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Date: TUESDAY February 10
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
TUESDAY February 10	3.00PM- 4.00PM	SEMINAR	The Journey-From Discussion to Development 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	3:00PM -4:30PM	SYMPOSIUM	Medi Ganja Symposium URD SIGNATURE EVENT Medi Ganja Symposium Title: Cannabis in Jamaica Overview : Informative sessions looking at the science if cannabis and the potential of a formal cannabis industry in Jamaica for economic prosperity. Speakers: - Dr Henry Lowe – “Economic Potential of Cannabis, Ganja and Hemp in Jamaica” - Dr. Charah Watson “ The Chemistry Chemistry of Cannabis” - Prof Wayne McLaughlin - “Genetic Diversity of Jamaican Cannabis: St Elizabeth and Westmoreland"	C5 Lecture Theatre Faculty of Science & Technology
TUESDAY February 10	3:00OM - 4:00PM	BOOK LAUNCH	BOOK LAUNCH Book Title: Geology of the parish of St Catherine Author: Professor Simon F Mitchell Overview:This work provides a map and member describing the geology of the parish of St Catherine based on geological mapping over the last 15 years.	The Undercroft, Senate Building
TUESDAY February 10	3:00PM-3:45PM	REASONING	High Risk Youths: Who are they in Jamaica 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	3:30PM-4:30PM	RAP SESSION	Rap Session with Professor Yvette Jackson 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 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	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	TBC Overview: TBC Authors 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	International Reggae Conference 2015 Opening Ceremony 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	Dentistry Guided tours of the newly opened UWI Mona Dental Polyclinic (UMDP The Department of Dentistry Guided tours of the newly opened UWI Mona Dental Polyclinic (UMDP) Tour Guide: Dr. Errol Williams, Dental Polyclinic Coordinator	FMS

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