International Development Committee
ACR’s International Section established the International Development Committee (IDC) during ACR’s Fifth Annual Conference (2005) in Minneapolis. IDC focuses on meeting the needs and interests of conflict resolution practitioners working in the international development field.
Goals of IDC include:
- Promoting the exchange of information and ideas regarding conflict resolution in international development, including models, standards and approaches from around the world.
- Identifying conflict resolution practitioners who stand out as leaders in the international development field and recognizing their contributions on the International Section’s website and at ACR conferences.
- Informing Section members about requests for consultants for specific international development projects through email alerts and other printed announcements.
- Facilitating the matching of practitioners with mentors in the field.
- Expanding ACR and Section membership to include members from around the world working in the international development field and increasing access to membership and events for practitioners working for nonprofit organizations in other countries.
IDC’s Current Initiatives
IDC Communiqué. The IDC Communiqué had been IDC’s quarterly eNewsletter, but it is now part of the International Section newsletter. The purpose of the IDC Communiqué will continue to be to support committee goals by enhancing communication among IDC members and facilitating the exchange of information and ideas about conflict resolution in an international development context. If you would like to contribute to the IDC Communiqué, please contact David Plumb, dsplumb@yahoo.com.
Networking Directory. IDC is preparing the second edition of the IDC Networking Directory. IDC members who have joined ACR’s International Section will automatically receive a link to the completed directory. The IDC Networking Directory will also be available to other ACR International Section members via the ACR website. Don’t miss the chance to be included in this valuable listing of international conflict resolution practitioners and international development organizations engaged in conflict resolution activities. For more information, please contact Luis Ore, luis.ore@orasicg.com.
Email Alerts. Periodically IDC receives requests from its members to distribute time sensitive announcements about jobs or consulting assignments that may be of interest to conflict resolution practitioners in the international development field. IDC distributes these announcements via email alerts. If you would like submit an announcement for distribution to IDC members, please contact Kathleen Coogan, kathleencoogan@gmail.com and Luis Ore, luis.ore@orasicg.com
Outstanding Leadership Award. IDC has created an annual award to honor exceptional work promoting conflict resolution in development projects around the world. The award aims to celebrate leadership in the field and to draw attention to the importance of conflict resolution skills in creating stronger democracies and economies. Award recipients include Judge Gladys Alvarez of Argentina, Partners for Democratic Change, and Shamil Fattakhov. Please contact Teri Sklar, terisklar@sbcglobal.net, and Merrick Hoben, mhoben@cbuilding.org, for further details or to nominate a potential recipient.
International Day Session: Lending Support to Grassroots Mediation Projects Around the World. Leaders of IDC and ACR’s Networks Initiative together have organized sessions for the 2007 and 2008 annual ACR conferences. The panels are designed to involve session participants in a discussion regarding what conflict resolution practitioners could do to help with specific grassroots mediation projects. Please contact Lynn Cole, lhc@lynncole.com if you would like to learn more about having one of your own grassroots mediation initiatives highlighted during a future panel.
Mentoring Initiative. The IDC mentoring initiative provides conflict resolution practitioners interested in international development the opportunity to network, build relationships, and share information with one another. The mentoring initiative was launched in 2008 as a pilot and the IDC Mentoring Subcommittee is working to open the initiative to ACR members. Anyone interested in learning more about this new initiative is invited to contact Bryan Hanson, bryanhanson@creighton.edu
IDC’s Chair is a member of the International Section’s Advisory Council and IDC works in close collaboration with other Section leaders. In addition to the initiatives mentioned above, IDC has been called upon to advise the International Section Chair on issues such as expanding ACR membership internationally and participating in international development projects.
IDC Chairs
Chair: Brad Heckman, bheckman@safehorizon.org
Outgoing Chair: Luis Ore, luis.ore@orasicg.com
Leadership Co-Chairs: Teri Sklar, terisklar@sbcglobal.net, and Merrick Hoben, mhoben@cbuilding.org
Get Involved
If you would like to join the International Development Committee or become more involved in its initiatives, please contact bheckman@safehorizon.org.
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