Events

The Program on Negotiation connects the discussion of conflict resolution to current, real-world situations through a wide variety of conferences, workshops, award presentations, films, lectures, and other events. With these activities PON increases public awareness of negotiation and conflict resolution processes, and highlights the research and achievements of scholars and practitioners from different disciplines and international contexts.

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Negotiating the Toughest Challenges in U.S.-Muslim Relations: From Peace in the Middle East to Talks with the Taliban

PON Staff   •  04/13/2009   •  Filed in Daily, Events

Join the Program on Negotiation for a discussion on major challenges facing the U.S. as it tries to improve relations with key Muslim countries embroiled in regional conflicts. Key questions include whether and how to negotiate with armed non-state groups, how to engage effectively with fractious and failing governments, and how to manage influential constituencies … Learn More About This Program

Negotiating the Financial Crisis

PON Staff   •  04/08/2009   •  Filed in Daily, Events

Panelists will discuss the negotiation challenges presented by the banking crisis, GM’s restructuring, and the policy making process.

Moderator:
Robert Mnookin, Chair of the Program on Negotiation and Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School

Panelists:
Howell Jackson, Acting Dean and Professor, Harvard Law School
Robert Pozen, Chairman of MFS Investment Management and Senior Lecturer of Business Administration … Read Negotiating the Financial Crisis

Gender in Job Negotiations: New Strategies for Overcoming the Compensation Negotiation Dilemma for Women

PON Staff   •  03/12/2009   •  Filed in Events

Research shows that women—more than men—face a “compensation negotiation dilemma,” in which they have to weigh the economic benefits of negotiating for higher pay against the social risks of being perceived negatively for having negotiated. Professor Bowles will talk about her latest research on how women can overcome this compensation negotiation dilemma. She will also … Learn More About This Program

Our Prison Neighbors: Save or Throw away?

PON Staff   •  03/04/2009   •  Filed in Events

Nancy Shippen, Executive Director, Our Prison Neighbors

The mission of Our Prison Neighbors is to recruit, support and expand the role of volunteers in Massachusetts’ prisons. The volunteers provide prisioners with educational, social and spiritual programs and are also advocates for sentencing reform and other criminal justice issues. Our Prison Neighbors programs include Alternatives to Violence … Read Our Prison Neighbors: Save or Throw away?

Counseling Family Enterprise – The Role of Dispute Resolution Professionals

PON Staff   •  02/26/2009   •  Filed in Events

Families in business, whether pre- or post- a major liquidity event, often face difficult family and business conflicts over sharing assets, family participation and roles, operational decisions, inheritance, etc. Professor Peppet will focus on the skills and perspective that dispute resolution professionals can bring to such families, and on the common pitfalls that a “dispute … Learn More About This Program

ADR in the Corporation: An Overview of the “Solutions” Program at Coca-Cola Enterprises

PON Staff   •  12/10/2008   •  Filed in Events

Speakers:
Melanie Lewis, Corporate Manager of Conflict Management and the Solutions Program Director for Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

Chuck Doran, mediator, trainer, ombudsman and founder of Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI)

In an effort to proactively address employee concerns, senior management at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) approved a plan in 2000 to launch a comprehensive ADR program designed to assist every … Learn More About This Program

Re-thinking the conflicts in the Middle East: Can the new U.S. administration play a constructive role?

PON Staff   •  12/09/2008   •  Filed in Events, The Kelman Seminar

Herbert C. Kelman,the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University

Scheherezade Faramarzi,reporter for the Associated Press in Lebanon and Nieman Fellow

Herbert C. Kelman is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University and was (from 1993 to 2003) director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and … Learn More About This Program

The Post-Election Message to the World: What’s the New Agenda?

PON Staff   •  11/18/2008   •  Filed in Conflict Resolution, Events, The Kelman Seminar

A discussion with:

Ambassador Nicholas Burns: Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served in the United States Foreign Service for twenty seven years until his retirement in April 2008. He was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2005-2008, the nation’s highest ranking … Learn More About This Program

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