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>> ACR Update, June 2, 2003 <<
Published by the Association for Conflict
Resolution,
a merged organization of AFM, CREnet,
and SPIDR
http://www.acresolution.org
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WELCOME TO ACR UPDATE!
ACR Update is sent on a regular basis
to share important conflict resolution
news and organizational updates with
our members. We encourage you to scroll
through the items listed below, and
hope you'll find this information useful.
We look forward to your feedback!
OVERVIEW OF ARTICLES
June 2, 2003
[1] ACR Board of Directors Election
* Call for Nominations (until June 15)
[2] ACR at the World Mediation Forum
[3] ACR Conferences Update
* ACR Family Section Conference: July
10-13, 2003
* ACR's Third Annual Conference: George
Mitchell to Deliver Keynote Address
[4] ACR Publications Update
* ACResolution Submissions
[5] ACR Chapters Update
[6] ACR Sections Update
[7] Quotes
[8] Messages from our Sponsors
* Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Annual Conference, June 18-20, 2003
* Summer Institute for Intercultural
Communication, July 16 – August
1, 2003
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[1] ACR Board of Directors Election
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NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JUNE 15TH
FOR 2003 ACR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
The following positions will be open
on the ACR Board of Directors. Those
elected by the membership and/or appointed
by the Board will take office at the
conclusion of the ACR Annual Conference,
to be held October 15-18, 2003 in Orlando,
Florida. With the exception of the Vice-President,
all Directors serve three-year terms.
*President-Elect: ACR Bylaws require
a contested election for this position.
The candidate with the largest number
of votes becomes President-Elect and
serves a three-year term, one as the
President-Elect; one as the President;
and one as the Immediate Past President.
The candidate with the next-largest
number of votes becomes Vice-President,
and serves a one-year term.
*4 Directors, who will serve three-year
terms. This year 2 Directors are elected
by the membership and 2 will be appointed
by the Board.
All recommendations for candidates
must be received by June 15, 2003. Each
recommendation should include the nominee’s
contact information and a brief statement
(no more than 250 words) describing
why s/he should be considered by the
Governance Committee, along with anything
else the committee should know about
the individual, including service and
leadership positions in ACR and other
organizations. If submitting a nomination
on behalf of someone else, please indicate
that the person nominated has been asked,
and is willing to serve on the Board.
You may submit a nomination via our
Web site at: http://www.acresolution.org/research.nsf/key/2003-Board-noms.
You may also submit a nomination via
e-mail: ballot@acresolution.org or via
fax: 202-464-9720.
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[2] ACR AT THE WORLD MEDIATION FORUM
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ACR President Nancy E. Peace and ACR
President-Elect Rosemary Romero were
keynote speakers at the IVth Conference
of the World Mediation Forum in Buenos
Aires, Argentina May 8-11, 2003. ACR
was well represented at the WMF Conference,
which was attended by ACR members Sharon
Press, Larry Fong, Greg Firestone, Melanie
Emerson and many others. To learn more
about the World Mediation Forum, visit
its Web site: http://www.mediate.com/world/.
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[3] ACR Conferences Update
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ACR’s FAMILY SECTION CONFERENCE
“A Family Affair: Making Room
at the Table”
July 10-13, 2003
Hyatt Hotel, Denver Colorado
Online registration is open. Please
visit http://www.acresolution.org to
learn more about the Family Section
Conference and register!
More than sixty speakers will present
75 hours of information-packed workshops.
Joan Kelly and Bob Emery will discuss
"Children, Divorce, and Dispute
Resolution: Integrating Research and
Practice Perspectives" during the
Plenary. Other topics include: "Renegotiating
Family Relationships," "Building
Your Mediation Career," "Tackling
High Risk Cases," "Computer
Technology & Mediation," "Nuts
and Bolts of Property Division,"
and "Preventing and Responding
to Violent Situations."
In addition, there will be ten forums
for discussion of cutting-edge topics
and issues such as: "Mentoring
and Evaluating New Mediators,"
"Barriers to Minority Mediators,"
and "The Secrets to Successfully
Marketing Mediation."
So, put on a Section T-shirt and join
us in a rousing chorus of "We Are
Family." It's a Family Affair!
We've saved a seat at the table just
for you.
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ACR’s THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE:
GEORGE MITCHELL TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“The World of Conflict Resolution:
A Mosaic of Possibilities”
October 15-18, 2003
Orlando, Florida
ACR is pleased to announce that the
former senator George J. Mitchell will
present the keynote address at the 2003
ACR Annual Conference. Senator Mitchell
(D-Maine) served for 15 years in the
U.S. Senate and was the Majority Leader
from 1985-95. In the mid 1990s, Mitchell
led the Clinton Administration's successful
negotiations to achieve a peaceful political
settlement in Northern Ireland and was
nominated for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize
for his role in this effort. He currently
chairs the Ethics Committee of the U.S.
Olympic Committee, serves on the National
Healthcare Commission and the International
Crisis Group, and is Co-Chairman of
the national commission investigating
the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Mitchell's early experience as a lawyer
and judge, followed by his long and
successful career in national and international
diplomacy, make him a particularly appropriate
speaker for an audience of conflict
resolvers.
Please plan to join us in Orlando in
October for this exciting conference!
Conference program and registration
information will be available soon in
print and on the ACR Web site.
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[4] ACR PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
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ACRESOLUTION SUBMISSIONS
Members in the News
Members in the News, a subsection of
the magazine's In Brief section, is
the place for you to update your fellow
ACR members on recent developments in
your life and professional career. Found
a new job in the field? Appointed to
a new position? Received an award? Write
and tell us about it! Submissions should
be no longer than 50 - 100 words, should
be accompanied by a photo in JPEG or
TIFF format, scanned at 300 dpi (you
may send a photo hard copy if an electronic
version is not available), and should
note your ACR membership status and
history. Please note that we can only
include news about you once per volume
(4 issues).
Balancing Act
Balancing Act is a one-page department
in the magazine focusing on members
who are committed to developing themselves
as whole persons, both inside and outside
the workplace. Articles of 500 to 600
words highlight an after-hours activity
or hobby that enables you to feel centered
and grounded outside of your busy life
as an ADR professional. Please tell
us about how this activity or hobby
revitalizes you, helps you achieve balance
in your personal life, feeds your intellect,
and nurtures your soul. If you would
like to present an idea for Balancing
Act, please send us a short paragraph
describing your hobby. If selected,
we will then ask you to write a full
page and submit a photo to run with
the article.
Learning Matters
We are always looking for short articles
that discuss various aspects of conflict
resolution education in schools and
colleges. If you have an experience
to share, please let us know.
Diversity Practices
This section of the magazine is devoted
to best practices in diversity and conflict
resolution and highlights innovative
strategies for effectively responding
to conflict within our increasingly
diverse community. (For this department
only, send submissions to Contributing
Editor Dr. Benjamin Reese at reesources1@aol.com.)
Conference Calendar
Please let us know about any upcoming
conferences in the field. We do not
list trainings in this section, but
we do inform our readers about any national
or international organizations that
are holding conferences related to ADR.
Please send all submissions to ACResolution's
Managing Editor, Mark Sawchuk, at msawchuk@acresolution.org,
accompanied by your complete name, contact
information, and primary professional
title.
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[5] ACR Chapters Update
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ACR WELCOMES A NEW CHAPTER-IN-FORMATION:
SOUTH CAROLINA
ACR-South Carolina has been approved
as a Chapter-in-Formation and will start
to recruit members and hold meetings.
For more information or to join this
Chapter please contact:
Mary Ann Lawson MA, LPC
Lawson Therapeutic Associates
20 Mills Ave
Greenville, SC 29605
Phone: 864-298-0087
Fax: 864-298-0087
E-mail: malawsc@juno.com
CALIFORNIA - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
WILL DISCUSS "AIKIDO FOR MEDIATORS"
Wendy Palmer, a fifth degree black belt
in Aikido, will present a highly interactive
program to increase participants' awareness
of how we react to others and the messages
we give others through our body responses.
The workshop will be held Thursday,
June 12, 2003 from 1:00 – 4:30
p.m. (Registration and networking begin
at 12:30), in the Wind Room, 2nd Floor
of Foster City Community Center 1000
E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. Cost:
$40 for members of ADR-NC or PCRC, $50
non-members. Add $5 if you pay at the
door. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.
Registration complete when payment received.
For more information: 650-745-3842;
e-mail: adr@adrnc.org.
CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO CHAPTER TO HOLD
SUMMER SOCIAL
The San Diego Chapter will hold an elegant
evening of fine cuisine, cocktails and
interesting conversation above the bay
and under the stars on June 6th from
6p.m. at the Kinnaird Residence 3215
Tennyson St., Point Loma.
GEORGIA CHAPTER DISCUSSES CULTURAL ASSUMPTIONS
The Georgia Chapter will feature a panel
discussion on "Cultural Assumptions
in Conflict Resolution" at its
June 3, 2003 meeting on the campus of
Kennesaw State University (6:45 - 8:45
p.m.). President-Elect and Programs
Chair, Raytheon Rawls, Esq, Vice President
of Resolution Resources, Inc., will
moderate a panel that includes David
Anderson Hooker and Dr. Beverly Schaffer.
Mr. Hooker, an attorney, psychologist,
trainer and theology student, has mediated
throughout the world including Bosnia
and Nigeria. Dr. Schaffer is a Professor
of Economics at Emory University and
is the Director of Emory's Violence
Studies Program. This meeting will conclude
the Chapter's Spring series of panel
discussions which have included "How
Could Neutral Certification Impact You
and The ADR Community?" and "Snapshots
of Conflict Management in Georgia."
NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER PRESENTS INSTITUTE
ON FACING FACILITATION FEARS
The New England Chapter of ACR (NE-ACR)
will present its Seventh Annual Summer
Institute on Friday afternoon, June
20, 2003 in Wellesley, MA, featuring
David M. Kolb on "Facing Facilitation
Fears.” This interactive workshop
will explore what makes groups seem
overwhelming - even to experienced mediators
and arbitrators who work with others'
interests all the time. Participants
will practice some basic skill sets
of group facilitation, identify the
unique dynamics of working with a group
in conflict, and learn reliable self-management
tools. The nature of working with a
co-facilitator will also be explored.
Participants will come away with proven
methods for working with groups and
an appraisal of facilitation strengths.
David M. Kolb brings over 30 years of
experience in business and interpersonal
relations to his work as a consultant,
facilitator, and organizational leader.
His area of expertise is enhancing interaction
between people - in leadership, management,
sales, customer service, and dispute
resolution. He is passionate about helping
his clients find ways to remove the
complexity in their relationships so
trust and truth become the currencies
of commerce.
NEW JERSEY CHAPTER HOSTS INTERNATIONAL
ADR COLLOQUY
Dr. Charles Kelly, Chair of Kean University's
Political Science Department and a New
Jersey-ACR member, spoke to a luncheon
crowd on May 30th. His talk was titled
"International Mediation."
He described the framework of International
Law, different power systems, different
paradigms to predict international political
behavior and what to look for in the
future.
GREATER NEW YORK TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ACR-GNY's Annual Conference will be
held Friday, June 20, 2003, 8:00 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law at 55 Fifth Avenue, New
York, NY. This year's theme is "Diversity:
Celebrating the Fabric of the Conflict
Resolution Field." The Chapter
is very pleased to announce that this
year's ADR Achievement Award will go
to the Honorable Judith S. Kaye, Chief
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals.
There will be over 20 conference workshops
for your edification and enjoyment!
Please contact our Web site for further
details: http://www.acrgny.org.
NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER REGROUPS
The North Carolina Chapter of ACR has
begun to revitalize and needs your help.
If you are interested in helping rebuild
the North Carolina Chapter please contact:
Bernadette F. Rasmussen, Chapter President
Dispute Resolution Services
PO Box 11037
Charlotte, NC 28220-1037
Phone: 704-525-4835
Fax: 704-525-1868
E-mail: peacemkr7@aol.com
Below is a list of ACR-Chapters by region,
state or country. Contact information
for each Chapter may be found on the
ACR Web site, http://www.acresolution.org
(click "Go to Chapters").
Please contact Chapter presidents for
information about their region.
Don't see a Chapter listed in your
area? You can form a new ACR Chapter,
please contact Amanda Andere at aandere@acresolution.org.
CANADA
British Columbia
UNITED STATES
Arizona
California - Central
California - Los Angeles
California - Northern
California - San Diego
Chicago
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan - Southeast
Minnesota
New England
New Jersey
North Carolina
New York - Greater Metro
South Carolina
Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth
Texas - Houston
Virginia
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[6] ACR Sections Update: Section Elections
and News
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SECTION ELECTIONS – GET READY
TO NOMINATE!
It’s time to begin thinking about
new officers for your Section. Your
Section Chairs have been busy drafting
the qualifications for the positions
that need to be filled next year, and
will be contacting you by e-mail during
the week of June 23rd. During that week,
you will receive an e-mail listing the
positions that open in your Section,
together with the qualifications for
each position, and an invitation to
nominate yourself or anyone else you
believe is qualified. Look for the e-mail
on during the week of June 23rd.
COURT SECTION NEWS
On April 28 and 29, the Court Section
of ACR joined the Maryland Mediation
and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO)
and the Policy Consensus Initiative
(PCI) in co-sponsoring an East Coast
Court ADR Administrators Meeting in
Elkridge, MD. Representatives from 15
states and the District of Columbia
attended the meeting. It provided a
wonderful opportunity for informal networking
and sharing of information/ideas on
issues including confidentiality, evaluation,
funding, quality assurance, and the
future of court-annexed ADR. Financial
support provided by the Hewlett Foundation
and the ACR Court Section made participation
possible for many administrators who
are dealing with budget cuts and travel
restrictions and might otherwise have
not been able to attend. The dialogues
begun at this conference will continue
at a half-day Court ADR meeting the
day before the ACR Annual Conference
in Orlando.
For more information, contact Geetha
Ravindra at gravindra@courts.state.va.us
or David Michael at michaeld@DCSC.GOV.
EDUCATION SECTION RELAUNCHES ITS NEWSLETTER:
THE FOURTH R
The Education Section is excited to
report the appointment of Marcia Sweedler
as Editor of its newsletter, The Fourth
R. Tricia Jones, Convener of the Education
Section's Publications Committee, informed
Section leaders on a recent teleconference
that there were eight highly qualified
applicants for the Fourth R editor position.
Marcia, presently at Nova Southeastern,
will assume the position and begin work
immediately. She will be assisted by
an editorial board including Susan Armoni,
Fernaundra Ferguson, Michael Palmer,
Maria Carme Boque Torremorrell, and
Anita Vestal. The Section plans to publish
two issues of The Fourth R this year.
The Education Section Conference Committee
has developed an enticing pre-conference
session scheduled for Thursday morning
just prior to the opening of ACR's Annual
Conference on October 15. "Partnering
for Progress: A Networking and Relationship–building
Conversation" is the title of the
session. For more information, contact
Education Section Co-Chairs Nancy Kaplan
at cru@cruinstitute.org or Jo Dee Davis
at jod@matheverywhere.com.
FAMILY SECTION: CONFERENCE JULY 9-12,
2002
Registration for the 2003 Family Section
Conference is well under way. The theme,
“A Family Affair: Making Room
at the Table,” will be carried
out on many levels. At one level, the
conference includes 75 hours of information-packed
workshops presented by more than sixty
speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Mediators of all levels of expertise
will find workshops from basic skills
training to thought-provoking panel
discussions. Joan Kelly, Ph.D. and Robert
Emery, Ph.D., two highly respected and
nationally known researchers will be
the keynote speakers. They will discuss
“Children, Divorce, and Dispute
Resolution: Integrating Research and
Practice Perspectives.” At another
level, this conference will provide
an opportunity to merge the old with
the new. Newcomers to the Family Section
Conference will be able to join in the
fun of seeing mediation from a new perspective
in the famous “Chip and Don”
video series and will have an opportunity
to consult with experienced mediators
about difficult cases. This will truly
be a conference with room at the table
for all – all members, all ideas
new and old, and a variety of ways to
view conflict resolution. Join us July
9–12 at the Hyatt Hotel in Denver,
Colorado. Check the ACR Web site, http://www.acresolution.org
for full details and online registration.
We’re looking forward to seeing
you there!
WORKPLACE SECTION NEWS
ACR's Workplace Section extends an invitation
to join others interested in Workplace
ADR (you don't have to be a Section
member, just interested in Workplace
ADR) in a special, timely and unique
teleconference with Peggy McNeive, Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
Acting Director of the Access to Neutrals
Initiative. She will discuss the initiative
in a special conference call at noon
EST on June 13. The FMCS is experiencing
such rapid growth in demand for its
mediation and related alternative dispute
resolution services that it may soon
exceed the Agency's capacity to provide
these services through its in-house
staff of 200 professional mediators.
To help meet this need, the FMCS is
proposing a new regulation to establish
an Access to Neutrals Initiative. The
main function of the Access to Neutrals
Initiative is to provide a Registry
of Neutrals--a list of individual dispute
resolution providers who have documented
their qualifications according to criteria
outlined in the regulation in the categories
of ADR experience, ADR education/training,
substantive education in the content
area and experience in the content area.
The proposed Access to Neutrals Initiative
also includes informational, ethical
and continuing education requirements
for individuals on the Registry of Neutrals
as well as a consumer complaint process.
To understand more about this Initiative
and how to submit written comments before
the July 7 comment deadline, join Peggy
McNeive in this unique opportunity.
Join the Workplace Section Co-Chairs
and Peggy McNeive on Friday, June 13,
2003 at noon EDT/ 9:00 a.m. PDT. You
may call in from anywhere, and the cost
is only your long-distance charges for
a 55-minute telephone call. To participate,
e-mail Stephen Kotev at skotev@acresolution.org
by June 11. In your e-mail, please include
your full name, organization name, title,
location, email address and phone number
(unless you request otherwise, your
contact information will be shared with
others on the call) and any questions
or concerns you would like Ms. McNeive
to address during the call. You will
receive the dial-in number by e-mail
to confirm your participation in the
call. We look forward to hearing you
on the call.
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[7] Quotes
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A pedestal is as much a prison as any
small space. -- Gloria Steinem
Nothing is more desirable than to be
released from an affliction, but nothing
is more frightening than to be divested
of a crutch. -- James Baldwin
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, I
am a citizen of the world. -- Socrates
The rich would have to eat money if
the poor did not provide food. -- Russian
Proverb
It is not enough for a man to know
how to ride; he must know how to fall.
-- Mexican Proverb
Travelers never think that they are
the foreigners. -- Mason Cooley
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[8] Messages from our Sponsors
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The Center for Alternative Dispute
Resolution's
15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Managing Conflict and Removing Barriers
to Collaborative Decision Making
Martin's Crosswinds - Greenbelt, MD
Pre-Conference: June 18, 2003
Conference: June 19, 2003 and June 20,
2003
Plenary Speakers: The Honorable Charles
B. Day, U.S. District Court of Maryland;
Frank Ferris, National Executive Vice
President, National Treasury Employees
Union; Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.,
Former Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, Senior
Advisor for Faith-Based Initiatives
Public/Private Ventures
For additional information, call the
Center at (301) 776-6055 or visit http://www.natlctr4adr.org.
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Summer Institute for Intercultural
Communication, July 16 – August
1, 2003
The 27th Annual Summer Institute for
Intercultural Communication
July 16 – August 1, 2003
Portland, Oregon
Choose from more than 40 in-depth workshops
for professionals on cross-cultural
negotiation, intercultural conflict
management, and related topics -- a
unique opportunity for you to develop
skills, update programs, gather resources,
and network with colleagues from all
over the world in a stimulating environment.
Workshops include:
--Third-Party Facilitation and Intervention
in Intercultural Conflict
--Intercultural Conflict Management:
A Mindful Approach
--Negotiating and Mediating Intercultural
Conflict
--Advanced Workshop: Transforming Intercultural
Conflict
Contact: Intercultural Communication
Institute, email: ici@intercultural.org;
phone: 503-297-4622; Web: http://www.intercultural.org.
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