Events Archive

PON 2nd Annual Internship Fair

Spring and Summer Opportunities

Event Date: Sunday March 6, 2005
Time: 5:00–6:30 P.M. (please arrive at 5:00 P.M. to hear recruiter presentations)
Location: Pound Hall 335, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Careers, Events, Student Events, Students

Are you interested in gaining valuable work experience in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution? Come to the PON Internship Fair to meet representatives of Boston-area organizations that are hiring interns for the spring and summer.

Recruiters will briefly introduce their organizations and describe available internships at 5:00pm sharp. Students will then be able to … Read More 

Negotiating Peace In Sudan

Event Date: Saturday February 26, 2005
Time: 12:00 P.M - 1:30 P.M.
Location: Lewis Hall 202, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Session 3: Political Aspects And Power-Sharing

Haile Menkerios, Director
Africa 1 Division
UN Department of Political Affairs

Join us for the third session of a year-long discussion series exploring Sudan’s interrelated political conflicts and mediation efforts. Haile Menkerios, Director of the Africa 1 Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, joined by Alex de Waal, a Director of … Read More 

The Program on Negotiation Brown Bag Lunch Series with Gershon Baskin

Event Date: Thursday February 24, 2005
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Location: Hauser 101, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Gershon Baskin, Co-Director, Israeli/Palestine Center for Research and Information

Join the Program on Negotiation and Dr. Gershon Baskin for a discussion about his work promoting dialogue among Israelis and Palestinians.

Dr. Baskin is Co-Director of The Israeli/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI). Founded in Jerusalem in 1988, IPCRI is the only joint Palestinian-Israeli public policy think-tank … Read More 

Closing the ‘Golden’ Door?

Immigration and Asylum Policy in Post 9/11 America

Event Date: Thursday February 10, 2005
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Location: Austin East, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Presented by the Program on Negotiation, The Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs, Human Rights at Harvard, The Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, and The Harvard Law School Human Rights Program.

A Panel Discussion with:

Deborah Anker
Director, Harvard Immigration
and Refugee Clinical Program
Andrew Painter
UNHCR
Eleanor Acer
Human Rights First
Molly Groom
Department of Homeland Security
Torli Krua
former Liberian refugee and … Read More 

Taliban Country

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Tuesday February 8, 2005
Time: 5:30 P.M.
Location: Hauser 104, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events, PON Film Series

The Program on Negotiation, The Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, The Harvard Muslim Law Students Association, and The Harvard Law School Human Rights Program

Film and Discussion with:

Carmela Baranowska,
Habib Rahiab,
and Charles Norchi

See the award-winning TALIBAN COUNTRY, a 45-minute documentary about rural Afghanistan under the rule of US troops and local warlords, and join Australian … Read More 

Iran: Veiled Appearances

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Tuesday February 1, 2005
Time: 6:45 P.M.
Location: Langdell North, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events, PON Film Series

The Program on Negotiation joins The Harvard Law School Human Rights Program in presenting:

Iran: Veiled Appearances is a revealing portrait of a country on the eve of transition. This documentary attempts to uncover the reality behind the pervasive stereotypes that define the country in the West.

After the film, PON Visiting Scholar Nicolas Rofougaran will lead … Read More 

Careers in Trade Negotiations

Event Date: Wednesday April 28, 2004
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
Location: Pound Hall 506, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Careers, Events, Student Events, Students

Carmen Suro-Bredie, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy Coordination, spoke to an audience of students about her experiences at the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Office. Ms. Suro-Bredie coordinates trade and investment policy and negotiating positions with twenty government agencies, framing options for cabinet level and presidential decision-making while working closely with other administration officials to … Read More 

The Evolving Field of Conflict Resolution

Event Date: Wednesday April 21, 2004
Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: 332 Pound Hall, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Careers, Events, Student Events, Students

A Talk With Matthew Hodes
Director, Conflict Resolution Program, The Carter Center

Please join us for this discussion with Matthew Hodes on the evolution of the conflict resolution field from his perspective as director of one of the field’s pioneering organizations.

As director of the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program, Mr. Hodes manages and oversees the Center’s conflict … Read More 

Hotel Rwanda

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Thursday December 9, 2004
Time:
Location: Harvard Film Archive 24 Quincy St. Cambridge
Filed in: Events, PON Film Series

Hotel Rwanda is the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda who saved over 1200 people in the face of unspeakable actions that led to the deaths of over one million in only three months.

Antonia Chayes, Visiting Professor of International Policy and Law at the Fletcher School at Tufts, will lead a … Read More 

Crisis in the Netherlands

Event Date: Thursday December 2, 2004
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Location: Pound Hall 101, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Dutch Society And Possibilities For Dialogue Following the Murder of Theo Van Gogh

Co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Islamic Legal Studies Program.

The murder of Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh has unsettled a country which has long prided itself on its liberal values. The cycle of violence and retaliation has many Dutch people fearful that they … Read More 

The Battle of Algiers

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Wednesday November 17, 2004
Time: 6:45 P.M.
Location: Pound 102, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events, PON Film Series

Film followed by a discussion with:

Susan Hackley
Managing Director
Program on Negotiation

Jim Cavallaro
Associate Director
Human Rights Program

The Battle of Algiers, one of the most influential political films of all time, vividly depicts the Algerian struggle for independence from French colonial rule. The film portrays deadly attacks and counter-attacks and raises important questions about combating terrorism today.

Following the Film
Program … Read More 

Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution

The PON Dispute Resolution Forum

Event Date: Wednesday November 17, 2004
Time: DRF: 8:30-10:00 A.M. (Continental Breakfast at 8:00) Peervision Case Conference: 10:15-11:30 A.M.
Location: Pound 335, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Professor David E. Matz (J.D. Harvard University) will discuss Bernard Mayer’s recent book, Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution. The book has received considerable attention in the ADR community for its provocative questions about the field: What’s wrong with conflict resolution? Why aren’t more individuals and organizations using conflict resolution when they have … Read More