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An international conference on

Rebuilding sustainable communities in Iraq: policies, programs and projects

July 23-26, 2007

College of Public and Community Service
University of Massachusetts at Boston

Keynote Speakers
photo of Riadh Tappuni

Riadh Tappuni, PhD

Biography

Architect, Urban Planner
Director, Development & Design International

Former Coordinator of the Iraq Task Force & Leader of the Urban Development & Housing Policies Team at the

United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia

   
Photo of Besim Hakim

Besim S. Hakim, FAICP, AIA

Biography

Consultant in Urban Design/Planning

Independent Scholar

Former Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning

   
Dr. Beriwan M. Khailany

Dr. Beriwan M. Khailany

Biography

Deputy Minister, Ministry Of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq

   
Dr. Diane E. Levin

Dr. Diane E. Levin

Biography

Professor of Education,
Department of Early Childhood Education,
Wheelock College, Boston, MA, USA

   
Dr. Rajaa Al-khuzai

Dr. Rajaa Al-khuzai, PhD OBGYN

Biography

Founder of Iraqi Widows Organization
Former member, Iraqi National Assembly & Constitution Drafting Committee
Baghdad, Iraq

   
Dr. A Hadi Al Khalili

Dr. A hadi Al khalili, MD

Biography

Iraqi Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
Washington. D.C.

   
Mohammad Sadik

Mohammad Sadik, PhD

Biography

President of Salahaddin University, Hawler (Erbil)
Kurdistan, Iraq

 

   
Idris Hadi Salih

Dr. Idris Hadi Salih

Biography

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Kurdistan Region, Iraq

   
Sherrie Graham

Sherrie Graham

Biography

President
Bay Coast Consulting Partners
P.O.Box 40134
Mobile, AL 36640

 

For detailed notes on the keynote speakers and their presentations, see
Keynote Speakers Notes, a 26-page PDF