8:30Coffee and pastries/ Resource Review 

9:00 - 10:00
In Search of Ancient Seafarers 
Chris Kostman, Near Eastern Studies
chris@adventurecorps.com

10:15 - 11:15 
Arab Traders on the Indian Ocean
Dr. Mandana Limbert, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
mani@umich.edu

11:30 - 12:30 
Trading Worlds of Indian Merchants in the Middle Ages
Amita Satyal, Department of History
amitas@socrates.berkeley.edu

12:30 - 1:30 Everyone is invited to join us for lunch

1:30 - 3:00 Afternoon workshop: 
Carol Murphey, BAGEP
camup@aol.com
Kay Corcoran, White Hill Middle School
kcorcora@mcn.org

Review of digital curriculum:
Monsoon Winds to the "Land of Gold"
http://orias.berkeley.edu/Spice/textobjects/overview.htm