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Featured keynote speaker
Johan Galtung
Connecting DC student leaders, groups, practitioners, and local NGO’s interested in CR/ID
There is no cost for attendance. Breakfast, Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Special Session for Faculty Only - See Below
Group transportation will be organized from both Arlington and Fairfax campuses - details forthcoming
OVERVIEW: Around the world students of conflict resolution (CR) and international development (ID) are playing critical roles in effectuating change and development. Student leaders and groups have been able to achieve these results because of their ability to adapt to dynamic social, political, and technological change. The objectives of this conference are to:
- Connect Washington metropolitan area student leaders and groups with each other, practitioners in the field & local non-governmental organizations NGO’s;
- Create the space for student leaders and groups to share the methods used, lessons learned & challenges faced in their efforts to effect positive change;
- Build and foster best practices for operating as an effective student group or organization; &
- Facilitate the growth of the complementary relationship between the CR & ID communities.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: The conference will include plenary sessions focused on student leadership in the fields of CR and ID. Presenters will make brief introductions and facilitate a content-based dialogue. Following the plenary sessions, there will be a forum during which organizations can share their current and future projects in order to coordinate and foster inter-organizational participation. There will be a keynote address from an accomplished student leader and a world-renowned CR practitioner. For more information: L. Gabriel Rojo at [email protected]
Register online by March 8, 2007 at http://onestudentry.org/register.htm
CONFERENCE AGENDA:
9:00 – 10:00 am Registration and Opening Remarks:
10:00 - 12:00 pm FORUM I: Who are we and what do we do? (Choose One)
A. What is CR and what do CR student groups do?
B. What is ID and what do ID student groups do?
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Interactive Lunch Session
1:00 -2:30 pm FORUM II: Building Organizational Capacity and Skill (Choose One)
A. Recruitment, Publicity, and Organizational Branding
B. Managing Turnover: Leadership Styles and Building Institutional Memory
C. Fundraising and Advocacy: Paying for the Projects You Want to Work Forum
D. Special Faculty Session: Fostering Increased Collaboration & Communication among Academic Programs
2:30-4:00 pm: GENERAL PLENARY: Project Opportunities Forum
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Keynote Speaker and Closing Remarks
Contact: L.Gabriel Rojo, [email protected]