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Doing Business in Conflict Zones (Theme 6 - Peace Through Commerce eConference)

Hi Everyone,

This week we look again at issues of Doing Business in Conflict Zones. Throughout the eConference, tourism has come up again and again as an industry with a particular interest in and history in promoting peace. Our moderator this week has been immersed in exactly this dimension of tourism for a long time. Timothy Marshall… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on April 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

2009 Oslo Summit on Peace Through Trade - May 14

Hi Everyone, I would like to bring your attention to very interesting conference that connects business and peace to be held in Oslo, Norway (a place that has seen some peace leaders come through town!). "The 2009 Oslo Summit on Peace Through Trade" will be held on May 14th and is sponsored by the Business For Peace Foundation of the World Trade Center in Oslo, The Oslo Chamber of Commerce,… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on April 8, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Welcome to Theme 3: What It Will Take To Manifest Peace Through Commerce

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had some postings and some private emails asking if there were available some conceptual frameworks that would help to analyze the issues of business and peace. This week begins several weeks of presenting just those kinds of frameworks and more overarching conceptions of what might be possible. Our moderator this week is Zoe… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on April 8, 2009 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Great first week for Peace Through Commerce eConference - message from Professor Tim Fort

Thank you, all, for a great start to the Peace Through Commerce eConference last week. We now number over 600 participants in the conference and last week featured nearly 100 discussion posts. This week, we… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on March 30, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Great start to the eConference - Message from Professor Tim Fort

Thanks everyone for contributing to such a strong start for the eConference, with 592 participants worldwide. The range of discussions is impressive, with nearly 60 replies from you already. I do want to make note that some of the themes quite rightly raised this week immediately relate to… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on March 26, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Peace Through Commerce eConference: Welcome Message from Professor Tim Fort

The World Bank Institute and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility are pleased to announce the launch of the Peace Through Commerce eConference this Monday, 23 March. We are delighted that so many of yo… Continue

Added by Peace Through Commerce on March 20, 2009 at 7:00pm — 10 Comments

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