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• Position Papers
• 2 - 4 papers: Suggestion to reduce the number of papers to just 2 papers.
• Important to create a sustainable framework that future JAMPACT administrations can use
• When choosing topics for position papers, don’t forget about the Jamaican community here
• Suggestion to research the activities and conditions of the NY-Jamaican community (at least)
• Suggestion to utilize and not to forget about our oral resources here to support the research of position papers
• Peer Review Panel for papers
• Partnership
• Partnering with local colleges - to share research work load and to form links with our community - several suggestion for colleges received
• Best strategy is to investigate local colleges to see who has a relevant department, i.e. Caribbean, African Studies, etc...
• Partnering with local NGOs
• Essay Competition
• Targeted population: Jamaican high school students and/or Jamaican high school students and U.S. college students
• Partnership: Jamaican Library Service, who was a partner on the last competition
• Forums
• Lecture series format for "Jamaica Open for Business"
• Other popular forum topics: Education, the Jamaican Diaspora and the ongoing Immigration debate

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