8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks
9:40 - 11:10 Panel 1: Classifying a Community: Definitions of Race and Ethnic Identity

• John Tehranian, Chapman University
  Whitewashed: America's Invisible Middle Eastern Minority
• Nina Farnia, University of California, Los Angeles
  Race-ing Iran to War: Iranians in American Law and Foreign Policy
• Babak Hoghooghi, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans
  Definitions from Within and Without: Identity View and Perceptions of Iranian-Americans
• Michelle Moghtader, National Iranian American Council
  Making Iranian-American Voices Heard
• Donya Alinejad, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  Iranian-Americans and the Impact of the Internet

11:20 - 12:40 Panel 2: Negotiating Identity: Exploring Cultural Production

• Amy Malek, University of California, Los Angeles
  Public Performances of Cultural Identity Negotiation in the Iranian Diaspora
• Mazyar Lotfalian, Independent Scholar
  On the Relevance of the Category of Underground for Artistic Productions in Iran and its Diaspora
• Jasmin Darznik, The Association of Iranian American Writers
  Writing Ourselves into American Letters
• Neda Maghbouleh, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Persian-Language Popular Music and "Inherited Nostalgia" Across Two Generations of Iranians in Diaspora
• Ahmad Kiarostami, Videographer/Independent Researcher
  Comfortably Numb, and two music videos

12:40 - 1:30 Lunch
1:40 - 2:40 Roundtable Discussion: Paving the Way: Prominent Voices of the Community
This roundtable discussion aims to speak with a cross-section of Iranians who have been successful in the American community, and have used their success to contribute back to the Iranian diaspora community. The roundtable discussion features Ross Mirkarimi, Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Hooman Khalili, and Rudi Bakhtiar.

2:50 - 4:05 Small Group Workshops 1
Workshops will occur simultaneously; attendees may choose among the workshops

• Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Amnesty International USA
  Engaging the Community through Civic Participation
• Morad Ghorban, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans
  Requisites for Political Influence Building
  
• Michelle Moghtader, National Iranian American Council
  The Beginning of the End of Iranian-American Political Apathy
• Azadeh Shahshahani, American Civil Liberties Union
  How to Make Use of the Human Rights Framework: A Primer for Social Justice Advocates
• Abdi Soltani, PARSA Community Foundation

4:15 - 5:40 Panel 3: Challenging Established Views: Fostering New Dialogues about Culture and Tradition

• Mina Trudeau, Al-Fatiha
  Lost in Translation: Sexuality and Gender/Identity in Iranian/American Politics
• Sanaz Raji, Shahrzad M. Davis presenting on behalf of Sanaz Raji, University of Leeds
• Gelareh Bassiry, Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
  Domestic Violence, Patriarchy and Gender Roles of Iranians in Diaspora
• Marjan Moinzadeh, Independent
  The Journey Within: Taking Steps Toward Healing Our Collective Cultural Emotional Wounds
• Mansour Taeed, Javaneh Theatre Group
  

Day 2: Sunday, April 5, 2009
9:15 - 9:45 Coffee/Tea

9:45 - 10:45 Panel 4: Understanding Global Perspectives: Unique Outlooks from Abroad

• Amin Moghadam, Université Paris Diderot
  The role of Iranian Migration in the "Metropolization" of the Gulf
• Vahideddin Namazi, Université de Montréal
  Prospect of Educational Success for Iranians in Canada
  
• Afsaneh Kalantary, Universit y of California, Santa Cruz
  Politics Back "Home" Matters: Transnational Circulation of Politics

• Rudi Bakhtiar, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans
  From CNN to PAAIA: A Personal Perspective
• Mahdis Keshavarz, The Make Agency
  
• Nahid Siamdoust, St Antony's College of the University of Oxford
  Iranian Journalists in the West: Forced Migration or a Migrated Force?
• Taghi Amirani, Amirani Films
  Double vision: A Documentary Filmmaker In Two Minds About Everything

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Small Group Workshops 2

• Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Amnesty International USA
  Engaging the Community through Civic Participation
• Morad Ghorban, Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans
  Empowerment Through Political Engagement
• Arash Majdi, Iranian Alliances Across Borders
  Camp Ayandeh 2009: A Look at the Camp Through the Eyes of Former Campers
• Michelle Moghtader, National Iranian American Council
  The Beginning of the End of Iranian-American Political Apathy
• Azadeh Shahshahani, American Civil Liberties Union
  How to Make Use of the Human Rights Framework: A Primer for Social Justice Advocates
• Abdi Soltani, PARSA Community Foundation
  

2:45 - 4:00 Panel 6: Go ing "Back Home": Narratives of Exploration and Engagement

• Leili Sreberny Mohammadi, Independent
  Return Journey? A Snapshot of the Iranian Diaspora Inside Iran
• Fared Shafinury, Musician
  
• Hanif Yazdi, The College of William and Mary
  Guilt, Ownership and Longing in a Diasporic Life
  

4:00 - 4:10 Closing Remarks