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Virginia Thomson (far right) and student participants in discussion and Whom Do We Trust 2018 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia
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CONFERENCE REPORT: The Russian Emigres Community Aspirations & Opportunities
Over the last 2 years Track Two has encountered a wealth of opinion about the war between Russia and Ukraine, its causes, and with whom...

tracktwo
Jun 12, 202415 min read


OCEANS 22: Day Four - You think the ocean’s over? Then you don’t know Vorontsova
The title of this post is a line from a silly song by Woody Keppel and other artsy types attending Track Two’s Oceans 22 conference...

tracktwo
Oct 22, 20223 min read


OCEANS 22: Day Three - At the Root and In the Current
Our good friend Joe Montville who coined the term "track-two diplomacy' always encouraged us to "follow the money." In the world of ocean...

tracktwo
Oct 20, 20222 min read


OCEANS 22: Day Two - Treaty Cheaters, Antarctic Krill and Whale Poop
Apologies for the cutesy title – I promise to explain these subjects, which arose on the morning of Tuesday Oct 18 as part of the Track...

Evelyn Messinger
Oct 18, 20222 min read


OCEANS 22 - Day One: One Planet - One Ocean
The Track Two Conference, Oceans 22, opened today at Esalen Institute in Big Sur to the barking of sea lions, the breaching of...

tracktwo
Oct 18, 20222 min read


CONFERENCE: Oceans 22
From October 16 to 21, 2022 Track Two will convene experts from across the globe at Esalen Institute in Big Sur to discuss how best to...

tracktwo
Oct 17, 20222 min read


CONFERENCE REPORT: Capturing the Citizen Eye
Track Two and Esalen Institute gathered seven artists with 18 other participants from Europe, Canada and the US at a conference on global...

tracktwo
Nov 18, 202114 min read


Nuclear Threat Conference Report
In March and April 2021 Track Two held two conferences on the current state of the nuclear arms threat.

tracktwo
May 18, 20218 min read


WEBINAR: Dr. Masha Vorontsova on COVID-19, Climate, and the Wildlife Trade
The state of the environment, and the connection between how we treat the planet and how it in turn treats us has become more pressing...

tracktwo
Jun 14, 20204 min read


WEBINAR: Can Microgrids Power the World?
Track Two is organizing our work around five global threats that include climate change and environmental degradation. Last week we held a w

tracktwo
May 20, 20203 min read


Take Action: Whom Do We Trust 2019
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 - ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Action can be personal, social, societal, civilizational. The Russians and Americans gathered...

Evelyn Messinger
Sep 25, 20193 min read


From Fake News to Climate Crisis: Whom Do We Trust 2019
First impressions from Whom Do We Trust 2019.

Evelyn Messinger
Sep 21, 20193 min read


FORUM REPORT: One Network April 2019
BACKGROUND The most recent Track Two Conference, a third gathering of the developing One Network, brought together technologists, somatic...
Track Two
Jun 21, 20193 min read


CONFERENCE REPORT: Whom Do We Trust 2018
The Whom Do We Trust 2018 Conference, held in St. Petersburg Russia in collaboration with Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory and...
Track Two
Oct 31, 20182 min read


Enemy Mine: A Media-Led Cold War Puts American Students at a Disadvantage
ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA Dozens of Russian and American college students continue their discussions here at the Track Two conference, Whom...

Evelyn Messinger
Sep 12, 20183 min read


“I’m Skeptical:” College Students and the News
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Whom do we trust? That’s a good question at this moment, when we are gripped by questions of what is “fake news.”...

Evelyn Messinger
Sep 11, 20182 min read


One Network Conference Report
An extraordinary week of revelation, education and inspiration spirited our One Network Conference at Esalen last month, bringing...
Track Two
May 22, 20181 min read


International Abrahamic Network (IAN) Conference Report - November 2017
The Track Two IAN Project Conference in Big Sur in early November brought together Track Two IAN leaders to share updates on important...
Track Two
Jan 31, 20183 min read
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