This conference, convened by the Humanitarian Action Initiative (HAI), an academic and research hub housed in the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, will host participants from the U.S. and overseas who are engaged in research and investigation into the localization agenda of development. Our conference is organized into six main themes.
This conference is generously funded by a William and Flora Hewlett Foundation grant.
Contact: Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre, Ph.D. Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director, Humanitarian Action Initiative, George Washington University; humanitarian@gwu.edu
More on the themes and submitting papers.
Important Dates
Call for papers: due Wednesday, October 18 by 5:00pm ET
Decisions will be emailed on November 6, 2023
Deadline for submitting accepted papers to the conference organizers: February 1, 2024
February 22-23, 2024 conference held at the George Washington University (Washington D.C.).
Attending the conference
The conference will be held at the Elliott School of International Affairs (1957, E St NW, Washington, DC 20052) at the George Washington University.
Hotel information:
Accommodations for conference participants will be arranged at the State Plaza Hotel – more information to follow.
State Plaza Hotel
2117 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: 202-861-8200 Website: https://www.stateplaza.com/
Getting to DC: Airports and train stations
Dulles International Airport (https://www.flydulles.com/) – travel time is approximately 35 minutes by car, or 60 minutes by Metro rail (Silver line: Innovation Center metro station- GW Foggy Bottom station)
Reagan National National Airport (https://www.flyreagan.com/) – travel time is approximately 15 minutes by car, or 20 minutes by Metro rail(Blue Line: Reagan metro station – GW Foggy Bottom station)
Union Station (https://www.unionstationdc.com/) – travel time is approximately 27 minutes by car, or 21 minutes by Metro rail (2 changes: please see WMATA Metro map for directions)