Their visit is sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership Studies' Program on Conflict and Dispute Resolution and the Department of Sociology. The center is an interdisciplinary research center in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.
One approach is mediation. Zalles is dean of faculty and director of the Program in Conflict Resolution at the University of San Francisco of Quito, in Ecuador's capital. The week's activities also include an eight-hour training session on conflict resolution, participation by Ortega and Zalles in discussions with faculty and students and guest lectures and seminars by the visiting scholars. May called the week a valuable opportunity for students and faculty in the social sciences or public service fields to expand their understanding of an issue of mounting importance as communities around the world become increasingly diverse and commerce expands to serve a global marketplace.