International Day Plus

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

8:00 am. – 5:30 p.m.

The Premier Networking Event for a Global Focus on Conflict Resolution Professionals with

Whether you work internationally or domestically in the US or around the globe, best practices shared on international day will inform your practice and inspire you.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.          

Registration, Coffee, and Doughnuts 

8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.          

Welcome

Luis Ore, Bowling Green, KY

8:35 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.                      

Presentation of the 2009 IDC Outstanding Leadership Awards

Merrick Hoben, Washington, DC and Teri Sklar, San Francisco, International Development Committee Leadership Co-Chairs, ACR International Section

Search For Common Ground was selected for the organization award in light of its impressive capacity for continuous work in challenging international environments, social entrepreneurship, and creative use of media toward managing conflict more constructively. 

Adi Gavrila, founding member and manager of the Craiova Mediation Center and President of the Romanian Mediation Centers, was selected for the individual award in light of his extraordinary work navigating a complex political environment to advance alternative dispute resolution in Romania.

8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.            

Stories from the Field

John Marks, President, Search for Common Ground, Washington, DC

Susan Collin Marks, Vice President, Search for Common Ground, Washington, DC

Adi Gavrila, Founding Member and Manager, Craiova Mediation Center, Romania

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Communication

Peter Weinberger, Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC

12: 30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on Own

 
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

Enhancing your Global Practice:  Focus on Consulting, Grants, and Mentors

(Full Panel Followed by Group Discussion)

Consulting

David Plumb, Senior Associate, Consensus Building Institute, Washington, DC

Merrick Hoben, Director, Washington D.C. Regional Office, Consensus Building Institute

Grants

David Smith Senior Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC

David Brandon, Program Manager, JAMS Foundation, San Francisco, CA

Mentors

Peter Swanson, Senior Partner, Carr, Swanson, & Randolph, LLC, Alexandria, VA

Bernie Mayer, Partner, CDR Associates, Ontario, Canada

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Coffee Break
 
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.   

Brokering Peace

Hrair Balian, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA

5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Concluding Remarks

Luis Ore, Bowling Green, KY

David Plumb, Washington, DC

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.             

ACR Welcome Reception

Thursday, October 8, 2009

ACR’s International Section is teaming with the Commercial Section to offer International Day attendees the opportunity to join the Advanced Commercial Mediation Institute for an afternoon of sessions that have a global focus (includes lunch). Additional Registration Fee Required.

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