Association for Conflict Resolution Conference in Chicago

The Association for Conflict Resolution holds a one-day international conference on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Themes for the conference are “Better practice in peace building” and “Cross-cultural communication.”  Speakers include:

• Ana-Mita Betancourt, Inter-American Development Bank
• Ashok Panikkar, Meta-Culture (India)
• Merrick Hoben, Consensus Building Institute
• Sister Pauline Acayo, Catholic Relief Services in Uganda
• Kenneth Cloke & Alan Gross, Mediators Beyond Borders
• Charles E. Tucker, International Human Rights Law Institute
• Michele S. Riley, Columbia University

The event will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, 540 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611 USA. The cost is $95 for ACR members; non-members $125; full-time students $50 For more information and to register, please click here. 

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