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The ACR Workplace Section is dedicated to the professional development of its members through networking, workshops, meetings, and sharing of information on employment and labor Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and other workplace conflict resolution topics including conflict coaching, facilitation, and training.
Interested in getting more involved in Leadership Activities? The WPS has numerous committees and projects to support the professional development of its members. Click here to learn more
NEW HORIZONS IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
June 6 & 7, 2008
A two-day conference in workplace mediation & arbitration
Sponsored by
Association for Conflict Resolution Workplace Section & ADR-San Diego
at
National University Spectrum Campus San Diego, CA
For mediators, lawyers, ADR educators, and human resource & labor relations professionals
Registration Form: click here
Hotel Information: HotelInformationSanDiegoConference.pdf
DAY ONE: Friday, June 6, 8:30am-7pm PLENARY: Morning (1 hour) Today’s Organization from an EEOC Perspective with Veta Hurst, Sr. Attorney - Office of Federal Operations CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Morning (3 hours) Conflict Coaching: An Emerging ADR Technique with Cinnie Noble, ACC, BSW, LL.M. - Attorney/Mediator Building Trust in Organizations with Gloria Bader, Ed.D. President - The Bader Group LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Myar Sankary, Esq. CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Afternoon (1.5 hours) Cognitive Barriers to Negotiation: Strategies for Overcoming Them with Gregg Relyea, Esq. Attorney/Mediator Narrative Approaches to Workplace Conflict with Dr. John Winslade, Cal State University, San Bernardino CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Afternoon (1.5 hours) The Truth about Employment Arbitration - What Every Conflict Resolution Professional Needs to Know with Amy Lieberman, Esq. – Insight Employment Mediating Employee Disputes with Margi Bell, Esq. Partner - Andrews · Lagasse · Branch & Bell LLP Evening Reception – Networking & Keynote Speaker, 5-7pm with Ken Blanchard’s organization (pending)
DAY TWO: Saturday, June 7, 8:30am-2pm PLENARY: Morning (1.5 hours) Employment Law Update with Veta Hurst, Sr. Attorney, Office of Federal Operations CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Morning (1.5 hours) ADR Trends in Higher Education Cal Western Law School & National University Don Fobian, Chapman College – Moderator The Cost of Conflict: Shifting the Paradigm – employee conflicts to resolvable business issues with Debra Dupree, Adv. Practitioner in Workplace Mediation & Margi Bell, Esq. The Legislative State of Affairs with Guest Speaker Mayor Jerry Sanders (pending) KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEAKER: (2 hours) Communication Toolbox for a 2.0 World: Essential Actions for Working Effectively in the Virtual World with Stewart Levine, Author
OR ATTEND A SPECIAL ONE DAY WORKSHOP from CORNELL UNIVERSITY’s Scheinman Institute: Building a Viable ADR Practice by Richard Fincher Saturday, June 7, 9am-4:30pm (limited to 20 participants)
Upcoming Tele Seminar
"A Systems Approach to Conflict Management"
presented by Deborah Katz and Carole Houk
Wednesday May 21st, 12:00 EST, 9:00 Pacific Time
If you are not a member, please consider joining for ONLY $15. For more information Click here or contact jill@moscowitzmediation.com.
ACR’s Current Workplace Section Leadership are:
Workplace Section Tri-Chairs: Michael McDowell (until October 2008) mmcdowell@arbitrationsandmediations.com Vicki Knudsen (until October 2009) vknudsen@mt.gov David Lonay, (until October 2008) Workplace Section Tri-Chair Elect: Susan K. Conner, Tri-Chair Elect 2008 Jill Sarah Moscowitz, Tri-Chair Elect 2008
Orientation to WPS Section - ACR Conference 2007, Pheonix AZ click on the slides below for an Orientation to the Workplace section
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Section Activities and News!
Stay current and connect with ACR Section Listservs! ACR is pleased to announce the launch of Section listservs. You now have the ability to communicate and share ideas with your fellow Section members with the click of a button! To join your Section listserv, click here
Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Kicks Off!
Did you know that nearly one-half of all new ACR members are referred by a colleague? Tell your peers, friends and co-workers about ACR. The WPS held its second annual New Member Orientation program at the 2007 ACR Conference in Phoenix. Thank you to those who attended and those who joined the WPS after participating!
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