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2009
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
Spirituality Section Teleconference
The Biblical Basis for Mediation
A conversation with
Kamila Blessing
Date:
December 16, 2009, 5:00 pm (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Organizational
Conflict as
Opportunity
for
Transformation
Date:
Deember 11, 2009,
12:00
pm (Eastern)
Presented by David
Brubaker, Ph.D
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
The Role of Compassion in
Mediation
Date:
December 2, 2009, 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Robert Bacic
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Jointly-sponsored Section
Teleconference
Presented by the
Commercial and
International Sections
Communicating Across
Cultures: Cross-Cultural
Considerations in Mediation
and Negotiation
Date:
December 1, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Nina Meierding, MS, JD
Commercial and International Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Commercial Section web site
and the
International Section web site.
Date:
November 12-15, 2009
Place:
Denton, Texas
A brief review of mediation
techniques will precede an in-depth
look at the psychological and
economic impact of divorce, family
dynamics, domestic violence, and
components of family law. Topics
will include complex custody,
support, visitation, tax, and
property issues, as well as child
development and family systems. The
class will also explore ethical
issues of family mediation and
feature technological advances
utilized in marital property
disputes. This training can be used
to meet the requirement for judicial
appointments in family cases in
Texas.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.twu.edu/ce/Mediation.asp.
Jointly-sponsored Section
Teleconference
Presented by the
International and
Spirituality Sections
“Full Circle: Reflections on
Working in the Mideast”
Date:
November 11, 2009, 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Robin Amadei, Rachel Wohl, and
Dorit Cypis
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site
and the
International Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
Thinking Outside the Bun
(Box) in Holiday
Date:
November 4, 2009, 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
ElGene Ver Dught, J.D.
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Place:
Denver, Colorado
This year's topics include:
* Advanced mediation skills
* Mediation in the workplace
* Mediation to resolve ethical, legal, and
practical issues of conservatorship and
guardianship of seniors
* Child-inclusive divorce
Keynote speaker is Jamil Mahuad, former
president of Ecuador and nominee for the
1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
For more information,
visit
www.cobar.org/cle
Workplace Section Teleconference
Creating
Connections:
Using The
Strategic
Mind
Date:
October 29, 2009, 5:00
- 6:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Jennifer Kresge
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
IOA Fall Professional Development
Date:
October 26-30, 2009
Place:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Courses to be offered: Ombudsman 101,
October 26-28, 2009, Ombudsman 101 Plus,
October 28, 2009 (Half day), Specialized
Course: Conflict Resolution, October 29,
2009.
For more information,
visit
http://www.ombudsassociation.org/training/october2009/
Date:
October 22-27, 2009
Place:
Oakland, California
Trainers: Ike Lasater & John Kinyon. $ 900
tuition, plus $ 450-850 retreat cost
(depending on type of accommodation). CEUs
available. Petaluma, California.
This first retreat of a year-long NVC
Mediation training program is open to those
who wish to sign up for one retreat only and
those who choose to continue with 2
additional retreats in 2010. In this retreat
you will learn to peacefully resolve
conflicts you have with others and to help
other people resolve their conflicts in an
informal or professional context. The
mediation process is based on Nonviolent
Communication (NVC), which offers people a
way to create win/win solutions by
connecting with each other empathetically,
feeling heard and ensuring that everyone's
needs matter.
For more information,
see
www.baynvc.org.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Navigation:
A Guide for
Workplace
Assessments
and
Interventions
Date:
October 21, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
David Falk
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Family Mediation Institute
Northern Virginia Mediation Service
Date:
October 19-30, 2009
Place:
Fairfax, Virginia
Included Workshops: Family Mediation
Skills, Domestic Violence
Assessment, Resolving Economic
Issues in Divorce, Mediating Child
Support Issues, Family Mediation
Role-Play (J&DR and Circuit Court
Family), Mediating Intact Family
Issues, Preparing Memoranda and
Agreement.
This Institute is part of the
certification process for the Family
Mediation Certificate offered
through NVMS. This intensive family
series will cover the topics you
need to practice family mediation in
a variety of contexts.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.nvms.us/family-mediation-institute/
or contact
Training Manager Sally Moreland
at
training@nvms.us
Date:
October 15-18, 2009
Place:
Denton, Texas
A core course for any conflict
specialist, this class provides
instruction in such essential skills
as empathetic communication, active
listening, productive questioning,
managing group dynamics, consensus
building, and collaborative problem
solving. An understanding of the
sources of conflict, coupled with a
knowledge of conflict styles,
enhances the ability to resolve
disputes and enables the conflict
specialist to work in a variety of
settings.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.twu.edu/ce/Mediation.asp.
Family Section Teleconference
What is Peace in the Family?
Looking at Negative and Positive
Peace in Family Conflicts
Date:
October 14, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Douglas E. Noll, Esq.
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Anger and Rage Symposium
Date:
October 9, 2009
Place:
Embassy Suites, Independence, Ohio
The Anger Solution Objectives are to
experience the differences between
Appropriate anger and Inappropriate Rage;
discover the 9 things people do when they
think they are expressing anger but are
really “soft rage.”; explore the 4 styles of
Rage; understand Emotional Regression—“the
best kept secret in psychology and
recovery”; see how emotional regression
impacts anger and rage; identify the causes
of
For more information,
visit
www.clevelandclinicmeded.com
ACR
2009 Annual Conference
Date:
October 7 - 10, 2009
Place:
Atlanta, Georgia
For more
information, visit
http://www.acrnet.org/conferences/annuals/index.htm
Enhancing Social Well-Being in Fragile
States
U.S.
Institute of Peace
Academy for
International Conflict Management and
Peacebuilding
Date:
September 28 - October 2, 2009
Place: Washington, DC
This course
investigates the fundamentals of successful
humanitarian assistance and in-depth
discussion of the longer tem needs for
social well-being and development in fragile
states.
For more
information, contact Annie Davies at
Adavies@usip.org.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
Spirituality Section September Teleseminar
A conversation with
Michael Aloi and Dai
Kato
Date:
September 24, 2009, 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Making the Leap from Mediator to
Conflict Coach:
How to Apply Your Experience in New Ways
Date:
September 24, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Tammy Lenski
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
ACR Futures Group Forum
All ACR
Members are Invited to Participate
Date:
September 23, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
The newly
formed "Futures Group" at ACR invites you to
participate in a conversation about the
future of ACR and of the field. Help us
explore the evolution of the conflict
resolver through these questions and more:
-
How has
your practice taken you beyond your
initial focus (mediation, facilitation
etc)? What extra skills have you
acquired along the way?
-
Where do
you see your work taking you in the next
5-10 years?
-
What
lessons have you learned that can inform
the direction of ACR and the field?
Please join a discussion facilitated by Pete
Swanson, Senior Partner at Carr, Swanson and
Randolph.
Futures
Group members President-Elect Michael Aloi
and Board Member Rachel Barbour will also
participate.
About the facilitator:
Pete
Swanson, Senior Partner at Carr, Swanson and
Randolph specializes in all aspects of
mediation, facilitation, training,
partnering, dispute systems design and other
dispute resolution services. Pete has
extensive experience helping a diverse range
of national and international clients with
effective dispute resolution systems design,
training and the use of collaborative
processes to resolve difficult external and
internal issues.
For more
than 23 years, Pete has worked nationally
and internationally as a mediator and
facilitator in a wide variety of negotiated
rulemaking, public policy, enforcement,
grant administration, EEO, employment and
labor-related disputes. His international
work has focused on mediation, facilitation,
dispute systems design services and training
in Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus, Argentina,
Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama,
India, Sweden, Greece, Japan and Korea. He
has taught hundreds of mediation training
programs, as well as provided extensive
mediation mentoring services and dispute
systems design assistance. Pete also has
worked with dozens of federal agencies in
designing, establishing and conducting ADR
programs.
Clients
have included the White House, US Institute
of Peace, Departments of State, Interior,
Labor, Defense, Transportation, Air Force,
Internal Revenue Service, Office of
Personnel Management and many others.
Before joining
Carr Swanson & Randolph, Pete worked as
mediator with the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service from 1989-2001.
ACR members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
Engaging
with Identity-Based Differences
U.S.
Institute of Peace
Academy for
International Conflict Management and
Peacebuilding
Date:
September 22 - 25 2009
Place: Washington, DC
This
course outlines strategies and distinctive
challenges for third-party mediators and
other advisors, including countering hate
speech and exclusionary policies, engaging
religious and tribal leaders, establishing
trust through intergroup dialogues, and
other measures.
For more
information,
contact Annie Davies at
Adavies@usip.org.
ACR
Teleseminar
Cutting Edge Research and
Practice Advice: A Conversation
with Contributors to Conflict
Resolution Quarterly Spring 2009
Issue
Date:
September 17, 2009, 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Join other ACR members for this
FREE teleconference. The call
will be moderated by Susan
Raines, Editor-in-Chief of
Conflict Resolution Quarterly.
Confirmed authors include James
Wall, Lorig Charkoudian, Drs.
Robert Silver and Richard
McGuigan.
Wall’s work with Suzanne Chan-Serafin
on civil mediation examines the
techniques mediators use with
plaintiffs compared to those
used in dealing with defendants,
which side is likely to make the
largest concessions and the
utility of various mediation
styles and practices on
settlement. Charkoudian’s work
with Cristian de Ritis, Ramona
Buck and Carrie L. Wilson,
examines the core behaviors that
mediators “say they do” (or
don’t do) through self-reports.
The authors then observed
mediators in actual mediations
to record their actual behavior
and techniques. Robert Silver,
along with Deborah Silver,
reviews the development of the
Sieve Model, currently being
used in the 20th Judicial
Circuit in Florida. Richard
McGuigan examines the issues
related to inadvertent mediator
bias and the importance of
reflective practice. In this
program, each case is directed
toward those processes that seem
to be the best fit, starting
generally with the least
adversarial methods possible.
ACR members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
ACR
Teleseminar
Elder Mediation Today: A
Conversation with the
Contributors to ACResolution
Summer 2009 Issue
Date:
September 16, 2009, 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Join other ACR members for
this FREE teleconference.
Participants will include
Devon Coughlan, Edward Kopf,
Karen Largent, Kathryn
Mariani, Alice Rudnick and
William Senft. Each was a
contributing author to the
Summer issue. The
teleconference will be
moderated by Elder
Decision-Making and Conflict
Resolution Section tri-chair
Arline Kardasis.
Questions may be
submitted by e-mail in
advance of the call to
Arline Kardasis at
arline@agreementresources.com.
Feature articles in the
Summer issue include:
“A Mediator’s Ethical
Responsibility in Elder
Mediation: What Is at
Stake?”
By Barbara Foxman,
Kathryn Mariani and
Michele Mathes
“Addressing Adult
Guardianship and
Conservatorship Concerns
Through Mediation:
Results of Alaska’s
Court-Connected Pilot
Project”
By Karen Largent
“The Not So Golden
Years: Gays and Lesbians
Face a Return to the
Closet During Later
Life”
By Ralph Kellogg
“Voices and Choices of
Elder Adult Dialogue and
Mediation: The New York
Model”
By Alice J. Rudnick
“Mediating End-of-Life
Decisions: Feeding Tubes
and Other Quality of
Life and Care Choices”
By Louise Phipps Senft
and William Senft
“The Blame Game:
Understanding and
Addressing
Admissions-Related
Conflicts in a Nursing
Facility Setting”
By Devon Coughlan and
Leslie Coughlan
“Mediation of
Intergenerational
Transfers of Business
and Family Assets”
By Edward J. Kopf and
Eileen Barker
Copies of the magazine
are available for $10
for ACR members and $25
for non-members plus
shipping and handling.
The issue can be ordered
by completing the form
at:
http://www.acrnet.org/pdfs/Section09/09/200920Order%20Form.pdf
Please specify Summer
2009 issue.
ACR members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
Civil Resistance and
Power Politics
U.S.
Institute of Peace
Academy for
International Conflict Management and
Peacebuilding
Date:
September 15 - October 29, 2009
Place: Washington, DC
This course
will provide an in-depth and
multi-disciplinary perspective on
civilian-based movements and campaigns in
defending and obtaining basic rights and
justice around the world.
For more
information, contact Annie Davies at
Adavies@usip.org.
Introduction
to Post-Conflict Strategies and
Operations
U.S.
Institute of Peace
Academy for
International Conflict Management and
Peacebuilding
Date:
September 14 - 18, 2009
Place: Washington, DC
A hands-on
course for peacebuilders that provides
students with a framework for organizing and
implementing post-conflict peace and
stability operations based upon the
end-states that should be achieved.
For more
information,
contact Annie Davies at
Adavies@usip.org.
Northern Virginia Mediation Service
Date:
September 11-21, 2009
Place:
Fairfax, Virginia
Included Workshops: Advanced
Mediation, Mediating EEO and
Workplace Disputes, Best Practices
in Mediation, Developing Reflective
Practice, Cognitive Barriers in
Conflict Resolution, Preparing
Memoranda and Agreements. This
Institute is part of the
certification process for the
Federal Workplace Mediation
Certificate offered through NVMS.
Instructors have many years of
experience in the Federal Workplace
including workplace mediation,
system design, training and
consulting.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.nvms.us/federal-mediation-institute-ii/
or
contact
Training Manager Sally Moreland
at
training@nvms.us
Family Section Teleconference
Military Families: How Are They Faring
In This Time Of Repeated Deployment?
What Can Mediators Do To Help?
Date:
September 2, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Lynn Malley, JD, MA, LLM
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Date:
August 30 - September 3, 2009
Place:
Amherst, Massachusetts
D o
you know anyone interested in being
trained as a mediator? We are
offering a Social Justice Mediation
training May 25-29 and also August
30-September 3 in Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A. for those who
are interested in becoming trained
mediators from a social justice
perspective.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.sjmediation.org.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
A Conversation with
Kenneth Cloke:
From Vision to
Action: Transforming Yourself and the World
through Mediation
Date:
August 19, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New
Zealand
Date:
August 6 - 8, 2009
Place:
New Zealand
This event is the only annual national
alternative dispute resolution
conference held in New Zealand. The
conference features:
· The launch in the Grand Hall of
Parliament hosted by the Attorney
General Hon. Christopher Finlayson.
· The AMINZ Annual Dinner with speaker
His Excellency The Honourable Anand
Satyanand
· Over 30 presenters
· Concurrent mediation, arbitration /
adjudication and business streams
· Workshops, role-plays, presentations,
panel discussions.
· Social events and networking
opportunities
For more information,
visit
www.aminz.org.nz.
Mediation Training
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Services of CVVC
Date:
August 5 - 7, 2009
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Mediation Training assists participants to
become proficient in a party-centered mediation
model in which the mediator supports people in
conflict while they make decisions about how to
deal with their situation. The workshop is
grounded in experiential learning and includes
lecture, discussion, exercises and skills
practice. (Full attendance required for
certificate and Conflict Resolution training is
a prerequisite for this class.)
For more information,
visit
www.cvvc.org.
Family Section Teleconference
Mediating in Spanish for Gringos
Date:
August 5, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Michael Hennecke
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Services of CVVC
Date:
August 3 - 4, 2009
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Conflict Resolution Training assists
participants in developing fundamental skills
for working with conflict and is a prerequisite
for the Mediation Training. The workshop is
grounded in experiential learning and includes
lecture, discussion, exercises and skills
practice. (Full attendance required for
certificate.)
For more information,
visit
www.cvvc.org.
Center for Public Policy Dispute
Resolution
Innovations in Collaboration and
Conflict Resolution
Date:
July 29 - 31, 2009
Place:
Lakeway Resort
and Spa, Austin, Texas
Come join practitioners, business professionals,
and academicians for insightful learning and
discussion in a resort setting overlooking
scenic Lake Travis. This dynamic skill building
program allows participants to choose among six
two-day sessions, all representing the latest
advances in the field. Spending two days in one
session contributes to a deeper and more focused
experience. In addition, the program fosters
opportunities for a variety of connections
through topical discussion groups. The selected
session topics showcase prominent trainers and
fresh contributions to the field.
For more information,
contact Vicki Read at
cppdr@law.utexas.edu.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Four Generations... One Workplace: Can It
Really Work?
Date:
July 22, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Debra Dupree
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Commercial Section Teleseminar
Part Two of a Two-Part Complimentary Educational
Teleseminar
Leveraging the Internet to Market Commercial ADR
Date:
July 16, 2009, 12:00 noon (Eastern)
Featured Speaker:
Tammy Lenski, Ed.D.
Commercial Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Commercial Section web site.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
A Conversation with Bernie Mayer:
Staying with
Conflict: Constructive Interventions in Enduring
Disputes
Date:
July 8, 2009, 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Emotions: Obstacle or Gateway to a Lasting
Resolution?
Date:
July 8, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speakers:
Eileen Barker and
John Ford
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Spirituality Section Telemeeting
July Spirituality Section Telemeeting
Date:
July 6, 2009, 9:30 am (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
Considering the Role of Anger in Family
Mediation:
Benefits and Disadvantages
Date:
July 1, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with J. Scott Brown, Ph.D.
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Interests Taken Deeper: A Diagnostic Tool
for Coaches and Mediators
Date:
June 24, 2009, 5:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Gary Furlong
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Presidential Transition Team
Assessing the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service
Date:
June 23, 2009, 9:00 am (Eastern)
Guest Speakers:
Nancy E. Peace and
Thomas A. Kochan
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
"The Joy of Mediation: Cooking It Up &
Serving Your Community"
Sponsored by:
The Center for Alternative Dispute
Resolution, Community Mediation
Maryland, the Maryland Mediation and
Conflict Resolution Office, and the
National Association for Community
Mediation
Maryland's National Conference for
Community Mediation
Date:
June 20, 2009
Place:
Greenbelt, Maryland
The Community Mediation Conference is designed
to reflect the interests and needs of today's
community mediators, staff, volunteers, and
supporters. Workshop offerings will incorporate
an atmosphere that will enable participants to
learn from each other in matters of social
relevance and issues reflective in society
today. Attendees can feast from a menu that
features panelists from all walks of the ADR
community.
For more information,
visit
www.marylandmacro.org.
Place:
Greenbelt, Maryland
The Center’s conference,
which has grown into one of the most
diverse professional dispute resolution forums
in the United States, provides public and
private sector professionals with the latest
information on alternative dispute resolution
skills, concepts, and strategies. It features a
diversified faculty of business, government and
academic experts and affords attendees the
opportunity to participate in smaller sessions.
Speakers include noted authors and many
nationally known practitioners ...
Cathy Costantino; David Hoffman; Marvin E.
Johnson; Daniel Bowling; Homer C. La Rue; Maria
R. Volpe; Stephen Erickson; Marilyn McKnight;
Lynn Sylvester; Rene-Marc Mangin; Andy Pizzi;
Patrick Field; Linda Brothers; Urska Velikonja;
Jonathan Rosenthal; Lou Gieszl; Cheryl Jamison;
Rachel Wohl; and more.
For more information,
visit www.natlctr4adr.org.
Commercial Section Teleseminar
Part One of a Two-Part Complimentary Educational
Teleseminar
Dialogue Marketing: Leading-Edge Marketing
Strategies for Today’s Commercial ADR Practice
Date:
June 17, 2009, 12:00 noon (Eastern)
Featured Speaker:
Tammy Lenski, Ed.D.
Commercial Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Commercial Section web site.
ACR
EPP 2009 Conference
Date: June
11 - 13, 2009
Place:
Denver, Colorado
For more information,
visit
www.du.edu/con-res/center/June2009ConferenceEPP.html
Family Section Teleconference
Military Families: How Are They Faring in this
Time of Repeated Deployments? What Can Mediators
Do to Help?
Date:
June 3, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with Lynn Malley
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Spirituality Section Telemeeting
June Spirituality Section
Telemeeting
Date:
June 1, 2009, 9:30 am (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Children,
Courts and Custody: Back to the Future or
Full Steam Ahead?
Date:
May 27 - 30, 2009
Place:
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
This conference will examine how family law
research, practices and processes have evolved
over the years, paradigms have shifted,
controversies have arisen and myths have been
debunked. How sure are we about what we think we
know now? Join AFCC in New Orleans and find out!
For more information,
visit AFCC online at
www.afccnet.org.
Place:
Amherst, Massachusetts
Do you know anyone interested in being
trained as a mediator? We are offering a
Social Justice Mediation training May 25-29
and also August 30-September 3 in Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A. for those who are
interested in becoming trained mediators
from a social justice perspective.
For
additional information,
please
visit
http://www.sjmediation.org.
Mediation Training
Date:
May 20 - 22 and 27 - 29, 2009
Place:
Denver, Colorado
This training provides the tools and techniques
to effectively resolve conflict. From my
experience as a mediator and a teacher I have
developed a dynamic, interesting and
entertaining approach to facilitate learning.
It covers every step of the mediation process
from initial contact to settlement and includes
extensive practice sessions with observation and
feedback by experienced practitioners.
The training has been approved for Continuing
Legal Education credit for attorneys in
California and Colorado as well as CPAs, Ph.D.
Psychologists and MFCCs in California.
For comments form prior participants, see
http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/pcomments.htm.
For more information,
visit
http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/pg15.cfm
Spirituality Section Teleconference
The
Experience of Neutrality: A Zen
Perspective on Unbiased Mind with
Diane Musho Hamilton
Date:
May 14, 2009, 2:00 pm (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Some Conflict Coaching Challenges
Date:
May 12, 2009, 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Pattie Porter
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
Tough Cases – Creative Solutions (or Failures!)
Date:
May 6, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Edward Blumstein and Susan Edwards
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Commercial Section Teleseminar
Beyond the
Negotiator's Fieldbook: The Negotiation Teaching
2.0 Initiativer
Date:
May 4, 2009, 12:00 noon (Eastern)
Featured Speakers:
Christopher Honeyman, James Coben, Giuseppe De
Palo
Commercial Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Commercial Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Workplace Diversity
Date:
April 28, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Benjamin D. Reese, Jr.
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training and
Annual Meeting
Association of Attorney-Mediators
Date:
April 24-25, 2009
Place:
Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas
For
additional information,
please
visit
www.attorney-mediators.org.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
A
Conversation on the Circle Process
Featuring Leigh Ann Roberts and
Maureen Fitzgerald
Date:
April 23, 2009, 1:00 pmon (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Wisconsin Association of Mediators & The
UW-Madison Office of Human Resource Development
Emerging Issues in Dispute Resolution Conference
Date:
April 22 -
23, 2009
Place:
Madison, Wisconsin
For more information,
visit www.WAMediators.org.
Commercial Contracts and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Date:
April 22 -
23, 2009
Place:
Renaissance
Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong
For more information, contact
pengpheng.tan@lexisnexis.com
Workplace Section Teleconference
Conflict Coaching: Is Process
Definition or Standards Necessary for an
Organization to Benefit?
Date:
April 16, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern)
Guest Speaker:
Rita Callahan
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
11th
Annual Spring Conference
Date:
April 15-18, 2009
Place:
New York, New York
The Section of Dispute Resolution Annual
Spring Conference has traditionally
attracted well over 1,200 attendees.
This is the largest ADR conference in
the world and our attendees gather to
learn the latest in dispute resolution
techniques and trends, exchange ideas
with the experts and their peers, and
strengthen professional relationships.
The conference will be the meeting place
for dispute resolution leaders, attorney
advocates, providers, consumers, and
scholars.
For more information
about the Spring Conference, visit
www.abanet.org/dispute or call
202.662.1680.
Partners for Democratic Change and the
International Section of the Association for
Conflict Resolution
Mediation in Brazil
Date:
April 1, 2009, 2:00 - 3:30 pm (Eastern)
Place:
Washington, DC
For further
information, please visit the
International Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
All Aboard the Technology Train!
Date:
April 1 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with Russell Gerrard
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
International
Mediation Conference: The Power of Mediation
Date:
March 30 -
April 1, 2009
Place:
Inter
Continental Regency Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
For more information, visit
www.BCDR-AAA.org.
International Educational Symposium
Canadian Symposium For Parental Alienation
Syndrome
Date:
March 27 -
29, 2009
Place:
Metro
Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Canada
For more information, contact
PASconsultant@aol.com
Peace & Religion: 5th Annual Peace Conference at
Kennesaw State University
Date:
March 27, 2009
Place:
Kennesaw,
Georgia
For more information, visit
https://epay.kennesaw.edu/C20923_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=595
or contact Susan Raines at
sraines@kennesaw.edu.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Ethical Considerations in Workplace
Dispute Resolution
Date:
March 25, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Presented by John P. Palmer
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Conflict Zen Retreat
Date:
March 19 -
20, 2009
Place:
Troy, New Hampshire
Conflict
resolution training in a retreat setting.
Participants will
learn how to keep their balance, manage their
reaction to conflict at home and work, and be
intentional in their responses to conflict
situations.
For more information, visit
http://conflictzen.eventbrite.com/.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Conflict Coaching Committee Teleseminar
"Emotional
Intelligence, Self-Awareness and the Enneagram
for ADR Practitioners"
Date:
March 12, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern)
With Special Guest
Curt Micka
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
Conversation with
Ran Kuttner
“Dialogue
as a Relational Practice: A
Buddhist-Oriented Approach”
Date:
March 12, 2009, 12:00 noon (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Family Section Teleconference
LGBTQ Couple Disputes: Potential Relationship
Dynamics
Affecting Mediation That All Practitioners
Should Know
Date:
March 4, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Laura L. Noah and
Lisa Gilmore
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Mediation Training
Date:
March 4 - 6 and 11 - 13, 2009
Place:
Mill Valley, California
This training provides the tools and techniques
to effectively resolve conflict. From my
experience as a mediator and a teacher I have
developed a dynamic, interesting and
entertaining approach to facilitate learning.
It covers every step of the mediation process
from initial contact to settlement and includes
extensive practice sessions with observation and
feedback by experienced practitioners.
The training has been approved for Continuing
Legal Education credit for attorneys in
California and Colorado as well as CPAs, Ph.D.
Psychologists and MFCCs in California.
For comments form prior participants, see
http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/pcomments.htm.
For more information,
visit
http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/pg15.cfm
Workplace Section Teleconference
Intake Procedures for Conflict Coaching
Date:
February 25, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern)
Presented
by Terry
McCarthy and Janie Neff
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Trust Speak
Date:
February 25, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Presented
by Dr. Gloria Bader
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Resolve and Thrive: Advanced Tactics for
Mediators (Guerrilla Mediation and More)
Date:
February 20-21, 2009
Place:
Springfield, Missouri
This advanced mediation
training addresses topics that are
sure to be of interest to anyone who uses
mediation or negotiation skills. Topics to
be explored include the following:
•
The Activist Mediator
•
Negotiation beyond “interests
and needs”
•
Avoiding and managing impasse
•
Creative problem-solving
• Marketing
mediation
• Economics
of practice
• The
politics of mediation practice
• Professional
and ethical issues
This 2-day session will
emphasize practical practice strategies,
techniques, and skills, and examples and
simulations will be taken from all dispute
contexts. Please visit
http://www.missouristate.edu/cdr/Advanced_Training_Benjamin_Feb09.htm
to view a complete training outline and
detailed training overview.
For more information, contact
CDR@missouristate.edu
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
4th Annual Arbitration Training
Institute
Date:
February 18-21, 2009
Place:
San Francisco, California
Registration is now open for The ABA Section
of Dispute Resolution’s 4th Annual
Arbitration Training Institute - A
Comprehensive Training in Commercial
Arbitration. Registration is limited to only
100 participants. Spaces are filling up
quickly, register today!
For more information
about the Arbitration Training Institute,
click here. You can also visit
www.abanet.org/dispute or call
202.662.1680.
4th Annual Rocky Mountain Retreat
1st ACR Spirituality Rocky Mountain Annual
Retreat
Transforming the Practitioner: "Attention to
Intention"
Date:
February 13-16, 2009
Place:
Allenspark, Colorado
For more information,
contact
dsolin@acrnet.org
Civil and Family Mediation Training
Date:
February 4-8, 2009
Place:
Springfield, Missouri
The Center for
Dispute Resolution, in collaboration with the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Program at
Washington University School of Law, is offering
a Civil and Family Mediation Training February
4-8, 2009, Springfield, Mo. We hope you will
join us for this highly interactive 3-day (civil
mediation) or 5-day (civil and family mediation)
training. This training meets MO Supreme Court
Rules 17 and 88 and provides 40 hours of CLE and
CE credit. For more information please visit
http://www.missouristate.edu/cdr/Mediation_Training_Feb2009.htm.
For more information, contact
CDR@missouristate.edu
Family Section Teleconference
Elder Mediation: Reconsidering Principles and
Practice to Accommodate Family Conflict around
Aging Issues
Date:
February 4, 2009, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Arline Kardasis and Blair Trippe
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
Workplace Section Teleconference
Cool Down and Slow Down: Managing the Emotional
Side of Conflict
Date:
January 29, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Presented
by Tim Flanagan and Craig Runde
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Workplace Section web site.
Spirituality Section Teleconference
Conversation with Kathryn
Cameron
“Holding Opposites: A
Psycho-Spiritual Approach to
Paradox”
Date:
January 28, 2009, 12:00 noon (Eastern)
Spirituality Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Spirituality Section web site.
Commercial Contracts and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Date:
January 22-23, 2009
(Postponed from
November 27-28,
2008)
Place:
Taj President Mumbai, India
Every legal professional
knows that there is no blueprint that
can protect contracts and projects from
disputes. Corporate litigation cases are
reported virtually everyday in the news.
Frequently, they relate to disputes
arising from interpretation of
documents, breach of contracts and
infringements of rights. This conference
will help your organization reduce
exposure and avoid litigation by being
fully conversant with the knowledge,
skills and strategies in ensuring that
your contracts are well negotiated,
properly drafted and managed.
Key issues to be addressed
include:
-
Essentials of contract law, examining
details such as when you need a
contract, what types of contracts exist
and the effect of statutory law on your
contractual arrangements.
-
Crucial ingredients required for a good
contract, examining exclusion and
indemnity clauses, intellectual property
rights, termination, breach of contract,
variation and modification, risk control
-
Key
consideration when drafting
international contracts
-
Options for assessing damages and
remedies for breach
-
Drafting and negotiating contractual
dispute resolution clauses and examining
and managing disputes in cross border
contracts
For more information, contact
pengpheng.tan@lexisnexis.com
Workplace Section Teleconference
From Reactive Brain to Reflective Mind: A
Recommended Journey for Conflict Coaching
Clients and Coaches
Date:
January 14, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with Stephanie West Allen, JD
Workplace Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please contact Cinnie Noble,
Conflict Coaching Subcommittee Chair, at
cinnie@cinergycoaching.com,
416-686-4247 or 1-866-335-6466 (toll free) or visit the
Workplace Section web site.
ACR Listening Initiative Session
All ACR
Members are Invited to Participate
Date:
January 14, 2009, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
This is an
exciting time for the field of conflict
resolution and especially for ACR. The ACR Board
of Directors is committed to creating a New ACR
– one that truly engages members in shaping our
direction.
The Board wants
to increase opportunities for members to have a
voice in ACR and wants to hear members thoughts
as we work together to take ACR to new
levels. To that end, we are continuing a
Listening Initiative to provide you with
opportunities to speak directly to ACR Board
members and staff via teleconference calls. We
anticipate that these listening sessions will
lead to a rich dialogue regarding the future of
ACR.
This is the
first of two Listening Initiative teleconference
calls to begin the dialogue in 2009.
Take a moment
before the call to look at our new mission,
vision statement, and strategic objectives on
the ACR web site at
http://www.acrnet.org/about/ACR-FAQ.htm.
ACR members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
Family Section Teleconference
Using Venn Diagrams to Create Parenting Plans
Date:
January 7, 2009, 2:30 pm (Eastern)
Teleconference
with
Linda Scher
Family
Section members will receive
dial in instructions by email.
For further
information, please visit the
Family Section web site.
"Social Investing
Series" Seminar
How to Help
Your Clients Manage the Foreclosure Crisis
Date:
January 6, 2009, 8:30 - 11:30 am (Eastern)
Place:
Ten Post
Office Square, Boston
Speakers:
Joanna George
Allison, Esq., Volunteer Lawyers Project
Deirdre Jacobs
Hall, Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.
Mayté A. Rivera,
MA Division of Banks
Agenda includes
Breakfast and Networking followed by Loan
Modification, Stay Program through the Division
of Banks, Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcies, and
Intersection of Tenants' Rights and Foreclosure
RSVP at
617-912-3919 or email
cra@bostonprivatebank.com by December 31,
2008
Date:
16 courses held between October 2008 and March
2009. Specific dates and times vary.
Place:
Various sites in Washington, DC
The United
States Institute of Peace (USIP) is proud to
unveil its new conflict management education
and training program. A program is needed in
which professionals from government, the
military, NGOs, and IOs, as well as
pre-professionals in the academic world, can
come together and receive training on core
conflict management skills, as well as best
practices in conflict prevention,
peacemaking, and state-building. To address
this need, USIP is expanding its education
and training programs to prepare
practitioners to work effectively in
conflict zones. Drawing on USIP's 20 years
of leadership in the field of conflict
management, these courses will complement
existing academic programs in international
security and conflict
management. Participants from backgrounds as
diverse as education, the military,
international organizations, the non-profit
sector, and international development
agencies will have a unique opportunity to
enjoy a common learning experience. USIP's
conflict management program will respond to
both individual career needs and the
ever-increasing demand for conflict
management professionals. These courses at
present are free of charge, but you must
apply.
For more
information,
contact Andrew Levin at
alevin@usip.org.
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