On April 5, 2016, The Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, in partnership with Accord 3.0 and the Public Policy Center, will host a half day skills workshop entitled “Communicating Complex Issues: Listening Before You Speak.” This workshop will focus on communication of scientific and technical information that affects communities. Often those types of issues involve public policy questions. How can you share your information with the community in a way that will lead to productive discussions? What is the best way to engage with the community? When you are talking to individuals, what techniques can you use to promote respectful and meaningful conversation? You will leave this workshop with answers. With presentations from Elizabeth Kent, Peter Adler, Dawn N.S. Chang and Keith Mattson from Accord3.0 Network (strategic public policy consultants); and Barbara Hastings, Barbra Pleadwell, and Ashley Kerkiewicz from Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communications Company, participants will develop tools to better engage communities, address culturally sensitive issues, engage in respectful and meaningful dialogue, and address issues management in the age of the digital. The skills workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 5 2016 at the UH Campus Center from 8am to 12:30pm. For more information, please visit http://tinyurl.com/MATSUNAGAWORKSHOP. To register, please visit https://www.uhbooks.hawaii.edu/conference/cci2016.asp
Author: Amrita Mallik
New Voices – 2016 – Calling all Conflict Specialists newly entering the field Juried selection for featured presentation at the 2016 ACR Annual Conference Exciting New Feature of the Conference The 2016 conference to be held in October in Baltimore will feature seven “New Voices” to present in “prime time” on the conference schedule. This year’s conference organizers are reaching out across the globe to hear from students and new practitioners & researchers in the field. What we want to feature An area of research done by the presenter and which will engage our diverse membership in thinking in new ways or which would potentially inform the practice of our members. The presentation will feature highlights and illustration of what was learned. A unique project or area of practice in which the presenter was engaged. The presentation may either give the rationale and highlights of the project or it may demonstrate some aspect of the work that can make it “come to life” for the audience. The jury panel is looking for exciting practice or research that will enhance the knowledge and practice of our diverse membership. The panel will select the 12 minute presentations based on both substance and presentation. Additional opportunity The conference presentation will also be videoed and featured on the ACR website. Additionally, a select number of submissions that were not selected for presentation at the conference will be invited to submit a video for the website. Who is eligible to apply All current or recent students in programs specializing in conflict resolution or interdisciplinary programs in which conflict studies are an integral part may apply. Practitioners who may not have been students in certificate or degree programs but have done other forms of training and have entered the field in the last five years are…