D ialogue on Traditional Leadership

Buala, Santa Isabel Province, Solomon Islands
July 19-21, 2005

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AGENDA

Monday

4:00: RECEPTION AND ORIENTATION(Provincial Assembly Hall)

6:00: Dinner by invitation or at residence

Tuesday 
(Ashley Wickham, Chair)

8:30 Welcome and Introduction

  • Hon James Habu. Santa Isabel Province welcome

  • Dr. Sitiveni Halapua. East-West Center welcome

  • Sir Paul Tovua. National Peace Council statement

  • Dr. Geoffrey White Brief introduction

9:00 Tripod members give welcome and brief perspective on Tok Stori themes

  • Hon. James Habu, Santa Isabel Province

  • Sir Dudley Tuti, Isabel Council of Chiefs

  • Rt. Rev. Richard Naramana, Diocese of Ysabel, Church of Melanesia

10:00 TEA

10:30 Open forum for discussion of issues raised by Tripod leaders

12:00 LUNCH (Provincial Assembly Hall)

1:00 Melanesian perspectives

  • Douglas Ngwele, Lakalakabulu Council of Chiefs, Vanuatu

  • William Sagir, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

2:00 Discussion

2:30 TEA

3:00 Open forum for discussion of issued raised throughout the day

4:00 Wrap-up by Chair, agenda for tomorrow

6:00 Dinner at residence

7:00 Festival evening activity (see program) 

Wednesday
(Ashley Wickham, Chair)

8:30 Overview of schedule from Chair; set agenda

9:00 Solomon Islands Perspectives

  • Gordon Nanau

  • Tarcisius Kabutaulaka

10:00 TEA

10:30 Tradition and Leadership Issues

  • Kabini Sanga

11:00 Council of Chiefs and Cultural Policy

  • Lawrence Foanaota 

11:30 Discussion

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 Open Forum and/or Focus Groups

2:30 TEA

3:00 Roundtable, Daily overview, Focus Group reports

4:00 Wrap-up by Chair, Agenda for tomorrow

6:00 Kava Tok Stori session at Seaview, Provincial Rest House

Thursday morning
(Ashley Wickham, Chair)

8:30 Overview of schedule from Chair; agenda for the morning

8:45 Open Discussion 

  • Tok Stori themes, conclusions, questions

  • Future actions, programs, cooperation

10:30 FAREWELL TEA

11:30 Those departing by Sol Air leave for airport

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