Vellore Village Joint Complex,
City of Vaughan


SESSION I

Immigration and the Canadian Experience
CHAIR: G. Scardellato



Mario Calla
CEO, COSTI
"The Royal Road" Towards Cosmopolis: Diversity and Social Cohesion

Greg Sorbara
MPP, Vaughan Riding
Democratic Cosmopolis as Political Engagement

Ratna Omidvar
CEO, Maytree Foundation
Old and New Worlds, Here and There Worlds


LUNCH


SESSION II

Suburbs and Other Settlements
CHAIR: M. Buccheri



Daniele Zanotti
CEO, United Way of York Region
"Oh the places you'll go": Neighbourhood, Community and Civic Engagement

Ian Chodikoff
Editor, Canadian Architect
Fringe Benefits: Cosmopolitan Dynamics of a Multicultural City

G. Smolyansky
Undergraduate History Student, York University
Fantasy and Reality: A Critical Analysis of Russian-Speaking Jewish Immigrants in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s