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prevention.

***** Invitation to Open Public e-Symposium on Conflict Prevention *****
"The Future of Conflict Prevention in the Post September 11 World"
February 6 -14, 2002

If you are still registered for the Internet e-Symposium on Conflict
Prevention, be sure to access the website (www.dwcw.org/e-symposium) and
register soon at http://www.dwcw.org/e-symposium/registration.htm Already
over 300 people have registered as participants in the Open Public
Discussion from February 8-12.

The e-Symposium is sponsored by The Japan Center for Preventive Diplomacy
(JCPD) (www.jcpd.gr.jp) and the Japan Times (www.japantimes.co.jp) with
support from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (www.spf.org)

Panelists include conflict prevention experts from academia, government, UN
and NGOs such as
Mr. Joseph Montville (USA), Director, Preventive Diplomacy Program, Center
for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Ms. Sandra Melone (France), Executive Director, European Centre for Common
Ground
Dr. Kevin Clements (New Zealand), Secretary General, International Alert
Mr. Johan Galtung (France), Director, Transcend
Mr.Wuria Karadaghy (Kurdish), UNDP/PEACE Senior Programme Coordinator, UNDP
Afghanistan

Building on the accomplishments of the first e-Symposium on Conflict
Prevention (www.dwcw.org/e-symposium_1/index.htm) and the ongoing Dialogue
Webpage for Conflicts Worldwide (www.dwcw.org) the Japan Center for
Preventive Diplomacy (JCPD) (www.jcpd.gr.jp) and the Japan Times
(www.japantimes.co.jp) are pleased to present the Second e-Symposium on
Conflict Prevention. The aim of this exciting initiative is to review,
analyze and learn from the events of September 11 and to find out how they
relate to the future of conflict prevention and will again bring together a
number of experts from diverse backgrounds and regions.

The e-Symposium will be structured as per a normal symposium with
presentations, comments, open public discussions, responses and reviews. The
public is invited to participate in the symposium through contributing
comments and posing questions throughout the first 7 days of the Symposium
from February 6-12. For participant registration and more details see the
already opened e-Symposium site at www.dwcw.org/e-symposium