TIME:  Friday, October 19, 4 PM Eastern (20 GMT)

CALL IN NUMBER:  The Highspeed audio bridge conference room number is 5650382 and is available by phone at **New Access Numbers (10/16/07) 1-605-475-8590 and by Skype at +990008275650382. The audio conference is required for participation.

THE PANEL:  Gini Nelson, Vickie Pynchon, Colm Brannigan and Diane Levin.

THE DISCUSSION:  Conflict resolution specialists Nelson, Pynchon, Brannigan and Levin will join in conversation with three non-conflict specialists who reach the public directly and effectively:

• Michael Skoler, Executive Director, Center for Innovation in Journalism, Minnesota Public Radio at American Public Media
• Sandra Blakeslee, a regular contributor to The New York Times who specializes in the brain sciences
• Ben Stokes, Program Officer in the Digital Learning and Media area at The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, previously a co-founder of Games For Change, a spin-off from the Serious Games Initiative that concentrates on advancing the use of digital games for positive societal change.

QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED:  Some of questions to be considered: "Why aren't people beating down the doors of peacemakers, whether mediators, facilitators or negotiators? and, "How can the internet engage people online in ways that facilitate and promote peacemaking?"