Join more than 70 presenters from 15 states and 9 countries at the:
4th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Building Infrastructures for Change: Innovations in Conflict Resolution Education (CRE)
June 8 - 13, 2011, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Discounted Registration Extended to May 5th, 2011
Credits offered: Graduate, Social Work, RCH, CEU
Costs - Discounts - Register Before May 5th :
Main Conference (June 10th and 11th): $150 both days or $100 per day; College Students $100 both days or $50 per day
Hear from more than 70 presenters representing 15 states and 9 countries while choosing between 47 workshops and 4 keynote speakers!
Pre-Conference Trainings (June 8th and/or 9th):
· Sustained Dialogue - $200. (June 8th and 9th)
· Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience: Breaking the Cycle of Violence - $200. (June 8th and 9th)
· Building Campus Community Around Peace and Conflict Studies - $50. (June 9th)
· Bullying Prevention and Intervention - $50. (June 8th)
U.S. Community College Seminar Developing Peace and Conflict Studies Programs (June 12th – 13th) : $150.00
Special Hotel Rates – by May 20th!: ONLY $69 per night Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport. Free transport to and from the airport and the main conference venue from this hotel only.
Discounted rates of $69.00 per night are available by making your reservation by May 20, 2011. Reservations after May 20, 2011 will be accepted at prevailing rates and availability. The discounted rates are $69.00 plus 16.25% tax. If your organization is tax-exempt, you must bring an official tax exempt form with you and present it at check in. Reservations: Go to www.crowneplaza.com/clevelandarpt or by calling 800-2CROWNE or 440-243-4040 between the hours of 9:00 am and 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Please use group code CUY.
Additional Details and to Register for the Conference:
All conference events, workshops, keynote, pre-conference summaries, and registration materials are available http://creducation.org/cre/goto/4th
Questions? Contact Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College at 216-987-2224.
Planning Committee Members Represent the Following Organizations:
· The American Red Cross
· The Association for Conflict Resolution, Education Section
· Bellefaire JCB, SAY - Social Advocates for Youth
· Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Science
· Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Winning Against Violent Environment Program (WAVE)
· Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services
· Cuyahoga Community College, Peace Club
· Department of Education, Melbourne, Australia
· Eastern Mennonite University, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
· The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
· International School Psychologists Association
· University of Maryland, Center for Dispute Resolution
· University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution
· Minnesota Department of Education
· Nashua Community College, Peace and Justice Studies, New Hampshire
· The National Peace Academy
· The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Youth and Juvenile Programs
· Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
· Ohio Department of Health, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program
· Ohio Domestic Violence Network
· On-Tasc, Inc.
· Sustained Dialogue Campus Network
· The University of Akron, College of Education
· United States Institute of Peace
· Wilmington College, Peace Resource Center
4th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Building Infrastructures for Change:
Innovations in Conflict Resolution Education (CRE)
June 8 - 13, 2011
Cuyahoga Community College -
West Campus, 1100 Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, Ohio
June 8-9 - Pre-conference trainings
June 10-11 Main Conference, Keynote and workshops
June 12-13 US Community College Seminar: Developing Peace and Conflict Studies programs
Save! Early Registration due May 1, 2011!
Credits offered: Graduate, Social Work, RCH, CEU, Counseling
The 4th International Conference on CRE is an opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and research on issues related to the development of infrastructure in CRE. Presentations will focus on innovations in the fields that are making broad impacts in local, state, national, and international communities. Participants will exchange best practices, evaluation methodology, creation of policy implementation structures, consideration of obstacles to success, and new and innovative use of training, resources and technology. Conference participants will be drawn from the local, state, national, and international community. College students and faculty are encouraged to attend and present their findings. On-site events include a meeting of Ohio Colleges and Universities developing peace and conflict studies programs, June 9th, 6:30PM – 9:30PM, an Association for Conflict Resolution Education Section meeting and a capacity building seminar for U.S. Community Colleges developing peace and conflict studies programs in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace.
Global Issues Resource Center and Library at Cuyahoga Community College is partnering with colleges and universities, and local, national, and international non-governmental and governmental organizations to host the 4th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Building Infrastructures for Change: Innovations in Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Earlier conferences and working group meetings brought together government representatives from among the 50 states, around the globe, and their non-governmental organization partners who have legislation or policies in place to deliver CRE/SEL/PE and Civics Education at the K-12 level and in universities. Conference and meeting publications are available at: www.CREducation.org/cre/goto/4th
Audience: Those interested in CRE/Social and Emotional Learning(SEL)/peace education (PE), including policy makers, practitioners, researchers, educators, college and university faculty, staff, and students, K-12 educators, public health officials, prevention specialists, probation officers, juvenile detention officers, specialized docket practitioners, state, local, national, and international policy makers, and individuals who work with youth serving organizations.
Keynote Speakers (June 10 – 11, 2011):
Dr. Harold Saunders, Former Asst. Secretary of State, Director of International Affairs, Kettering Foundation | Transforming Racial and Ethnic Conflict through Sustained Dialogue Around the Globe and on College Campuses |
Brig. Gen. (USA, ret.) Patrick Finnegan, Longwood University | Combating Torture by Educating “Citizen Leaders” |
Dr. Lisa Schirch, Eastern Mennonite University | Strategic Peacebuilding: Collaboration between civil society and policymakers in government and military |
Johanna Orozco, Domestic Violence Center | Preventing Dating Violence |
Pre-Conference Trainings (June 8 – 9, 2011, 9AM – 5PM)
June 8th and 9th - Sustained Dialogue: Transforming Relationships…Designing Change | International Institute for Sustained Dialogue |
June 8th and 9th - Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience: Breaking the Cycles of Violence | Eastern Mennonite University |
June 9th - Building Campus Community Partnerships Around Peace and Conflict Studies | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
June 8th – Bullying Prevention and Intervention | Cleveland State University and the University of Akron |
Special Events
· June 9th, 6:30PM – 9:30PM - Network Meeting of Ohio Colleges and Universities developing peace and conflict studies programs
· Date TBD - Association for Conflict Resolution: Education Section Meeting
· June 12 - 13 - Open to All Community College Faculty and Staff Community Colleges Seminar: Developing peace and conflict studies programs in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace and Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College
Additional Details?
Conference and meeting publications are available http://creducation.org/cre/goto/4th For more information, please contact Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College at 216-987-2224.
Hosted by:
Global Issues Resource Center and Library at Cuyahoga Community College and our many college, university, government, and non-governmental organization partners and sponsors.
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