{"597004":{"#nid":"597004","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ivan Allen College Distinguished Lectures","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College will host:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Mahboobeh and Parviz Izadi Lecture on Intercultural Peace\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy: Hrair Balian\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHrair Balian is the\u0026nbsp;Director of the Conflict Resolution Program at The Carter Center. He oversees the program\u0026#39;s efforts to monitor conflicts around the world and coordinates the Center\u0026#39;s cross-program efforts in the Middle East.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program will open with a light reception at 3:30 pm. At 4:00 pm Mr. Balian will give a talk that will focus\u0026nbsp;on The Carter Center\u0026#39;s work in Syria, the principles that guide the Center\u0026#39;s work, and the broader challenges of peace-building in Syria.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more than twenty years, Mr. Balian has worked in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the independent states emerging from the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Africa, serving in intergovernmental organizations (the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and nongovernmental organizations (International Crisis Group and others). He has worked on elections, human rights, and conflict resolution.\u0026nbsp;He is also an adjunct professor at the Emory University Law School, teaching an advanced international negotiations seminar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere will be time for discussion after the lecture. Free parking is available in the lot behind the Academy of Medicine on Cypress and 7th Street.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;3:30 PM - Reception\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;4:00 PM - Lecture\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will host:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Mahboobeh and Parviz Izadi Lecture on Intercultural Peace\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy: Hrair Balian, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program at the Carter Center\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Ivan Allen College presents three Distinguished Lectures for 2017-2018"}],"uid":"27385","created_gmt":"2017-10-05 18:39:26","changed_gmt":"2017-11-15 16:03:22","author":"Carol Silvers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-11-14T15:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-11-14T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-11-14T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-11-14 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-11-14 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-11-14 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"955","name":"ivan allen college"},{"id":"175810","name":"Hrair Balian"},{"id":"175811","name":"Intercultural Peace"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoanna Jeskova\u0026nbsp; joanna.jeskova@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}