An international, practical meeting of presenters, dialogue facilitators, and peace building organizations gathering for 4 days of engaged dialogue, sharing successful models and methods for healing and building peace in the Middle East, addressing intergenerational trauma, victim identities, and challenges faced, exploring possibilities for mutual support and strategic collaboration, action planning, and raising global public awareness of important, beneficial work being done.

FORMAT and CONTENT:
  By design, the conference focuses on engaged dialogue and deliberation by all participants, highlighting successful, practical models represented, and promoting action planning to support, advance, and expand them. Prepared presentations (workshops, topical panels, and keynotes) provide specific learning and stimulus for processing in facilitated dialogue and action planning groups woven throughout each day. It is being established as an annual event at Wahat Al Salaam/Neve Shalom.
Conference components:
    Workshops, practical presentations, topical roundtables,
    daily facilitated dialogue and action planning groups, keynote speakers,
    virtual participation from other countries,  rich networking and cooperation, 
    multi-cultural community, cultural events and performances, displays

Virtual participation: In addition to on-site presenters, key individuals and
groups of participants from other countries will be Skyped into the conference for real-time, 2-way participation during plenary sessions.

LOCATION: Wahat Al Salaam/Neve Shalom (WASNS), Doar Na Shimshon 99761 Israel
      To underscore existing possibilities for peace, the conference is held at WASNS - a setting
       of practical hope and healing that is a remarkable 40 year model for successful reconciliation,
       co-existence, and harmony in the heart of this region of conflict.