Conference Overview

Time                  Agenda

8:30 – 9:00      Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15      Opening Remarks and Business Meeting

9:15 – 10:30    Keynote Presentation by Phyllis Kritek: 

Effective Conflict Engagement: Harvesting the Wisdom of Our Conflict

10:30 –10:45    Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00   Keynote Presentation (continued)

12:00 – 12:30   Gil Lopez Award

12:30 – 1:45    Lunch and Networking

1:45 – 3:15      Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1A: Organizational Diplomacy: Achieving a Balance of Needs and Interests Despite Power Differences

Session 1B: Principles In Action: A Panel on Restorative Justice Programs in Oakland, Marin, San Francisco and San Quentin

Session 1C: The Role of Spirituality, Ritual, and Mindfulness in the Resolution of Same Sex Dissolutions

Session 1D: Supporting and Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity in the ADR Field and in ADRNC

3:15 – 3:30      Break

3:30 – 5:00      Concurrent Sessions:

Session 2A: How Lawyers Approach Mediation and How to Work with Them

Session 2B: Restorative Justice at San Quentin: An In-Depth Interaction with Participants from the Insight Prison Project

Session 2C: Harmonizing Mediation with Peace Activism

Session 2D: Supporting and Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity in the ADR Field and in ADRNC

5:00 – 5:30      “Meet the Speakers” Reception & Networking

5:30                Conference Conclusion

“Take-One” table available: Bring your marketing materials for free