From Video Games to Negotiation in Far Away Lands--New Frontiers
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“From Video Games to Remote Negotiation, The New Frontier: Explore the remarkable new uses of this technology with a senior project officer at the US Institute of Peace....
The Chez Nous Reston Salon presents Ronald "Skip" Cole....
Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
http://www.usip.org/files/imagecache/specialist_headshot/cole_300.jpg Ronald Cole is a senior program officer in the Institute’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. He joined USIP in 2006 as an instructional technologist. He helps deliver instructional content developed at the Institute to the world via technology. Cole has extensive experience in the field of simulation, both in content and technology. He has developed simulations of molecular dynamics, businesses and business decision-making processes.
Cole was a nuclear reactor operator in the U.S. Navy, has worked for a number of private-sector firms (including Arthur Andersen) and has teaching experience.
He earned a B.S. in biophysics from the University of Connecticut, a master’s in biophysics and computational biology from the University of Illinois and a master’s in global management from the University of Phoenix.
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We'll enjoy the usual generous buffet, chat and begin the talk at 6ish---until 8pm.
$35 advance and $45 at the door. Please reserve promptly.