ACR
Update,
October 12 , 2005
Published by the Association
for Conflict Resolution,
a merged organization of AFM, CREnet and SPIDR
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OVERVIEW
OF ARTICLES
October 12, 2005
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ACR Announces 2005-2006 Board Election Results
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Celebrate Conflict Resolution Day on October
20, 2005
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News from ACR Fifth Annual Conference
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Enter to Win ACR's Special Membership Raffle
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Call for Nominations and Applications for
Editorship of
Conflict Resolution Quarterly
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Call for Article Proposals for ACResolution
Magazine's Spring 2006 Issue
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ACR Sections Update: Family Section
conference, Workplace Section AP options
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ACR Chapters Update: Greater Delaware Valley
Chapter meeting a success, Georgia's Governor
adopts "Conflict Resolution Week" and
Dallas Chapter celebrates its success
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Message from our Sponsor: Mediate.com
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1.
ACR Announces 2005-2006 Board Elections Results
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Mr. Terry Wheeler, ACR's President |
ACR’s incoming president Terry Wheeler
announced the results of the 2005 Board Election at
the Presidential Luncheon held during the Fifth
Annual Conference and extended his congratulations
to Horatio “Ray” Lanier (President-Elect),
Richard N. Fincher (Vice President), Tara E.
Fishler (Chapters Director), Clarence Cramer
(Sections Director), and Leah Wing (At-Large
Director). He also announced two Board-appointed
Directors, Peter Maida and Angelia Tolbert.
Terry thanked those members of the Board whose terms
of service had come to an end, including Nicholas
Dewar, Steve Erickson, Jennifer Lynch
and outgoing immediate Past-President Rosemary
Romero. |
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2. Celebrate Conflict Resolution Day on October
20, 2005
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In order to increase public
awareness of conflict resolution and its benefits,
ACR’s Board of Directors designated October 20, 2005
as Conflict Resolution Day.
ACR members and Chapters, as
well as communities, individuals and organizations
around the world are celebrating Conflict
Resolution Day in a variety of ways. Governors in
several states, including Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii and Tennessee, have issued proclamations in
conjunction with Conflict Resolution Day. A more
detailed list of events is on the
ACR website.
Don’t see your event listed? Let us know by
sending us an
email!
It’s not too late for you to
join in and do something in your community! For
more information, including a list of ideas on how
to celebrate Conflict Resolution Day, visit the
ACR website
today.
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3.
News from ACR
Fifth Annual Conference
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At ACR’s Fifth Annual
Conference, “Conflict Resolution in a Changing
World: Building the Practice and Fostering Hope,”
1,000 attendees participated in more than 200
workshops, meetings, receptions, facilitated
dialogues, mini-plenaries, and other events. The
opening plenary featured a keynote address by
noted activist and author Frances Moore Lappé,
followed by a question and answer session with the
audience, which provided an inspirational start to
the Annual Conference.
Early arrivers enjoyed
pre-conference sessions and International Day.
Thursday evening was capped with the Welcome
Reception in the Exhibitors’ Hall, where some 40
exhibitors offered information, products and
services for the conflict resolution community. Some 100
participants enjoyed Friday evening watching
Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” at
the Fitzgerald Theater in nearby St. Paul, while
many others attended various receptions hosted by
several Sections. At the Presidential Luncheon on
the final day of the Annual Conference, the
Presidential Award was given to Nicholas Dewar
for his outstanding service as ACR’s Treasurer
from 2003-2005. Nina R. Meierding received
the John M. Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award,
and John Helie was awarded the Mary Parker
Follett Award. It was announced that the James
Boskey Memorial Youth Scholarship was given in
support of the K-12 youth attendees at the Annual
Conference’s Fast Track Day for students and
educators.
Thank you to the sponsors,
exhibitors, presenters and attendees who helped
make ACR’s Fifth Annual Conference such a success,
and the Annual Conference Program Committee for
designing a stellar program.
A more detailed report on the
Fifth Annual Conference will be published in the
Fall issue of ACResolution magazine. In the
meantime, ACR members can continue talking about
the Annual Conference by logging in to the Member
Center (click the “login” button on
http://www.ACRnet.org ) and utilizing the
message and discussion board tools.
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Call for Nominations and Applications for Editorship
of
Conflict Resolution Quarterly |
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The Association for Conflict
Resolution (ACR) and Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint,
invite nominations and applications for the
editorship of Conflict Resolution Quarterly
(CRQ), the official journal of the Association
for Conflict Resolution. The journal
publishes quality scholarship on relationships
between theory, research and practice of third
parties in the conflict management and dispute
resolution field to promote more effective
professional applications. |
Responsibilities and duties include
selecting members of the
editorial board in consultation with ACR and
Jossey-Bass, ultimate responsibility for
soliciting manuscripts, accepting and rejecting
manuscripts on the basis of their quality and
suitability for CRQ, guiding manuscripts
through the review process, overseeing revisions and
planning issues. The editor will receive a stipend
from ACR to cover costs of postage, telephone,
photocopying and other direct expenses. All
production and distribution costs are the
responsibility of the publisher.
Nominees and applicants should
be recognized scholars and/or practitioners in the
conflict resolution field. In addition to possessing
excellent managerial and organizational skills,
nominees and applicants should be able to adhere to
strict publishing schedules and work effectively
with others at a distance.
Nominations and applications
will be accepted until October 30, 2005. Applicants
must be available for telephone interviews between
January and July, 2006. Pending outcomes of initial
telephone interviews, applicants will be required to
attend the 2006 ACR Annual Conference in
Philadelphia, PA, October 25-28, 2006 for in-person
interviews. An editor will be chosen shortly after
the Philadelphia Annual Conference and the editorial
transition will begin shortly thereafter.
Please email nomination or
cover letter with curriculum vitae to
famiano@josseybass.com and
publications@ACRnet.org with “CRQ Editor
Application” in the subject line.
Questions may be directed to
David Famiano via email at
dfamiano@josseybass.com.
Applicants may be required to
supply other supporting materials upon request. |
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6.
Call for Article Proposals for
ACResolution
Magazine's Spring 2006 Issue |
Call for
Article Proposals: Spring 2006 Issue
ACR’s spring
2006 issue of ACResolution magazine will
focus on the topic of Marketing Your Practice.
The editors seek proposals from people who would
like to write articles on any aspect of this topic.
They seek diversity in authors and subject matter;
authors do not have to be ACR members.
If interested,
please include:
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half-page description of your proposed article,
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title/headline for your article,
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your name and contact information,
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one to three lines of biographical information,
including any affiliation with ACR, and
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whether you would like to write a major (3,000
words) or minor (1,500 words) feature.
Send your
proposals via email to ACResolution Managing
Editor Alison Durland at
publications@ACRnet.org
as soon
as possible, but no later than December
10, 2005.
An editorial
advisory committee will review the proposals and
choose 2–3 major features and 2–3 minor features.
All authors will be notified by end of December. If
selected, completed articles will be due to Alison
by February 1, 2005.
For more information about ACR
publications and guidelines, please visit
http://www.ACRnet.org/publications/acresolution.htm.
 Interested
in participating in a teleconference?
Send an email to
sections@ACRnet.org
to receive dial-in instructions.
Please note: most Section
teleconferences are a Section member
benefit. To join
a Section, log in to
ACR’s Online Member Center,
click
on “My Account History,” then “Add
Sections,” and select the Sections you
want to add. |
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7.
ACR Sections Update: Family Section conference,
Workplace Section AP options |
SAVE THE DATE!
July 13-16, 2006 ACR Family Section mid-year
conference
ACR’s Family Section is pleased
to announce that it will host a Family Section
mid-year conference July 13-16, 2006 at the Sea
Crest Oceanfront Resort and Conference Center in
Falmouth, MA, on the coast of Cape Cod. Check the
ACR website for details as the planning unfolds or
contact Clarence Cramer at
mediator@co.pinal.az.us.
ACR Workplace Section Now Accepting Applications for
“Labor and Employment Arbitrator” Advanced
Practitioner Category
The ACR Workplace Section is
pleased to offer the first Advanced Practitioner
category for Labor and Employment Arbitrators. A
labor and employment arbitrator is a neutral with
substantial experience in labor arbitration,
employment arbitration, or either arbitration
practices. This AP represents a significant level of
experience in issues related to the workplace
grievances and litigated employment disputes beyond
the ACR Practitioner designation.
Click here to download the application and
standards. If you have substantive questions, please
contact Nancy Peace at 978-462-3266 or
npeace@igc.org.
If you require assistance in downloading the
application and standards, contact ACR at
sections@ACRnet.org.
Workplace Section
Offers Mediator Advanced Practitioner Designation
In addition to the Labor and Employment Arbitrator
Advanced Practitioner designation, ACR’s Workplace
Section offers an AP designation for workplace
mediators. For more information about this advanced
level of membership,
click here
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8.
ACR Chapters
Update: Greater Delaware Valley Chapter meeting
report, Georgia's Governor adopts "CR Week" and
Dallas Chapter celebrates its success |
ACR Greater
Delaware Valley Chapter Training and Luncheon a
Success
On September 8, 2005 the ACR
Greater Delaware Valley Chapter and the Philadelphia
Bar Association held a joint luncheon and training
session with the featured discussion on the topic of
“Creativity and How to Better Incorporate this
Talent in the Workplace and specifically in
Mediations.” The event was well attended.
Governor Sonny Perdue Declares October 16-22
Conflict Resolution Week in Georgia!
Governor Perdue granted ACR-GA
an official proclamation declaring October 16-22
Conflict Resolution Week. This is a groundbreaking
opportunity for conflict resolution professionals to
educate the community as we promote the field of
conflict resolution throughout the nation and the
world. Join the team of volunteers who are
developing plans to make this a memorable, important
event! Fellow Practitioners, your time has come to
shine; be sure to maximize this important window of
opportunity for the conflict resolution field!
Volunteer now and make plans to get involved. Visit
www.acrga.org or call 770-66ACRGA, for more
information.
The ACR Dallas Chapter will
open its fall season with its Fifth Annual Judicial
Panel, one of the many accomplishments credited to
outgoing Chapter president Sheikha S. Hobeiche. The Judicial
Panel, where area judges discuss the courts’ views
and procedures with ACR members, was one of Ms. Hobeiche’s first undertakings when she served as
Vice President of the Dallas Chapter in 1999.
Since then she has created several programs to
increase public awareness of ACR including the
annual Children’s Mock Trial at the Dallas County
Courthouse. This event gives the children a hands-on
experience in the courtroom and is frequently
covered by the local media. Ms. Hobeiche has
improved the quality of the monthly
Professional-Educational Lectures and Programs by
instituting an evaluation of each program by those
attending. She has created the position of assistant
treasurer for the Dallas Chapter to improve
continuity from one treasurer to the next. All
these changes have resulted in a consistent increase
in membership and meeting attendance in each of her
years as president. Well done, Ms. Hobeiche.
Ms. Hobeiche will be stepping down as President at
the end of this year but will stay active as the
Diversity Chair Person and Ex-Officio. The
Dallas Chapter’s President-Elect, Joe Hewitt, will
begin his term as President on Jan. 1, 2006.
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Quotations |
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“The trouble about man is
twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too
complicated; he forgets truths which are too
simple."-- Rebecca West |
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Trust your own instinct.
Your mistakes might as well be your own,
instead of someone else’s. -- Billy Wilder
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Truth only reveals itself
when one gives up all preconceived ideas. --
Shoseki
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I think we may safely trust a good deal more
than we do. -- Henry David Thoreau
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