Conflict Resolution Day is an international day set aside to promote and honor the work of conflict resolution. This year, USIP and the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)—the largest association of conflict resolution practitioners in the U.S.—will jointly sponsor an event focusing on international conflict resolution and peacemaking and on examining the current challenges in the field. Opportunities for careers in international conflict resolution will also be discussed.

Please join us for this provocative and informative discussion on the dynamics and opportunities in the field of international peace and conflict resolution.

Agenda and Speakers

Welcoming remarks from David A. Hart, Chief Executive Officer, ACR, and David J. Smith, Senior Program Officer, Education Program, USIP.

Panel 1: 1:10-2:20 p.m.
"Current Challenges in International Conflict Resolution Practice"

Speakers

• A. Heather Coyne
  Peacemaking in Insecure Environments
  Senior Program Officer, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution
  Former Chief of Party, Iraq, USIP
• Lewis Dabney
  Connecting Domestic to International Work
  Program Manager, Key Bridge Foundation
  Chair, International Section, ACR
• Emily Welty
  Religion and Peacemaking
  Publications Manager, ACR
  Managing Editor, ACResolution
• Jeffrey W. Helsing, Moderator
  Deputy Director, Education Program, USIP

Break: 2:20-2:35 p.m.

2:35-2:50 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks by Richard H. Solomon, President, USIP.

Panel 2: 2:50-4:00 p.m.
"Skills, Networks and Knowledge: Developing a Career in International Conflict Resolution"

Speakers

• Susan Allen Nan
  Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
  Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
  George Mason University
• Tammy Wiles
  Senior Associate Director
  Graduate Student Career Development
  Elliott School of International Affairs
  George Washington University
• Craig Zelizer
  Visiting Assistant Professor
  MA Program in Conflict Resolution
  Department of Government
  Georgetown University
• David J. Smith, Moderator
  Senior Program Officer, Education Program, USIP

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