Environment and Public Policy Section Midyear Conference  June 28–30, 2006

The Environment and Public Policy Section is gearing up for what promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable three-day conference at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts June 28 - 30, 2006.

Chaired by Professor Lawrence Susskind, Director of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, and Harry Manasewich, President of Human Factor Dispute Resolutions, "Deliberative Democracy: New Directions in Public Policy Dispute Resolution" will offer participants the opportunity to network with each other while learning from top theorists and practitioners in the fields of Public Policy Dispute Resolution and Deliberative Democracy (broadly defined as democratic civic engagement).

Keynote addresses and workshops will focus on the intersection of theory and practice in resolving public disputes, the role of ADR practitioners in resolving intractable public policy disputes around social and moral issues such as abortion and race issues in rebuilding the Gulf Coast. We will also look at public dispute resolution as a business, leveraging data gathered from surveys of the top dispute resolution individuals and firms, and hear from a panel of professionals who work to resolve conflicts outside the United States. The request for proposals (RFP) is now available at the website listed below. The deadline for submissions is March 24.

For more information, please contact Anne Mansfield, 802-831-1338, or visit the EPP website at http://www.mediate.com/acrepp/pg17.cfm