Conference Overview

Organized by the UMass Boston Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution, the Conflict Studies Conference brings together graduate students from a variety of fields to present their work and share ideas. It provides students with the opportunity to interact with eminent scholars and practitioners of conflict resolution and analysis, and builds community in the field.

Presentations by current graduate students and recent graduates are set in the context of keynote presentations and panel discussions led by noted scholars and practitioners. Rounding out the agenda are pre-conference skill-building workshops for in-depth exploration of practice and research issues.

The conference is held in the state-of-the-art Campus Center of the University of Massachusetts Boston, allowing participants easy access to the City of Boston with its wealth of educational and cultural resources. Previous conferences have each attracted more than 150 participants from universities across the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries.

Conference Program

Explore the links at the left for a full description of all conference sessions.

Registration

Fees

Students

Conference [includes meals]: $125; Skill Building Workshops: $50

All Others

Conference [includes meals]: $175; Skill Building Workshops: $75

Sponsorship Support Generously Provided by

The Graduate Student Assembly, UMass Boston

Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution [MODR]

Vantage Partners, Boston MA

Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law , Cambridge MA

The Mediation Group [TMG] Brookline MA

Consensus Building Institute [CBI] Cambridge MA

James McGuire [JAMS] Boston MA

Peter Adler [Keystone Group] Keystone CO

Forrest S. Mosten [Mediator] Los Angeles CA