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TIMELY NEWS BRIEFS
The Commercial Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution’s 2009 Co-Chairs, Michele Riley and Kurt Dettman, welcome members to an exciting year ahead. Top priority is to give value back to members and to increase member involvement. The following are some of the initiatives planned for 2009: Web Site - The web site will be updated and maintained with information that is relevant and interesting to our members.
Teleseminars - Interesting and informative speakers will lead our Teleseminars approximately every two months. These are offered complimentary to members, except for any telephone fees you may incur.
Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute - The Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute, offered in conjunction with the American Arbitration Association, will continue to present experienced speakers addressing cutting edge topics in the field of commercial mediation. ACMI will be offered again in conjunction with the ACR Annual Conference in October 2009.
Newsletter - The Newsletter resumes publication on a quarterly basis starting with the April issue, and will feature articles from speakers at the ACMI and the Teleseminars.
International Section Initiatives - We plan to work on joint initiatives with the International Section as the commercial world is becoming more globally based.
Committees - We welcome section members to join committees of interest to them. We have openings on the following committees: International, Ethics, Diversity-Equity, Strategic Planning, Program, Newsletter, and Membership. Contact either of your co-chairs for details.
We look forward to working with all of you in the coming year. If you have any questions or suggestions for us feel free to send us an email to kdettman@c-adr.com (Kurt) and rileyadr@yahoo.com (Michele).
Sincerely,
Michele Riley and Kurt Dettman, Co-Chairs
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