BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:300@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191011T130000 DTSTAMP:20231231T022358Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/building-peace-in-a-cha nging-landscape/ SUMMARY:Building Peace in a Changing Strategic Landscape | Nancy Lindborg DESCRIPTION:*Due to high demand of the event\, we have moved to Bear Tooth Theatrepub \n\n\nJoin Alaska World Affairs Council and Nancy Lindborg\, P resident/CEO of the United States Institute of Peace\, to discuss the glob al challenge of fragility and conflict\, including a vision of the way for ward. Lindborg’s remarks reflect a lifetime of working in the world’s most fragile regions and a time when the global humanitarian system is at a breaking point\, with record numbers of people forcibly displaced global ly.\n\nNancy Lindborg is the president and CEO of the United States Instit ute of Peace\, an independent institution founded by Congress to provide p ractical solutions for preventing\, mitigating\, and resolving violent con flict around the world.\n\nPrior to joining USIP\, she served as the assis tant administrator for the Bureau for Democracy\, Conflict\, and Humanitar ian Assistance (DCHA) at USAID. From 2010 through early 2015\, Ms. Lindbor g led USAID teams focused on building resilience and democracy\, managing and mitigating conflict and providing urgent humanitarian assistance.\n\nP rior to joining USAID\, Ms. Lindborg was president of Mercy Corps\, where she spent 14 years helping to grow the organization into a globally respec ted organization known for innovative programs in the most challenging env ironments. She began her international career working overseas in Kazakhst an and Nepal\; she has spent most of her career working in fragile and con flict affected regions around the world.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nProgram Detail s\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with seating available on a first-co me first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch is avail able for individual purchase directly from Bear Tooth Theatrepub. If you w ish to order food\, please come a few minutes early to ensure your meal ar rives during the program.\n Students are asked to bring valid ID and will be presented a lunch voucher for a pizza buffet.\n Online registration c loses at 6:00 pm on October 10. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door the next day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact rsvp@alask aworldaffairs.org with any questions.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2019/07/Screen-Shot-2019-07-30-at-4.28.12-PM.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Bear Tooth Theatre\, 1230 W 27th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99503\, Un ited States GEO:61.19592979999999;-149.90727500000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1230 W 27th Ave\, Anchorage \, AK\, 99503\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bear Tooth Theatr e:geo:61.19592979999999,-149.90727500000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR