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Information for Attendees
The 2004 ACR Annual
Conference provides attendees with a wide
variety of resources and opportunities
for networking, marketing and professional
development. Click on any of the menu
items below for more information about
just some of the Special Features and
Key Events at this year’s conference.
2004
Conference Features
Special
Events
Hotel
and Accommodations
Other
Key Information
2004
Conference Features:
World
Café: Conflict Resolution at the
Crossroads
The World Café will take place
on Thursday from noon until 2:15 p.m.
(lunch will be provided). World Café
Conversations are an intentional way to
create a living network of conversation
around questions that matter. A Café
Conversation is a collaborative, group
dialogue process for sharing knowledge
and creating possibilities for action.
Join us for an interactive World Café
discussion on the evolution of the conflict
resolution field and the role of the practitioner
in that evolution. Panelists offer insights
on the following questions:
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What evolution of the conflict resolution
practice will enable our field to
contribute more effectively to resolving
the intractable issues facing individuals
and society?
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How can our practice contribute
to creating a more participatory,
civil society?
Following the panel discussion, conference
participants will join roundtable discussions
to consider their own perspectives and
offer ideas to move forward.
World Café Methodology:
Participants sit at tables and
have a series of conversational rounds,
lasting from 20 to 45 minutes, about a
question which is personally meaningful
to them. At the end of each round, one
person remains as the host for the next
round and the other three participants
travel to separate tables. The host welcomes
the next group and shares the essence
of the previous conversation, then the
newcomers relate the conversations they
bring, and the conversation deepens. At
the end of the second round participants
may return to their original tables or
move to yet another table, depending on
the Café’s design. Likewise,
they may engage a new question or continue
to explore the original one. After two,
or preferably three rounds, each table
reports its themes, insights, and learnings
to the entire group. This information
is synthesized, and at this point the
Café may end or it may begin another
round of conversational exploration and
inquiry.
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Facilitated
Discussions On Racism, Conflict And Conflict
Resolution
The facilitated discussions will take
place on Friday afternoon from 5:15 p.m.
to 6:15 p.m. They are designed to provide
a space for open dialogue through participatory
discussions about issues related to racism.
The facilitated discussions are held without
competing programming so that attendees
can focus on how this issue relates to
our field. ACR has adopted this valued
tradition to direct attention to this
important issue. Racism creates systemic
and individual privilege, discrimination,
and significant conflict in the lives
of people around the world. Please join
us for a rich and challenging discussion
with your friends and colleagues in the
field.
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Create
Your Own Roundtable
Meeting places will be set aside during
series 3, 5 and 7 for you to create your
own roundtable discussion groups with
colleagues who share common interests.
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ACR
Resource Center
Stop by and meet ACR Board members and
staff. Information about the benefits
of ACR membership and answers to your
conference questions will be available.
The following features and services also
will be provided at the ACR Resource Center:
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Express Membership
The Express Membership Center (at
the registration desk and the ACR
Resource Center) will accept ACR membership
applications and process them during
the conference. ACR members receive
a significant discount on conference
registration fees, so be sure to join
prior to registration.
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Chapter and Section Information
Find out about ACR’s topic area
Sections and how you can get involved.
Learn more about what local ACR Chapters
are doing and explore new networking
opportunities in your geographic area.
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Product Sales
ACR publications, videos, and gifts
will be available for you to examine
and purchase.
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Connect
with a Mentor
New to ADR? Have a question? Need advice?
ACR’s mentors will be available
to talk to you in person at the Annual
Conference. If you would like to talk
to a mentor, or you are an experienced
ADR practitioner who is interested in
being a mentor, please call 202-464-9700,
ext. 247 or e-mail your request to Lynne
Kinnucan, ACR Membership Development Associate,
at lkinnucan@ACRnet.org
by July 19, 2004.
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Exhibit
Hall
To get an update on the latest developments
in the field, stop by and visit with exhibitors
throughout the conference, especially
during the Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
on Thursday evening. If you are interested
in reserving a space, please refer to
2004
Partnership Opportunities,
spaces are going fast!
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Authors
Corner and Video Center
This area is set up for ACR members who
have written books or produced videos
to discuss their work with interested
attendees. Authors will be available to
sign books, and training and informational
videos will be shown continually for attendees
to preview. If you are interested in reserving
a time slot at this booth, please send
an e-mail to ACR at conferences@ACRnet.org
or call 202-464-9700, ext. 210.
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2005
Annual Conference/Minneapolis Booth
Stop by the Minneapolis display and learn
about the host city for ACR’s 2005
Annual Conference.
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Note
from the Family and Spirituality Sections
The “Family Room”
sponsored by the ACR
Family Section will offer scheduled
activities throughout the conference.
Participate in mediation consultation,
“Open Space” discussions or
just come chat with leaders in the field.
Take a break from the conference action
to relax, meet other mediators and greet
old friends.
In addition, the ACR
Spirituality Section will host a room
that will be available all day on Friday,
October 1, for quiet time and reflection.
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Special
Events in 2004:
ACR
Board- and Committee- Sponsored Sessions
and Events
The following sessions and
events highlight ACR’s impressive,
field-building work.
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Righting Unrightable Wrongs:
Finding the Courage of Our Convictions
(PC1.06)
Public and Intense Conflicts (PIC)
Committee-sponsored pre-conference
session.
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Model Standards of Conduct
for Mediators: A New Look
(Session
2.09)
Joint Committee on Model Standards
of Conduct for Mediators
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ACR’s Mediator Certification
Initiative: The Role of Certification
in Quality Assurance (Session
3.22)
ACR Board of Directors
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Hot Legislative and Public
Policy Topics in the Conflict Resolution
Field: An ACR Presentation
(Session
5.12)
Gregory Firestone, Co-Chair, Legislative
Public Policy Committee
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Righting Unrightable Wrongs:
What’s a Dispute Resolver to
Do? (Mini-Plenary 1.02)
Public and Intense Conflicts Committee
This mini-plenary will invite participants
to consider the moral, ethical and
practical implications of working
to right unrightable wrongs.
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ACR Advanced Practitioner
Status: Its Role in Quality Assurance
(Session
7.20)
Jennifer Lynch, ACR Board of Directors
Sections Liaison
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Promises Documentary with
Facilitated Dialogue (Friday,
October 1, 7:00 p.m.)
Public and Intense Conflicts Committee-sponsored
event
This award-winning documentary examines
the Middle East conflict through the
eyes of seven Palestinian and Israeli
children. After the screening, there
will be a facilitated dialogue.
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Conference
Events and Section Receptions
Thursday,
September 30, 2004
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Welcoming Reception with
Exhibitors and Welcome Dance,
featuring music by Mercy Me Motown
Band (6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
This gathering, held in the exhibit
hall, attracts the largest crowd of
the entire conference! Attendees will
enjoy hors d’oeuvres as they
network and preview vendor products
and services. Plan to stop by the
poster session as you mingle with
your friends and colleagues, and then
dance the night away to the sound
of the Mercy Me Motown Band.
Friday,
October 1, 2004
In lieu of a formal program on Friday
evening, we encourage you to relax and
spend time with your colleagues. Attend
one of the scheduled meetings or receptions
or take advantage of Sacramento’s
active, exciting riverfront and downtown
nightlife.
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Welcome Meeting for Non-ACR
Members (6:30 p.m. –
7:30 p.m.)
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Workplace Section Membership
Meeting (6:30 p.m. –
7:30 p.m.)
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Consumer Section Meeting
(6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
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Crisis Negotiation,
Restorative Justice,
and Spirituality Sections
Reception (6:30 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.)
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Training Section Meeting
and Reception
(6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
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Ombuds/Ombudsman Section
Reception (6:30 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.)
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Organizational Conflict Management
Section Reception (6:30 p.m.
– 8:00 p.m.)
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Family Section Wine Tasting
at the Esquire Tower (6:30
p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Come join the Family Section in discovering
California’s many wine regions.
Join your colleagues for a delightful
California adventure where the camaraderie
of friends, food and connection set
the mood for an evening to remember.
Guests are welcome.
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"Promises" Documentary
with Facilitated Dialogue
(6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
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 Latino
Ad Hoc Caucus Reception Honoring
Dolores Huerta, featuring
Dancing to Latin Music (6:30 p.m.
– 10:00 p.m.)
The reception will include an update
from the Latino Focus Group and a
presentation to honor Dolores Huerta,
co-founder of the United Farm Workers
(AFL-CIO), for her work to get the
historic, mandatory mediation law
for farm workers signed into law in
2003.
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Workplace Section Reception
(7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
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Friday
Night on the Town
Suspects Murder Mystery Dinner
Theater on the Delta King River Boat
Suspects Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
is interactive theatre at its best!
Everyone is both sleuth and suspect,
working to solve a mysterious crime
while enjoying a delicious dinner and
a hilarious sequence of events. Tickets
are $33.70 per person. Call for reservations
for Friday and Saturday nights at (916)
443-3600. For overnight package reservations,
call 916-444-5464 or 800-825-5464. Visit
the Web site: http://www.deltaking.com/.
Sacramento King Riverboat Cruise
Come explore the beauty of the Sacramento
River aboard one of our magnificent
Victorian Paddlewheelers, the Spirit
of Sacramento or the Matthew McKinley,
and enjoy great food provided by Sacramento’s
finest restaurants and some of the best
radio station DJs spinning latin, rock,
jazz and oldies music. Happy Hour cruises
at 5:30 pm; dinner cruises at 7:30 pm.
Call 800-433-0263 for reservations.
Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club
Laughs Unlimited is Sacramento’s
original comedy club. Tickets are $12-15
per person. For more information, visit
the Web site: http://www.laughsunlimited.com/home.html
or call 916-446-5905.
Explore Old Sacramento
Experience the Sacramento of the Gold
Rush! Enjoy museums, entertainment,
more than 20 fine restaurants, and lots
of interesting shops at this National
Registered Landmark and 28-acre State
Historic Park, on the river in downtown
Sacramento.
http://www.sacramenities.com/frameset.html?URL=http://www.oldsacramento.com
Local Arrangements
Information about restaurants, sightseeing,
shopping and other activities will also
be available to attendees help them
make the most of your visit to Sacramento.
Visit http://www.discovergold.org/VISITOR/things2do.cfm
for information on fun activities in
Sacramento.
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Hotel
and Accommodations:
Hotels
While the Conference itself will be held
in the Sacramento
Convention Center, ACR has secured
a block of rooms at the Hyatt and Sheraton
hotels at a special conference rate.
Rooms are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. We’re
expecting a capacity crowd, so to ensure
the conference rate please reserve your
room by September 1 and
mention that you are with the ACR conference.
Contact the hotels directly to reserve
your room or for more information.
 The
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
1209 L Street
Sacramento, California 95814
916-443-1234
Single/Double $139; Triple $164; Quad
$189
The only 4-Diamond hotel in Sacramento,
the Hyatt Regency is located directly
across the street from the State Capitol
and Capitol Park and adjacent to the Sacramento
Convention Center and Community Theater.
Special
notice on union issue for conference attendees
 Sheraton
Grand
1230 J Street
Sacramento, California 95814
916-447-1700
Single/Double $139; Triple $164; Quad
$189
Located in the beautifully restored historic
Public Market Building, the Sheraton Grand
Sacramento is steps away from the Sacramento
Convention Center, and one block away
from the State Capitol Complex.
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Attendees
with Disabilities
If you have a disability and need support
services, please be sure to include that
information on your registration form
so that we may make advance arrangements.
Please contact the Hyatt Regency Sacramento
or the Sheraton Grand directly if you
need a barrier-free guest room or a parking
space reserved for you.
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Roommate
Referral
ACR offers a roommate referral service.
If you are interested, please e-mail Mark
Wilson at mwilson@ACRnet.org
by August 20, 2004. We will add your name
to a list, and match you with the next
available male/female, smoker/nonsmoker.
Please note that participants in the roommate
referral service are required to make
their own room reservations and arrangements
with their suggested roommate.
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Shuttle
Service
The Hyatt and Sheraton use the Super
Shuttle. Fares are $13 for one-way trips
from the airport to the hotels. No reservations
are required. Shuttles depart from the
baggage claim area at the airport throughout
the day and leave the hotels every 30
minutes, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday through Friday. On Saturday, shuttles
run every hour on the hour starting at
5:00 a.m. and ending at 7:00 p.m.
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Driving
Directions to the Sacramento Convention
Center
The following directions take you to
the Sheraton Grand Hotel, the Convention
Center, and the Hyatt Regency Hotel: From
Sacramento International Airport, head
south on I-5 (15 minutes):
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Take the “J” St. exit
off I-5 South. Proceed east (straight
ahead). The Sheraton Grand Hotel entrance
and valet parking is on your right
at 1230 J Street.
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Turn right at 13th Street; the Convention
Center is on your left.
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Turn right on L Street; the Hyatt
Regency Hotel is on your right at
1209 L Street.
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Other
Key Information:
Important
Dates to Remember
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Early Bird Registration Deadline:
August 9, 2004
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Second Chance Registration Deadline:
September 1, 2004
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Hotel Reservation Deadline: September
1, 2004 (to ensure conference
rate)
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Call
for Posters
Missed the proposal deadline?
Consider presenting your research at
the ACR conference poster exhibit. A poster
exhibit allows you to share your research
in an informal setting, while receiving
individual feedback from conference attendees.
Anyone interested in presenting must submit
the following information to June McLaughlin-Cheng
via e-mail (ejunecheng@aol.com)
by September 1, 2004:
A list of posters presented and a brief
abstract will be compiled and provided
at the Poster Session. Poster Presenters
are asked to stand by their Posters for
the first half-hour of the Poster Session,
held on Friday, October 1 from 6:00 p.m.
– 8:00 pm.
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ACR
2004 Awards
ACR solicits nominations for the following
awards, to be presented at its Annual
Conference in Sacramento, California,
September 29-October 2, 2004. Nominations
should be submitted via e-mail by
July 19, 2004 to the contact
listed for each award.
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Conference
Scholarships and Discounts
ACR offers two types of conference attendance
scholarships to its members:
Financial Aid Scholarships
Twenty-five financial aid scholarships
are available to ACR members who need
financial support in order to attend the
2004 annual conference. These scholarships
cover one half of the early bird conference
registration fee of $340. Financial aid
scholarships are for ACR members who are
active in the field of dispute resolution
as practitioners or conflict resolution
educators, but lack the personal financial
resources, and/or employer sponsorship,
to attend the annual conference. If you
are interested in applying for an ACR
conference scholarship for the 2004 conference
in Sacramento, please contact ACR by e-mail
at conferences@ACRnet.org
or call 202-464-9700, ext. 210. The application
deadline is August 9, 2004. Applicants
selected to receive a scholarship will
be notified by August 20, 2004.
Chapter Scholarships
Each ACR Chapter may award one Chapter
Scholarship to a member in good standing.
This member must also be a member of ACR.
ACR will contribute 50 percent of the
early bird conference registration fee,
and the Chapter awarding the scholarship
will cover the remaining 50 percent. Each
Chapter determines its own criteria for
awarding the Chapter Scholarship. If you
are interested, please contact your local
Chapter President. Please note that the
Chapter portion of the fee must accompany
the registration form.
Volunteer Mediators Discount
A 30 percent reduction in the regular
conference registration fee is offered
to ACR members who work as volunteer mediators
or provide other voluntary support to
community-based programs. This offer will
be done on a first-come, first-served
basis at the time of registration and
is only available to the first 100 volunteer
mediators/staff who apply. Proper verification
includes providing a letter of certification
from your supervisor that establishes
your status as volunteer mediator/staff
and confirms that this discount will make
your attendance possible. This letter
must accompany your registration form
in order to qualify for the discount.
The discount does not apply to pre-conference
sessions or to the student, youth, youth
chaperone, exhibitor or daily registration
rates.
Group Discounts
Organizations sending five or more registrations
in the same envelope are eligible for
a 10 percent per person discount off the
applicable rate. One payment for all registrations
must be enclosed. The discount does not
apply to pre-conference sessions or to
the student, youth, youth chaperone, exhibitor
or daily registration rates.
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Breaks
There will be morning and afternoon breaks.
Coffee, tea and bottled water will be
available.
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Conference
Recordings
Tapes of conference sessions will be
available throughout the conference. Purchase
a tape of your favorite session to share
with colleagues back home. Conference
Records are available by Nationwide Recording
Services at http://www.nrstaping.com.
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Certificate
of Attendance
ACR will provide attendees with a certificate
of attendance. These will be included
in your conference materials.
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What
to Wear
Sacramento weather will be in the 80s-90s,
but temperatures in the convention center
may fluctuate. We suggest dressing in
layers so you can adjust your apparel
based on the conference rooms you are
in and the types of evening activities
in which you participate.
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