Message from Bryan Hanson, Lead Tri-chair ACR 2015
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The 2015 annual conference for the Association for Conflict Resolution commences in three short weeks. This year’s conference will take place Wednesday, October 7th through Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at the Atlantis Resort and Spa in beautiful Reno, NV. I hope that we will see you there for this wonderful opportunity to connect with and learn from the leading practitioners and scholars in the field of conflict engagement.
This year’s program has been crafted with the wisdom in mind provided by Dr. John Haynes concerning the importance of “thinking about our thinking.” You will find a detailed list of the programming that has been established on the interactive conference website . I invite you to explore the site and share it with your friends and colleagues as this conference promises to be rich in substantive content and opportunities to connect with your colleagues. You may listen to some of the conference previews here
Keeping within the lines of this theme, ACR 2015 is excited to bring Ambassador Prosper as the keynote speaker for this year’s annual conference. AMB. Prosper is the former US Ambassador-at-Large in charge of the Secretary of State’s Office of War Crimes Issues. He will share how his capacity to work constructively with the existing dynamics of conflict were critical to his success in this role. It will be an inspiring presentation you will not want to miss. Please check out his information here
There were many individuals who helped support the development of this year’s program including ACR 2015 Conference Tri-chairs Clare Fowler and Jeff Thompson . The results of these efforts provided a schedule with over seventy-five sessions in four full days of programming. Beyond the educational aspect of this program, the networking activities promise to be lively and entertaining. It will be a conference you will not want to miss. The program is available here . We look forward to seeing you in Reno!
Best regards,
Bryan Hanson
Lead Tri-chair ACR 2015
Creighton University – The Werner Institute
