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Sunday, June 20, 2010

All Day

Students Arrive – Registration
Doubletree Hotel
1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (202) 232-7000
Registration Area

6:15-7:45

Welcome Dinner Doubletree Hotel, Stateroom

6:15-6:40

Welcome to the National Peace Essay Contest Awards Program

  • Raina Kim
    Head of the National Peace Essay Contest Program
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Pamela Aall
    Vice President for Education and Training Center/Domestic
    United States Institute of Peace
6:40-7:20 Dinner
7:20-7:45 National Peace Essay Contest Awards Program Overview
  • Raina Kim
    Head of the National Peace Essay Contest Program
    United States Institute of Peace
8:00-9:30 Introductory Activities and Group Meetings
Doubletree Hotel, Terrace West
  • Program Staff and Program Instructors
10:30 Room Check

 

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Monday, June 21, 2010

7:00-7:45 Morning Meeting and Breakfast
Doubletree Hotel, State Room
8:00-12:40 The United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
8:00-8:30 Simulation Introduction
Main AB
  • Raina Kim
    Head of the National Peace Essay Contest Program
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Jeffrey Helsing
    Deputy Director, Education and Training Center/Domestic
    United States Institute of Peace
8:30-10:45 Simulation

Simulation Group 1: Plenary A +Breakout A, 6th fl. ETC/D conference room

Simulation Group 2: Plenary B +Breakout B, Main AB

10:45-10:55 Break
11:00-11:20 Welcome to the U.S. Institute of Peace>
Main AB
  • Richard H. Solomon
    President
    United States Institute of Peace
11:20-12:10 Nonviolent Civic Action
Main AB
  • Peter Ackerman
    Chair
    International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
12:10-12:40 Lunch
Academy Lobby
Sustainable Agriculture, Catering by Fresh Start
12:45 Bus Departs
1:00-2:20 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Tour 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC
2:30 Bus Departs
3:00-4:00 Embassy of Colombia
1520 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC
3:00-4:00
  • Carolina Barco
    Ambassador
    Embassy of Colombia
4:10 Bus Departs
4:25-5:20 Dinner
Meskerem Restaurant (Ethiopian)
2434 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC
5:30 Bus Departs
5:30-9:00 Monument and Memorials Bus Tour
10:15 Room Check

 

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

7:20-8:00 Morning Meeting and Breakfast
Doubletree Hotel, State Room
8:15-3:15 The United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
8:15-10:10 Simulation

Simulation Group 1: Plenary A +Breakout A, 6th fl. ETC/D conference room

Simulation Group 2: Plenary B +Breakout B, Main AB

10:10-10:15 Break
10:20-11:00 What Does the Institute of Peace Do for Peace?
Main AB
  • Tara Sonenshine
    Executive Vice President
    United States Institute of Peace
11:00-11:40 Civil Society: Self-interest vs. Cooperation
Main AB
  • Eugene Martin
    Adviser
    United States Institute of Peace
11:40-11:45 Break
11:45-12:25 Peacebuilding in Colombia
Main AB
  • Virginia Bouvier
    Senior Program Officer, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution
    United States Institute of Peace
12:25-1:15 Lunch
Academy Lobby
Indian Cuisine, Catering by Indian Experience
1:20-3:10 Simulation
3:15 Bus Departs
3:30-4:30 US Department of State
2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC
3:50-4:20
  • Deborah Graze
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
    Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
    United States Department of State
4:45 Bus Departs
5:15-6:35 Dinner
Café Asia
1720 I Street, NW, Washington, DC
6:40 Bus Departs
7:10-9:30 Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged)
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC
9:30 Bus Departs
10:15 Room Check

 

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

7:15-8:00 Morning Meeting and Breakfast Doubletree Hotel, State Room
8:15-2:45 Simulation and Speakers at the United States Institute of Peace
United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
8:15-10:05 Simulation
Simulation Group 1: Plenary A +Breakout A, 6th fl. ETC/D conference room
Simulation Group 2: Plenary B +Breakout B, Main AB
10:05-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Media and Peacebuilding
Main AB
  • Sheldon Himelfarb
    Associate Vice President
    Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, & Peacebuilding / Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding
11:15-12:00 American Foreign Policy
Main AB
  • Norman Ornstein
    Resident Scholar
    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
12:00-12:10 Break and Get Lunch
Academy Lobby
Colombian Cuisine, Catering by Maracuya
12:10-12:40 Presentation Preparation (Working Lunch)
Simulation Group 1: Plenary A +Breakout A, 6th fl. ETC/D conference room
Simulation Group 2: Plenary B +Breakout B, Main AB
12:45-1:15 Debriefing
Main AB
  • Jeffrey Helsing
    Deputy Director, Education and Training Center/Domestic
    United States Institute of Peace
1:20-2:15 Proposal Presentations
Main AB
Panelists
  • Pamela Aall
    Vice President for Education and Training Center/Domestic
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Virginia Bouvier
    Senior Program Officer, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Marvin Kalb
    Visiting Expert
    United States Institute of Peace
2:15-2:45 Capitol Hill Overview
Main AB
  • Laurie Schultz Heim
    Director of Congressional Relations
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Anne Hingeley
    Congressional Relations Specialist
    United States Institute of Peace
2:50 Bus Departs
3:05-5:30 New USIP Headquarters Visit and Smithsonian Museum Tour
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
3:05-3:35 Group 1 at Headquarters/td>
3:15-4:45 Group 2 at Smithsonian/td>
5:00-5:30 Group 2 at Headquarters/td>
3:50-5:10 Group 1 at Smithsonian/td>
5:30 Bus Departs from Headquarters
Dinner
Moroccan Cuisine, Catering by Windows/td>
6:30-6:50 Capitol Hill Day Briefing
  • Raina Kim
    Head of the National Peace Essay Contest Program
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Brooke Stedman
    Awards Program Assistant
    National Peace Essay Contest
6:50-9:30 Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
American Film Institute
8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD
7:15-9:30 My So Called Enemy
  • Tara Sonenshine (Moderator)
    Executive Vice President
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Lisa Gossels (Panelist)
    Filmmaker
    My So Called Enemy
  • Manal Omar (Panelist)
    Director of Iraq Programs
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Robin Wright (Panelist)
    Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow
    United States Institute of Peace
9:40 Bus Departs
10:20 Room Check

 

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

6:50-7:20 Morning Meeting and Breakfast
Doubletree Hotel
7:20 Bus Departs
7:40-8:00 Lutheran Church (Hill Day Meeting Point)
212 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC
8:30-9:15 Capitol Hill Briefing
1100 Longworth House office Building, Ways and Means Committee Room
  • John Lewis
    United States Congress
9:30-2:00 Capitol Hill Appointments
12:30-2:00 Lunch
Longworth House Office Building
(Lunch time depends on individual appointment schedules)
2:45 Bus Departs from Lutheran Church of the Reformation
212 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC
3:15-5:00 Banquet Preparation and Rest
Doubletree Hotel, State Room
5:15 Bus Departs
6:15 National Peace Essay Contest Awards Banquet
Dumbarton House
2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC

How Students Can Support Peace in Africa
  • John Prendergast
    Co-founder
    Enough Project
9:30 Bus Departs
10:00-10:20 Airport Departure Meeting
Doubletree Hotel, State Room
  • Annie Davies
    Program Assistant, Education and Training Center/Domestic
    United States Institute of Peace
10:30 Informal Social
12:00 Room Check

 

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Friday, June 25, 2010

7:45 Morning Meeting and Breakfast
Doubletree Hotel, State Room
8:15-9:30 Closing Remarks and Debriefing
8:15-9:00 Working for Peace
  • Colman McCarthy
    Founder
    Center for Teaching Peace
9:00-9:30 Farewell
  • Raina Kim
    Head of the National Peace Essay Contest Program
    United States Institute of Peace
9:30-10:00 Complete all check out
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