Please join Center for ADR and CRA Hawaii for this informative discussion! Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12 – 1 PM Crafting a Positive, Comfortable and Safe Online Space for Mediation Presenters: Lou Chang, Mediator / Arbitrator, and Tracey Wiltgen, Executive Director, The Mediation Center of the Pacific  Practitioners in the spectrum of ADR methods strive to create supportive climates for productive communication between disputing parties. While this is already a challenging goal in a traditional “in-person” environment, it becomes more difficult in a virtual setting devoid of the human touch. The cyber barrier in a virtual environment gives parties in conflict an even greater sense of detachment, and may lead to further disengagement. Lou Chang and Tracey Wiltgen will share experiences, perspectives, and ideas to help ADR practitioners explore the elements of virtual platforms.  New approaches for creating safe spaces, and how foster a hopeful, comfortable, and safe online environment for positive collaborative discussions, will be explored. Register by clicking here:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ComfySafeSpace  Virtual Brown Bags – Skills for Problem Solving A collaboration between Conflict Resolution Alliance & Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, HI State Judiciary Anne Marie Smoke Appellate Mediation Program Admin/Trainer Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution The Hawai'i State Judiciary Phone: (808) 539-4241