Fed Event: The Role of Social Media in Conflict

September 16, 2011, 8:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Sifting Fact from Fiction: The Role of Social Media in Conflict
Part of USIP's Blogs & Bullets Initiative

Location:U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

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From the war in Libya to the elections in Nigeria, speculation abounds about the power of new media for social change - spawning a cottage industry of "expert" analysis of the data from social networks, which then influences government policy and public perceptions.

This Blogs & Bullets meeting will bring together the companies and experts who sift through the data with activists that create it and policy-makers who use it. We will look at the cutting-edge of research technologies and predictive analytics in an effort to expand our ability to harness these new platforms for conflict management and peacebuilding.

This event, co-hosted by USIP and George Washington University, will include the following speakers:

Alec Ross
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Clay Shirky
New York University

Hillary Mason
Bit.Ly

Jillian York
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Marc Lynch
Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University

Oscar Morales
One Million Voices Against the FARC

Sheldon Himelfarb
United States Institute of Peace

Sultan al-Qassemi
UAE-based Columnist and Social Media Commentator



Inquiries

Please contact Anand Varghese at 202-429-7179 or avarghese1@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Media

Journalists should contact Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org.