ACR Workplace Section

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5151 Wisconsin Ave NW Ste #500
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-464-9700


 
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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