Pax Mondial/D4 Training Solutions seminar on civil-military relations

Eileen Guo of D4 Training Solutions passed on this announcement of a forthcoming seminar on civil-military relations that will involve an element of simulation-based training, to be held in Arlington VA on November 1: Seminar Series Invitation Pax Mondial is pleased to host a special event as part of its ongoing seminar series dedicated to individuals [...]

report from Fjordland I

Fortunately, Raleigh (and Fjordland in the South) has oil and lithium, so people care… First round in Fjordland (see statement of mission objective, below)… Everyone was given background materials before the event (electronically) and hard copies on the first academic day of the course (yesterday).  This was a 30 page write-up describing the scenario, with [...]

Live from Nairobi, it’s… simulations miscellany!

We’ve been a bit lax on posts the past few days because both PAXsims editors are currently in Kenya. One of them is doing loads of work as part of the team delivering the World Bank’s core operations course on fragility and conflict (including the Carana simulation). The other one is watching everyone else do [...]

forthcoming USIP SENSE simulation

The United States Institute of Peace will be conducting a three day run of its SENSE (Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise) simulation on 26-28 April 2011. SENSE is a computer-facilitated simulation that focuses on negotiations and decision-making in a post-conflict environment: Over the course of three days, SENSE models the conditions in an imaginary [...]

FIELDEX 2011

Tufts University will be holding their annual field exercise in peace and stability operations (FIELDEX 2011) on 8-9 April 2011. FIELDEX is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative led by undergraduates from the student group ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services) that seeks to expose participants to the difficulties of decision making during conflict, the [...]

USIP Interagency SENSE Simulation

From the United States Institute of Peace: Interagency SENSE Simulation September 28-30, 2010, 9:00am-5:00pm Location: U.S. Institute of Peace 2nd floor 1200 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Apply Now September 28th-30th, USIP, in partnership with George Mason University (GMU) and the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), will conduct the Strategic Economic Needs and Security [...]

Harvard humanitarian studies course/field exercise

The Humanitarian Studies Course (HSC) is a collaborative educational program designed to train medical residents, fellows, nurses, public health and policy graduate students along with other professionals with a vested interest in humanitarian relief operations to carry out effective international health and humanitarian work.  HSC will train participants in current humanitarian issues as well as [...]