ACR
Update,
November 4 , 2005
Published by the Association
for Conflict Resolution,
a merged organization of AFM, CREnet and SPIDR
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OVERVIEW
OF ARTICLES
November 4, 2005
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Conflict Resolution Day Celebrated Around the
World on October 20th, 2005!
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ACR's Sixth Annual Conference: Call for
Proposals Opens December 1, 2005
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Publications Update: Fall ACResolution
arriving soon; Spring ACResolution Call for
Proposals; Advertising Opportunities; 20%
Discount for ACR members on new book
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Please Support ACR's 2005 Annual Fund
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Special Membership Offer
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Section News: Family Section mid-year
conference; new Advisory Council members
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Chapter News: Update from the New England,
Georgia, Northern California, Washington, DC.,
Minneapolis and Chicago Chapters.
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Quotations
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Message from our Sponsor: Mediate.com
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1.
Conflict Resolution Day Celebrated Around the
World on October 20, 2005!
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Communities around the world celebrated Conflict
Resolution Day on the third Thursday of October
(October 20), 2005! Events were held in Canada,
Portugal and across the United States. The U.S.
states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Tennessee received
gubernatorial or legislative proclamations, and
celebrations were held in 22 U.S. states and the
District of Columbia.
For more
information, including a list of events held
celebrating Conflict Resolution Day 2005,
click here
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To let us
know about an event we missed, or to send an update
on your event (photos, press clippings or other
information also welcome), please email us at
acr@ACRnet.org.
We hope
you will join us in celebrating Conflict Resolution
Day 2006!
Below are several photographs from the Conflict
Resolution Day event held at the ACR office |
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Panelists Lewis Dabney (
International Section Co-Chair) and H. Ray Lanier ( ACR President-Elect) share
with attendees how their CR careers developed. |
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ACR CEO David Hart welcomes the guests to ACR's
offices and leads the panel. |
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Attendees from DC-area schools hear helpful
suggestions and ask CR professionals how to move into the field and support
the CR community. |
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2. ACR's Sixth Annual Conference: Call for
Proposals Opens December 1, 2005
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2006
Annual Conference Proposals Accepted Online
December 1, 2005–January 15, 2006
ACR requests proposals
for its Sixth Annual Conference, to be held October
25-28, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. Online submission
of proposals for workshops begins December 1, 2005,
and closes January 15, 2006. Please visit our
website
http://www.ACRnet.org/conferences/ac06/index.htm
for further information and instructions!
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3.
Publications
Update: Fall
ACResolution
arriving soon; Spring
ACResolution
Call for Proposals; Advertising Opportunities; 20% Discount for ACR
members on new book
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Watch your
mailbox for the Fall 2005 issue of ACResolution, titled “Spirituality and
the Heart of Conflict Resolution.”
Call for Article Proposals: Spring 2006 Issue of
ACResolution
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,
- your
name and contact information,
- 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 the ACResolution Managing Editor 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 by February 1, 2005.
For more
information about ACR publications and guidelines, please visit
http://www.ACRnet.org/publications/acresolution.htm.
Advertising Opportunities
with ACR
You love
reading ACResolution and Conflict Resolution Quarterly—now you can
reach others in the field by advertising in an ACR publication. ACR advertising
rates offer exciting opportunities and great value. For more information and to
place an order, visit
http://www.ACRnet.org/advertising/publications.htm or contact ACR’s
Publications Manager at 202-464-9700, ext. 230 or
publications@ACRnet.org. The deadline for advertising in the Winter
ACResolution is December 1; the Winter issue will focus on Community ADR,
and mails on February 1.
20%
Discount for ACR Members on new book
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John W.
(Jack) Cooley’s Creative Problem Solver’s Handbook for Negotiators and
Mediators: A Pragmatic Approach, Volume One is published by ABA–Section of
Dispute Resolution with generous support from ACR.
Written
by Jack Cooley, a longtime ACR member, this book takes a pracademic
approach to creative problem solving in negotiation and mediation. “Pracademics”
is a term used to describe the art and science of translating the theory of
creative problem solving into practice, and conversely, converting the practice
of creative problem solving into theory. It encourages an interdisciplinary
approach to solving problems and seeks to draw upon the expertise of one
discipline to enhance the problem-solving effectiveness in another.
ACR
members receive a 20% discount on this book; call 1-800-285-2221 for details.
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4.
Please Support ACR's 2OO5 Annual
Fund
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Please contribute to ACR’s 2005 Annual Fund today. Your gift advances the
profession, supports your peers, and improves the study of conflict
resolution. All gifts are tax deductible, will be publicly acknowledged,
and are always deeply appreciated. Thank you for your support. More
information about the Annual Fund is available on the ACR website at
http://ACRnet.org/giving/index.htm.
You
can mail checks to the ACR office at 1015 18th Street NW, Suite 1150,
Washington, DC 20036. If you have further questions, please email us at
development@ACRnet.org. |
ACR Job Bank
Looking
for a job in the field?
Log in to the
Online
Member Center and join the “Job
Bank” Contact Group to get job announcements
right in your Inbox! (Click on “My
Profile,” then “Contact Groups”)
Do
you have a job to post?
Get complete details at: http://www.ACRnet.org/jobs/jobbank.htm
Special introductory rates for
ACR members!
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5.
Special Membership Offer |
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SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP
OFFER!
Log in to ACR’s
Online Member Center and renew your membership
online now and you will automatically be entered to
win TWO FREE MONTHS OF MEMBERSHIP!
Make your dues go
farther! Renewing online saves ACR resources!
One Drawing Every
Month!
Congratulations to last
month’s winner: LUIS S. LLANOS, Sr. of St.
Croix, VI. |
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6.
Section News: Family
Section mid-year conference; new Advisory Council members |
Family Section
Mid-Year Conference: July 13–16, 2006 on Cape Cod, MA
ACR’s Family Section will hold a mid-year conference at the Sea Crest
Oceanfront Resort and Conference Center in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on
Cape Cod. Mark your calendars for July 13-16, 2006 for this exciting
event! (Former AFM members will remember this as the site for the AFM
conference in the 90s.) Ken Neumann and Glenn Dornfeld are the ACR
Family Section mid-year conference Co-Chairs.
Family Section Congratulates New Advisory
Council President and Members
Susan Edwards, former Family Section Membership Chair, has been elected
as the Family Section Advisory Council Chair. Other new Advisory
Council members include Russell Gerard, Public Policy and Legislation
Chair and Mary Ann Lawson, Training Chair. |
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Chapter News:
Updates from the New England, Georgia, Northern California, Washington,
DC., Minneapolis and Chicago Chapters |
New England Chapter
2005 Annual Conference and Master Series; Advanced
Training
ACR’s New England
Chapter (NE-ACR) will hold its 2005 annual
conference and Master Series on November 2–3, and
will hold an Advanced Training on November 4, 2005.
Please visit
http://www.neacr.org/ to view conference, master
series, and advanced training brochures; to register
or download the conference registration and price
form; to get directions, scholarship information, a
Schedule of Events, information about speakers and
presenters, and more. For more information, please
contact Ellen Carno (617-347-0500,
ecarno@comcast.net ) or Tad Mayer
(617-973-9739 x26,
tmayer@mwi.org ).
Georgia Chapter:
November 5 Meeting on “Building and Marketing Your
Practice”
ACR’s Georgia Chapter
(ACR-GA) will hold its next Chapter meeting on
Saturday, November 5, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., in the Morrow Community Room, in Morrow, GA.
The Chapter meeting will focus on “Building and
Marketing Your Practice.” This will be the Georgia
Chapter’s last Chapter meeting of the year, so make
plans to be there!
Northern California
Chapter to Hold Mediation Workshop on November 5
ACR’s Northern
California Chapter (ADRNC) is pleased to have
Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D. offer another
program to our members and guests, titled “The
Psychology of Effective Mediation.” Those who
participated in his workshop at the ADRNC conference
in April gave it rave reviews and requested
additional training. Stephen has graciously agreed
to offer a three-hour workshop on November 5
starting at
9:00 a.m. This workshop will be less
theoretical and more experientially oriented than
the one held in April. We are pleased to offer
continuing education credits for this workshop. For
program details, please visit
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=97531
or contact Stacy Water at
adr@adrnc.net.
Washington, D.C.
Chapter: Upcoming Workshop: November 12
ACR’s Washington, D.C.
Chapter (DC-ACR) will host a workshop titled
“Bringing Mindfulness into Our Practices As Lawyers
and Mediators” on Saturday, November 12, 2005, from
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22203 (Ballston Metro stop on the
Orange Line). For more information, contact
Susan Green at
sgreend@earthlink.net . For a list of sponsors,
and to download a conference agenda and registration
form, please visit
http://www.mediate.com/dcacr/pg9.cfm.
Save the Date:
DC ACR’s Holiday Party will take place on December
14, at 5:30 p.m., at the Sumner School. For more
details, keep an eye on DC ACR’s website:
http://www.mediate.com/dcacr/.
ACR’s Minnesota Chapter
2005 Conference: Friday, November 18
ACR’s Minnesota Chapter
(Conflict Resolution Minnesota) will hold its 2005
conference, “Growing the Profession,” on Friday,
November 18, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the
Continuing Education and Conference Center (formerly
the Earle Brown Center) of the University of
Minnesota–St. Paul Campus in St. Paul, MN. Join
other professionals in the local ADR community to
learn about current topics in the field! Please
visit
http://www.conflictresolutionmn.org/ for
information on registration, conference location,
continuing education credits, and more.
ACR’s Chicago Chapter
Co-Sponsors Joint ADR Conference: December 1–2
ACR’s Chicago Chapter
will co-sponsor a Joint ADR Conference, “Coming
Together for Peace,” with Collaborative Law
Institute of Illinois, International Academy of
Dispute Resolution, and Mediation Council of
Illinois. The conference will be held on December
1–2, 2005, at the Museum of Science and Industry in
Chicago, IL. The conference will promote
opportunities for arbitrators, mediators,
collaborative practitioners, and all ADR
professionals to enhance and strengthen their
skills, knowledge and relationships within the
Illinois/Chicago-area. To learn about registration,
tuition scholarships and more, please visit
www.collablawil.org/events.htm. The Early
Bird Deadline has been extended until Monday,
November 14, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.
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Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we
are for war. -- John Andrew
Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses |
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The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without
conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We
know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we
know about living. -- Omar
Bradley
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The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a
military solution. --
John F. Kennedy
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All wars are
follies, very expensive and very mischievous
ones. In my opinion, there never was a good
war or a bad peace. When will mankind be
convinced and agree to settle their
difficulties by arbitration? -- Benjamin
Franklin |
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