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DAY 1 • SYMPOSIUM PANELS & PRESENTAT I O N S

Location: Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado San Diego, CA 92101

8:00am DoorsOpen/Registration/ContinentalBreakfast

9:00am WELCOME SpecialGuest: James Hubbell—Founder and artistic director, Pacific Rim Park

9:15–10:15am FORMFOLLOWSCULTURE:*CREATINGCULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGTHROUGHDESIGN Bennett Peji—Civic Planning & Cross Cultural Design * from FormFollowsCulture.com by Bennett Peji Michael Stepner—New School of Architecture & Design John Eger—Zahn Professor of Creativity and Innovation, and Van Deerlin Endowed Chair for Communication and Public Policy, San Diego State University Moderator:Prof. Caryn Brause—UMass Department of Architecture

10:30–11:30am MUSIC,DIPLOMACYANDPEACE:CROSSINGCULTURES ANDCREATINGNEWARTISTICVOICES Lisa Porter—Professor, UC San Diego Theater & Dance, and touring member of Silk Road Ensemble Dr. Nicolas Reveles—Director of Community Engagement, San Diego Opera Maria Teresa Rique—General Director of Opera Tijuana and Opera en la Calle Moderator:George Novinger—Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State

11:30am–12:00pm LUNCH Hosted by Ilan-Lael Foundation and Pacific Rim Park

12:00pm–12:30pmKEYNOTESPEAKER Marcela Celorio Mancera—Consul General of Mexico in San Diego

12:45–1:30pmPEARLSOFPEACE:PACIFICRIMPARK Prof. Seong Joon Ko—Jeju National University Prof. Valery Savostenko—Far Eastern Federal University Kyle Bergman—Founder & Director, Architecture & Design Film Festival, architect Pacific Rim Parks Prof. Vincent Shieh—National Kaohsiung University Moderator: Prof. Stephen Haggard—Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation

1:30–1:50pmJEJU,THECULTUREOFPEACE Nam-Jin Kim—Director of Peace and International Affairs Division Prof. Seong Joon Ko—Jeju National University Jung Hyung Ko—Peace and International Affairs Division Jeyon Kim—Coordinator for International Relations 1:50–2:00pm CLOSING

(DAY 1 Schedule continued on next page)

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1FRIDAY 4 | 28 | 2017

“What if the Pacific were a new culture, different from the Atlantic culture — a new way of understanding our place in the world?

What if countries and people that live by this grand lake thought of themselves as a family?

Could we be standing before a door behind which lies a celebration of the diversity of nature, our rich cultures, and all their unique ways of life?”

— James T. Hubbell

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2SATURDAY 4 | 29 | 2017

gateway C O N V E R S AT I O N S 2017 DAY 1 • SYMPOSIUM PANELS & PRESENTAT I O N S ( CO N T I N U E D )

2:00–4:00pm BALBOAPARKEXPLORATION

5:00–7:00pm SUNSETRECEPTIONhonoringourinternationalpartners: Specialguest: Port of San Diego Location:Shelter Island’s “Pearl of the Pacific,” a Pacific Rim Park Cultural performances, presentations, wine & cheese, international food trucks

DAY 2 • BUS TOUR: TIJUANA , ROSARITO, & TECATE SITE VISITS

HALF-DAY TOUR to Tijuana with Lunch FULL-DAY TOUR* to Tijuana and Tecate with Lunch and Dinner *Full-DayTourisonlyavailablewiththeFullConversationExperience ticketandhasverylimitedseating. 8:30am BOARDBUSFORFULL-ANDHALF-DAYARTTOURS(Passportsrequired) Location:Trolley Station parking lot 745 H St. (Interstate 5 & H Street) Chula Vista, CA 91910

9:15–10:30am “JARDINDELOSNINOS”AND“COLEGIOLAESPERANZA” Tour and Presentation by Christine Brady—President, the Americas Foundation/Fundación de las Americas – Colegio La Esperanza Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

11:30AM–12:30PM“ENTRECORAZONYMAR”PACIFICRIMPARK,TIJUANA Site Visit and Unveiling, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

1:00PM-2:30PM LUNCHATROSARITOBEACHHOTEL Hosted by Rosarito Rotary Club DistinguishedGuests: Honoraryguest: Mima Rincon Vargas—Mayor of Rosarito Mario Cipres—President of the Rosarito Rotary Club David Beltran—CAPUFE (Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos)

2:30pm HALF-DAYTOURRETURNSTOSANDIEGOBYBUS

2:30pm FULL-DAYTOURLEAVESFORRANCHOLAPUERTABYBUS

3:30–5:00pmSITEVISIT:RANCHOLAPUERTAFITNESSRESORTANDSPA Kuchumaa Passage—walk and presentation by Peter Jensen & Drew Hubbell

6:00pm DINNER:LACOCINATRESESTRELLAS,RANCHOLAPUERTA Special thanks Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa

7:30pm BUSESBOARDFORSANDIEGO

9:00pm ArrivalatBusDrop-off Location:Trolley Station parking lot

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3SUNDAY 4 | 30 | 2017

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Location: Ilan-Lael Center for the Arts & Environment 926 Orchard Lane Santa Ysabel, CA 92070 (ByInvitationOnly)

9:00am BusesBoard Location to be announced in San Diego

10:30–11:30am Tour&Brunch Hosted by Ilan-Lael Foundation & Pacific Rim Park

11:30am–1:15pm PACIFICRIMPARK-WHATCOMESNEXT? Moderator:MILENKO MATANOVIC, Founder, Pomegranate Center

1:30pm BusesBoardforReturntoSanDiego

DAY 3 • B E AC H PA RT Y P OT L U C K

1:00pm–Sunset CELEBRATIONOFTHEPACIFIC A reunion gathering of Pacific Rim Park alumni & friends. Bring a dish to share. All are welcome! Location: Dog Beach, Ocean Beach CA.

“The Ilan-Lael Foundation is an arts education foundation celebrating nature and the aesthetic of the built environment for its ability to help us see ourselves and our world in new ways.”

— James T. Hubbell

A Sincere Thank You to our Generous Sponsors.

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MichaelStepner,FAIA,FAICPChair, Architecture Programs, Professor, Architecture, New School of Architecture, San Diego

Mr. Stepner served as San Diego City Architect from 1988 to 1992, and later for the San Diego Economic

Development Corporation as director of planning and housing. Career milestones include: Fellow, AIA; Fellow, Institute for Urban Design; Fellow, American Institute of Certified Planners; Faculty Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Adjunct Professor, UCSD; Centre City Project Area Committee; State Historic Building Code Board; Member and Director (Project Architect) Community Planning and Design Center, San Diego; Member, R/UDATS, ULI Advisory Panels. Awards include: Michael Stepner Community Planning Design Award, San Diego Chapter AIA; Ellen and Roger Revelle Award, Citizens Coordinate for Century III; Thurgood Marshall Award for Community Leadership, San Diego Urban Corps; Distinguished Leadership Award for Excellence in Government, California, Chapter American Planning Association; Crystal Globe Award from the San Diego Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (LAI)

BennettPejiSenior Director at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

Mr. Peji is a strategic marketing and communications director, brand consultant, designer and

frequent international speaker on community-centered design. He serves on the boards of California Humanities, the University of San Diego Center for Peace and Commerce, and the La Jolla Playhouse, where he chairs the Public

Leadership Council. He served as a Commissioner of Arts & Culture for the City of San Diego 2003-2012. He was President of the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Asian Business Association, and an AIGA national board member and co-founder of the AIGA Center for Cross-cultural Design. Lifetime achievement awards include honors from AIGA San Diego and SDX (the San Diego Ad Club), as well as over 200 marketing/design, business and community awards overall. He is a co-founder of the Baja California Missions Foundation: renovating and preserving the historic missions in Mexico. His work can be seen at FormFollowsCulture.com, CivicBranding.com and TEDxBP.com.

JohnM.EgerVan Deerlin-Endowed Chair of Communications, and Director of the Creative Economy Initiative, at San Diego State University

Mr. Eger is an internationally known author and lecturer on the subjects of creativity and innovation,

education and economic development. Last year he was appointed the Zahn Professor of Creativity and Innovation which, as Provost Chukuka Enwemeka put it in making the announcement, is responsible for “infusing creativity and innovation throughout (SDSU’s) campus and leading the charge for campus-wide collaboration around this topic...(and) to advance (SDSU’s) efforts to enable our students to gain the requisite skills needed to meet the challenges of the new economy.” Mr. Eger is a former Advisor to two Presidents and Director of the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy. He helped spearhead the restructuring of America’s telecom industry and was head of the International Division of CBS Broadcasting, which opened China to

commercial television and produced the award-winning video WWII with Walter Cronkite.

CarynBrauseFounder and Principal of SITELAB Architecture + Design. Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Ms. Brause’s practice is a laboratory for investigating the broad context of the “site” through

client-driven projects, theoretical investigations, and community collaborations. Her design work examines the transformation and reuse of that which we have in abundance, including existing building stock, underutilized urban and suburban landscapes, and repurposed materials. In addition to her professional work, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She received an AIA/ACSA Practice + Leadership Award in 2016 and an NCARB Award for the Integration of Practice and Education in 2013 for her project Voices from the Field. Ms. Brause is a founding editorial board member of the Journal of Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD), which is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in the field of building technology.

LisaPorterProfessor, UC San Diego, and MFA in Stage Management

Producer, stage manager, and professor Lisa Porter has worked globally in diverse venues for 25-plus years.

She has been a Professor at UC San Diego since 2005 and runs its MFA program in Stage Management. Her

academic research includes exploring the foundational principles of inspired collaboration by investigating the intersection between the performative environment and leadership theory, group dynamics, and neuroscience. She holds a MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama and began her teaching career at Yale in 2002. Ms. Porter is also the Resident Stage Manager for Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble and tours globally. Her past work includes productions by Robert Wilson, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Laurie Anderson, Anne Bogart, Richard Foreman, and Hal Hartley. She has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at many Regional theaters in the U.S. She has been collaborating with Singaporean Director Ong Keng Sen since 1997 on global productions with an intercultural focus.

NicolasRevelesDirector of Community Engagement for San Diego Opera

Pianist, composer, and lecturer Nicolas Reveles currently serves as the Director of

Community Engagement for San Diego Opera, a company that he’s had a relationship with for 40 years as an arts educator. Formerly an Associate Professor of Music at the University of San Diego, he holds a Masters degree in choral conducting from the University of Redlands and a doctorate in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music. He has composed three operas, two fairy-tale operas for the San Diego Opera Ensemble school tour (The Sleeping Beauty and Rumpelstiltskin) and Sextet, a chamber opera for Diversionary Theatre. He is the creator of a number of long-running opera education programs at SDO, including the Words and Music

residency opera-creation program for middle and high schools, the Community Conversations program, the San Diego Opera Podcast and Senior to Senior program, and Opera On Track, bringing opera to the people with performances at public transit facilities. He is also the host and writer for UCSD-TV’s OperaTalk program.

MariaTeresaRiqueCo-Founder Opera Tijuana

Maria Teresa Rique is an opera pioneer and director of Opera de Tijuana, an arts company

whose budget comes only from private donations. The company is a new model for Mexican arts groups: existing without government support and providing music and culture that has grown rapidly since its founding five years ago.

GeorgeT.NovingerRetired American diplomat, choir director, and international affairs activist

Mr. Novinger was Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Dept. with 27 years of service,

mostly overseas, including postings to: Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa), Hong Kong, Paraguay, Brunei, South Korea, and Syria, as well as Washington D.C. He founded and directed international community choirs during all overseas postings. Choir members included American and other diplomats and their family members, and singers from expatriate and local communities. Notable performances included: for Prince Charles and Diana in Tokyo, Japan; for leaders of the G-8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan; and for the APEC

Summit in Busan, South Korea. He remains active in civic affairs as Co-chair of the San Diego Diplomacy Council Advisory Board with wife Gladys Novinger (Honorary Consul of Peru in San Diego, Emeritus), City of San Diego International Affairs Board Member, and Executive Board member, House of Pacific Relations (HPR), Balboa Park, San Diego...among others.

MarcelaCelorioKeynote Speaker, Consul General Mexico to San Diego

On June 15, 2016, Marcela Celorio Mancera took office as Consul General of Mexico in

San Diego after having received a presidential appointment and Senate confirmation. She graduated as a lawyer from Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City, further pursuing two Masters, the first in Diplomatic Studies from the Matias Romero Institute (IMR) and the second in Security and Defense from the National Defense College, part of the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA). In 1999 she incorporated the Mexican Foreign Service, and her first duty outside Mexico was as Chief of Staff of Political Affairs. She served as Chief of Mission in Israel and as advisor for Economic, Trade and Cooperation Affairs. In 2012 she was assigned as counselor for Political Affairs at the Mexican Embassy in relation to the Kingdom of Belgium and also to the Mexican Mission for the European Union (EU). In 2013 she was recognized as the Deputy Consul at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York. She is completely fluent in the English language and has knowledge of French, Italian and Hebrew. She has also directed research and investigations in topics such as dual nationality and citizenship.

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KyleBergmanDirector, Architecture & Design Film Festival, architect Pacific Rim Parks.

Mr. Bergman has been working as an architectural designer since 1985. He has designed and

built houses with his own firm, Bergman Design Team, and collaborated on many other projects with internationally recognized architects, including James Hubbell and David Sellers. These diverse projects include an Environmental Learning Center for children in Tecate, Mexico, a bed & breakfast on Orcas Island in Washington State, and a public park for the city of Vladivostok, Russia. He has also been instrumental in the design and execution of major architecture exhibits, including an exhibit at the Russian National Architecture Museum in Moscow and the New Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside, California. He has taught classes on continuous architecture at the Yestermorrow Design/Build Institute in Warren, Vermont. Other accomplishments include creating and moderating an architectural lecture series for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and guest editing an entire magazine dedicated to continuous architecture.

Dr.Seong-JoonKoEmeritus Professor of Jeju National University

Dr. Seong-Joon Ko is Emeritus Professor of Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea. He was Professor of Political Science in Jeju National University (1977-2016). In 1999, he was visiting Professor of Eat Asian Institute in Columbia University, New York. He was Chairman of Jeju International Council. He is director of Uni-edu Center in Jeju. Also, he is Vice Chairman of the Jeju Citizen Association for World Peace Island. He leads Jeju Institute For Korean

Unification and is the author of numerous books, including “Juche Idea and North Korea” (co-author), “North Korea in Transition” (co-author),”East Asian and Jeju, Peace Island” (co-author), “OKina and Peace” (co-author), “New understanding of unification problem,” and “Unified Korea and World Peace island Jeju” (co-author).

He received his B.A and M.A in Mass Communication From Sogang University and PH.D in Political Science from Konkuk University, Korea.

VincentShieh,Ed.D.Founder & Associate Professor, Education Graduate Institute of Gender Education National University, Kaohsiung ,Taiwan

Mr. Shieh served as President (2001-2009) of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI). He was Executive Director for Pacific Rim Park (PRP) in Taiwan, Board Member Taiwan Education Research Association (TERA), Board Member of Social Empowerment Alliance (SEA), committee member Human Research Compliance Office (HRCO) of National Cheng Kung University, and Executive Director of 2018 Asian Bioethics Conference (ABC).

ValerySavostenkoFar Eastern Technical University

Valery Savostenko is a Pacific Rim Park alumni who participated in building parks in Vladivostok,

the U.S., and China. He teaches architecture at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. He is an active member of the San Diego-Vladivostok Sister City Society, and a passionate advocate for the first “Soil and Earth” Pacific Rim Park in Vladivostok.

NamJinPeace and International Affairs Department, Jeju

Nam Jin began his work in public administration in 2008 upon passing the higher civil service exam. He served as Assistant Director of Planning Department for two years from 2015 to 2017, and now heads the Peace and International Affairs Department which focuses on peace projects and international relations for Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

JungHyungKOPeace and International Affairs Department of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering at In Ha University, Mr. Jung Hyung KO worked at LG Construction Company 1997-1999. He changed his career to become a public servant at Bukjeju County government (now Jeju City), where he worked from 2004 to 2006. Currently, he is responsible for PRP Jeju and peace projects in the Peace and International Affairs Department of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

JeyonKIMInternational Relations Coordinator for Jeju Province

Ms. KIM initiated and developed PRP City Summit as she helped and supported the establishment of PRP Jeju. Her career in international relations began in 1997 in the Jeju City Government, and continued as she moved to Jeju Provincial government in 2007. She is in charge of international organizations (UCLG, APCS, and others), as well as sister and friendship city relationships with foreign countries. In 2014, she helped Governor Won Hee-Ryong to become President of UCLG ASPAC (United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific Region). Since then, she has facilitated Jeju province’s endeavors to lead the advocacy of SDGs through ASPAC Culture Committee, and Jeju’s active involvement in UCLG. Currently, she is coordinating the 2nd UCLG Culture Summit to be held 10-13 May 2017 in Jeju.

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THE ART OF JAMES HUBBELL

ST. JAMES BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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OPENING RECEPTION Friday, May 19, 6 - 8 pm

LIFE & WORKS OF A SAN DIEGO LEGEND Lectures & Presentations Friday, June 9, 6 pm Sunday, June 25, 3 pm Friday, July 7, 6 pm

EXHIBIT CLOSING ST. JAMES DAY Sunday, July 23 11:15 am - 2 pm

St. James by-the-Sea 743 Prospect Street, La Jolla 858-459-3421 | sjbts.org

Since our Foundation’s beginning more than 33 years ago, we have engaged in many conversations about the power that art has to foster friendships and understanding among nations. Projects

such as Colegio la Esperanza in Tijuana, the seven Pacific Rim parks, and Ilan-Lael Foundation itself have created friendships and fostered conversations among diverse peoples and nations through art that transcends barriers.

This year, the Ilan-Lael Foundation picks up the torch from our friends in Jeju Island, SouthKorea. They were the most recent host to join our Pacific Rim Park family (in 2013). Inspired by their desire for a reunion and retrospective, along with making new plans for the future, we have created Gateway Conversations. This series of discussions and events is designed to show solidarity and support for the many international relationships we have nurtured around the “art diplomacy” concept of the Pacific Rim Parks.

We hope that Gateway Conversations may also help San Diego boldly take its place as a global city, built upon significant and wide-ranging educational, social, and cultural interactions with the highly diverse people of the broad Pacific basin.

There can be little doubt that we’re on the cusp of an important global opportunity. We hope you will join us and share your enthusiasm and best thinking.

—James T. Hubbell

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3 Days, 2 Countries, 1 Pacific Family