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22 Jun 2012

Mediation events this summer

CEDR Ireland Exchange Forum: Mediator Speed Dating - meeting, mingling, informing

Dublin, 4th July 2012, 4pm-6.30pm

"This is peer-to-peer learning taken to the next level!"

Due to the success of this event which has been run in London, Hong Kong and South Africa, we will give Exchange participants in Ireland the chance to have the conversations they have always wanted, with large numbers of mediators, in a special 'speed dating' format. All attendees will be able to have a number of one-to-one conversations with other Exchange participants, and will move around the room, to encourage as many conversations as possible.

Many may want to choose their own subjects to discuss but we have come up with four questions which we think might make an interesting topics for the 'speed dates':
1) Why did you become a mediator? 2) What is the best way to work with lawyers in a mediation? 3) What classifies as a good result for a client in a mediation? 4) When is and when isn't mediation good value for money?

As with most speed dating events there will be score cards for participants to say who they would like to chat to again in more depth. Unlike other speed dating evenings delegates will be asked to complete a form to detail what they have learned from speaking to other mediators on these topics.

Please come along for a mediation event like no other! 

If you would like to attend this forum please contact Nicola White at nwhite@cedr.com  

 

Mediator Weekend (in conjunction with IMI*) and Cross-Cultural Event

Mediation and Training Alternatives (MATA)

5th – 8th July 2012

MATA is organising the following events for Commercial Mediators, regardless of experience:

  • Thursday 5th July Dinner. Just a social get-together in a private dining room.
  • Friday 6th July Mediator gathering. This event will include an update on mediation around the world, a Question Time with a panel of experienced Mediators, an open forum for Mediator’s own topics and a round-up looking into the future. It is intended as an opportunity to share experience and meet with other Mediators from the UK and overseas. The cost of dinner, accommodation and the day event will not exceed £500 plus VAT. The day event without dinner and accommodation will be around £375 plus VAT.
  • Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th Cross-Cultural Mediation. Joanna Kalowski**, the wise, humorous and hugely experienced Australian Mediator will lead a two-day event on mediating disputes in cross-border, cross-culture and international disputes. The cost of the event including dinner and two night’s accommodation will not exceed £1250 plus VAT.

Venue: Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park (where part of the King’s Speech was filmed).

VAT: Overseas and self-funding participants will receive a discount equal to the relevant VAT, so that the net cost will be no more than those who can reclaim VAT.

Please register your interest for any or all the events by emailing Joanne@mata.org.uk . Accommodation and places on the two-day course are limited to twenty people and early registration will ensure a reserved place. There is no limit on numbers for the Mediator gathering.

* For details of IMI (International Mediators Institute) go to www.imimediation.org  

* *For more information on Joanna go to the MATA website www.mata.org.uk

 

Language and Cultural Aspects of International Mediation Conference

Nottingham University

15th (afternoon), 16th and 17th (morning) August 2012

“Mediators must have a good grasp of the cultural differences that are at play, how language is used and the impact on the other party when that language is not their mother tongue”

I would like to bring to your attention a two-day event on the 15th (afternoon), 16th and 17th (morning) August entitled ‘Language and Cultural Aspects of International Mediation’. This event witnesses the first collaborative efforts between professionals and academics under the innovative theme. The speakers include professional mediators from the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and academics specialising in sociolinguistics, translation, intercultural communication and conflict management studies. They will present and debate how professional knowledge and academic research into those areas can contribute effectively to the understanding of language use and inter/cross-cultural differences in mediation and conflict management and their representation in translation/interpreting.

We very much look forward to seeing you in August.

Conference Abstracts:

  • Neutral intermediaries, gatekeepers, or intercultural mediation? Interpreters' stance-taking in institutional talk — Dr Philipp Sebastian Angermeyer, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, York University
  • Culture and Conflict Management; A Chinese Perspective — Prof Guo-ming Chen, Professor of Intercultural Communication at the University of Rhode Island
  • Intercultural and Communication Competence among English-Speaking, Managers: a Case Study of the Scottish Financial Sector — Dr Mary Fischer, Reader in languages, School of Marketing, Tourism & Languages, Edinburgh Napier University
  • Mediation Talk in Cross Cultural Perspective — Angela Cora Garcia, Associate Professor of Global Studies at Bentley University, USA
  • Real Case Work Examples and Personal Observations on the Practical Elements to be Considered in the Use of Interpreters in Mediation — Danny McFadden CEDR’s Director for Asia Pacific and an arbitrator, lawyer, mediator and trainer
  • Intercultural Competence and Effectiveness in Professional Context — Dr Stephanie A. Stadler-Norman, Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
  • Developing a Shared Understanding of Conflict: Foundations for Sino-Western Mediation — Prof Dean Tjosvold, Henry Y. W. Fong Chair Professor; Academic Dean Business Management Department, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

 

Mediator Skills Training - 17th International Summer School

Mediator skills training leading to assessment for CEDR Mediator Accreditation

20th - 25th August 2012

The Oitavos Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal

“An amazing experience which provides you with new life skills.”

CEDR's International Summer School offers an exceptional combination of venue and content, involving five days of training, plus extra coaching, spread over six days to allow delegates some time to enjoy the stunning location and to reflect on the content and experiential learning of an intense course. The location provides an excellent environment for networking with other delegates and making the most of having experienced mediator-trainers at your disposal, at trainer to delegate ratio of 1:3. Getting away from the office also encourages delegates to turn their full concentration to a course which demands 150% attention.

CEDR's International Summer School provides a unique opportunity to explore the potential for mediating commercial disputes, and those achieving CEDR Mediator Accreditation will be ideally placed to play a key role in the development of this emerging field.

View feedback from previous Summer Schools.

 

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