PeaceCon 2023
AfP held its annual PeaceCon earlier this month. Here's one take on what happened.
AfP held its annual PeaceCon earlier this month. Here's one take on what happened.
We held PeaceCon 2019 last week. I obviously couldn't go to everything. But here are my takeaways on the basis of the sessions I was able to attend--and from the wonderful people I got to meet.
The Alliance for Peacebuilding held its annual conference last week. With more than 600 attendees at an open day at the United States Institute of Peace and more than 300 at two more days for our members, it was by far the largest such event we’ve ever put on. We also learned more than we have in any other year. Some of that came in larger sessions, some of which had keynote speakers. These will appear on the AfP web site sooner rather than later.
The Alliance for Peacebuilding will be hosting its annual conference, PeaceCon this week, October 24-26. As usual, the first day is held at USIP and is open to the public free of charge. The other two days are at FHI360 and does have a registration fee. Over 450 people are registered to attend at least one of the three days. Also as usual, the conference will include plenary talks, working groups, and lots of discussions in the hallway. It is a time for professionals in the field to learn about cutting edge practices and to address some new challenges that are usually presented in the plenary sessions.