Featuring guest speaker Pam Chambers, a prominent consultant and author locally known as “Hawaii’s Presentation Coach”. Please join your fellow MCP mediators for this workshop to engage in an interactive class lead by Pam that will utilize lecture and skills exercises related to body language and other non-verbal communication. There will also be some free time allotted to allow mediators to simply enjoy each other’s camaraderie! When: Friday, May 23, 2014 – 5:30-7:00pm Where: To Be Announced This workshop is FREE if your are an active volunteer mediator for the Mediation Center of the Pacific RSVP by May 7, 2014 – Send an email to Nathan Nikaido – nathan@mediatehawaii.org – or call him at (808) 521-6767
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ACR HAWAII and the HAWAII STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ADR SECTION present The Road to Forgiveness and the Mediator’s Role on the Journey Seminar Presented by Lou Chang Lou Chang serves as an independent and neutral mediator and arbitrator for business, commercial, design & construction, labor-management, employment, franchise, real estate, insurance, probate, family business, personal injury and civil disputes. Recognized by his peers and colleagues as one of the “Best Lawyers” and “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Lou Chang’s Teaching Experience Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Negotiation, Mediation Skills and Advanced Facilitation and Mediation, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution program. Adjunct Professor/Lecturer: Wm. S. Richardson School of Law, Mediation and Advocacy. 2005, School of Architecture, Conflict Management for Design Professionals, University of Hawaii, Manoa. Faculty trainer of Arbitrators and/or mediators for the American Arbitration Association, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Accord Group, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Hawaii State and Federal Courts, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Subordinate Court-Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau and others. On the panels of the Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc., American Arbitration Association (Mediation, Construction, Commercial, Large Complex Case Panel, Labor), Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, The Accord Group, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel (Hawaii) and other local, national and international organizations. Learning Objectives Understanding the different motivations leading to forgiveness Determining the ethical limits to motivating forgiveness in mediation of conflict Examining ways to motivate act of forgiveness where determined appropriate When, Where and How to Get There When: Saturday, June 28, 2014 – 10:00 – 11:30am Where: 1132 Bishop Street Room 305 – Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 – see map. Building Parking: $3.50 flat rate on weekends without validation….
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By Rick Blangiardi – General Manager, KGMB and KHNL We all know Hawaii is the “aloha” state. But even in the aloha state, things go wrong. Conflicts erupt, relationships are damaged and trust is broken. When that happens, we have been conditioned to pick up the phone, call a lawyer and file a lawsuit. This approach is damaging for the parties involved in the dispute and harms the community because it focuses only on who is right and who is wrong, who should win and who should lose. There is a better way to address disputes. It is mediation. With the assistance of an impartial mediator, mediation helps people keep talking and negotiating creative agreements that can meet all of their needs. To encourage people in Hawaii to use mediation first before filing a lawsuit, the Mediation Center of the Pacific has created a mediation pledge. The pledge says that I won’t sue before I try mediation. I have signed the pledge and ask that you do the same. Together, we can keep aloha in the aloha state by choosing mediation first. To show our support and commitment to use mediation, go to HawaiiNewsNow.com or the mediation center’s website at mediatehawaii.org and sign the mediation pledge today. To watch the editorial on the MCP Mediation Pledge, which Hawaii News Now aired on March 20, 2014, click here
ACR HAWAII and the HAWAII STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ADR SECTION present The Road to Forgiveness and the Mediator’s Role on the Journey Seminar Presented by Lou Chang Lou Chang serves as an independent and neutral mediator and arbitrator for business, commercial, design & construction, labor-management, employment, franchise, real estate, insurance, probate, family business, personal injury and civil disputes. Recognized by his peers and colleagues as one of the “Best Lawyers” and “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Lou Chang’s Teaching Experience Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Negotiation, Mediation Skills and Advanced Facilitation and Mediation, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution program. Adjunct Professor/Lecturer: Wm. S. Richardson School of Law, Mediation and Advocacy. 2005, School of Architecture, Conflict Management for Design Professionals, University of Hawaii, Manoa. Faculty trainer of Arbitrators and/or mediators for the American Arbitration Association, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Accord Group, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Hawaii State and Federal Courts, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Subordinate Court-Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau and others. On the panels of the Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc., American Arbitration Association (Mediation, Construction, Commercial, Large Complex Case Panel, Labor), Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, The Accord Group, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel (Hawaii) and other local, national and international organizations. Learning Objectives Understanding the different motivations leading to forgiveness Determining the ethical limits to motivating forgiveness in mediation of conflict Examining ways to motivate act of forgiveness where determined appropriate PLEASE NOTE Due to unforeseen circumstances, this seminar will be held Saturday, June 28, 2014. For more information and to register online, click here
Under the Mediation Moon A Benefit to Support the Mediation Center of the Pacific Join The Mediation Center of the Pacific for an elegant evening under the moon with: Delectable Dishes; Fine Wine; and Collaborative Camaraderie Wine and Spirit Silent Auction featuring treasures from near and far donations from private collections and travels abroad Pay tribute to three mediation leaders in Hawaii: Linda Colburn James K. Hoenig, J.D., Ph.D. The Honolulu Board of Realtors When: Saturday, May 3, 2014 5:00 – 6:00pm Special Reception and Planetarium Viewing – VIP Tables only 6:00 – 8:30pm General Seating Where: The Great Lawn at Bishop Museum – 1525 Bernice Street – Honolulu RSVP by April 11, 2014 – Call (808) 521-6767 or fill out and mail the MCP Flyer
A message from Cheryl L. Jamison, President of the Association for Conflict Resolution Last week, we announced an exciting ACR initiative designed to give new practitioners an extraordinary opportunity to present their research and their story at our Annual Conference, Oct. 8-11, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio. An international jury will select seven New Voices-Emerging Professionals to present their work in prime time during the conference. The presentations will focus on an area of research done by the presenter which will engage our diverse membership in new ways and help enhance the practice of our members. The presentation of our selected emerging professionals will feature research highlights, lessons learned and unique areas of practice. The presenters will explain their projects or demonstrate some aspect of their work, making it “come to life” for the audience. The jury panel is looking for exciting practice or research that will enhance the knowledge and practice of our diverse membership. The panel will select 10-15 minute presentations and pair them with other plenary sessions. All current or recent students in programs specializing in conflict resolution or interdisciplinary programs in which conflict studies are an integral part may apply. Practitioners who may not have been students in certificate or degree programs but have done other forms of training and have entered the field in the last five years are also invited to apply. For more information about the New Voices – Emerging Professionals juried selection click here I am looking forward to hearing from these emerging professionals at our conference. If you have any comments for me, please contact me at cheryl.jamison26@gmail.com Cheryl L. Jamison, President of the Association for Conflict Resolution
The Second International Conference on Conflict Resolution will take place in Santa Fe, Argentina on May 22-23, 2014. The Association for Conflict Resolution is one of the co-organizers of the conference. For further information about the conference, please visit the conference web page. Walter Wright, Co-Chair ACR International Expansion Group
Teresa F. Frisbie, director of the Loyola Chicago University School of Law Dispute Resolution Program, has recently written an article titled Can Online Videoconferencing Tools Help the Mediation Process? In short, she presents the experience of Professor Vikki Rogers of Pace University in New York, Colin Rule (a leader in Online Dispute Resolution and founder of Modria.com), and Giuseppe Leone at Virtual Mediation Lab, an online mediation project sponsored by ACR Hawaii, to demonstrate how “online mediation tools have come a long way in the last decade”.