Upcoming Events
Presenters for “An Evening With” Series
March 22, 2010
Nina Meierding, MS, JD, is nationally recognized as a leader in the conflict resolution field. She has assisted in the resolution of thousands of disputes and has conducted training both nationally and internationally to court systems, corporations, medical and governmental agencies, and various business entities in the areas of conflict resolution, cross cultural issues, and negotiation skills. Meierding is an instructor at several universities and law schools and has earned several distinguished mediator awards.
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What You Need to Know about Culture: Its Impact on Communication, Negotiation, and Mediation |
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University of Baltimore
Student Center – Performing Arts Theater (5th Floor)
21 West Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
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Refreshments – 6:30 p.m.
Presentation – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
May 4, 2010
Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, Ph.D., is President and Managing Director of Kommon Denominator in Fairfax, Virginia, and an advisory board member for the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. As a national and international conflict resolution practitioner, Dr. Jadallah led civil society initiatives related to the Arab world and the Islamic community. Her company provides services in the areas of organizational and leadership development, conflict prevention and mitigation, training and education, public participation, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation.
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Challenges and opportunities for third parties in the protracted Arab-Israeli conflict: Are North American conflict resolution models adaptable? |
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TBD |
September 15, 2010
Peter S. Adler, Ph.D., is President of The Keystone Center in Colorado. The Keystone Center applies consensus-building strategies and state-of-the-art scientific and technical information to energy, natural resource, and health-related policy problems. Adler specializes in multi-party negotiation and problem solving and is the author of several books.
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The End of Mediation: Why the Field Will Fail yet Mediators Will Thrive for the Next Twenty Years |
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University of Baltimore
Student Center – Performing Arts Theater (5th Floor)
21 West Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
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Refreshments – 6:30 p.m.
Presentation – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
November 9, 2010
Kenneth Cloke, J.D., Ph.D., is director of the Center for Dispute Resolution in Santa Monica, California. He is a nationally recognized speaker and author of many books and journal articles. A highly skilled practitioner, Ken specializes in resolving complex such multi-party conflicts as community conflicts; grievance and workplace disputes; collective bargaining negotiations; and public policy disputes.
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Conflict Revolution: Mediation and Global Change |
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University of Baltimore
Student Center – Performing Arts Theater (5th Floor)
21 West Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
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Refreshments – 6:30 p.m.
Presentation – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
Presenters for ADR Practitioners Lunchtime Teleconference Series
This series showcases local ADR leaders in a 60-minute lectures on issues relevant to ADR professionals. Time is allotted for a question and answer segment.
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Anywhere USA |
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12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. eastern standard. |
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888-453-4221 and enter participant pass code 838404 # when prompted. |
January 28, 2010
Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., is Ombudsman and Director of the Center for Cooperative Resolution at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.
Topic: More than a Mediator: The Role of the Ombudsman
This discussion will explore the many misconceptions around the office of the ombudsman. Highlights include issues of workplace neutrality, and strategies used to build trust among management and employees within an organization.
March 2010 (Date TBD)
Marc Gopin, Ph.D., is the James H. Laue Professor of World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University. Gopin focuses on relationships between world religions and the impact on violence and peacemaking strategies.
Topic: Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution: The Role of Religion and Culture in Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peacemaking
August 4, 2010
Linda Baron has been a mediator for more than twenty years, volunteering with many court and community-based programs. She’s currently a member of FEMA’s ADR cadre and deploys to disaster field offices to provide conflict resolution services to FEMA personnel.
Topic: Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Intelligence: Partners at the Table in Mediation
This teleconference will feature discussion about the role of intuition in mediation and understanding the nuances of its appropriateness. How can we discern the appropriate uses of intuition from inappropriate stereotyping and unsupported assumptions?
October 21, 2010
Doug Brookman is a nationally recognized facilitator and mediator with a specialty in large, controversial, multi-party public decision making processes. For 20 years Doug has been developing collaborative planning and problem solving techniques to help unlock public sector grid lock. He is also the founder of Public Solutions, Inc., of Baltimore, MD.
Topic: Dispute Prevention: Facilitating Large Complex Public Policy Decisions
Join in a discussion about the tools needed for effective group work, especially those involving diverse constituencies in large multi-party conflicts.
For further information check MACRO’s list-serv.
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