Workshop on
Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding
A National Academy of Engineering/US Institute of Peace Workshop
November 20, 2012
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Room 101, 500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC
| 8:15 |
Welcome and Introductions W. Peter Cherry, Independent Consultant, SAIC (ret.) Samuel Worthington, President and CEO, InterAction |
SESSION I: BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
| 8:30 |
Understanding Peacebuilding: Three Perspectives Moderator: Sam Worthington |
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Presenters: Beth Cole, Director, Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation, USAID Kirby Reiling, Conflict Specialist, USAID Sharon Morris, Director of Youth & Conflict Management, Mercy Corps |
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| 9:30 |
Understanding Operational Systems Engineering in Action Moderator: Peter Cherry Presenter: William Rouse, Alexander Humphreys Chair of Economics and Engineering, School of Systems and Enterprises, Stevens Institute of Technology |
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Discussant: Robert Ricigliano, Director, Institute of World Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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| 10:15 | BREAK |
| 10:30 |
Identifying Peacebuilding Challenges for OSE Approaches in Kenya, South Sudan, and Haiti Moderator: Sam Worthington Case Study Presenters: Kenya—Scaling Nonviolent Elections Presenter: Dorina Bekoe, Research Staff Member, Africa Program, Institute for Defense Analysis South Sudan—Enhancing Food Security Presenter: Timothy McRae, Food for Peace, USAID Haiti—Mitigating and Preventing Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps Presenter: Robert M. Perito, Director, Security Sector Governance Center, USIP |
SESSION II: WORKING GROUPS FORMULATE ANALYSIS PLANS FOR IDENTIFIED PEACEBUILDING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ISSUES
| 11:45 |
Review Target Systems Analysis Issues for the Working Groups and Guidance Peter Cherry |
| 12:45 |
Working Groups Session Working Group A: Scaling Nonviolent Elections in Kenya Chair: John Birge, Jerry W. and Carol Lee Levin Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
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Working Group B: Enhancing Food Security in South Sudan Chair: Stephen M. Robinson, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Working Group C: Mitigating and Preventing Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps Chair: Alfred Blumstein, University Professor and J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| 3:00 | BREAK |
SESSION III: REPORT OUT OF WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS
| 3:15 |
Working Group Reports and Discussion Moderator: Sam Worthington |
SESSION IV: ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS
| 4:15 |
Lessons Learned and Paths Forward Peter Cherry |
| 5:30 | Adjourn |
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