Notre Dame Student Peace Conference: “Investing in Peace: Uncovering the Practicality of Peacebuilding”
Call for Papers
Notre Dame Student Peace Conference:
“Investing in Peace: Uncovering the Practicality of Peacebuilding”
March 26-28
University of Notre Dame
Deadline for proposals: February 12, 2010
The Peace Conference Committee invites papers, panel proposals, performances, audiovisual presentations, interactive sessions or workshops and other programs broadly exploring the role of dialogue and understanding in the progress towards peace. The presentations may be completed research, research in progress, or case studies. Generally, the presentations will consist of a panel of three or four presenters with similar topics.
One of the main goals of our conference is to provide a more tangible grasp on peacebuilding by specifically highlighting the effect of implementable policies on peace and the role that scholar practitioners can play in promoting peace around the world.
Sub-themes could focus on but are not limited to:
- Breaking the cycle of debt and poverty
- Impact of globalization on peace
- Economics and structural violence
- Developmental and environmental sustainability
- The role of NGOS in peacebuilding
- The impact of conflict on women and children
- Microfinance and economic empowerment
- The conflict minerals supply chain
- Business and commercial practices that promote peace
- Empowerment of women as a tool for peacebuilding
- Global healthcare and justice initiatives
- Human development studies
- The global impact of corporate citizenship
- The role of sanctions in diplomacy
Proposals may be submitted via email attachment to peacecon@nd.edu. The deadline for proposals is Friday, February 12, 2010. There is no length requirement. Submissions will be acknowledged within seven days of being received. Notifications of acceptance of proposals will be sent as soon as the reviewing process is completed, no later than March 1, 2010.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We have the high honor of taking this opportunity to partner with the International Atomic Energy Agency so as to share information and carrying out related activities in Somalia, the war-torn country.
This is Concerned Youth for Development working in Somalia formed so as to become a real positive change to the ill-hearted youth in the country. CYFD is a country representative of Africa Regional Youth initiative in Somalia.
We have the interest of working together to alleviate illiteracy and work against youth challenges in Somalia and our ambition is to see the International Atomic Energy Agency having a position in Somalia to promote your strategic objective and goals Worldwide.
Waiting to hear from you
With Respect,
IbrahimMohamed
The Executive Director-CYFD
Mogadishu, Somalia.