Events

Upcoming Events

	October 10, 2012 Youth Bulge, Public Policy, and Prospects for Peace in Pakistan The School of Public Policy at George Mason University (GMU) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) are jointly organizing a one-day conference focusing on the Pakistani youth, public policy options, and the prospects for peace in the long run. Countries: Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding
	October 15, 2012 Exchange 2.0: The Science of Impact, the Imperative of Implementation Exchange 2.0 is a critical next step in international education and exchange that leverages the power of new technologies to vastly increase the number & diversity of students who have a profound cross-cultural experience as part of their education. At this event, policy-makers, funders, researchers and program implementers from the Exchange 2.0 coalition will meet to present and discuss new research on the impact of virtual exchange programs and explore opportunities for public-private collaborations to scale up this untapped resource. Webcast: This event will be webcast live beginning at 2:00am EDT on October 15, 2012 at www.usip.org/webcast. Online viewers will be able to engage panelists and each other through live chat and Twitter discussions (Hashtag: #exchange20). Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
	October 17, 2012 Bringing Peace Through Facilitated Dialogue: A Book Launch Today’s international conflicts typically involve multiple actors, interests, and drivers that have sparked long, violent histories. Ending these conflicts relies more and more on facilitated dialogue, a process in which a neutral third party helps a broad spectrum of conflicting parties overcome the many barriers to effective communication. Countries: Colombia, Iraq, Israel, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Kosovo, Nepal, Nigeria \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation
	October 23, 2012 Applying Peace Economics in Dangerous Places Creating a sound economic policy and a stable macroeconomic framework is essential to societies recovering from violent conflict, yet few practitioners have the background needed to apply economic concepts effectively. Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	October 31, 2012 Third Annual Conference: Prevention Violent Conflict For this third annual conference on preventing violent conflict, USIP brought together experts and policymakers to discuss challenges and opportunities for conflict prevention around the world. The goals of this event are to spotlight the importance of conflict prevention, address specific challenges facing prevention efforts, and identify priority areas for USIP's future work on conflict prevention. Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Pakistan, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention

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	October 10, 2012 Youth Bulge, Public Policy, and Prospects for Peace in Pakistan The School of Public Policy at George Mason University (GMU) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) are jointly organizing a one-day conference focusing on the Pakistani youth, public policy options, and the prospects for peace in the long run. Countries: Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding
	October 15, 2012 Exchange 2.0: The Science of Impact, the Imperative of Implementation Exchange 2.0 is a critical next step in international education and exchange that leverages the power of new technologies to vastly increase the number & diversity of students who have a profound cross-cultural experience as part of their education. At this event, policy-makers, funders, researchers and program implementers from the Exchange 2.0 coalition will meet to present and discuss new research on the impact of virtual exchange programs and explore opportunities for public-private collaborations to scale up this untapped resource. Webcast: This event will be webcast live beginning at 2:00am EDT on October 15, 2012 at www.usip.org/webcast. Online viewers will be able to engage panelists and each other through live chat and Twitter discussions (Hashtag: #exchange20). Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
	October 17, 2012 Bringing Peace Through Facilitated Dialogue: A Book Launch Today’s international conflicts typically involve multiple actors, interests, and drivers that have sparked long, violent histories. Ending these conflicts relies more and more on facilitated dialogue, a process in which a neutral third party helps a broad spectrum of conflicting parties overcome the many barriers to effective communication. Countries: Colombia, Iraq, Israel, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Kosovo, Nepal, Nigeria \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation
	October 23, 2012 Applying Peace Economics in Dangerous Places Creating a sound economic policy and a stable macroeconomic framework is essential to societies recovering from violent conflict, yet few practitioners have the background needed to apply economic concepts effectively. Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	October 31, 2012 Third Annual Conference: Prevention Violent Conflict For this third annual conference on preventing violent conflict, USIP brought together experts and policymakers to discuss challenges and opportunities for conflict prevention around the world. The goals of this event are to spotlight the importance of conflict prevention, address specific challenges facing prevention efforts, and identify priority areas for USIP's future work on conflict prevention. Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Pakistan, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention