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The conference runs from midday Friday midday through early evening on Saturday. An overview of this year’s schedule is below. Details on the breakout sessions will be added shortly.
All sessions will take place in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies except for the conference meals, which will be held next door in Jenkins Nanovic Halls. All session times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.
| Friday, March 29 | |
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| 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Great Hall | Exhibitor Registration Exhibiting organizations should check in at the Hospitality Desk to receive their table assignments and materials. |
| 11:00 am - 9:15 pm Great Hall | Participant Registration Participants and presenters should check in at the Hospitality Desk to receive their conference materials. Conference volunteers will be available to answer questions. |
| 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Auditorium | Opening Remarks Monica Montgomery and Maddie Thompson, 2019 Conference Committee Chairs, will offer welcoming remarks to open the conference. |
| 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Break |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm All Rooms | Breakout Session 1 This breakout features three concurrent panel discussions covering three different topics: the impact of migration on peacebuilding, peace education approaches, and the role of sustainable development. |
| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm All Rooms | Breakout Session 2 This session features three concurrent options: a workshop on nonviolent conflict resolution, a workshop on historiographic approaches to religion, and a roundtable on polarized discourse. |
| 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm | Break |
| 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm All Rooms | Breakout Session 3 This breakout session features three concurrent choices: two panel discussions covering gender in peacebuilding or the intersections of justice and peace, and a documentary screening and discussion on the spiritual significance of water. |
| 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Nanovic Forum | Conference Dinner This year's conference dinner will be catered by University Catering. The menu will be pork-free and accommodate vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets. |
| 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm Auditorium | Film Screening: Under the Gun This 2016 film examines the events and people who have kept the gun debate fierce and the progress slow, even as gun deaths and mass shootings continue to increase. Through the lens of families impacted by mass shootings, as well as those who experience daily gun violence, the film explores why politicians find it difficult to act and what is being done at state and local levels. |
| 9:15 pm | Hospitality Desk Closes The Hospitality Desk will reopen in the morning for additional registration and will remain open until the end of the conference. |
| 9:30 pm | Hesburgh Center Closes |
| Saturday, March 30 | |
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| 7:30 am - 9:30 am Great Hall | Exhibitor Registration Exhibiting organizations should check in at the Hospitality Desk to receive their table assignments and materials. |
| 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Great Hall | Participant Registration Participants and presenters should check in at the Hospitality Desk to receive their conference materials. Conference volunteers will be available to answer questions. |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am Nanovic Forum | Conference Breakfast This year's conference breakfast is partially catered by Au Bon Pain. The menu will be pork-free and will include gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options. |
| 9:15 am - 10:30 am All Rooms | Breakout Session 4 This session features three concurrent discussions: a panel discussion on intersectional justice, a panel discussion on migration, and a roundtable on reform and development in the Global South. |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am All Rooms | Breakout Session 5 This session will feature four concurrent talks covering four different topics: reflective practice and polarization, mass atrocity prevention and sovereignty, nonviolent social and political action, and a biblical framework for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation. |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 pm | Break |
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm All Rooms | Breakout Session 6 This breakout features four concurrent talks on four topics: violence in social change movements, racialized discourse in the opiod crisis, equality and toleration in public institutions, and the effect of corruption on military action. |
| 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Nanovic Forum | Conference Lunch Lunch is being catered by La Esperanza Mexican Restaurant, a popular eatery in South Bend. The menu is pork-free and should accommodate most vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets. |
| 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Auditorium | Keynote Session This year's keynote session features Delaney Tarr, a journalism student at the University of Georgia and a founding member of the March For Our Lives. Ms. Tarr will offer some initial remarks and then take questions from the audience. |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Room C102 | Poster Session This session will showcase five different posters. The presenters will be on hand throughout the session to answer questions and engage in discussion about their projects. |
| 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm | Break |
| 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm All Rooms | Breakout Session 7 The final breakout session features three concurrent options: a panel on how state security policy impacts peace, a panel on social movements and policy change, and a film discussion on migration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. |
| 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm | Break |
| 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Auditorium | Closing Remarks Monica Montgomery and Maddie Thompson, 2019 Conference Committee Chairs, will offer final thoughts and summarize key takeaways to close the conference. |
| 6:30 pm | Hospitality Desk Closes Conference volunteers will be on hand until closing to sell t-shirts and answer questions about local dining options and attractions for those remaining in town through the weekend. |
| 7:00 pm | Hesburgh Center Closes |