# panel discussion (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover panel discussion. Page: Feed: --- ## [Synergies and Challenges in Financing Adaptation, Sustainable Development, and Loss and Damage](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/08/synergies-and-challenges-in-financing-adaptation-sustainable-development-and-loss-and-damage) _2026-08-04 · Olivia Fielding · International Peace Institute_ Adapting to climate impacts is more critical than ever. Average global temperatures surpassed the 1.5°C threshold in 2024, and the ten worst climate-related disasters of 2025 caused over $120 billion in insured losses alone. Yet just as adaptation becomes more urgent, climate has slipped down the global agenda, leaving the developing countries most exposed to climate impacts—and least responsible… ## [Diversification without Coordination: The Scope for a Collective African Voice in BRICS](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/07/diversification-without-coordination-the-scope-for-a-collective-african-voice-in-brics) _2026-07-21 · Gustavo de Carvalho · International Peace Institute_ Africa’s presence within BRICS has expanded significantly. South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia are now full members, while Nigeria and Uganda participate as partner countries. Yet despite this growing representation, there is no mechanism for African states to coordinate their positions within the grouping, raising questions about whether a larger footprint has translated into greater collective \[…\]… ## [What MINUSMA Teaches Us about the Future of UN Peacekeeping](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/07/what-minusma-teaches-us-about-the-future-of-un-peacekeeping) _2026-07-13 · International Peace Institute_ In partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training (DPET) of the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO), IPI cohosted a hybrid public policy forum on “What MINUSMA Teaches Us about the Future of UN Peacekeeping” on July 13th.DPO recently launched the lessons learned \[…\] The post What MINUSMA Teaches Us about the Future… ## [How UN Peacekeeping Operations Are Adapting to Contingency Measures](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/07/how-un-peacekeeping-operations-are-adapting-to-contingency-measures) _2026-07-02 · International Peace Institute_ The UN’s ongoing liquidity crisis has forced peacekeeping operations to implement contingency measures that have significantly reduced personnel, patrols, mission footprints, and programmatic activities. As missions adapt to these constraints, they face difficult trade-offs in maintaining mandate delivery while responding to increasingly complex security environments.In this context, the… ## [Gender Responsiveness and Women’s Participation in UN Peace Operations: New Research and Policy Implications](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/06/gender-responsiveness-womens-participation-in-un-peace-ops) _2026-06-30 · International Peace Institute_ In partnership with the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, IPI cohosted a public policy forum on “Gender Responsiveness and Women’s Participation in UN Peace Operations: New Research and Policy Implications” on June 30th.Since 2019, IPI has analyzed and evaluated the challenges and successes in advancing uniformed women’s meaningful participation in peacekeeping operations as \[…\] The… ## [Seven Shadows: A Ground-Level View of Gender Bias in UN Peacekeeping Operations](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/06/seven-shadows-a-ground-level-view-of-gender-bias-in-un-peacekeeping-operations) _2026-06-25 · Jennifer Scott, Vandana Sharma · International Peace Institute_ Despite progress in increasing the participation of women in UN peacekeeping operations, gender bias continues to shape the experiences of peacekeepers in ways that can affect both inclusion and operational effectiveness.This policy paper examines how gender bias manifests itself across seven dimensions of peacekeeping work: day-to-day operations, field deployments, organizational processes,… ## [Strengthening the Peace Operations–Peacebuilding Nexus](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/06/strengthening-the-peace-operations-peacebuilding-nexus-from-policy-to-practice) _2026-06-23 · International Peace Institute_ On June 23rd, the International Peace Institute (IPI), in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the UN Department of Peace Operations, Peace Direct, and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding, cohosted a public policy forum on “Strengthening the Peace… ## [The UN Mission in South Sudan in the Context of Changing Security and Regional Dynamics](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/06/the-un-mission-in-south-sudan-in-the-context-of-changing-security-and-regional-dynamics) _2026-06-22 · International Peace Institute_ South Sudan is facing a period of growing uncertainty. Rising political tensions, delays in implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS), spillover effects from the conflict in Sudan, and mounting economic and humanitarian pressures are testing the country’s fragile stability. At the same time, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is adapting to a \[…\] The post The UN Mission in… ## [Local Care and Feminist Foreign Policy: Lessons Learned from Mexico City’s UTOPÍAS](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/06/local-care-and-feminist-foreign-policy-lessons-learned-from-mexico-citys-utopias) _2026-06-18 · Evyn Papworth · International Peace Institute_ As feminist foreign policies face growing political backlash around the world, questions remain about how states can ensure these policies are grounded in the lived realities of the communities they seek to serve. One way to bridge the gap between international commitments and domestic implementation is through the care economy.This policy paper examines Mexico City’s \[…\] The post Local Care and… ## [The Glass Blue Helmet: Progress and Persistent Challenges for Women Military Peacekeepers](https://www.ipinst.org/2026/05/the-glass-blue-helmet-progress-and-persistent-challenges-for-women-military-peacekeepers) _2026-05-29 · Lotte Vermeij · International Peace Institute_ Women’s meaningful participation in UN peacekeeping operations has advanced since 2020, but progress remains uneven and fragile. While dedicated training initiatives, peer-support structures, and women’s visibility in leadership roles have expanded, women peacekeepers continue to face structural barriers that limit their operational participation, safety, and career advancement.This policy paper… ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AofpLSOzlWFk) _2026-05-29 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [What Building a Custom AI Image Model Taught Me About the Real Cost of Tokens](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2026/04/what-building-custom-ai-image-model.html) _2026-04-27 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ New technology has always changed how we work. But it rarely changes what good management looks like. If anything, AI has reminded me that strong fundamentals are always required: good people, solid process, and the right technology. When I started building custom AI image models, I thought I would simply learn AI. What it actually did was reinforce good resource management, business operations,… ## [AI Won't Simplify Your Work—It Will Intensify It](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/ai-wont-simplify-your-workit-will.html) _2026-03-28 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ New technology has always changed how we work. The internet changed how we interact. Search engines changed how we find information. Cell phones changed how we communicate. AI is changing how we produce. And if you're expecting that to make work easier… you might be in for a surprise. AI Doesn't Reduce Work—It Changes It One of the biggest lessons I've learned—and heard other early adopters… ## [Pergola Spoila & Slumpies at Artis-Naples](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/pergola-spoila-at-artis-naples) _2026-03-23 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ Currently, I have my largest (and heaviest) sculpture ever, Pergola Spoila , on view at The Baker Museum / Artis-Naples. Click here to see more info . The Baker Museum also has two silver SLUMPIES on display: ## [Loop Art Critique Hosts Jillian Mayer](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/loop-art-critique-hosts-jillian-mayer) _2026-03-22 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ I was the guest artist for the ICA Loop Art Critique from January - February during their 20th cohort. Here are some resources we exchanged during the program: ## [Recent Featured Publications](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/recent-featured-publications) _2026-03-21 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ In the past couple of years i've been in a couple books: Codes as Creative Medium (MIT Press) Dark Matters On the Surveillance of Blackness (Duke University Press) Paradox: The Body in the Age of AI (Carnegie Mellon) Gateways to Art Textbook (Thames Hudson) Link in Bio: Life After Social Media ( Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig ) ## [SLUMPIES at the Sarasota Art Museum](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/slumpies-at-the-sarasota-art-museum) _2026-03-20 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ On view from May 4, 2025–August 19, 2026. Read more here. ## [If an AI Had Been in Command](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/if-ai-had-been-in-command.html) _2026-03-14 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ If an AI Had Been in Command: A Hypothetical Framework for AI-Assisted Conflict Resolution ⚠ Disclaimer: This blog post is entirely hypothetical and speculative. All conflicts, regions, factions, and actors described below are fictional constructs inspired by general geopolitical patterns. This post does not advocate for autonomous AI control of military operations, nor does it minimize the human… ## [Mayer Objects Website Launch](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/mayer-objects-website-launch) _2026-03-11 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ I launched a design/editions website called Mayer Objects . Sign up here to get on the mailing list for my design updates. Here is the instagram if you want to follow along~ ## [City-State Wins Best Artist-Run Space!](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/city-state-wins-best-artist-run-space) _2026-03-01 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ Two years ago, I founded CITY-STATE , a special creative zone. It’s a gallery, garden, and mixed-work space with 13 artist studios. Here is the site and instagram . We won Best Artist-Run Space in 2025 by the Miami New Times! If you have any ideas, want to visit, or have potential collabs, please contact me. CITY-STATE is a labor of love I take on with Rose Marie Cromwell. We work hard to make it… ## [Visiting Faculty at UNR](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/visiting-faculty-at-unr) _2026-02-28 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ I was a professor in the graduate art program for two semesters at UNR in 2023, teaching CONCEPT TO OBJECT : Strategies for Implementation. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OaFfWHdhohHD) _2026-02-28 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [From Conductor to Curator: The Changing Role of the Musician in the Age of AI](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/from-conductor-to-curator-changing-role.html) _2026-02-14 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ I’ve been playing guitar off and on for about ten years now, with a few classes thrown in there. I’m still not good enough to feel I could cut an album. More crucially I have absolutely no ability with my voice. These limitations aside I just released my first album, Repent. Eight tracks that (I think) sound professional, polished, and intentional. I made it using AI tools, and the process gave me… ## [Panel Discussion Florida Contemporary 2025-26](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/panel-discussion-florida-contemporary-2025-26) _2026-01-22 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ Mally Khorasantchi , artist Boy Kong , artist Jillian Mayer , artist Reginald O’Neal , artist Join the artists featured in Florida Contemporary 2025-26 for a lively panel discussion celebrating the state’s vibrant art scene on January 29th, 2026. This annual exhibition showcases a select group of notable visual artists practicing in Florida, highlighting the diverse approaches to personal, local… ## [Announcing a New Comic Strip: The Fairlight Fellas](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/12/announcing-new-comic-strip-fairlight.html) _2025-12-15 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ George Tillman is a creator and aspiring author who hasn’t actually written much yet. His new comic strip, The Fairlight Fellas, is an attempt to procrastinate his daily writing responsibilities. The Fairlight Fellas series is George’s latest attempt to avoid his daily writing responsibilities by channeling all that creative chaos swirling in his mind into quick, humorous tidbits. We think you’ll… ## [Projects, Publications, and People! Oh My!](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/11/projects-publications-and-people-oh-my.html) _2025-11-11 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ We’ve got several exciting projects in the works that we’ll share more about soon, but for now we wanted to showcase some of our latest and ongoing creative efforts. At Eight Buffalo Media, the majority of profits go right back to the creators and help fuel new projects, collaborations, and community initiatives. To help support the creative people we work with, we opened an eBay shop to sell… ## [Artist Talk at Sarasota Art Museum](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/artist-talk-at-sarasota-art-museum) _2025-10-16 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ Overview A thought-provoking talk with multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker, Jillian Mayer. Join Jillian Mayer for an engaging artist talk about her functional sculpture series, Slumpies. Learn more about the creative process behind this interactive body of work, where viewer participation becomes a witty commentary on society's ever-increasing relationship with technological devices. Hear… ## [Visiting Lecture at RISD Glass](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/visiting-lecture-at-risd-glass) _2025-09-29 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ This Wednesday at 1:10 pm, we are excited to welcome Jillian Mayer for our Visiting Lecture Series! Through videos, sculptures, online experiences, photography, performances, and installations, Mayer explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities by processing how our physical world and bodies are impacted and reshaped by our participation in a digital landscape. Mayer… ## [Have You Herd - An Interview with Benjamin Tolen Author of “Merged By Magic: A Meeting of Minds”](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/have-you-herd-interview-with-benjamin.html) _2025-08-17 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ Have You Herd - An Interview with Benjamin Tolen Author of “Merged By Magic: A Meeting of Minds” When author Benjamin Tolen sat down with Iona Dells with Eight Buffalo Media Group, the conversation quickly turned into a journey through memory, imagination, and the writing of his debut novel, “Merged by Magic: A Meeting of Minds”. Tolen chuckled as he described summers spent in a small-town library… ## [GIVEAWAY - FREE KINDLE VERSION OF "MERGED BY MAGIC: A MEETING OF MINDS"!](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/giveaway-free-kindle-version-of-merged.html) _2025-08-14 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ GIVEAWAY: FREE KINDLE VERSION OF "MERGED BY MAGIC: A MEETING OF MINDS"! We are sponsoring a giveaway of 100 Kindle ebooks of "Merged by Magic: A Meeting of Minds" by Benjamin Marshall Tolen through Goodreads! How to Enter: Between August 15th and September 13th, 2025, go to: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter\_kindle\_giveaway/419605 See above link for terms and conditions. Check out the book… ## [Aspen Design Conference Talk](https://www.jillianmayer.net/post/aspen-design-conference-talk) _2025-07-30 · jillianmayerasst · jillianmayer_ We’re thrilled to welcome Jillian Mayer as a speaker! The Miami-born Cuban-American artist and filmmaker is internationally recognized for work that examines how technology shapes our identities, anxieties, and future fantasies. Her projects span film, sculpture, performance, and digital experiences, with exhibitions at MoMA, Pérez Art Museum, Kunsthall Aarhus, and Sundance. Welcome, Jillian, to… ## [Understand It Before It Changes Everything: Lessons from History About Emerging Tech](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/05/understand-it-before-it-changes.html) _2025-05-26 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ You’re not wrong. This technology has the potential to make significant environmental, social, and legal impacts... it will change things. The one thing you must do is work to understand it, because those driving it will make it a part of your life... or the next generation. The above statement applies not only to AI, but to any transformative technology. Automobiles, television, the personal… ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EheZiZLSWXdJ) _2025-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Mapping the New Geopolitics of Space: Insights from the Conference on World Affairs Star Wars or Star Peace Panel Discussion](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2025/04/geopolitics-in-space-leading-the-discussion-at-the-conference-on-world-affairs-2025/) _2025-04-10 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Access to and use of space, earth orbit, interplanetary and interstellar space, and space resources is an increasingly relevant topic, as access becomes more diversified, streamlined, and useful. This week at the Conference on World Affairs 2025, I moderated the Space Geopolitics panel titled Star Wars or Star Peace? Will the geopolitics of outer \[ \] ## [Keeping Your Data Safe: A Practical Guide to Digital Privacy](https://eightbuff.blogspot.com/2025/03/keeping-your-data-safe-practical-guide.html) _2025-03-15 · Eight Buffalo Media Group · Eight Buffalo Media Group Blog_ Keeping Your Data Safe: A Practical Guide to Digital Privacy In today’s digital landscape, protecting your personal information is more important than ever. Whether you're concerned about corporate surveillance, government overreach, or cybercriminals, taking proactive steps to safeguard your data can help you maintain privacy and security. This article explores essential tools and best practices… ## [Uganda is Positioned for Starlink Broadband – Market Access Analysis and Recommendations](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2025/01/uganda-is-positioned-for-starlink-broadband-market-access-analysis-and-recommendations/) _2025-01-02 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Recently, I had the opportunity to present a brief analysis and strategy to the team at SpaceX s Starlink on key considerations and strategy points they should understand in building Starlink access in Uganda. Thanks to the team at Starlink for hosting me, as well as for a tour of the Starlink satellite factory. Summary of \[ \] ## [Colorado Space Roundup: Challenges and breakthroughs shaping humanity’s journey to the Moon and beyond](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/12/colorado-space-roundup-challenges-and-breakthroughs-shaping-humanitys-journey-to-the-moon-and-beyond/) _2024-12-04 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Recent and ongoing technological, business, and policy innovations are paving the way for enhanced, more productive, and farther reaching human presence in space, on the Moon, and beyond. Today I had the opportunity to attend and connect with fellow industry professionals at the Lunar and Beyond panel during the 21st annual Colorado Space Roundup, organized \[ \] ## [Leading the Business Innovation Value Proposition Pitching Workshop at the NASA/Starburst Aerospace Space-H Accelerator](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/11/teaching-business-innovation-value-proposition-pitching-at-the-nasa-starburst-aerospace-space-h-accelerator/) _2024-11-25 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Thanks to the teams at Starburst Aerospace, NASA’s Human Research Program, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), Methuselah Foundation, and Microsoft Federal for hosting me to lead the inaugural Space-H Space Health Accelerator cohort in a workshop on the nuances of Business Innovation Value Proposition Pitching. ## [Costa Rica, 2024](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/10/costa-rica-2024/) _2024-10-22 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Exploring the tides of Costa Rica in October of 2024. Serene, wet. ## [Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink, Leif Babin](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/10/extreme-ownership-jocko-willink-leif-babin/) _2024-10-22 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ I read Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin and while it wasn t the most deep or detailed self help/management/leadership thesis, I appreciated the simple, straightforward, actionable take on leadership and management. Although at first the moderately self-aggrandizing stories of military missions and bad assery seemed like \[ \] ## [How To Sell Your Aerospace & Defense Business – Discussion and Notes](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/10/how-to-sell-your-aerospace-defense-business-discussion-and-notes/) _2024-10-16 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ Aerospace and SpaceTech startups are growing rapidly, and at some point, they become good candidates for a sale. This morning at Holland Hart in Denver, the Colorado Space Business Roundtable hosted an interesting panel discussion on the topic. My key takeaways from the discussion: Participants: Additional notes, questions, and discussion points General Summary: The \[ \] ## [Space Economy: Colorado’s Role As A SpaceTech Leader with Cody Moore of Caruso Ventures](https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2024/09/space-economy-colorados-role-as-a-spacetech-leader-with-cody-moore-of-caruso-ventures/) _2024-09-18 · Jeffrey Donenfeld · Jeffrey Donenfeld_ This week I attended the Colorado Space Economy talk, monderated by Brad Bernthal of Silicon Flatirons. Via Denver Startup Week: Starting with an overview of how universities, government initiatives, and public sector partnerships bolster Colorado s position in the space economy, this session features insights from founders about the state s emerging leadership in SpaceTech. It explores \[ \]