This Year’s Conference

The Innovations in Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) networks conflict resolution students, academics, and practitioners from the Washington, DC metropolitan area and provides compelling panels, discussions, and lectures on timely issues in the field of conflict resolution.

This year’s fourth annual conference, Building Peace in Practice, will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The cost is free for all participants, and lunch, along with beverages throughout the day, will be provided. An informal happy hour will be held on Georgetown’s campus after the keynote address. The tentative schedule is as follows:

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. – Welcome
10:45 to 12:15 p.m. – Panel: Innovative Applications of Conflict Resolution
12:15 to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Concurrent Two-Speaker Sessions
2:30 to 2:45 p.m. – Break
2:45 to 4:00 p.m. – Keynote: William Zartman, with Peter Wallensteen as commentator
4:00 p.m. – Happy Hour at Epicurean and Company on campus

Please RSVP to islconference2010 (at) gmail (dot) com no later than February 12. Be sure to note the following:

1. Your school/academic program.

2. Any dietary preferences you may have.

3. Which of the two-speaker sessions you plan to attend (“Conflict Resolution and the Environment” or “Conflict Resolution and the Military”)

4. Whether you plan to attend the happy hour that follows the conference.

If you can only attend part of the conference, please note that as well.

Thanks, and we hope to see you there!