Planned and organized a International conference on “Children and War: Impact,” Telus Centre and the University Conference Centre, 1-3 April 2004. See http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/childrenandwar/

Directed one day roundtable for the Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada) on “Canada-US Relations under George W. Bush,” University of Alberta Telus Centre (12 April 2001).

Steering Committee Member for Symposium on Post Conflict Peacebuilding, sponsored by University of Alberta’s International Centre and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada. Held at University of Alberta, Stollery Centre (Business) on 10 March 2000.

Discussant for panel at Trends: Multiple Centres of Power, Joint project of the Canadian Government Policy Research Secretariat and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - hosted by the Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (13 May 1999).

Steering Committee Member, Preparatory Meeting for the World Civil Society Conference, New York (2-3November 1999), and Montreal, Quebec (23-25 April 1999).

Discussant, Plenary Session -- Peace and Security: Regionalism, Sub-regionalism and the UN System, Tenth Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, San José, Costa Rica (25-27 June, 1997).

Special Rapporteur, First Preparatory Meeting to plan the First World Non-Governmental Organization Forum, at United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan (23-24 September, 1996).

Chair, panel on “Adapting the United Nations to a Post-Modern World,” at a joint ISA/JAIR conference, Makuhari, Japan (20-22 September 1996).

Discussant, panel on “The Changing Role of the United Nations,” at a joint ISA/JAIR conference, Makuhari, Japan (20-22 September 1996).

Advisor, United Nations University research project on The Role of Civil Society in Global Governance, UNU, Tokyo, Japan (21 September 1996).

Discussant, on plenary panel titled “The Search for New Resources and Partners in Development,” at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, International Training Centre, ILO, Turin, Italy (24-26 June 1996).

Conducted workshop for 50 practitioners at Summer Course on Refugee Issues, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University (21 June 1995).

Discussant at workshop entitled "Nongovernmental Organizations, the United Nations, and Global Governance," sponsored by the Academic Council on the United Nations System and the Centre for International and Security Studies, at York University (10-11 April, 1995).

Chair, panel on "Conflict Resolution and Transnational Processes," at the Annual International Studies Association Conference, Chicago (February 21-25, 1995).

Discussant, panel on "Culture and Multilateral Orders," at the Annual International Studies Conference, Chicago (February 21-25, 1995).

Participant at a conference on "Strategies in Conflict: Critical Approaches to Security Studies", organized by the Centre for International and Security Studies, York University (May 1994).

Chair, panel on "Sources of Innovation in Multilateralism," at the Annual International Studies Association Conference, Washington, DC (April - May, 1994)

Participant in Un Séminaire D'Affaires sur le Vietnam Programme, organized by La Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada et le Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce International en collaboration avec le Ministère des Affaires internationales du Québec, Montréal, Québec (February 1, 1994).

Participant in the Academic Council on the United Nations System/Arias Foundation Conference on "Regionalism", Costa Rica (January 1993).

Discussant at a session entitled "The Democratization of Decision-Making at the United Nations", The Academic Council on United Nations System Sixth Annual Meeting, Montréal, Québec (June 17, 1993).

Participant and plenary speaker at the United Nations Forum, Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto (March 05, 1993).

Participant in a Conference on "Canada, Political Economy and the World". Held at the Centre for International and Security Studies, York University, Toronto (May 31-June 1, 1993).

Co-ordinated and Organized conference on "Reform issues in the United Nations during the 1990s and Beyond". Sponsored by CIIPS. Held at York University, Toronto (September 18-19, 1992).

Participant in the Working Group (No.1) of the Independent Commission on the Future of the United Nations/Commission autonome sur l'avenir des Nations-Unies, Ottawa (Fall 1992).

Participant in the Centre for International and Security Studies' conference on "Confidence Building Measures in the Middle East" Glenerin Inn, Toronto (May 1992).

Participant in the Federal Liberal Party Caucus Committee on External Affairs' Roundtable on "Canadian Foreign Policy and the United Nations System in the 21st Century". Held at Massey Hall, University of Toronto (May 4, 1992).

Co-ordinated and organized, with Dr. Keith Krause, Conference on State/Society perspectives on the United Nations System" under the sponsorship of The United Nations University, Japan. Held at York University, Toronto (March 18-21, 1992).

Participant in Summer Workshop on International Organization Studies, sponsored by The American Society of International Law and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (July 1991).

Participant in Summer Teaching Seminar "Global Security: The Challenge of Transition" at the University Of California, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (June-July 1990).

Participant in the York University Annual Symposium on Peacekeeping, Toronto (November 1990, March 1992).

Rapporteur for Conference on "Emerging Trends in Global Security", Montebello, Quebec (October 1990).

Participant in the Donner Workshop on Re-defining Security, Centre for International and Security Studies, York University, Toronto (1988).

Rapporteur for joint Government/University colloquium on "Managing Canada-United States Energy Relations", held at York University (June 3, 1986).