GSIPM

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). To celebrate this special occasion, CNS will host an expert conference and a public event the first week of December devoted to “The Power and Promise of Nonproliferation Education and Training.” The December 3-4 conference will feature CNS alumni who have assumed senior government, international organization, NGO, and academic positions in the nonproliferation field, as well as other distinguished nonproliferation analysts and policy practitioners. On Saturday, December 5, CNS will host a staged reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes’ new play, Reykjavik, about the historic 1986 summit meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Details of the agenda is included.

The Power and Promise of Nonproliferation Education and Training

Thursday, December 3, 2009
09:00 Session 1: (Opening) Irvine Auditorium

Opening Welcome: President Sunder Ramaswamy

Welcome and Brief CNS History: Professor William Potter

09:30 Keynote Address on subject of the Importance of Nonproliferation Education and Training:Ambassador Linton Brooks

10:15 Break McCone – Upper Atrium

10:45 Session 2: Panel Discussion on the Objectives and Practice of Nonproliferation Education and Training
Panelists: Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, Dr. Vladimir Orlov, Mr. Lars van Dassen

12:30 Lunch break

14:00 Session 3: Panel Discussion on Educational Methodologies (Simulations, OJT, Internships at IO, CIF, Intro Course, on-line education)
Panelists: Ms. Nellie Porseva, Professor Scott Sagan,
Dr. Fred Wehling

15:30 Break McCone – Upper Atrium

16:00 Session 4: Impact of Education and Training by CNS
Panelists: Ms. Christine Buzzard, Mr. Michiru Nishida, Dr. Ole Reistad

Friday, December 4,
09:00 Session 5: Panel on Regional Nonproliferation Efforts Irvine
Panelists: Dr. Christiane Agboton Johnson (Africa), Ambassador Nabil Fahmy (Middle East), Dr. Evan Medeiros (East Asia) (tbc),  The Honorable Andrew Weber (Post-Soviet States)

10:30 Break =McCone – Upper Atrium

11:00 Session 6: CNS and International
Panelists: Dr. Michael Barletta,  Jean DuPreez,  Dr. Patricia Lewis,  Dr. Randy Rydell

12:30 Lunch break

14:00 Session 7: Ways Forward in Nonproliferation Education and Training

Panelists: Professor William Potter, Professor Matthew Bunn, Professor Adam Stulberg

15:00 Break McCone – Upper Atrium

15:30 Session 8: Educating the Public: The Role of Foundations, NGOs, and the Media
Panelists: Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, The Honorable Charles Curtis, Mr. Leonard Spector

Saturday, December 5, 2009
14:00 – 17:00 Reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes’ new play Reykjavik (introduced by Richard Rhodes) Irvine Auditorium