<div align="center"><p><img alt="" height="189" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Forum_Poster_sm.jpg" width="143" /></p><p><strong>2nd Annual PFA Forum on Armenia-Diaspora Relations</strong></p><p style="text-align: left;">Armenia-Diaspora relations have never been more strained in the 20 years since independence. To provide an opportunity for academics, policy practitioners, and the public to discuss perspectives on, and approaches to, the present-day challenges facing the Armenian nation Policy Forum Armenia held its 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Forum in Washington, DC on February 28-March 2, 2010.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In it&#39;s first high level Economic Forum, PFA brought together an unprecedented line-up of academics and policymakers from Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and UAE, including Armenia&rsquo;s five former Prime Ministers, to discuss the implications of the crisis for Armenia and help devise policy prescriptions to mitigate them.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As in the 1<sup>st</sup> Forum, the 2<sup>nd</sup> (Armenia-Diaspora) Forum gathered a large number of intellectuals&mdash;academic and public policy practitioners&mdash;to discuss challenges and help devise new modes of engagement between Armenia and its Diaspora.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Day 1 of the Forum (February 28) was held at the Cosmos Club, Washington&rsquo;s premier venue for social and policy events, and featured the presentation of PFA&rsquo;s Report on &ldquo;Armenia-Diaspora Relations: 20 Years Since Independence.&rdquo;</p><p style="text-align: left;">Day 2 of the Forum was held at Georgetown University.&nbsp; This part of the Forum was open to the public.&nbsp; Mr. Raffi Hovannisian, Armenia&rsquo;s First Foreign Minister, delivered the keynote luncheon address on Day 2 (March 1).</p><p style="text-align: left;">The program for Day 3 (March 2) was limited to only young professionals and included thematic meetings with various international agencies and public and private organizations in order to continue the discussion on Armenia-Diaspora relations and offer young professionals opportunities to network in Washington.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The presentations and themes covered during this forum are shown below, with presenters slides and papers available for you to download.</p></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>---------------------- Day 1 ----------------------</strong></h3><div align="center"><strong>Keynote Opening Address </strong></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="484"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><div><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0302_governance_disaster_kaufmann.aspx?p=1"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/link_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></td><td><p>Dr. Daniel Kaufmann<br /> Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development<br /> Brookings Institute</p></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>---------------------- Day 2 ----------------------</strong></h3><div align="center"><strong>Young Professionals Session I</strong></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="492"><tbody><tr><td><div><div><a href="fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/De%20Mucci-ArmeniaTurkish_Protocols.ppt"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><div><div><a href="sites/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/De_Mucci_PFA_Forum.pdf"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><p>Jennifer de Mucci, Fordham University<br /> <em>Pouring Salt on Old Wounds: Psychological Impact of the Protocol</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Palandjian-Interest_Analysis.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Palandjian-PFA_forum.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><p>Tamar Palandjian, George Mason University<br /> <em>Interest-based Analysis of the Protocol-related Armenia-Diaspora Rift</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Dumanian--PFArmeniaPresentation.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Dumanian-PFA_forum_paper.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p>Henry Dumanian, City University of New York<br /> <em>The Diaspora and Democracy in the Homeland</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><strong>Young Professionals Session II</strong></p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="492"><tbody><tr><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Derderian-Democracy_Armenia.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Derderian-Democracy_Armenia.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p>Dzovinar Derderian, University of Michigan<br /><em>Democracy in Armenia and Diaspora-Armenia Relation</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Sarksyan_PFA.ppt"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></td><td><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Hayk Sargsyan, Johns Hopkins University<br /><em>Arnenia&#39;s Investment Climate and Diaspora&#39;s participation in development policies </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Heboyan-PFA_Present.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></div></td><td><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Vahe Heboyan, University of Georgia<br /> <em>20 Years of Economic Engagement: Rethinking Values and Approaches</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Tourian-Accountability.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></div></td><td><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Tourian-PFA.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></div></td><td><p>Ted Tourian, Burgh, Balian &amp; Bergstein, LLP and PFA<br /> <em>The Accountability of Diaspora Organizations to Armenians</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div align="center"><p><strong>Keynote Address </strong></p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="484"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><div><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Raffi_H_PFA_Forum.pdf"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></div></td><td><p>Raffi Hovhannisian<br /><em>Heritage Party</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Senior Professionals Session I</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="492"><tbody><tr><td><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Sanjian-Diaspora_Armenia.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></div></td><td><p>Professor Ara Sanjian, University of Michigan<br /> <em>How Are Diasporans Informed About Contemporary Armenia?</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Attarian-Moving_Forward_Aside.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></td><td><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Attarian-Moving_Forward_Aside.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><p>Viken Attarian, Executive Vice President, Policy Commission (Quebec), Liberal Party of Canada<br /> <em>Moving Forward or Aside? Last Chance for Directionless Diasporas </em></p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Papian-PFA.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></div></td><td><p>Ara Papian, Former Ambassador of Armenia in Canada, Modus Vivendi Center<br /> <em>Pan-national Idea as a Basis for the State Power and National Unity </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/LA-Forum_Washington.ppt" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/ppt_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></td><td><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/LA-Forum_Washington.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><p>Larisa Alaverdyan, MP, National Assembly, Heritage Faction<br /> <em>Shattered Dreams and an Uncertain Outlook</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div align="center"><strong>Senior Professionals Session II</strong></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="484"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><div><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Minasyan-PFA.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></div></td><td><p>Artsvik Minasyan, MP, National Assembly, ARF Faction<br /> <em>Social and Economic Problems of Armenia: Ways Out and Diaspora&rsquo;s Role</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Muradyan_PFA.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p>Igor Muradian, Institute of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics, ARMENIA<br /> <em>Problems and the Purpose of the Armenian Diaspora</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Professor Khachig Tololyan, Wesleyan University</p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Professor Onnig Beylerian, Université du Québec à Montréal<br /> <em>On the Mechanisms of Diaspora Consolidation</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: center;">----------------------<strong>Day 3 ----------------------</strong></h3><div align="center"><strong>Thematic Discussions for Young Professionals</strong></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="484"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Intern%20Relations%20and%20Geopolitics.pdf"><img alt=" " border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p>International Relations and Geopolitics</p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Journalism%20and%20freedom%20of%20expression.pdf"><img alt=" " border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></p></td><td><p>Journalism and Freedom of Expression</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div align="center"><strong>Special Correspondence from Armenia</strong></div><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="484"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><div><a href="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/Jirayr_Sefilian.pdf" target="_top"><img alt="" border="0" height="32" src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/fileadmin/pfa_uploads/Diaspora_Forum/pdf_icon.png" width="32" /></a></div></td><td><p>Jirayr Sefilian address to the Forum</p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Regret letter from the Minister of Diaspora</p></td></tr></tbody></table><hr /><p>&nbsp;</p>