Speakers

Day One
Welcome Address Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail
Chairman, National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia.

Speech Dr. Richard Leete
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Malaysia and UNFPA Representative for Malaysia

Speech H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, State of Qatar

Keynote Address YB. Dato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia.

Day Two
1. Malaysia YB. Dato' G. Palanivel, Deputy Minister
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia.

2. USA Meaning of Family in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Don Brownng (USA)

3. Singapore Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Singapore (TBC)

Group 1
Family
1. Profile of Malaysian Family Functioning, Views on Religious Practice and Availability of Social Support
Lily Mastura Hj. Harun (Malaysia)

2. BKKBN, Indonesia (TBC)

3. Analysis of Islam and Muslim States' International Support for Family
Farooq Hassan (Pakistan)

Group 2
Marriage
1. Status of Women in the Family: Islamic, Cultural and Civil Perspectives
Nik Noraini Nik Badlishah (Sisters in Islam, Malaysia)

2. The Importance of Marriage
Bridget Maher (USA)

3. Theory, Tradition and Contemporary Marriage
Camille Williams (USA)

Group 3
Human Dignity
1. Women's Centre for Change
Zarizana Abd. Aziz (Malaysia)

2. Ethics, Medical Care and Government Policy
John Harvey (USA)

3. Spirituality and the Transition to Manhood
Andrew Smith (New Zealand)

Group 4
Parents and Children
1. Knowledge Communicating Skills of Parents Through Communications Enhancing Packages : Early Childhood Education
Petri Zabariah Megat Abdul Rahman (Malaysia)

2. Developmental Needs of Children
Gladys A. Sweeney (USA)

3. Why are Parents Important? : Linking Parenting to Childhood Social Skills in Australia, China, Japan, Russia and The United States
Craig Hart (USA)

Group 5
Family Values
1. Core Values for Family Excellence
Tuan Syed Barkat Syed Ali (Malaysia)

2. Two Competing Value Systems : Premises and Consequences, Legal and Pragmatic
A. Scott Loveless (USA)

3. Changing Family Values in Turkey
IIhan Yildiz (Turkey)

Group 6
Family and Government
1. Aging and the Family in ASEAN Countries : Social Support, Dependency and Filial Policy Expectations of Older Malaysians
YM Tengku Aizan Tengku Hamid (Malaysia)

2. Living Arrangements of Elderly and Family Change in Japan
Tanada Hirofumi (Japan)

3. Political Times and the Status of the Family
Cristian Conen (Argentina)

Group 1
Family
1. The Nation-State, the Family and the Rule of Law in New Zealand : An Indivisible Trinity
Bruce Logan (New Zealand)

2. Family in Asia Pacific
Gavin Jones (Singapore)

3. Perspectives on The Family
Jesus Gomez Espejel (Mexico)

4. Families and Poverty Eradication Programmes : Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
Shukor Kassim (Malaysia)

Group 2
Marriage
1. Family and Marriage in China After the Implementation of the Single-Child Policy
Huidi MA (China)

2. A Tale of Two Vocubularies : Marriage as Building Block of Society, or Marriage as the Satisfaction of Individual Desires
Charles Reid (USA)

3. Prevalence of Delayed and Non Marriage In Malaysia
Tey Nai Peng (Malaysia)

4. Couple Relationship Management
Dato' Mat Saad Baki (Malaysia)

Group 3
Human Dignity
1. Gender & Family From South-South Perspective
Jariah Masud (Malaysia)

2. CARAM-ASIA / HIV AIDS
Maria Lourdes S. Marin (Philippines)

3. New Zealand - The First Feminist Nation?
Alexis Stuart (New Zealand)

4. The Impact of Religiousity on Life, Marital, and Parental Satisfaction : The Mental Well-being of Highly Religious Women
Sherrie Mills Johnson (USA)

Group 4
Parents and Children
1. Moderator Effects of Single Parenting
Vijay Shanmugan (Malaysia)

2. Tracking Children's Well-being as Related to Marriage and Cohabilation
Janice Crouse (USA)

3. The Generational Trainwreck and Its Aftermath
Alan Tapper (Australia)

4. Parenting Teenagers
Adward Chan (Malaysia)

Group 5
Family Values
1. Understanding Differential Family Values : A Comparative Study
Eun Ki Soo (South Korea)

2. Media in Support of Family : A Vital Need
Larrie Gale & Stan Jarvis (USA)

3. Sexual Education Programmes For Parents
Mary Lee O'Connell (USA)

4. Focus On The Family Malaysia
Lee Wee Min (Malaysia)

Group 6
Family and Government
1. Mexican Government Policies on the Family : The Case of Jamaica
Policy Laura Cremades-Granya (Mexico)

2. NPFDB's Programmes, Malaysia
Khoo Swee Kheng (Malaysia)

3. The Impact of Social Legislation and Policies on the Family : The Case of Jamaica
Faith Innerarity (Jamaica)

4. UNROC Down Under
Michael Reid (New Zealand)

Day Three
PLENARY 2 : Marriage and Family Life

1. From Stalemate to Soulmate
Dr. Huang Wei-Jen (USA)

2. Cutting Edge Strategies : Balancing Work and Family Life
Dr. Graeme Russell (Australia)

Group 1
Family
1. Impact of Migration Upon Family Structure and Functioning in Java
Ekawati S. Wahyuni (Indonesia)

2. An Outline of Education Policy in New Zealand in 2004 : Its Effects on the Family and Recommendations for Change
Paul Henderson (New Zealand)

3. CARE Programmes : Yayasan Budi Penyayang
Leela Ali (Malaysia)


Group 2
Marriage
1. Household Production and Matrimonial Property Settlements
Euston Quah & Koh Peng Wee (Singapore)

2. The Impact of Media on the Family : Assessing the World Wide Web for Enhancing the Marriage Relationship
Matt Barclay (USA)

3. Factors of Couple Resilience : A Cross-cultural Study
Rosnah Ismail (Malaysia)


Group 3
Human Dignity
1. Can There Be a Customary International Law Right to Abortion? : The Role of Latin America in This Debate
Yuri Mantilla (Bulgaria)

2. Law, Ethics and Euthanasia
John Keown (USA)

3. Thailand


Group 4
Family
1. The Effect of Individualism on Families
Maite Lot de Ramos (Mexico)

2. The Role of NGOs at the United Nations
Rana Lehr - Lennart (USA)

3. Federation of Family Planning Association Malaysia's Programs
Federation of Family Planning Association Malaysia (Malaysia)


Group 5
Marriage and Family Life
1. Make your Family work, Not Work Over your Family
Dr. Graeme Russell (Australia)

2. Journey to Intimacy
Dr. Huang Wei-Jen (USA)


Group 6
Family and Government
1. The Role of the Functional Family in Promoting Community Development and Quality Policy of Life
Ana Teresa Lopez de Llergo & Luz Maria Gruz de Galindo (Mexico)

2. The Silent Relevance of African Trans-Family Ethnographies
Kariuku Thuku (Kenya)

3. An Index of Belonging and Rejection
Patrick Fagan (USA)

FORUM: Interfaith Exploration of Desired Family Values
1. Institute of Islamic Understanding, Malaysia

2. Buddist Missionary Society, Malaysia
Jenny Voh

3. Spiritual Assembly Bahai's Malaysia
June Loh

4. Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism, Malaysia
V. Harcharan Singh

5. Grace Community Services Centre, Malaysia
Dr. Henry Ramaya

6. Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Malaysia
YBhg. Dato' A. Vaithilingam

CLOSING PLENARY : WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

1. Kuala Lumpur Family Declaration Towards Doha

2. Speech
Prof. Dr. Richard Wilkins, Managing Director
The World Family Policy Centre, USA

3. Speech
H.E. Abdullah Nasser M. Khalifa
Secretary General Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Qatar

4. Closing Speech
YB. Dato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Minster of Women, Family and Community Development Malaysia.