TUESDAY February 10 4:00PM - 5:30PM BOOK LAUNCH

URD SIGNATURE EVENT Book Title: Debt and Development in Small Island
Developing States Editors: Dr. Damien King, Dr. David F. Tennant Overview:
This edited collection draws on the expertise of established researchers
and public officials from the SIDS community to answer the critical questions
which highlight the essential elements of an agenda for achieving debt
sustainability in SIDS. Guest Speaker: The Honourable Peter Phillips,
Minister of Finance and Planning. Discussant: Ambassador Richard Bernal,
Executive Director – Inter-American Development Bank, IDB

 The Undercroft, Senate Building
TUESDAY February 10 6:00PM - 8:00PM LECTURE

URD SIGNATURE EVENT American Friends of Jamaica / Cobb Family Foundation Lecture Series
Speaker: Prof. Byron Wilson. Department of Life Sciences Lecture
Title: "Imminent Extinctions in the ‘Land of Wood & Water’: can they be averted?"

 The Undercroft
TUESDAY February 10 6:00PM - 8:00PM LECTURE

URD SIGNATURE EVENT Lecture Title: WHY WE SHOULD OPPOSE THE CCJ:
Interrogating the Framework for Self-Defining Institutions of Modern
Democratic Constitutional Governance in Commonwealth Caribbean States.
Overview: Presentationl examine the Constitutionality of the CCJ as the
highest court for Commonwealth Caribbean States. Moderator:
Dr. Leighton Jackson, Deputy Dean-Undergraduate Affairs, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law

 Law Lecture Theatre Two (LLT II)
TUESDAY February 10 6:30pm - 8:00pm BOOK LAUNCH

Title: TBC Overview: TBC Authors : Prof Emeritus Mervyn Morris, Poet Laureate and Ian Randle Guest Speaker: Prof. Edward Baugh, Professor Emeritus of English, UWI Mona

 Assembly Hall
Date: WEDNESDAY February 11
Date Time Type Details Venue
WEDNESDAY February 11 9:00AM - 11:00AM Opening

Title: International Reggae Conference 2015 Opening Ceremony Overview: Opening Ceremony event for the Institute’s 4-day biannual conference

 Regional Headquarters ICS, UWI Mona
WEDNESDAY February 11 10:00AM - 2:00PM FACULTY TOURS

The Department of Medicine Guided tours of the Cardiology and Haemodialysis Units

 UHWI
WEDNESDAY February 11 10.00AM- 2.00PM DEMO PRESENTATION

The Department of Dentistry Demonstration of simulations in dentistry Presenters: Dr. Rajendra Santosh & Dr. Thaon Jones

 FMSTRC-Dentistry (1st Floor)
WEDNESDAY February 11 10.00AM- 2.00PM FACULTY TOURS

The Department of Dentistry Guided tours of the newly opened UWI Mona Dental Polyclinic (UMDP) Tour Guide: Dr. Errol Williams, Dental Polyclinic Coordinator

 FMS
WEDNESDAY February 11 10:00AM - 4:00PM FREE ASSESSMENT SERVICES

The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work Assessment Centre The Dept will offer the following services: (i) to prospective employees of several Jamaican companies a battery of tests and activities to determine their suitability for a range of jobs; (ii) to students - tests to suggest suitable jobs types (iii) help with improving their CVs (iv) a workshop on dressing for success.

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