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Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia

ARPA Board of Directors and Officers in 2018 Newsletter Topics H. V. Panossian, Ph.D. President, Technology A. Gharakhani, Sc.D. V. President, Software/Tech A. V. Tomassian, Ph.D. Secretary, Physics A. H. DeMirdjian, M.S. Treasurer, Energy/Petroleum H. Baran, Ph.D. • President’s Message Page 2 Education R. Berberian, MBA, CPA ARPA Provides A $20K Grant to Alikhanian Institute Page 2 Finance/Management • D. Dalian, Ph.D. Technology • ARPA Purchases A Device for Inst Phys Resrch, Ashtarak Page 2 A. Kocharyan, Ph.D. Science • ARPA Co-Funds Micro-Businesses in Border Villages Page 3 J. Manoucherian, B.S. Distance Learning Chair R. Ohanian, M.S. • ARPA Provides Training for Science Fairs in Armenia Page 3 Technology/Robotics V. Panossian, MBA • Participants of the ARPA Invention Competition in 2019 Page 4 Global Business Develop A. Petrossians, Ph.D. Science • List of Donations to ARPA in 2019 Page 6 S. Shekherdimian, M.D. Health • ARPA Lectures/Seminars During 2019 Page 6 R. Shirinian, Ph.D. Political Science Trip Report on ARPA Activities in Armenia Page 16 H. Surmenian, M.S. • Electrical Eng. • Miscellaneous Page 20 Executive Committee, Armenia M. Aghazarian, M.S. Exec Director, Software/Tech H. Boghosian, Ph.D., MBA Technology A. Martirosyan, M.D. Exec Director, Health N. Seferian, M.D., MBA Health Management G. Tabakian, M.A. Management Return to the Front Page President’s Message conferences related to important issues for economic development. Armenia and the diaspora have shared identities and their futures are linked inextricably together, highlighting the Please visit our website (http://www.ARPAInstitute.org) to need for discourse between Armenia and the diaspora. learn more about our projects. You can personally help Armenians must translate the tremendous technical and support these long-term projects that boost innovative financial wealth of individual talent in the diaspora into economic growth in Armenia! Please make a tax- advancement of the Armenian nation. Our challenge is to deductible donation to ARPA Institute through the website go beyond our own parochialism and to develop an or by sending in your checks to the ARPA Treasurer: Mr. integrated, all-inclusive policy process for collaboration Harold DeMirjian, 13100 Addison St., Sherman Oaks, CA with the diaspora. To achieve this level of collaboration, 91423. Armenia has no choice but to develop cutting edge our professional, intellectual and financial resources in the technologies such as nanotechnology and create the means diaspora should participate with a feeling of responsibility necessary for production of complex and competitive for Armenia’s future. products and enter the global markets. Creativity is the single most important resource for any ARPA Institute Provides A $20,000 Grant to developing country. Armenia is becoming a powerhouse of information and communication technologies. However, Alikhanian Institute of Physics Armenia needs to be competitive in the existing diverse In the Alikhanian Institute of Physics, the team of global environment in this age of high technology and scientists headed by Dr. Amur Margaryan works on the innovation. The country now needs to pay special attention development of highly technical Radio Frequency Photo to developing specialized expertise and technical Multiplier Tube using advanced photonics technology to knowhow to diversify her industry and create complex, develop a device that can detect short light pulses, such as innovative and competitive products for a healthier laser pulses, down to a picosecond (10-12) accuracy. The economy. most advanced such device detects it in larger than 20 To this end, ARPA Institute is working with the ministries picoseconds. A proposal for $20,000 matching funds was of High Technology Industry and of Science, Education, received from the Institute to develop a new and improved Culture and Sports towards establishment of a modern prototype in order to demonstrate its market readiness. Nanotechnology Research and Development Center. The Familiar with the great work of this team, which ARPA has first step will be for the World Bank experts to carry out a supported in the past by purchasing other advanced feasibility study to evaluate the existing human and other instruments, The Board of Directors of ARPA Institute technical resources and determine the best direction to evaluated the proposal and funded the grant in full. The follow. In addition, we are working to establish the Director of the Institute, Dr. Ani Aprahamian, sent a formal “Science Fair” process in all schools in Armenia. This will letter of acknowledgement to ARPA Institute. teach the students to think innovatively and become the critical thinkers, inventors and scientists of the future. Moreover, Armenia will now be able to participate in the annual International Science and Engineering Fair, sponsored by Intel. Our goal in Armenia for the past 27 years has been to help advance innovation and creativity among the young generation. Through the ARPA Institute annual Invention Competition for Young Scientists we have tried to encourage the development of new high technology products. Our Distance Learning program helps in technology transfer, the assistance ARPA provides to various NAS Institutes and universities helps advance scientific research, innovation and critical thinking. Due to ARPA Institute Purchases A Special Device for the numerous scientific instruments and devices we have Institute of Physical Research in Ashtarak donated, quite a few scientific papers and patentable inventions have been produced. In the past, we have taught A team of scientists in the Institute of Physical Research in children about “Health Education and Lifestyle” for Ashtarak is working on a new technique to kill cancerous healthy living, established the first modern blood bank in cells in the human body using nanoparticles. They needed the Erebuni Hospital and organized various seminars and a Hypothermia device to carry out their experiments in the

Return to the Front Page Page 2 Return to the Front Page proper environment. The ARPA Board members worked with MSI Automation (Wichita, Kansas) and had them develop the specialized device. The cost of this instrument was around $14,000. The device was delivered on November 29 and received by the Institute. ARPA has previously donated a Photospectrometer to the Institute.

Hrachoohi during the teacher training session

judging of the projects. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Ms. Gohar Mamikonyan and Ms. Varsenik. Over 80 teachers were invited from schools in Yerevan for the training. Also present were the appointed Director of the Science Fairs in Armenia, Dr. Harutyun Sargsyan, and the Heratsi School teacher in Yerevan, Ms. Rubina Harutyunyan. The latter two individuals participated in Intel Corporation’s 2019 ARPA Institute Co-funds Micro-Businesses International Science and Engineering Fair (held in in Border Villagers Phoenix, Arizona) to see the event and learn the process of ARPA Institute works with the Sahman organization in Science Fairs. Their expenses were covered by ARPA Armenia and sponsors border villagers to create jobs, help Institute (with help from the AESA-John Shirajian). the locals to be self-reliant and stay in their villages. Thus The training program started with a short opening remark far, ARPA has donated funds to five micro-businesses in by Gohar. Next, Hrachoohi gave a short introduction on the Bergabar village in northeast Armenia, Tavush region, ARPA, followed by a 20-minute presentation about the including a tailor shop, a persimmon orchard, a kiwi importance of “Creative Thinking” and how to encourage orchard, a mushroom production facility, and a children’s students to use it in the classrooms and in life (focus on the doll manufacturing shop. little things; ask who-, what-, where-, why-like questions; .don’t steer a student into a specific direction; rather, help them find their path, etc). The session went well with high interest/engagement by the teachers. The Armenian version of the Science Fair video (prepared by the students of the Instigate “Real School” in Armenia) was then played for the attendees to help them visualize what a Science Fair project should entail. Following the video, Harutyun discussed Intel’s ISEF and the plans for Science Fair competitions in Armenia. This ballooned into somewhat of a chaotic situation, with the teachers firing off detailed (though warranted) questions With Mrs. Sonya, the owner of the Tailor Shop in Bergabar, about timelines, judging criteria, road map, IP issues, etc. Tavush Region The focus of the meeting was then redirected to the execution of the Science Fair, ensuring that all questions Report on Science Fair Training in Armenia were answered. Hrachoohi provided an overview of the By: Barkev Iskikian main steps to conduct a Science Fair and how to set up the Science project display board. Thereafter, Rubina’s On November 29, a “Teacher Training” session was held experience with her class science projects was presented. by the ARPA Institute Executive Director in Armenia, Mr. Her two students (Mher and Seda) presented their project Barkev Iskikian, and by the ARPA Board member, Dr. (The Effects of WiFi on Human Cells) and their journey Hrachoohi Boghossian, to explain how to organize and from class science project to presenting their project to implement a successful Science Fair in schools, how to different schools and different organizations/events. guide the students in the project selection, research, experimentation, data analysis, and presentation, as well as Overall, this was a very productive meeting, but there is how to select judges and guide them to carry out the still much to do to prepare the teachers in conducting

Return to the Front Page Page 3 Return to the Front Page effective Science Fairs. It was heart-warming to see most teachers engaged and passionate about Science Fairs. But it was also apparent that they are frustrated with the lack of communication and support in getting things rolling. The need to hold longer seminars and focus mainly on the details of conducting a Science Fair and performing a real hands-on experiment was then proposed; many teachers expressed willingness to attend. We need people who know how Science Fairs work and who can help us in Armenia by working with schools and guiding them for the implementation of the Science Fairs. Please contact us at [email protected] if you can help. Barkev Iskikian during the teacher training

ARPA Institute is now accepting applications for the 2020 Invention Competition Please visit http://www.arpainstitute.org/competitions for details

ԱՐՓԱ Ինստիտուտը այժմ կ՝ընդունի նորարարութեան յայտեր 2020 տարուան համար Հաճեցեք այցելել ﬔր կայքէջը. http://www.arpainstitute.org/competitions

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1st Prize “Quantum Dot photoconductive cells” Vardan Harutyunyan; Yerevan State University

2nd Prize “New class of salts containing different amino acids as a source of new promising materials for medical and technical application” Gayane Tonoyan, Dr. Aram Petrosyan; Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, NAS of Armenia

2nd Prize “Synthesis of polyacrylamide hydrogels by the method of frontal polymerization” Aram Minasyan, Anahit Varderesyan, Armenuhi Ketyan, Prof. Sevan Davtyan, Prof. Anahit Tonoyan; National Polytechnic University of Armenia

3rd Prize “New nanostructured sensor for bloodless (non invasive) early diagnostics of respiratory diseases” Ani Davtyan, Prof. Vahe Buniatyan; National Polytechnic University of Armenia

4th Prize “Development of technologies for the dairy production with probiotic properties of a new generation” Dr. Lilya Arstamyan, Mila Sargsyan, Dr. Arevik Israyelyan; Artsakh Scientific Center Dr. Flora Tkhruni; SPC Armbiotechnology, NAS of Armenia

“N-Morpholine-N-oxide as a new medium for the implementation of nucleoilic reactions in organic synthesis” Hasmik Khachatryan, Prof. Hovhannes Attaryan; Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, NAS ofArmenia

“ELMA” Shahen Shahinyan; Geodesy and cartography SNCO, Armenia Evlin Ordoukhanian; National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

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8Pnagan nyrg - a-o.] abaca9 Hasmik Mkhitaryan, Nelli Muradyan, Tatevik Ghazaryan, Sergey Zalinyan, Zaruhi Vardanyan, Ani Karapetyan; Vanadzor State University, Armenia

“Application of N-Nitroheterocycle in the Synthesis of Nitro(hetero)arenes” Liana Hayriyan; SPC Armbiotechnology SNPO, NAS of Armenia

“Magnetically induced transitions of alkali-metal atoms and applications” Armen Sargsyan; Institute for Physical Research, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Armenia

“Nickel-coordinated chiral enols and Michael addition intermediate stabilized by the Ni-C bond” Ani Karapetyan; Yerevan State University, Liana Hayriyan; SPC Armbiotechnology SNPO, NAS of Armenia

“Utilization of coffee ground waste by Escherichia coli: Clean energy generation from the waste accompanying biomass production” Liana Vanyan, Hripsime Petrosyan, Satenik Mirzoyan, Prof. Karen Trchounian; Yerevan State University

“A novel new cost-effective method for beta Wollastonite synthesis” Anna Terzyan; Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry after M.G. Manvelyan, NAS of Armenia

“Asymmetric synthesis of new optically active nonproteinα-aminoacids containing acetylene bondin the side chainof radical” Ani Karapetyan; Armbiotechnology Scientific and Production Center (SPC), Anna Tovmasyan; Yerevan State University

“"Multibar" liquid complexity fertilizer” Armen Hovhannisyan, Inesa Avagyan, Prof. Gaspar Kocharyan; Institute of Chemical Physics, NAS of Armenia

“Anti-hail acoustic generator” Kamo Petrosyan, Yeghishe Grigoryan, Miqael Hasratyan, Prof. Arman Vardanyan; National Polytechnic University of Armenia 8Amictalini sdaxovmu darpyr dysagi 3ov.yri sdaxman yrgrorta3in arcasiknyrix egolociabys makovr dyqnolocia3i nyrtrmamp9 Hayk Petrosyan, Prof. Slavik Dadayan; Yerevan State University

“The synthesis of W-Ag composite nanopowders by combining of sol-gel combustion and SHS” Ani Baldryan, Prof. Marietta Zakaryan; Yerevan State University

“Multifunctional Smart Mirror” Yeraz Salmasyan, Haykanush Darbinyan, Gayane Yengibaryan; National Polytechnic University of Armenia

“Object detection, recognition and further processing” Artur Karapetyan, Prof. Hovhannes Gomtsyan; National Polytechnic University of Armenia

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ARPA Institute Donations in 2019 Mr. Nazaret Kevonian (Armen Art) $5,000 Dr. Armen Kocharian $500 Mr. & Mrs. Hovhanness & Mary Karakashian $100 Armenian Engineers & Scientists of America $2,200 Dr. Madlene Tashjian $500 Ms. Karen Kocharyan $100 (For the Science Fairs in Armenia) Dr. & Dr. Hasserjian (Canada) $753.9 Mr. Harutiun Surmenian $300 Mr. & Mrs. Armen & Tamar Panossian $100

Mr. Hagop Tachdjian (Canada) $753.9 Dr. & Mrs. Kapo & Zepure Danadian $200 Dr. Lorig Panossian $100

Mr. & Dr. Arsen & Hasmig Baran $500 Mr. Paul Sam Karlozian $200 Mr. Kajazn Toumanian $100 Mr. & Mrs. Kevork Agopian $100 Ms. Anne A. Orlando-Shirinian $50

ARPA Institute Lecture Series and Hasmig Baran, Ph.D. holds a Master of Arts Panel Discussions During 2019 in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from California State University Northridge ARPA Institute organizes lectures and panel discussions on (CSUN), and a Doctor of Education with various topics related to Armenia or Armenians at the concentration on Educational Psychology Aram and Anahis D. Boolghoorjian Hall of the Merdinian from the University of Southern California School: 13330 Riverside Dr. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. (USC). She works in the Los Angeles Unified School We thank the Merdinian Board of Directors for allowing District and is an Adjunct Faculty at CSUN. Dr. Baran is a ARPA to use the facility free of charge. If you plan to visit longtime educator with a diverse educational background LA and are willing to make a presentation, please contact and work experience in private and public settings. She has us at [email protected] participated in academic conferences as panelist and moderator, and presented in professional development A lecture on “Soft Skills” by Dr. Hasmig Baran at the workshops for educators on various topics. Hasmig has American University of Armenia, June 12, 2019 taken leadership roles in various committees and projects Abstract: Technological advancements have made the including Curriculum Development and Instruction, world smaller and business global. Despite nations joining Beginning Teacher Support Provider, School Leadership together for mutual economic advantages, there exists a Council, and Accreditation Steering Team. Dr. Baran is an high level of competition among them to produce quality active member of the Armenian community and holds goods and services at affordable prices. To do so, membership in professional and community organizations. employers seek to hire employees who have a combination She is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Haigazian of hard skills and soft skills. While hard skills are University in Beirut, Lebanon, a member of the Board of important for completing technical tasks, strong soft skills Regents of Prelacy Armenian Schools in Southern are required for retention and promotion in the workplace. California, a Board member of Analysis , Research, and Knowing how to get along with people and displaying a Planning for Armenia (ARPA), a member in the Prelacy positive attitude are crucial for success. In addition to Armenian Language Revitalization Committee, and the formal education and vocational skills employers find soft representative of Armenian Evangelical Union of North skills as valuable as the former. Though many of the soft America in the United Armenian Council of Los Angeles. skills are formed with one’s personality they can be learned and developed with training or guidance, practice, «Դասական հայերէնն իբրեւ Հայոց ինքնակայ քաղաքակրթութեան հիմնասիւն» Դոկտ. Վահագն and experience. The presentation highlighted the most Պօղոսեան (https://youtu.be/VVCsDqssZo4) important soft skills, such as professionalism, work ethics, oral and written communication, teamwork, collaboration, Ամփոփում՝ Միացեալ Հայաստանմ Արեւմտահայերէն critical thinking, and problem solving. More than 350 թէ՞ Արեւելահայերէն պիտի խաւսենք։ Ո՞րն է այսաւրայ educators, school principals, teachers, and psychologists ՀՀ աւրէնսդրթեան համաձայն պաշտաւնական լեզն։ were in attendance. The interactive nature of the Ուղղագրթեան վերաբերեալ. վիճակը, նպատակա- presentation allowed the audience to participate and դըրﬓերը եւ խոչընդոտները։ Ինչո՞ւ են Սիրիայից express their views. In addition, the participants earned ներգաղթած երեխաներին դպրոցներմ սովետական professional development credits for their participation. ղղագրթիւն սովորեցնմ։ Հնարաւո՞ր է արդեաւք ՀՀմ թղթաբանթիւնը վարել Մաշտոցեան

Return to the Front Page Page 6 Return to the Front Page ղղագրթեամբ։ Ինչո՞ւ է արդի Տեղեկատական եւ even using it to mark the beginning of the Armenian Հաղորդակցթեան Տեխնոլոգիաների ոլորտի սﬓա- revolutionary movement. However, the Armenian, Turkish, րանը կազմակերպմ Գրաբարի դասընթաց, եւ ինչո՞ւ է and English secondary literature rarely engages primary այն սանողների կողﬕց պահանջարկ վայելմ։ Ինչ- source material to try to parse out why this event in պէ՞ս լաւագոյնս նպաստել դասական հայերէնով մտածող particular found such resonance among Armenian եւ գրող անհատի գործնէթեանը եւ առաւելագոյն communities both inside and outside the Ottoman Empire. աւգտ ստանալ դրանից։ Ի՞նչ է դասական լեզն, ինչ This paper has used articles from more than a dozen հազարաﬔակներ դասական լեզ գործածելց յետոյ Armenian periodicals in circulation in the Ottoman and վերջին երեք դարմ նազեց դրա նշանակթիւնը։ Russian empires in 1862 and the following years to help Ինչո՞ւ պիտի Ազգային Անվտանգթեան Ծառայթիւնը fill this lacuna. These journals–all of which were published կոչի Սբ. Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի աննով։ Անդրադարձ in either Istanbul, Izmir, Tiflis, Moscow or St. Petersburg– կատարեցաւ այս եւ նման այլ հարցերին եւ ներկայ provide valuable insight into how Armenians living across քաղաքական ազգային մթնոլորտին, ապագայ հեռա- empires consumed the news coming out of Zeytun and նըկարներին եւ կարելիթիւններին մասին կարծիքներ nearby Marash, as well as examples of how the արտայայտեցան։ contemporary Armenian intelligentsia and even members Վահագն Պօղոսեան՝ ստացէր է PhD of the reading public responded to the developments. վկայականը Երեւանի Պետական Taken together, these articles create space for a challenge Համալսարանէն (ԵՊՀ) 2003-ին. Ան իր to the narrative that the rebels in Zeytun had a broad մասնագիտական աշխատանքն սկսել emancipatory–or even revolutionary–vision when they է 1999-ին՝ Սովետական «Electronic armed themselves in self-defense against the governor of Design Automation (EDA)» ընկեր- Marash and his irregular army, revealing that their motives թիւնմ, որից յետոյ «Arset Logic»-մ, were more local in scope. Thus, this paper argues that the որը վերջմ Synopsys-ն է գնել։ 2001-2006 Վահագնը աշ- way contemporary intellectuals and journalists have խատել է Silicon Valley-մ, որոշ Ամէրիկեան EDA-ի եւ interpreted the battle plays a heretofore under-appreciated կիսայաղորդիչների ընկերթիւններմ եւ ապա՝ 2005-ին role in its mythologization. նա Երեւանի մէջ հիﬓել է «Instigate» բարձր տեխնոլոգիա- Aram Ghoogasian is a graduate student ների ընկերթիւնը, որմէ ետք եւս հիﬓել է աւելի քան in Middle Eastern Studies at the տասը հետազոտթեան եւ սցման այլ կեդրոններ University of Chicago. After receiving his Հայաստանի տարբեր շրջաններմ։ 2006-ից Դօկթ. bachelor’s degree in English and History Պօղոսեան տեխնոլոգիայի գլխաւոր մասնագէտն է from UCLA in 2016, he taught at the «Instigate Design» ընկերթեան եւ համահիﬓադիրն է AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High բազմաթիւ այլ արտադրական եւ ծառայողական ընկե- School in Pasadena. His thesis project is a րթիւնների, Հայաստանմ, Գէրմանիամ եւ Ամէրի- study of the 1862 Zeytun rebellion and its coverage in կայի Միացեալ Նահանգներմ։ Նրա ամէնավերջին start- Armenophone newspapers in the Ottoman and Russian up-ը «Instigate Robotics»-ն է, ր մասնագիտանմ են Empires. He is currently a Foreign Language and Area կրթական Ռօպօթներ սարքել տարրալծարանների եւ Studies (FLAS) fellow. դպրոցների համար, հիﬓած երաչափ տպիչների վրայ, համակարգչի թային կառավարմամբ եւ ինքնավար “Transforming Identity or the Case of Musa Dagh օդապարիկների, հիﬓականմ քառապտտակային։ After 1915” by Khoren Grigoryan, Institute of 2007-ից դասաւանդմ է EDA, ծրագրաւորմ, ձեռներե- Ethnography, Armenia (https://youtu.be/2WczPCP_gLw) ցթիւն եւ այլ նիւթեր ԵՊՀ, Հայաստանի Ազգային Պոլի- Abstract: During the Armenian Genocide, Armenian տեխնիկական, Հայաստանի Ռսական եւ Ամէրիկեան villages in the Sanjak of Iskenderun (Alexandretta) were Համալսարաններմ։ not exempt from exile. Armenian villagers climbed Musa Dagh, resisted the Turkish regular troops and, with the The following 3 presentations were organized jointly help of French ships, were able to move to Port Said in with Naregatsi Chair in Armenian Studies at UCLA. Egypt. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Sanjak of Iskenderun was surrendered to the “The 1862 Zeytun Rebellion and the Armenian Press” French, who returned the Armenians who had been by Aram Ghoogasian, University of Chicago (https:// sheltered in Port Said. In 1938, before World War II, youtu.be/NPgmFsT1J-Y) France gave the Sanjak of Iskenderun to the Republic of Abstract: Many historians of the development of Turkey and helped the Armenians living there move to Armenian nationalism in the nineteenth century cite the Lebanon and establish the village of Ainjar, also known as Zeytun rebellion of 1862 as a major milestone, with some the village of Musaler-Haush Musa. Only about twenty

Return to the Front Page Page 7 Return to the Front Page years after the foundation of the village, this group of that mobilizes, through its expressive capacities, Armenians began to reassess the heroic episode in their sentiments of a de-colonial and irredentist cultural past. After the self-defense battles of August-September of nationalism. 1915, inhabitants of the Armenian villages of Samandagh- Armen Adamian is a Ph.D. candidate in Suetia had to present their story to members of the broader Ethnomusicology at UCLA. After society. A number of authors from Musa Dagh began to graduating with a BA in Psychology and relay their own interpretation of the battles of Musa Dagh, Music Composition from Humboldt State since at that time the novel, The Forty Days of Musa Dagh University, Armen pursued graduate studies by Franz Werfel, had not yet been published. In this paper, at UCLA where he has recently received a the symbolic phenomena in those publications, which has MA in Ethnomusicology. Interested in become part of the collective identity and memory of examining the socio-political aspects of performative people from Musa Dagh today, was presented. aesthetic cultures, he conducts research in the domains of Khoren Grigoryan is a PhD student at Armenian music and dance. Alongside his academic the Institute of Archaeology and studies, Armen practices duduk locally in Los Angeles Ethnography in Yerevan. His dissertation where he has established an ensemble devoted to the is entitled “The Identity of Musa Dagh performance of Armenian folk music. Inhabitants in Ainjar.” His research interests include diaspora studies, “The Ethiopian Armenian Community” by Asbed identity studies, and cultural perceptions Pogarian (https://youtu.be/Iwo-JW2rKt8) of Syrian refugees in Armenia. His latest Abstract: Armenians and Ethiopians have been in contact article is entitled “The Formation of the Ethnonym for centuries, despite their distant geographic homelands, ‘Musalertsi’ and its Transformation,” which was published mainly in Jerusalem. They both share the common branch in Haigazian Armenological Review in 2018. He has also of Christianity, monophysitism, which asserted that in the participated in numerous international conferences in the person of Jesus Christ there is only one divine nature, United States, Russia, Lebanon and Poland. rather than two natures, divine and human, as asserted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. Armenian clergy “The Azgagrakan Movement: An Embodied Form of have visited Ethiopia and vice versa. Individual Armenians Armenian Nationalism” by Armen Adamian, UCLA have settled in Ethiopia as traders, emissaries and even (https://youtu.be/dOUt_QwHNbE) diplomats. However, it was only in the late 1800s and Abstract: Folklore revival movements have played an early 1900 that a community was formed in Addis Ababa, immense role in the shaping of ethnic and national the capital. The community increased in numbers after the identities throughout the 20th century. In the case of Soviet Genocide, reaching its peak of around 1,200 members in Armenia, the azgagrakan folk ensembles that emerged in the 1950s. There are striking similarities between the the 1970s proliferated a nationally conscious Armenian Armenian and Ethiopian alphabets, which is considered by performative culture informed by the oral traditions of the some as another indicator of the close ties Armenians and Analysis Research & Planning for Armenia Innovate, Empower & Transform Armenian people in opposition to the aesthetic ideals Ethiopians had as early as 400 AD. In 1924, Ras Teferi institutionalized by the Soviet state. By observingDedicated the ServiceMekonen, the to future Armenia Emperor Haile and Selassie, Diaspora “adopted” 40 since 1992 concept and significance of folklore and revival within orphans from the Armenian orphanage in Jerusalem and discourses of nationalism, dance ethnology and brought them to Ethiopia, making them his official Board of Directors and ethnomusicology, the ways in which Armenian azgagrakan Imperial Marching Band. Their director, Kevork Officers ensembles signify an ethno-national consciousness Nalbandian,ARPA composed the firstInstitute national anthem of Presentation sonically through music and bodily through dance are Ethiopia in 1930, which was used until the Communist examined. Supplemented with audio-visual samples Revolution of 1974, when it was discontinued. After the H Baran, Ph.D., amassed from fieldwork in Armenia, this presentation Theoverthrow ofEthiopian the Emperor, most Armenians Armenian left the Community Education discusses key features in the contemporary life of the country, thus weakening the community. Today, only about “azgagrakan movement,” a collective network of 70 Armenians remain in AddisBy Ababa Asbed with a functioning Pogarian R Berberian, MBA,CPA.decentralized agents active in the practice, spread and church and an elementary school, but no development of socio-participatory performances and Armenian students in attendance. Finance-Management concerts of azgagrakan music and dance. Contextualizing Asbed Pogharian is a third generation this movement within the histories of genocide, Ethiopian-Armenian. His paternal grand- D Dalian, Ph.D. Sovietization, Armenia’s independence and the conflict in father arrived in Ethiopia in 1899 after Technology Nagorno-Karabakh, this research conceptualizes the surviving the Hamidian massacres of azgagrakan movement as a socio-aesthetic phenomenon 1895-96. Both his parents were born in A H DeMirdjian, M.S. Thursday, March 14,Page 82019 @ 7:30PM Treasurer Return to the Front Page Energy, Petroleum In the Aram and Anahis D. Boolghoorjian Hall of the Merdinian School: 13330 Riverside Dr. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 A Gharakhani, Sc.D. Vice President, U.S. Abstract: Armenians and Ethiopians have been in contact for centuries, despite Software/Technology their distant geographic homelands, mainly in Jerusalem. They both share the A Kocharian, Ph.D. common branch of Christianity, monophysitism, which asserted that in the person of Science & Education Jesus Christ there is only one divine nature, rather than two natures, divine and J Manoucherian, MS Technology, human, as asserted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. Armenian clergy have Chair, Distance Learning visited Ethiopia and vice versa. Individual Armenians have settled in Ethiopia as

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A Petrossians, Ph.D. ties Armenians and Ethiopians had as early as 400 AD. In 1924, Ras Teferi Medical Technology Mekonen, the future Emperor Haile Selassie, "adopted" 40 orphans from the

R. Shirinian, Ph.D. Armenian orphanage in Jerusalem and brought them to Ethiopia, making them his Political Science official Imperial Marching Band. Their director, Kevork Nalbandian, composed the S. Shekhrdimian, M.D. first national anthem of Ethiopia in 1930, which was used until the Communist Medicine Revolution of 1974, when it was discontinued. After the overthrow of the Emperor, H. Surmenian, MS. Technology most Armenians left the country, thus weakening the community. Today, only about

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Executive Committee- Asbed Pogharian is a third generation Ethiopian-Armenian. His paternal Armenia grandfather arrived in Ethiopia in 1899 after surviving the Hamidian massacres of M. Aghazarian, M.S. Exec. Director, Armenia 1895-96. Both his parents were born in Addis Ababa. He left Ethiopia in 1975 to Science-Technology attend the Melkonian Educational Institute in Cyprus. After graduating form college

H Boghossian,PhD,MBA in Philadelphia in 1984, he spent a year in Yerevan researching the relationship Technology between Ethiopians and Armenians throughout history. Last January, after an A. Martirosyan, M.D. Health absence of 43 years, he returned to Ethiopia for the first time and documented his

N. Seferian, M.D., MBA travel in a film, Dear Ethiopia: A Love Letter. Parts of his film will be shown at the Health-Management presentation. He currently lives in La Crescenta. Disclaimer: The Merdinian School is not the sponsor of this event and any opinions expressed during the event are not those of the School. G. Tabakian, M.A. Management For information please contact Dr. Hagop Panossian at (818) 453-0618 or [email protected] ARPA INSTITUTE, 18106 Miranda St, Tarzana CA 91356, USA . Phone (818) 453-0618 Մասնագետների ԱՐՓԱ Հասարակական Կազմակերպություն, Օրբելի 19, բն․ 11, Երեւան 0028, հեռ (37477)351608

Return to the Front Page Addis Ababa. He left Ethiopia in 1975 to attend the վերտառթեամբ: Յառաջիկայ տարայ Ապրիլին Ֆրանց Melkonian Educational Institute in Cyprus. After Վերֆելի Մսա Լերան քառասն օրերը վէպին graduating from college in Philadelphia in 1984, he spent a լաթւիերէն թարգմանթիւնը, Շէմմասեանի year in Yerevan researching the relationship between ներածականով, հանրթեան պիտի ներկայացի Ethiopians and Armenians throughout history. Last Լաթւիոյ՝ Րիկայ քաղաքին մէջ։ January, after an absence of 43 years, he returned to Ethiopia for the first time and documented his travel in a “The Naghash Ensemble: “Songs of Exile” - Armenian film, Dear Ethiopia: A Love Letter. Parts of his film were Music in Contemporary Culture” by John Hodian shown at the presentation. He currently lives in La (https://youtu.be/bOAxX2YCynE) Crescenta. Abstract: Armenia has been going through seismic shifts politically and culturally and it has become a place of great «Այնճարի Հիմնադրութիւնը, Զարգացման Փուլերը Եւ Մարտահրաւէրները» Դոկտ. Վահրամ Շէմմասեան interest to Western society. With an abundantly rich (https://youtu.be/BNC8QyTG2yE) history, Armenian music in particular is gaining renown Ամփոփում՝ Արտերկրի զտ հայկական գիւղերէն՝ across America and Europe in both its traditional folk and Այնճարի հիﬓադրթեան 80 աﬔակն է այս տարի։ spiritual music. One group that has garnered remarkable Ներկայացեցաւ 1939 Սանճաքի պարպմէն ետք recognition in Europe over the past five years is The մսալեռցիներ գաղթը դէպի հարաւ արեւմտք, նախ Naghash Ensemble. Described as “The sound of ancient Սրիոյ Պասիթ շրջանը, ապա Լիբանանի արեւելեան՝ Armenia reinvented for the 21st century” by Tigran Պէքայի դաշտավայրը։ Ցցադրեցաւ Այնճարի Mansurian, Armenian-American composer John Hodian’s հիﬓադրթեան դժարին պայմանները, ժողորվրդին compositions for The Naghash Ensemble combine the մասնակցթիւնը իրենց տներ շինթեան earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical աշխատանքներն, հողատարածքներ բաշխման music and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy գործողթիւնները, երեք յարանանթիւններ of rock and jazz. Three brilliant female vocalists and some վերահաստատմը, բնակչթեան կարեւոր մէկ մասին of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol դէպի Խորհրդային Հայաստան գաղթը, and piano play new music based on sacred texts by the պաղեստինցիներ Այնճար տեղադրﬓ այնտեղէն medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest, Mkrtich հեռացմը, եւ ընդհանրապէս Այնճարի անցեալ 80 Naghash. Hodian’s “Songs of Exile” is a profound տարիներ ընթացքին տեղի նեցած meditation on man’s relationship to God from the յառաջդիմթիւններն դժարթիւնները։ Նշեցան՝ perspective of an Armenian poet & priest forced to live in «Կարﬕր Լեռ» Կոﬕտէթիւնը եւ իր կարեւոր դերը, exile for many years. In this talk, contemporary Armenian ինչպէս նաեւ հայրենակցական ﬕթիւններն Այնճար, music and how a fragment of medieval Armenian poetry Հայաստան եւ այլր կատարող հերոսամարտի prompted a decade long project will be presented. տարեկան տօնակատարթիւնները: Զեկոյցը “East meets West and antiquity meets modernity in this կատարեցաւ լսանկարներով: collection of ruminations, lamentations and incantations. Highly intriguing yet accessible.” - NPR Դոկտ. Վահրամ Շէմմասեան՝ Փիլիսոփայթեան Դոկտոր (PhD) “John Hodian brings the poems of the 15th century աստիճանը ստացած է Լոս Անճելըսի Armenian priest M’krtich Naghash to life. The songs are Քալիֆորնիոյ Համալսարանէն (UCLA) unmistakably Armenian, but out of this world.” - պատմթեան մէջ: Ներկայիս ան կը Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz վարէ Նորթրիճի Քալիֆորնիոյ Նահան- John Hodian is a composer, գային Համալսարանի Հայագիտական conductor, and pianist whose music Ուսմանց Ծրագիրը: Փրոֆ. Շէմմասեան մասնակցած է combines his Armenian roots with բազմաթիւ ﬕջազգային գիտաժողոﬖեր, իր հերթին classical composition and կազմա-կերպելով գիտաժողոﬖեր և ցցահանդէսներ: improvisation. He received a Master’s Ան կա-տարած է հետազօտթիւններ շրջ քառասն Degree in composition and conducting արխիւ-ներ մէջ և հրատարակած՝ շարք մը at The Philadelphia College for the սﬓասիրական յօդածներ Ցեղասպանթեան և Performing Arts and attended The Naropa Institute in Մսա Լերան վերա-բերեալ: Պէյրթի Հայկազեան Boulder, Colorado where he studied piano and Համալսարանը 2015 ին լոյս ընծայեց իր` The Musa Dagh improvisation with Art Lande, Ralph Towner as well as Armenians: A Socio-economic and Cultural History, literature and poetry with Allen Ginsburg and William 1919-1939 երկասիրթիւնը: Շտով կհրատարակի Burroughs. While teaching composition and music theory երկրորդ գիրքը՝ The Armenians of Musa Dagh: From at the University of the Arts, John was conductor of the Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame, 1840-1915 Philadelphia New Music Ensemble and associate

Return to the Front Page Page 9 Return to the Front Page conductor of The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. He went most recently, Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and on to found the first fully digital music studio in Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Philadelphia where he began his career in film and Ottoman Worlds (UC Press, 2019). television scoring. Between 1990 and 2010 Hodian scored over 300 documentary films and won the New York Emmy “"Quo Vadis?": The Current Armenian Sociopolitical Award for “Best Music for a Documentary”. His music has Transformation in a Comparative-Historical been heard in numerous feature films, dance pieces, Perspective” by Dr. Gregory Areshian (https://youtu.be/ chamber music ensembles, stage dramas and music-theater sKPRQCKDH4A) pieces. In addition to being selected as resident composer Abstract: The sociopolitical events that took place in the for the Sundance Theater Institute, John has collaborated Republic of Armenia in April 2018 under the name of with leading theater figures such as Anne Bogart and Israel “Velvet Revolution” were the outcome of the “Gharabagh Horowitz. He is a two-time winner of the New Dramatist Regime” that lasted with all its major achievements and Frederick Lowe award for music theater. Hodian began dramatic shortfalls for 27 years, from 1988 to 2018. The traveling to Armenia in 2005 and quickly became involved presentation will give a critical overview of these in working with young composers there. With The processes, which will be derived from the foundational Naregatsi Art Institute he built a recording studio to teach principle that history is the single important litmus test for new music production techniques and record the works of political theories and peoples’ beliefs and actions. The up and coming composers. In 2006 Hodian launched the phenomenon characterizes the current timespan in its Naregatsi Young Composers Award. For the past 10 years spontaneous rise of attempts at sociopolitical Hodian has focused on his work with The Naghash innovativeness and opportunism in Armenia that stands in Ensemble, which has performed extensively throughout a refreshing contrast to the political dogmatism dominating Europe and will be coming to the United States and “Western” and “Non-Western” world views and politics. Canada in Fall 2020. Dr. Gregory Areshian is a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the “Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and Connected Republic of Armenia (RoA). He received Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman his Ph.D. from Saint Petersburg and taught Worlds” by Dr. Houri Berberian courses in history, archaeology, and Abstract: The presentation gave an overview of Roving anthropology in the Universities of Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Chicago, Wisconsin, UCLA, UC Irvine, and Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds, Yerevan State. He has also directed/participated in which is a study of the formative revolutions that shook archaeological and anthropological fieldwork in Armenia, the early twentieth-century. Roving Revolutionaries probes Georgia, Syria, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the interconnected aspects of these three revolutions Turkey. He has authored over 160 scholarly works ranging through the involvement of the Armenian revolutionaries from Late Prehistory to World War I, comparative whose movements and participation within and across mythologies, social and ethnic identities, history of ancient frontiers tell us a great deal about the global art, and imperialism, published in 5 languages in 12 transformations that were taking shape. Exploring the countries. Dr. Areshian has established the Center for geographical and ideological boundary crossings that Archaeological Research at Yerevan State University, occurred, Houri Berberian’s archivally grounded analysis served as Minister of State/Deputy Prime Minister in the of the circulation of revolutionaries, ideas, and print tells RoA, as well as served in administrative positions in the the story of peoples and ideologies in upheaval and USA and Armenia. Gregory is currently teaching at the collaborating with each other, and in so doing it American University of Armenia as Professor of History illuminates our understanding of revolutions and and Archaeology, in the College of Humanities and Social movements. Sciences, the most favored of which is the interrelations Dr. Houri Berberian is Professor of between History and Political Science. History, Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies, and “Armenia Transformed: the Need for Innovation, Director of the Armenian Studies Invention and Entrepreneurship” by Dr. Hrachoohi Program at the University of California, Boghosian (https://youtu.be/T9k4vwIEQDY) Irvine. She is the author of a number of Abstract: The race between technology and education as articles and two books, Armenians and labor markets adjust to automation is heating up. In this the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of new world, the ability of workers to compete is 1905-1911: The Love for Freedom Has No Fatherland and, handicapped by the poor performance of education

Return to the Front Page Page 10 Return to the Front Page systems in most developing countries. Technological capabilities, as well as approaches to hospitalization, change and global competition demand the mastery of treatment of patients and facilities were observed and competencies and the acquisition of new skills for many. analyzed. The presentation will address health care and To promote success in today’s labor market, we need to hospital management in Armenia and discuss prospects for invest early, and then invest in the relevant skills and improvements in healthcare and coverage for the elderly invest smartly, by paying special attention to innovation, and the poor. The question is: Can Armenia have a invention, automation, accountability and constant healthier population? assessment. A country needs to pay attention to teacher Mike Sarian is President of Operations training, high technological research and development, for Prime Healthcare since June 2012. early childhood development and culture. This He has more than 30 years of executive presentation will look into the transformation taking place management experience in healthcare, in Armenia and its future impact on its development, serving as a multi-hospital CEO, a multi- economy and culture. specialty medical group CEO, hospital Dr. Mary-Hrachoohi Boghosian CFO, as well as in other senior executive moved to Armenia in January 2015. and finance positions. Before joining Prime Healthcare, She is the Founder and CEO of Mr. Sarian led hospital operations at Prospect Medical “Center for Innovation Promotion and Holdings (PMH), based in Southern California, for seven Research” (CIPR), providing years. Prior to joining PMH, Mr. Sarian served as CEO of education and training in innovation, Heritage Medical Group in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. creative and design thinking, and Sarian holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) entrepreneurship. Hrachoohi is an from the University of La Verne, College of Business and Adjunct Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Public Management, and a Bachelor of Science in American University of Armenia (AUA), and of Creativity Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from in Public Relations at Department of Journalism, Yerevan California State University, Los Angeles. He is active in State University. Dr. Boghosian earned her Ph.D. in various community, charitable and civic organizations, Physics of Magnetic Materials from the University of serving on the Boards of the California Hospital London, Imperial College, and an MBA in “Innovation and Association, the Venice Family Clinic and the East LA Technology Management” from Rensselaer Polytechnic Community College District. In addition, Mr. Sarian was Institute (RPI), New York. After working Eight years in awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor for Magnetic and Superconducting industry, UK and USA, she his contributions to America, the Armenian community of spent 16 years at NASA/JPL and the Aerospace California, and Armenia. He has also been recognized by Corporation, working in Advanced Space Technologies, Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the “Top 25 COOs Advanced Space Missions design and development, in Healthcare”. Advanced NASA/AirForce Space Studies, where she «Նանոտեխնոլոգիան Որպէս Հայաստանի developed the first cost estimation methodology for Տեխնոլոգիական Յեղափոխութիւն» Դոկտ. Արամ Cubesat systems. Hrachoohi has taught in seven Մանուկյան (https://youtu.be/adVkC65ej-E) universities in the USA, the United Kingdom, and Iraq. Ամփոփում՝ Զեկյցը հայերէն լեզով պիտի ներկայացնէ “The Healthcare and Hospital Management System in Հայաստանի տնտեսական եւ արդիւնաբերական հիﬓական ղղթիւնները պիտի անդրադառնայ Armenia” by Mike Sarian (https://youtu.be/24l6Y3G7Ljk) առկա դժւարթիւններ վրայ: Պիտի առաջարկի Abstract: As applications of technology in medicine is արտադրական ենթակառցւածքներ զարգացման եւ fast expanding, approaches to diagnostics and healthcare is արտադրթիւններ կազմակերպման նոր մօտեցմ՝ being rigorously reevaluated, hospitals worldwide are in a հիﬓելով նանոտեխնոլոգիայի շնորհած աննախադէպ race to identify the best organizational, technological and կարելիթիւններն վրայ: Նանոտեխնոլոգիան՝ նոր եւ human resources. The ability of today’s workers to շատ աւելի զօրաւոր, եւ կամ ինքնայատկ compete is handicapped by the poor performance of յատկթիւններով օժտած նիւթեր կամ կառոյցներ educational systems in most developing countries. Thus, ստեղծել, եւ կամ ամէնափոքր մասնիկները տարբեր technological change and global competition demand the ձեւերով օգտագործել այժմ համաշխարհային mastery of competencies and the acquisition of new skills գիտահետազոտական առաջատար մօտեցﬓ է: for many. Armenia has inherited many of the soviet era Հայաստանի տնտեսական զարգացմը կայացած է practices and facilities in healthcare, diagnostics and գլխաւորաբար տեղեկատական տեխնոլոգիաներ technology. During a recent visit to Armenia, their վրայ: Սակայն, պէտք է նաեւ զարգացնել արդի healthcare system, hospital networks and diagnostics բազմակողմանի տեխնոլոգիաները, ինչպէս՝

Return to the Front Page Page 11 Return to the Front Page Նանոտեխնոլոգիայի, լազերային, օպթիքական եւ այլ ﬔկնող ներդրﬕ եւ անկէ վերադարձող սեփական ոլորտներ, որպէսզի երկիրը նենայ համաշխարհային արգասիքին վրայ։ մակարդակով բարձր եւ մրցնակ արտադրական Ամփոփում (ՇԿ)՝ Սոյն բանախօսթիւնը կ'սﬓասիրէ խարիսխ: արեւելահայախօս աշակերտներ կարգավիճակը, Dr. Aram Manukyan is the head of the մասնաւորապէս Լոս Անճելըսահայ համայնքին մէջ, Laboratory of Solid-State Physics at the որպէս արեւմտահայերէն սորվողներ: Դոկտ. Institute for Physical Research (IPR) of Կարապետեան նոր ﬔթոտ մը կը ներկայացնէ, որ շեշտը the NAS of Armenia, since 2013. Aram կը դնէ նոյն լեզի երկրորդ տարբերակը ընկալել եւ received his MS from the Department իւրացնել վրայ (Second Dialect Acquisition): of Radio-Physics and Electronics, Բանախօսթեան գլխաւոր նպատակն է ներկայացնել Yerevan State University in 2001, his հայերէնի բազմակեդրոն գոյթինը սփիւռքին մէջ եւ Ph.D. from the NAS Armenia, in 2006. He has performed քաջալերել բնական ընկերալեզաբանական synthesis, structural and magnetic investigations of զանազանթիւնը: metallic nanoparticles in different carbon matrices, as well Դոկտ. Յակոբ Կիւլլիւճեան՝ as magnetic hyperthermia of cancer cells. Aram was an մասնագիտացած է տնտեսագիտթեան invited scientist 2010, 11-12 in the Joint Institute for եւ գրականթեան ճիւղերն մէջ։ Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, and then in the Ուսﬓասիրած եւ հրատարակած է Department of Theoretical and Computational Physics of ﬕջնադարեան եւ արդի յետարդի Southern Federal University, Rostov on Don. Dr. սփիւռքահայ բանաստեղծթեան, Manukyan received research scholarships from the ինչպէս նաեւ ժառանգական լեզի, International Innovative Nanotechnology Center in 2010, մշակոյթի, սփիւռքներ եւ from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in 2011 կարողականթեան (virtuality) փոխազդեցթեանց and the Outstanding Young Researcher award from the մասին։ Այժմ արեւմտահայերէն լեզի եւ գրականթեան NAS of, in 2011. His current research projects are: դասախօս է UCLA-ի Մերձաւոր արեւելեան լեզներ եւ “Structural and Magnetic Transformations in մշակոյթներ բաժանմնքէն ներս։ Անցնող Nickel−Carbon Nanocomposites”, Volkswagen Foundation տասնաﬔակին ան նաեւ աշխատանք տարած է and “Magnetism of Nanographite Structures in Carbon արեւմտեան սփիւռքի մէջ հայերէնի կենսնակթեան Microspheres” from the State Committee of Science of եւ յատկապէս արեւմտահայերէնի շրջ Armenia (SCSA) (2013-17), “Room-temperature հետազօտթեամբ գործնական ծրագիրներով։ ferromagnetism in nickel and cobalt phthalocyaninesdoped Դոկտ. Շուշան Կարապետեան՝ Հարաւային Գալիֆորնիոյ with alkaline metals” Armenia-Russia project (2013-18), Համալսարանի Հայագիտական Կեդրոնի and from the SCSA, “Creation of new functional nano- փոխտնօրէնն է: Ան ստացած է իր materials based on iron compounds with carbon shell for դոկտորական տիտղոսը (PhD) UCLA-ի high-efficiency magnetic hyperthermia of malignant Մերձաւոր Արեւելեան Լեզներ եւ tumors” (2018-20), and “Magnetic Nanohybrids for Մշակոյթներ բաժանմնքէն, ր Cancer Therapy” MaNaCa-857502, funded under H2020- դասաւանդած է հայագիտական դասեր EU.4.b. (2019-2022). վերջին տասը տարիներ ընթացքին: «Ստեղծարար Գրաճանաչութիւն» Դոկտ. Յակոբ Նոյն համալսարանին մէջ Ժառանգական Լեզներ Կիւլիւճեան Եւ «Արեւելահայախօս Աշակերտներ Որպէս Կեդրոնի ղեկավարներէն մէկն է: Իր Արեւմտահայերէն Սորվողներ» Դոկտ. Շուշան Կարապետեան հետազոտթիւնները կեդրոնացած են ժառանգական Ամփոփում (ՅԿ)՝ Միացեալ Նահանգներ մէջ լեզներ եւ խօսողներ վրայ, մասնաւորաբար Լոս տասնաﬔակներէ ի վեր հայերէնի յարաբերաբար Անճելըսի հայերէն խօսողներն, որոնց մասին զանգածային տարողթեամբ սցմը յաջողած է բազմաթիւ դասախօսթիւններով ելոյթ նեցած է: արտադրել լեզական իրեր բռ մը սպառողներ, «Բարձր Տեխնոլոգիաների Զարգացումը Եւ Հայաստանի գրեթէ ամբողջապէս բացառելով արտադրողները՝ ինչ կը Տնտեսության Մրցունակությունը» վերաբերի երկրի մէջ ծնած ﬔծցած անձեր։ Այս Հայաստանի Պետական Տնտեսագիտական Համալ- Սարանը, ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկը/ԱՄՆ/ Եւ ԱՅԼԸՆՏՐԱՆՔ կացթեան վրայ ազդել ձեւերէն մէկն է հայերէնի Հետազոտական Կենտրոնը Կազմակերպեցին Կլօր սցման եւ տարածման ճիգերն մէջ զարկ տալ անոր, Սեղանի Շուրջ Քննարկում Վերը Նշեալ Թեմայով որ կը կոչեմ «ստեղծարար գրաճանաչթիւն»։ Այս Ամփոփում՝ Արծարծեցան Տեղեկատական ռազմավարթիւնը կը ﬕտի շրջանցել տիրական Տեխնոլոգիաներն այլ բարձր տեխնոլոգիաները որպէս լեզներ իրողական եւ շահախնդիր մրցնակթիւնը, ﬕջոց Հայաստանի տնտեսթեան մրցնակթեան շեշտը դնելով պարտաւորթենէ եւ նիւթապէս անպտղ բարձրացման, ժեղացման և առանձին ճիւղեր՝ լեզագիտթենէ աւելի՝ անհատական ընտրթենէ արդիւնաբերթեան, օրինակ՝ նանօտեխնոլոգիան եւ

Return to the Front Page Page 12 Return to the Front Page գիւղատնտեսթիւնն այլ ոլորտներ նորարթիւն- քննարկելով տնտեսթեան խարիսխային տեալները, ներ ներդրման խթաններ կիրառման հնարավո- յստակ պատկերացմ տալով երկրի նորարարական րթիւնները: արդիւնաբերթեան մասին: Համաշխարհային դրամատան սեփական բաժնի խմբը օգտագործած է ՏԱ մօտեցմը, ըստ այս մօտեցﬕն հեղինակ՝ Լչիանօ Փիէդրօներօյի, 70 երկիրներ տնտեսական եւ արդիւնաբերական տեալներ վրայ եւ նոյնիսկ կազմած է ղղեցոյց սեպհական ներդրմային ձեռնարկթիւններ համար: ՏԱ մօտեցմը աւելի ճշգրիտ արդիւնք կտայ քան որեւէ արկայ մօտեցմ, հակառակ որ աւելի քիչ տեալներով կաշխատի: Այս տեալներէն կրնանք հետեւցնել թէ որքան կարեւոր է Հայաստանի տնտեսական յառաջդիմթեան համար Տնտեսական առողջթիւն (ՏԱ) հասկացթիւնը նոր բարձր տեխնոլոգիաներ բազմակողմանի զարգացմը մօտեցմ է տնտեսագիտթեան մէջ, որը գիտական եւ, որքան հիﬓական է բարդ եւ առաջատար բարդթեան մօտեցման հետ ﬕասին կը կազմէն արտադրանքներ ստեղծմը: ԱՐՓԱ Հիﬓարկի համակարգային եւ հաշարկային ժէղ եւ փորձարկելի մասնագէտներ կարծիքով՝ նանօտեխնոլոգիան դրոյթ մը: Այս մօտեցմով երկարաﬔայ գնահատական- վերոյիշեալ բարդ արտադրանքներ տեսակներ ներ կարելի է տալ երկրի մը կառոյցային աճի մասին, ստեղծել լաւագոյն բնագաւարներէն մէկն է եւ պէտք է աւելի լաւ քան համաշխարհային դրամատան «աշխարհի անպայման զարգացնել Հայաստանի մէջ: Ուստի, կը տնտեսական երեւոյթը» (World Economic Outlook) քաջալերենք որ յատկ սﬓասիրթիւն կատարի մօտեցմը: Ան նաեւ ցոյց կտայ տնտեսական յստակեցնել համար այսպիսի ձեռնարկի բազմազանթեան ստրադեկեայ ստեղծել հարմարաւետթիւնը եւ արդիւնաւետթեան անհրաժեշտթիւնը աւելի լաւ քան որեւէ արկայ կարելիթիւնները Հայաստաանի համար: Յաջորդ մօտեցմ, եւ կը բացայայտէ բարդ արտադրանքներ եւ քայլերը պէտք է ներառնէն առկայ գիտական ծառայթիւններ դերը տնտասական զարգացման մէջ: կարողականթեան եւ ﬕջավայրի արժեւորմը, Այսպիսով անոր արդւնքները կրնան սատարել սարքաւորﬓեր եւ ՏՏ կարիքներ հիﬓաորմը եւ կառավարթիւններն եւ նոյնիսկ սեփական կառոյցային տնօրինման տարբերակներ տնտեսվարներն հասկնալ համար իրենց համադրմը: գործնէթեան եւ ծրագիրներն նկատամբ հարատեւ զարգացման արգելքները, բարելաւման թեկնած ոլորտներն տնտեսական բազմազանթեան աստիճանը: ՏԱ-ը կը ներկայացնէ տնտեսթիւնները որպէս հարափոփոխ արդիւնաբերական եւ տեխնո- ֆինանսական գործընթացներ համակարգ մը, որոնք համաշխարհայնօրէն իրար հետ շաղկապած են: Այս մօտեցմը հիﬓական տնտեսական գիտթիւն է, խարսխած տնտեսթիւններ թային արդիւնքներն վրայ, եւ ոչ թէ գաղափարական տեալներ եւ կամ ﬔկնաբանթիւններ վրայ: ՏԱ մօտեցմը նոյնիսկ սահմանափակ, սակայն ճիշդ, “WAKE UP DIASPORA” A Round-Table Discussion տեալներ վրայ հիﬓելով կրնայ բաւական յստակ (Part 1: https://youtu.be/oGcqqhspxfI ; Part 2: https:// պատկերացմ տալ երկրի մը նորարարական youtu.be/QyxCGfaJteU) մթնոլորտին, եւ արդիւնաբերթեան հարատեւթեան Abstract: Against the backdrop of the 2018 revolutionary աստիճանին մասին: Ան օգտագործած է փաթենթներ transformation in Armenia, the ARPA Institute has տեսակաւորման եւ թիւին տեալներով, իւրաքանչիւր organized a “Round-Table Discussion” that seeks to փաթենթը նկատելով որպէս տեխնոլոգիաներ փնջ examine and understand how the new democratic age in մը, որ արդիւնքով պատկերացմ տած է Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora converge. The նորարական ստրատեգիայի գոյթեան եւ ապագայի discussion topics listed below invoke one of the most գործընթացներ եւ նոր արտադրանքներ նկատմամբ: important issues facing Armenians today: the role of the Իսկ երբ ՏԱ մօտեցﬓ Մեքենական Ուսցման Armenian Diaspora in the development of Armenia. (Machine Learning) եղանակը ﬕասնաբար գործածին, During the Round-Table Discussion brainstorming towards կրնայ արտադրանքներ եւ տեխնոլոգիաներ փոխ the development of a new roadmap for the future of the կապակցթիւններ արտայատել, գիտականօրէն global Armenian nation was performed. Reflecting on the

Return to the Front Page Page 13 Return to the Front Page past, present and future of the Armenian nation, it is 13. How can new technologies be utilized for a better perhaps possible to find a way to identify mechanisms and Diaspora and Armenia? methods of cooperation, coordination of activities and 14. What is the financial strength of the Diaspora and/or consensus. It is not expected to get consensus on all issues, Armenia? but a well thought of discussion may be instrumental in 15. What is the professional and technical strength of the providing a source for a guiding light towards the future. Diaspora? Armenians who live in different countries have different Round-Table Participants upbringing, characters, customs and mentalities, yet many Dr. Razmig B. Shirinian received his Ph.D. in Political of those consciously consider themselves Armenian and Science from the University of Southern California. He unequivocally want to see Armenia prosper, unite, and be a has published two books: Politics of Transnational competitive global nation. To this end it is necessary to try Minorities: Social Welfare and Human Settlements to find creative solutions to all the existing challenges. (English) and Contemporary Political Thought (Armenian) and numerous articles. Dr. Shirinian has taught political science at the California State University (CSU), Northridge, CSU, Fullerton; Cal-Poly, Pomona; and the University of La Verne. He is currently a professor at the College of the Canyons. He is a founding member and president of Scholars for Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Development, Inc. (SSECD), a charitable non- profit organization that aims to work with scholars in developing countries. He was a panelist in the ARPA Panel Discussion on the Armenia-Turkey Protocols in 12-2009 and a Board Member since 2012. Mark Chenian has been active in lecture circuits globally, primarily with Think-Tanks, for the last forty plus years. His fields of interest are international affairs with special The ARPA Institute has promoted constructive dialogue emphasis on economic undercurrents. Since 1974, he has and cooperation with all Diaspora and Armenia focused on Human Rights and Conflict Prevention, organizations and will continue to serve as a venue for including Genocide as a legal phenomenon. In March positive impact activities and initiatives. The “Wake Up 2006, at the International Circle of the Los Angeles World Diaspora” Round-Table Discussion addressed issues of Affairs Council Round Table Discussion, he engaged two significant importance for the strategic development of the former senior ambassadors of Turkey, the late Gunduz S. Diaspora and Armenia and try to find answers the Aktam and the late Omer Engin Lutem, who were on a following questions, among others: lecture tour in the US under the title, "Turks and Armenians: Is Reconciliation Possible". (The text of the 1. What are the pillars of Diaspora? exchange is available upon request). In Armenia, he was 2. What are the weaknesses of the Diaspora? involved in the reopening of the Medzamor Nuclear Power 3. What is the role of the Diaspora political organizations? plant, and conducted lecture series on economic and 4. What is the role of the Diaspora religious organizations? financial matters for the newly formed government. He 5. What is the role of the Diaspora charitable was Vice Chair of the Pilibos school board, Vice President organizations? of the Armenian Educational Foundation, Vice President of 6. What is the role of the Diaspora professional AGBU of America, the founding President of the organizations? Armenian Business Forum of Armenia, Founder of The 7. What is the role of the Diaspora individual “do- Medzamor Foundation, and a Founding-member of ARPA. gooders”? His education was in Physics and Economics/Finance. He 8. How should the Diaspora improve? prides himself as a self-appointed consumer of scholarship. 9. How can the Diaspora help develop a strategically global nation? Gegham Mughnetsyan was born in Giumry in the 10. What is the role of the Diaspora in Armenia? Armenia aftermath of the earthquake and some years later, his in the Diaspora? family immigrated to the United States while he was still 11. How can a Global Armenian nation exist and function in his teens. Gegham is a researcher at the University of effectively? Southern California Institute of Armenian Studies. His 12. How can Armenia become a prosperous and globally primary interest includes post-Genocide Armenian competitive nation? Diaspora, present-day Republic of Armenia and Nagorno

Return to the Front Page Page 14 Return to the Front Page Karabakh. Mughnetsyan earned his undergraduate degree Professor of Surgery at UCLA. Shant’s clinical interests from the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in include neonatal surgery and pediatric surgical oncology. Peace and Conflict Studies, with a focus on US foreign His research interests are in health systems strengthening policy toward Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), and his in the post-Soviet setting as well as defining the role of Master’s Degree from the American University in diasporas in contributing to health care systems. Washington DC in International Affairs, focusing on Monique Svazlian is a Women's Leadership & Inclusion global governance, politics and security. expert, executive coach and the author of Leading Al Eisaian is the Founder and CEO of IntelinAir and an Gracefully: A Woman’s Guide to Confident, Authentic and avid AgTech Evangelist. Al is a Co-Founder| Serial Effective Leadership. Monique is the CEO of Highest Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Servant Leader, Angel Path, a global executive coaching and training firm Investor and former Chairman of IconApps, a mobile data specializing in developing inclusive leaders and cultures, platform company. He is also the developer of the popular and has coached and trained thousands of executives in “Intuition: Mom’s Personal Assistant” app on the companies like Microsoft, Siemens, and Deloitte among AppStore. Mr. Eisaian served as the Global Head of others. Her work in Armenia consists of working with Product Strategy and Marketing for Opera Solutions, a Dundee Mining Company in Kapan, Armenia and she is global Big-Data analytics company based in NY from versed in the social, economic, and cultural challenges and 2010-2011. In 2005 he Co-Founded and served as opportunities in the country. Prior to launching Highest Chairman and CEO (until 2008) and Executive Chairman Path, Monique worked in Silicon Valley as a marketing of the Integrien Corporation--until its acquisition by executive for eBay, producing large scale tradeshows and VMWare in 2010. Eisaian Co-Founded CreationPoint conferences. Monique writes for Armenian Mirror Systems, a systems management consultancy, from Spectator, Huffington Post, and other blogs on topics she is 2001-2005. He served as the SVP and General Manager of passionate about. LowerMyBills, Inc., later acquired by Experian Dr. Vicken Sepilian is the founder and director of Corporation, from 2000-2001. Al has also served as American Fertility Specialists Medical Group in Los Associate Partner at USWebCKS, Business Development Angeles, California and is a board-certified physician Director at LaunchPad (an idealab company) and Business specializing in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Unit Manager at NMB Corporation. Al is the author of Dr. Sepilian has been an active member of the Armenian three staged plays, “Who Gives a Damn?” staged in 1992, American Medical Society (AAMS) serving as President “Chaos Unlimited!” staged in 1996, and “Emptiness” from 2009 to 2013. He served as the Chairman of the 11th staged in 2004-2005. He has earned an MBA from Armenian Medical World Congress which took place in Pepperdine University and a BSEE from Oklahoma State Los Angeles, California in 2013 and brought together University. An avid traveler, hiker and yoga practitioner, healthcare experts from all over the world. In 2017, Dr. he has witnessed human kindness and oneness in nearly 30 Sepilian was elected the president of the Armenian countries in 4 continents. Medical International Committee, a nonprofit organization Sevag Ajemian is the CEO and has led Globanet from its with chapters all over the world, with the aim of inception in 1996 to become the premier provider software coordinating global efforts in improving healthcare in products and services to enhance digital archives and Armenia. archiving process. Prior to Globanet, Sevag spent many Mihran Toumajan (Moderator) serves as the Western years managing large email systems and email migrations Region Director of the Armenian Assembly of America for companies such as Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Barclays & (Assembly) since 2016, a nationwide, non-partisan, HBO. Sevag earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil nonprofit advocacy organization, which endeavors to raise Engineering from University of Southern California. public awareness and understanding of Armenian issues in Outside of his technology career Sevag is passionate about our nation’s and various state capitals, while also serving Climate Change issues and real estate development. Sevag as a conduit between the United States and the Republics is married and has two children. of Armenia and Artsakh at all governmental levels. The Dr. Shant Shekherdimian was born and raised in Los Assembly was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Angeles, California. His educational background includes Washington, DC, with regional offices in Yerevan, a medical degree from Drexel University and a Masters in Armenia and Glendale, California. Among his wide range Public Health with an emphasis on global health from the of responsibilities, Toumajan is especially keen on University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Shant has facilitating internships, fellowships, and employment completed a residency in general surgery at UCLA and a opportunities for Armenian American college students and fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Hospital for Sick young professionals in the field of public service. Born in Children in Toronto, Canada. He is currently an Assistant Soviet Armenia yet having spent his formative years in

Return to the Front Page Page 15 Return to the Front Page Michigan, Toumajan earned a B.A. in History, summa cum to innovate and be creative. Then the certificates and laude, from Detroit’s Wayne State University in 1997. In awards were handed out by the guests. All winning teams the late 1990s, Toumajan was fortunate to have worked provided a brief introduction to their inventions. Please see with the Assembly as well as with think tanks in the video of the event at https://youtu.be/bBKEMBSroU0. Washington, DC, before embarking on a career in business development in the telecommunications and enterprise software industries, which precipitated relocations to California, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and back to California. Toumajan has served as a founding Board member of the Dilijan Chamber Music Series, and as chairman of the Consecration Committee of Pasadena’s St. Gregory Armenian Church, where he served as a Parish Council member for three terms and was ordained a October 3, 2019 deacon in 2003 by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate 1. A meeting was held at theYSU Physics Department with of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. Toumajan Prof. Arshak Vardanyan, Chairman of the Solid State currently serves as president of Armenia Basketball, Inc., a Physics Department, Prof. Academician Albert nonprofit organization which promotes the study and Kirakosyan, Prof. Anna Asatryan, and Prof. Aram practice of basketball among Armenian youth in Armenia Manaselyan. The subject of the discussions was and in the western Diaspora. Toumajan and his wife Talin nanotechnology. These researchers are apparently carrying Melkonian are blessed with a son, Nishan, who attends the out theoretical work in solid state physics, especially in Armenian Sisters Academy in Montrose. quantum dot. They had heard about the ARPA initiative on nanotechnology and wanted to take part in it. Their Trip Report on ARPA Activities in Armenia proposal was to establish the center in the YSU and they October-November 2019 were willing to do what is needed to help achieve that Report By Hagop Panossian goal. They were informed that a general meeting would be Every year, Dr. Hagop Panossian travels to Armenia organized, inviting all active members of the nano- technology community in Armenia and presenting the to take care of ARPA Institute business. The following importance of the project to the Ministries of ESC&S and Trip Report summarizes the important discussions and of HT&I so that a feasibility study can be carried out as the meetings: first step. October 2, 2019 2. A meeting was held with Barkev Iskikian who is a The first activity of the ARPA Institute was the Invention software engineer/manager with an M.S. and works with a Competition Awards Ceremony in the Academic Council’s software company in Yerevan. He was introduced to ARPA Meeting Hall of the Yerevan State University (YSU). activities in Armenia and was asked if he would be willing Present were all the participating scientists and graduate to spend a few hours a week to help with our activities in students, the President of the university, the Minister of Armenia. He found that feasible and promised to do so. Education, Science, Culture and Sports (ESC&S), the Honorable Arayik Harutyunyan, and the Minister of High October 5, 2019 Technology and Industry (HT&I), the Honorable Hakob I attended the HIVE Venture Tech Summit: for the fifth Arshakyan. After the formal introductions about ARPA year, HIVE held its Tech Summit, this year in AUA, where activities and the annual Invention Competition, the three various large and small company CEOs and managers guests made nice speeches, congratulating the participants, discussed issues related to startups and how to organize especially the winners, and encouraging graduate students and form a successful company. There were over 300 young men and women, most of them either owners of startups or willing to create startups. At the end, six new startups made a pitch to the venture capitalists in the audience and a winner received seed money. Overall, it was a highly successful event. HIVE has a team with CEO Nina Achajian and they had received their initial $1 million from the Hovnanian Foundation. October 6-9, 2019 I attended the World Congress on Information technology (WCIT). There were presentations and panel discussions

Return to the Front Page Page 16 Return to the Front Page sponsorship of Ph.D. students from the NPUA, which will provide, up to two students, a stipend of $500 per month, in addition to all the equipment and tools necessary for research and testing, as well as the possibility of spending some time in Germany at the Infinium headquarters for some training. Professor Maroukhyan was quite forceful with Prof. Gasparyan to work towards finding the right students and to start this sponsorship within the next year. October 15, 2019 A meeting was held with 27 scientists who are working in nanotechnology. Also present was Mr. Avedik Kerobyan, the head of the High-Tech Industrial Development of on various topics related to Artificial Intelligence and its Armenia. Each scientist presented their research, followed future applications, on the importance of IT in coming by a discussion of ideas on how to proceed towards the years, and the practical uses of IT. This was essentially a establishment of the Nano-Technology Center in Armenia. show with celebrities; e.g., Alexis Ohanian, Serj Tankian, They were told about the ARPA Institute strategy of Kim Kardashian, Richard Quest of CNN and others. The starting with a feasibility study, to be ordered by the event was followed by a banquet where I had a chance to Ministry of ESC&S, and then working towards funding it. speak with the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Nikol Mr. Kerobyan presented the decision by the Ministry of Pashinyan, and met AUA President, Dr. Karin Markides. HT&I to fund the major instrumentation needs and help October 10-11, 2019 organize the implementation of the center. The next step I attended the conference organized by the Armenian Trade will be to have a similar meeting with the Minister of Network, held in the Elite Plaza Hotel. I was one of the HT&I, Hakob Arshakyan. Panelists in the High Technology and Industry session, October 16-19, 2019 where I presented ARPA activities, especially the Nano- I attended all four days of the FAST Global Innovation Technology Initiative. There were over 80 people Forum and found the presentations to be quite high-level attending, among them the Deputy Prime Minister, the scientifically and helpful for the young attendees in various Minister of HT&I and the Diaspora High Commissioner. technologies, starting with Biology and ending with Artificial Intelligence and Financing. It was a well- October 12, 2019 organized and well-attended conference that could very I attended the conference on Science and Technology definitely have a good impact on the scientific and Convergence in the Double Tree hotel. It addressed issues technological community in Armenia. During one of the related to technology and all the various sciences that coffee breaks, I talked to the representative of the World utilize it. Bank in the Caucuses, Near East and Asia, Dr. Lire Ersado. I asked if he could help in carrying out a feasibility study for the establishment of a nanotechnology center in Armenia. His response was, “that is the kind of project we are looking for Armenia. All they need to do is ask us”. October 21, 2019 A meeting was called by the head of the Production Engineering in the Ministry of HT&I, Mr. Avetik Kerobyan, to discuss the Nano-Technology Initiative. Present were Vahagn Hakobyan, Dean of Physical Science at YSU, Areg Grigoryan, VP Education and Science at NPUA, Vagharshak Arshakyan, Chair of Solid State Physics at YSU, Stepan Petrosyan, Prof at Russian October 14, 2019 Armenian University, Amalya Voskanyan, Prof. at AUA, Vatche Oknayan, an Engineering Manager for the German Barkev Iskikian, Exec. Dir. of ARPA in Armenia, Ruben Infinium semiconductors company, and I visited the Zadoyan, Chief Technologist at MKS, Hrachoohi President of the NPUA, Prof. Vostanik Maroukhyan. Also Boghossian, ARPA, Hagop Aganyan, Head of Solar present were Prof. Areg Grigoryan and Prof. Oleg Hydrogen, Levon Kirejian, Vice Head of Solar Hydrogen, Gasparyan. Vatche presented his proposal regarding the Aram Manukyan, NAS Armenia Physical Research Inst., Ashtarak, Andranik Avakyan, Industrialist, Harutyun Return to the Front Page Page 17 Return to the Front Page Dashdoyan, Prof. at NPUA, Avetik Kerobyan and myself. ARPA Distance Learning Program. He was informed that Discussions were on how to start the Nano-Technology the new teaching methods involve “project-based” learning Center and what to do first. The position of ARPA is to and that the new approach teachers need to use is start with a formal feasibility study and simultaneously described by the following statement: “from sage on the start gathering information on what is needed and what stage to guide on the side”. direction of research is the most suitable for Armenia. It was decided to write a draft proposal to be submitted to the Ministry of HT&I for evaluation and possible approval. The ARPA Proposal and a short white paper (written by Stepan Petrosyan and Edward Ghazaryan) were circulated amongst all present for suggestions and a final draft. October 22, 2019 A meeting was held with Harutyun Sargsyan, the Director of Science Fairs in Armenia. He had received a response from only 12 schools, with 27 total number of abstracts. His indication was that the number of applicants is not even close to what it should be. He was recommended to organize training seminars for teachers so that we can teach them how to organize Science Fairs. October 22-23, 2019 I attended the Forest Summit co-organized by the AUA and the Armenian Tree Project. There were keynote October 28, 2019 speeches by expert agronomists and several panels ranging 1. A meeting was held with Dr. Tatoul Manaseryan, the from reforestation, seedling production to afforestation, Director of Alternative Economic Foundation of Armenia. and best approaches to planting 140,000 hectare of Discussed was a repeat of a Round-Table Discussion about forestry. The main suggestion was to involve the public. the “Economic and Industrial Fitness of Armenia”, which October 24, 2019 was held on November 11 at the Yerevan State University I met with Molly Freeman, a specialist in education, and of Economics (YSUE). He promised to have a formal discussed the various options of restructuring and announcement ready for the invitation of a select list of reforming the educational system in Armenia. Her experts from the industry, academia and the well-known suggestion was to create an environment where teachers economists in Armenia. use project-based learning approaches to be more effective 2. A meeting was held with Dr. Amur Margaryan, Dr. and productive. She pointed out that the new paradigm for Aram Manukyan, and Dr. Ruben Hovsepyan to discuss the teachers to use is: “from sage on the stage, to guide from steps to be taken to present a mini-proposal to the the side”. She promised to introduce me to the Paradigma Government of Armenia regarding the establishment of a Foundation, which organizes training programs for Nano-Technology Center in Armenia. It was decided to teachers in Armenia. Their representative is Nareg present a list of equipment/devices which are the most Manoukyan, the cofounder. basic tools necessary for any scientist working in this field, October 25, 2019 with an estimate of total cost. Moreover, it was decided to The ARPA Institute (represented by our new Exec Director add a section whereby the potential production of single in Armenia, Mr. Barkev Iskikian, and myself) had a photon detector Photocathodes in Armenia is included as a productive meeting with the Minister of ESC&S, Hon Mr first step for development. Arayik Harutyunyan. Discussed were the ARPA Nano- October 31, 2019 Technology Center Initiative for Armenia, the new project A meeting was held with Ms. Narine Khachaturyan, of starting Science Fairs in schools in Armenia, and the Deputy Minister of ESC&S, who is responsible for all need for re-evaluation and reorganization of the whole archeological issues. Discussed was the re-introduction of educational and scientific institutions. He agreed to request the e-archeology project. She was informed about the past a feasibility study on the Nano-Technology Initiative in effort by ARPA and the inactivity by the then Ministry of Armenia from the World Bank. He also invited ARPA to Culture. She was very open to the idea and suggested for join the “Press Conference” on Science Fairs in Armenia’s us to send her the proposal and perhaps start with one schools, which was held on November 1. Moreover, he sector of archeology, such as the unlisted, newly unearthed was very interested to get training for teachers through the articles, to see how the program works and then proceed

Return to the Front Page Page 18 Return to the Front Page with the total application/implementation of the program. 2. I met with the Assistant to the Minister of ESC&S, Ms. She thought this kind of a program is very important for Gohar Mamikonyan, to discuss the Science Fairs. She Armenia and the Ministry needs to seriously consider it. A informed me that it was not possible to do the Press couple of days later, she called me and informed me that Conference or the training for Science Fairs due to various there is high interest in the concept, but they need to assess conflicts. When asked if they send the letters for the the current situation and let us know what needs to be Science Fairs directly to the schools, she informed me that, done. the laws of the country do not allow such direct contact. They have to send the letters to the municipalities and November 1, 2019 hope that they will be delivered to every school. That There was supposed to be a Press Conference at the explains why only 12 schools have responded to the letters Ministry of ESC&S to announce the formal launching of thus far. the process of Science Fairs jointly by the Ministry and the ARPA Institute. However, at the last minute, we were told November 8, 2019 that the Minister had to leave for an emergency meeting 1. I attended the opening session of the conference on with the Prime Minister, at the central government office. “Orphan Rescue Operations During 1914-1923”, held in We were told that the Press Conference will be postponed the Genocide Museum Institute. The introduction made by till next week, but it never took place. Raymond Kevorkian considered this as a first step towards examining and researching the consequences of the November 4, 2019 Genocide. I attended the “Teach For All” conference at the Marriott Hotel. There were quite a few international representatives 2. Ani Zeituntsian, the journalist of the official Radio teaching the teachers and principals in Armenia modern Armenia, who performs interviews only in western approaches to teaching languages, science, ethics, etc. . It Armenian, had an interview with me solely in Western was very well-organized and seemed to be attracting a lot Armenian. She informed me that her program in Western of attention. Armenian has recently been accepted by the administration after numerous hurdles and hard work and it is being heard November 5, 2019 all over the world. Later that same afternoon, another I attended the meeting on “Who is the Real Owner” at the journalist, Alisa Gevogyan, interviewed me and asked me Ani Plaza Hotel. It was about a government initiative to about the possibility of establishing special military search, find and make public all the real owners of productions in Armenia. Please hear the interview here. businesses and enterprises in Armenia. The Minister of Justice stressed the need for such transparency. There were November 9, 2019 representatives from the USAID, the UNDP and the EU I had a meeting with the Board in Armenia. Present were who all made special presentations. Hrachoohi Boghossian, Maro Aghazarian, and Barkev Iskikian. Discussed were the Science Fairs, the Nano- November 6, 2019 Technology Initiative, the e-Archeology Proposal, and the A meeting was held with Nareg Manoukyan, cofounder of assistance to the institutes and the universities in Armenia. The Paradigma Foundation, a non-profit public They were asked to follow up with the appropriate people organization which conducts teacher training sessions at to keep the pressure on for things to start rolling. AUA, presenting modern project-based teaching methods. Over 400 teachers have been trained thus far according to November 11, 2019 Mr. Manoukyan. He was told about the ARPA initiative to 1. The Round Table Discussion on “the Economic Health establish the “Science Fair” process in all schools of of Armenia and High Technology” was held at the YSUE. Armenia. He was very interested and promised to try to It was jointly organized by the ARPA Institute, YSUE and have the next training session include a part on Science Alternative Center. The Chair of the discussion was Dr. Fairs. Barkev Iskikian, our new Executive Director in Diana Galoyan, the Rector of the University. Present were Armenia, will follow up with him. the Minister of Economy of Armenia, the Hon. Tigran Khachatryan, representatives from the World Bank, IMF, November 7, 2019 various industries, NGOs and experts in various fields. 1. I attended the ERASMUS MUNDY presentations in the There were around 50 attendees. Introductory remarks Ministry of ESC&S. It was about various European were made by Dr. Galoyan, followed by some remarks by programs that any citizen or team of Armenia can apply the Minister. Dr. Galoyan then invited the three main for. The requirements are pretty strict and they need to speakers: 1. Dr. Tatoul Manaseryan, who presented the follow special directives and satisfy all the requirements to current state of the economy in Armenia and stressed the qualify. The amount of funds could be in the hundreds of need to develop research and innovation capacity, not only thousands of Euros. in IT but also other fields, using modern technologies.

Return to the Front Page Page 19 Return to the Front Page Specifically, agriculture and tourism must be modernized intent to coordinate efforts with all stakeholders in and enhanced. Next, the technical expert of the YSUE, Dr. Armenia. She was informed about the ARPA initiative on Atom Margaryan, spoke about the need for modernizing the legal framework and developing strategies for the future of economic development in Armenia. Then, I presented slides on the need for diversification of technological production and the paramount importance of a modern nanotechnology center in Armenia. I also presented slides from Dr. Luciano Pietronero, which showed the significance of complex products on the economic fitness of a country. Thus, China having introduced many new, competitive and complex products in the global economy has now raised its economic health level to degrees equivalent to the USA and Germany. The presentations were followed by comments and discussions, which were then summarized and conclusions were drawn the creation of a Nano-Technology Center in Armenia and by the Minister. Please view the video on https://youtu.be/ the recent developments with the Ministry of HT&I. She FCTXepaWSdY. thought that this could be a good starting point for the 2. A meeting was held with the local Board members, country to develop modern technological capabilities and Maro Aghazarian, Hrachoohi Boghossian, and Barkev industrial production. She will send us the proposal after Iskikian. They were brought up to date on the past events discussions with various university rectors and and were asked to pay special attention to the Science Fair representatives of the NAS Armenia. training of teachers and the nanotechnology initiative. 2. A meeting was held with the team on Radio Frequency Barkev, who has accepted to take charge of the ARPA Photo Multiplier Tube in the Physics Institute. Dr. Amur activities in Armenia, will follow up with the Ministries Margaryan, the lead scientist, presented their work and and try to address all their requests. then each individual presented their own part in the overall November 12, 2019 research. The strategy that needs to be pursued now is to 1. A meeting was held with the President of AUA, Dr. develop the next prototype RFPMT and try to develop Karin Markides. She presented the recent analyses and photocathodes that may be replaced, rather than the ones proposal for the technological development of Armenia, used now, which cannot be replaced. The idea is to which was developed by the AGBU in cooperation with develop capability to produce sensitive photocathodes. various university and industry experts, and indicated their

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