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Crisis and Collaboration: Environmental Decision-Making in a Rapidly Changing LandscapeA series of Fireside Conversations 2009-2010 November 6th & 7th, 2009
Oregon Mediation Association 23rd Annual Conference With a change in administration, we are hearing a new perspective on dialogue and observing choices that signal a strategic shift in direction for dealing with friend and foe alike. A shift of this magnitude has implications for every level of conflict resolution, whether between nations, groups, or individuals. The challenge ahead is to continue developing and applying our knowledge, skills, and collaborative approaches to the work of mediation and conflict resolution. The 2009 OMA-ADR Center fall conference will challenge us to move beyond simple characterizations of people as heroes and villains. Please click here for the complete conference brochure or visit www.omediate.org for more information. October 29th, 2009
Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality Sheldon Solomon is a Professor of psychology at Skidmore College. His work exploring the effects of the uniquely human awareness of death on individual and social awareness is featured in the documentary film Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. This seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film is the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on film. Hailed by many viewers as a "life-transformational film", Flight from Death uncovers death anxiety as a possible root cause of many of our conflicts and behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary explores the ongoing research of a group of social psychologists that may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world. Please join us for a showing of the documentary followed by a discussion and Q&A session with Sheldon Solomon. (www.flightfromdeath.com) 2009 Cheyney Ryan Peace and Conflict Studies Essay Contest
Deadline: December 15, 2009
We know that psychological and social well-being are tied in significant ways to our sense of belonging, and that a key part of our identity is based on the groups to which we belong-our family, our community, our nation, our ethnic group, and so forth. We also see how our national, ethnic, or religious identities can be the source of much destructive conflict. How can we reconcile this dilemma? How do we encourage the positive elements of group identity and, at the same time, avoid the perils of identity affiliations? Write about conflict resolution for a chance to win $500 and you're your essay published internationally. Please click here for more information. October 9th, 2009
James E. McGuire James E. McGuire, a mediator with JAMS in Boston, Massachusetts, will lead a discussion on mediation in China. Mr. McGuire has been part of an international exchange program on mediation with Chinese judges and professors. Mediation in China is both very ancient and very modern. China has decided that mediation shall be the preferred form of dispute resolution. In this program, Mr. McGuire will discuss some aspects of the exchange. Come with your thoughts and questions. Please contact Ariel Broadous to RSVP for this event. April 30, 2009
Rereading Against Settlement: Some Contemporary Reflections on Dispute Resolution, Justice, and the Question of Public Value Amy Cohen, assistant professor of law at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, teaches property, international dispute resolution, law and development, and mediation. She has extensive experience working on participatory development projects in Nepal, Thailand, and Ghana. Her research interests include: dispute resolution theory and practice; cultural theory; and relationships among rule-of-law promotion, legal consciousness, and grassroots social movements. April 10-11, 2009
Designing Systems For Dispute Resolution: Practical Planning For Effective Management Of Disputes Visiting ADR Faculty Fellow Paul Godin and Tim Hicks, Director of the Master's degree program in Conflict and Dispute Resolution, will use a combination of lecture, facilitated discussions, and a single large case study to introduce participants to the concepts and practice of dispute resolution system design from conception to final implementation. Contact: Ariel Broadous • Email • 541.346.0140 April 7, 2009
Careers in ADR Panel Discussion
ADRB is working on providing a panel discussion on various career opportunities in ADR. Confirmed speakers are Professor Paul Godin and Professor Dwight Golann. Paul Godin is a Toronto-based mediator, lawyer, negotiator, facilitator, trainer, and Alternative Dispute Resolution systems designer at the Stitt Feld Handy Group. Godin has designed and led workshops on ADR and Negotiation worldwide, teaching in Canada, the U.S.A., the U.K., Australia, Ethiopia and the Caribbean, for both the general public and organizations such as Qantas, the Trade Union Congress (Bahamas), Mattel Canada, General Dynamics, INCO, YUM Brands (KFC/Pizza Hut), The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario), and many others. Professor Golann has published four books and numerous articles on mediation of legal disputes and conflict resolution. He also has mediated hundreds of legal disputes and trained legal mediators in federal courts, the U.S. Department of Justice, the European Union, and many other associations. Professor Golann previously taught courses on dispute resolution, mediation, and consumer law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He also served as Chief of Consumer Protection for the Massachusetts Attorney General, the Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Governors of the Federal Reserve, and the Chair of the ADR Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Lunch will be provided. March 31, 2009
Interdisciplinary Series
Rich Margerum is the Department Head, Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Community and Regional Planning Program. His research interests include environmental planning, land-use issues and collaborative planning and management. Other interests include environmental management, decision making and implementation and evaluation processes. March 7-8, 2009
ABA Representation in Mediation Regional Competition
Schools from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California will test their advocacy skills in mediation and compete for the opportunity to advance to the National Competition in New York. February 16, 2009
Interdisciplinary Series
The media bears tremendous responsibility in times of conflict as it needs to inform, be a watchdog, and in many instances persuade communities into some sort of action. Gabriela Martínez will speak of the instances in which media is a promise aiding resolution, and when the media is a peril exacerbating conflict. What the international communication key issues are, and how to go about engaging and enhancing media as a promise for conflict resolution are at the core of this conversation. Gabriela Martínez is an Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication. Some of her areas of research and expertise are International Communication, Global Media, and Latin American Telecommunication and Culture. November 20, 2008
Francis McGovern
Francis McGovern, professor of law at Duke Law School and a premier international practitioner, scholar, and teacher in the field of alternative dispute resolution, will give a presentation and meet with students at the UO law school and the Master's program. Professor McGovern's name is virtually synonymous with "mass claim" litigation - the often tens of thousands of tort claims arising out of a major disaster or major product liability issue. As a court-appointed special master or neutral expert, he has developed solutions in most of the significant mass claim litigation in the U.S., including the DDT toxic exposure litigation in Alabama, the Dalkon-Shield controversy, and his current work involving the silicone gel breast implant litigation. Countries outside the United States now are recognizing the effectiveness of Professor McGovern's work. Working with United Nations Compensation Commission, which was set up to ensure that Iraq compensates citizens, businesses and government agencies for losses suffered in the Persian Gulf War, Professor McGovern is helping construct a legal framework for handling the 2.6 million claims for reparations from Iraq. He also is developing a transnational ADR center in Europe to handle torts, including silicone gel breast implants and HIV infected blood cases, that cross national boundaries. October 28, 2008
DeEtte Beghtol Waleed
October 20-21, 2008
Don McPherson
For more than 20 years, Don McPherson has used the power and appeal of sport to address complex social issues. He has created innovative programs, supported community service providers and has provided educational seminars and lectures throughout North America. As an athlete, McPherson was a consensus All-America quarterback at Syracuse University and is a veteran of the NFL and Canadian Football League. As captain of the undefeated 1987 Syracuse football team, McPherson set 22 school records, led the nation in passing and won more than 18 national "player of the year" awards, including the Maxwell Award as the nation's best player, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and the inaugural Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He was second in the Heisman Trophy voting. In 2008 McPherson was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. In his service to the community, which spans three decades, McPherson has delivered school and community based programs addressing issues such as drunk driving, alcohol and substance abuse, bullying, youth leadership and mentoring. Upon retiring from pro football in 1994, he joined Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society as national director of Athletes in Service to America, an Americorps funded program. In 2002 he founded the Sports Leadership Institute at Adelphi University, for which he served as executive director until 2007. October 16-18, 2008
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October 10, 2008
2008 JELL Symposium
The Symposium will begin with a keynote address at 9:00 am. The first half of the symposium will focus on energy policy and the cost and possibility of making the change over to renewable, sustainable energies. The second part of the day will focus on upcoming renewable energy sources and legal barriers as well as on transportation (moveable energy) issues. The day will end at 4:30 pm. Registration begins at 8:00 am with coffee, tea, and a light breakfast in the foyer of Room 175 of the Knight Law Center. September 24, 2008
Dr. Anita Weiss
NewsDispute Resolution: Examples and ExplanationsBy Michael L. Moffitt, Andrea Kupfer Schneider
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DeEtte Beghtol Waleed will give a presentation to students and the general public on her experience during six years in Africa Õ member of the teaching staff for the Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation program in Zambia which offered 9 month, 3 month and 6 week intensive courses to students from community peacebuilding organizations all over Africa including Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Sierra Leone, and which also designed and presented programs for specific partners, including an ongoing program with the UN to train refugees as trainers for an extensive peacebuilding program in all 8 refugee camps in Zambia.
Shifting Sports Culture: Competition not Conflict
The western United States has been at the forefront of energy technology and innovative energy policy. Where do we go from here with rising gas prices and increasing demand for energy? This free public symposium will address these pressing issues with panel discussions and keynote presentations exploring the future of energy law and policy in a changing world. CLE credits pending.
Dr. Anita Weiss is a professor in the International Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Weiss is also the director of the graduate degree program in International Studies and the liaison for the MA/JD concurrent degree program. Dr. Weiss will focus on the topic of her current research: Militant Islam and Women's Rights in Pakistan. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and engage in a discussion of the topic.
University of Oregon law school professor and associate director of the ADR Center at the law school has co-authored a new book. "Dispute Resolution: Examples and Explanations" is aimed to complement any course on ADR, Negotiation, Mediation, or Arbitration, because it balances theory with practice exercises--the way dispute resolution is taught in most classes. Using the Examples and Explanations pedagogy, the straightforward text explains legal doctrines and analytic frameworks. Examples and explanations give students practice applying those concepts in every chapter. Michael's previous book "The Handbook of Dispute Resolution" was the 2005 winner of the National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution Book Award.