Advanced
Commercial Mediation Institute
THE COMMERCIAL SECTION OF THE
ASSOCIATION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION
&
American
Arbitration Association Present
TWO
Days OF ADVANCED PROGRAMS FOR
This is
your Brain on Mediation:
The use of
Neuroscience and Neuro-linguistics
in Resolving Disputes
October 7 – 8, 2009
The Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute
(“ACMI”) is an educational forum designed to further develop advanced skills of
professionals experienced in mediating commercial and business disputes. The
program features an interactive environment facilitated by leading practitioners
and educators in the dispute resolution and related fields.
This two day program is limited to 60
participants experienced in mediating complex commercial disputes so as to
facilitate extensive interaction among participants and faculty.
Members of the American Arbitration
Association’s National Roster of Neutrals attending this program will receive
A.C.E. credit for both 2009 and 2010.
Wednesday,
October 7, 2009
7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.
Registration & Continental Breakfast:
8:30 A.M. –
9:00 A.M.
Opening
Comments
Richard J. DeWitt
Commercial Mediator;
Co-Chair ACMI,
Coral Gables, Fl,
Distinguished Fellow/IAM
Jerome Allan Landau
Commercial Mediator;
Co-Chair ACMI, Scottsdale, AZ, Distinguished Fellow/IAM
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Session 1:
Understanding the
application of Neuroscience and Neuro-linguistics in Resolving Disputes
Lee Jay
Berman,
Commercial Mediator, Los Angeles,
CA &
Distinguished Fellow/IAM
Douglas
Noll, Commercial
Mediator, Clovis CA,
&
Distinguished Fellow/IAM
10:30 A.M.
– 11:00 A.M.
Break
11:00 A.M.
– 12:30 P.M.
Session 2:
The use of Neuroscience
and Neuro-linguistics in Resolving Disputes – Practical Applications:
Lee Jay
Berman & Douglas
Noll
12:30 P.M.
- 1:30 P.M.
Lunch
Richard Birke, Law Professor, Salem, OR
(Invited)
1:30 P.M. –
3:00 P.M.
Session 3:
Mediators Round Table
Facilitated
Small Group Discussion on the use of Neuroscience and Neuro-linguistics
3:00 P.M. –
3:30 P.M.
Break:
3:30 P.M –
5:00 P.M.
Session 4:
“Mediation or
Manipulation”, Ethical considerations on the use of Neuroscience and Neuro-linguistics
in Mediation:
Mel
Rubin, Commercial Mediator, Coral Gables FL,
and Fellow/ACCTM
John A.
Sherrill, Commercial Mediator, Atlanta, GA
and Fellow/ACCTM
5:00 P.M. –
6:00 P.M.
Advanced
Commercial Mediation Institute
Reception
Followed by
ACR Reception
Thursday, October 8, 2009
8:30 A.M – 10:30 A.M.
ACR Keynote
Session - Wallace Warfield
10:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.
Break:
10:45 AM –
12:00 PM
Session 6:
The Big Debate
– “Resolving Disputes or Resolving Conflicts”
What is the
Role of the Commercial Mediator?
Moderator
Lee Jay
Berman,
Commercial Mediator, Los Angeles,
CA, and
Distinguished Fellow/IAM
Arguing
for Resolving Conflicts
Richard J. DeWitt, Commercial Mediator;
Co-Chair ACMI, Coral Gables, Fl, and Distinguished Fellow/IAM
Arguing For Resolving
Conflicts
Neil Carmichael
(Moderator), Vice President Mediation Services, American Arbitration
Association, Charlotte, NC
Jerome Allan Landau, Commercial Mediator;
Co-Chair ACMI, Scottsdale, AZ, and Distinguished Fellow/IAM
12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Kenneth Cloke, Center for Dispute
Resolution, Santa Monica, CA
Author – “Mediating Dangerously” Mr.
Cloke will speak on the International
Mediation Programs of “Mediators Beyond
Borders”
1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Session 7:
Mediators Round Table
- The Role Of the Commercial Mediator
3:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Break
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Session 8:
The Business of
Mediation
–Developing an International Commercial Mediation Practice
John
Madden, International Mediator, NYC, and
Dublin, Ireland
5:00 P.M. – 5:15P.M.
Closing Comments:
Richard J.
DeWitt, Co-Chairman, ACMI
Jerome
Allan Landau, Co-Chairman, ACMI
CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ALL PERSONS ATTENDING THE FULL
ACMI 2 DAY PROGRAM
(Neither
ACR or ACMI have applied for State CLE or CME Credit)
