Re: Save the Date: USIP Conference on Preventing Violent Conflict,June 1

[John Packer]

Dear All,
 
As such a conference approaches, perhaps of interest for people to
know that Max van der Stoel passed away two days ago at the age of 86
years.  Many lessons to be learned from his life's work in many
situations and several parts of the world.
 
Fyi, Max had been a Fellow at USIP many years ago (I believe after he
had been Ambassador & PermRep of the Netherlands to the UN and member
of the SC - then along side Jeanne Kirkpatrick).
 
Max would have been very pleased to know of this now annual
conference at USIP and the fabulous and symbolic new building in which
it will take place.
 
Best wishes,
John 

On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:17:19 -0700 (PDT), "Alan J. Kuperman" wrote:
Casey raises a great point. And not only do prevention efforts
> sometimes fail to prevent, sometimes they backfire by escalating
> violence against noncombatants. Reducing this risk seems like a vital
> issue for a USIP conference on prevention. I'd be happy to present
> the lessons of my last 15 years of research, as I did this month at a
> U.S. Naval Academy conference on the ethics of intervention, and as I
> summarized in this article: blogs.shu.edu/diplomacy/files/archives/
> Kuperman%20-%20Rethinking%20the%20Responsibility%20to%20Protect.pdf.
> A USIP conference would be an especially apt venue for such a talk
> because USIP funded my research as a graduate student in the 1990s.
>
> best regards,
>
> Alan J. Kuperman, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> LBJ School of Public Affairs
> University of Texas at Austin
> www.utexas.edu/lbj/faculty/alan-kuperman/
> ===========
>
>
> On Apr 21, 1:00 pm, "Barrs, Casey" <cba...@mt.gov> wrote:
> > Thanks for this Jonas.
> >
> > This is a great cast of presenters for the subject of preventing
> conflict.  Sometimes the good work of ambassadors and under
> secretaries inspires in at-risk populations a hope that may turn out
> to be misplaced.  That's not a criticism, just a comment on the
> nature of a very difficult endeavor.  Will any of your presenters
> therefore speak to the ways that locals might also be supported in
> carefully preparing for a failure to prevent conflict?
> >
> > Casey
> >
> > Casey A. Barrs
> > Protection Research Fellow
> > The Cuny Center
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: preventin...@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:preventin...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonas Claes
> > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:35 AM
> > To: Conflict Prevention
> > Subject: Save the Date: USIP Conference on Preventing Violent
> Conflict, June 1
> >
> > Dear Colleague,
> >
> > The United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) Center for Conflict
> > Management will hold its second annual conference on "Preventing
> > Violent Conflict" from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on June 1, 2011, at the new
> > USIP Headquarters (2301 Constitution Avenue, NW).
> >
> > The goals of this Conference are to spotlight the importance of
> > conflict prevention, address specific challenges facing conflict
> > prevention efforts, and identify priority areas for USIP's future work
> > on conflict prevention.  The keynote speaker will be Gareth Evans
> > (former Foreign Minister of Australia).  The conference includes panel
> > discussions on "Regional Challenges" and "Global Conflict Prevention
> > Initiatives". Other confirmed speakers include Maria Otero (Under
> > Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs), Jordan Ryan
> > (Assistant Administrator and Director of the UN Development Program),
> > Daniel Kurtzer (former US Ambassador to Israel and Egypt), Mark
> > Schneider (Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group), Paula
> > Dobriansky (former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs),
> > Jendayi Frazer (former Assistant Secretary of State for African
> > Affairs), Thomas Pickering (former US Ambassador to Russia, India,
> > Israel, etc.), and Pauline Baker (President Emerita of The Fund for
> > Peace). This year's conference will also include four break-out
> > sessions allowing the participants to discuss specific challenges
> > facing prevention efforts.
> >
> > We look forward to your attendance and encourage you to RSVP at your
> > earliest convenience using our online registration
> system:http://www.2011preventionconference.eventbrite.com.
> >
> > The final agenda will be included when the official invitation goes
> > out mid-May. Lunch will be provided to participants.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Jonas
> >
> > -------------
> > Jonas Claes
> > Program Specialist
> > Center for Conflict Management
> > U.S. Institute of Peace
> > 202.429.1982
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[Ben Hoffman]

Dear John,

Thank you for letting us know about Max. I had great respect for him.

Trusting you are well,
Ben

Ben Hoffman, Ph.D.
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[Diana V. Chigas]

John,

Thanks for letting us know. It is very sad. Max was visionary in many (and very quiet) ways.

Diana