Professional Training Program on the Prevention of Mass Atrocities

The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University is offering a two-and-a-half-day professional training program on the prevention mass atrocity crimes from June 1 to 3, 2016.

This program is tailored to mid- to senior-level professionals interested in the prevention and interdiction of mass atrocity crimes.

The course is done in partnership with the World Policy Journal.

This year's one-of-a-kind program includes thematic workshops, keynote addresses, panel discussions, and conflict simulation games with expert speakers such as:

• MP Hélène Laverdière
• the Hon. Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire
• Bill Wiley, Commission for International Justice and Accountability
• Paul Dewar, Fellow with Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Chair Ottawa Centre Refugee Action, former MP Ottawa Centre
• Naomi Kikoler, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Walter Dorn, Royal Military College of Canada
• Laura-Julie Perreault, La Presse
• Sally Smith, the Nexus Fund
• and more!

The course is done in partnership with the World Policy Journal.

Program fee

As an independent, non-profit, university-based research center, MIGS operates its professional development activities on a cost-recovery basis. For the Professional Training Program on the Prevention of Mass Atrocities, the associated participation fees are CAN $600 (plus tax, approx. 15%).

This fee includes registration costs, lunches, a networking reception, and conference materials.

How to apply

The intake number for the training program is limited to 50 participants. Applicants will be notified of admission within two weeks of the date their application is received.

Please send your CV by email.