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1 – NEW LinkedIn Group Members of the Association for Conflict Resolution ODR Section can now share ideas and experiences related to Online Dispute Resolution through this new LinkedIn Group 2 – FREE 1-hour Webinar on Online Mediation – June 3, 2014 ACR ODR section members can also participate in a FREE 1-hour webinar “Introduction to Online Mediation with PC Mac and Mobile Devices”. Presented by Giuseppe Leone, founder and project manager of Virtual Mediation Lab, an online mediation project sponsored by ACR Hawaii, this webinar covers the following topics: What makes online mediation similar to – and different from – face-to-face mediation Live DEMO of online mediation with info sharing (pictures, documents and video); annotation; and online whiteboard 3 benefits of online mediation What you need to do before an online mediation begins Which cases are suitable for online mediation How to integrate online and face-to-face mediation Mediation skills/experience and technology 15 criteria for choosing a video conferencing software for your online mediation practice When: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 9:00am Hawaii Time (Noon Pacific; 3:00pm Eastern) SIGN UP If you are a member of ACR ODR Section, fill out this Online Registration Form Please Note: In order to make this webinar as interactive as possible, seating is limited to 6 attendees. However, the webinar will be video recorded and its video will be made available on request to members of the ACR ODR Section.

During the ACR Hawaii May 7, 2014 board meeting, board member Chuck Hurd shared the Mediation Center of the Pacific “Hawaii Mediation Pledge”, which can also be found on the MCP website

In April 2014 Mediate.com published Video-Based Mediation – It’s Starting to Happen. What Do We Need to Know? – an article written by Noam Ebner, an assistant professor at the Werner Institute at Creighton University’s School of Law, where he chairs the online graduate program in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. In his article, Ebner also cites the importance of what ACR Hawaii board member Giuseppe Leone is doing (and discovering) in Virtual Mediation Lab, an online mediation project sponsored by ACR Hawaii to help mediators around the world learn to mediate online and practice their skills by participating in Free online mediation simulations. With Jeff Tompson (Griffith University Law School), Ebner also wrote an article on another key ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) topic: Body language and how to create trust in online mediation. Soon to be published in the “International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution”, that article is titled At Face Value? Nonverbal Communication & Trust Development in Online Video-Based Mediation

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

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

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”.

Source: The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution – State of Hawaii, Judiciary

The International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) welcomes your nomination of an individual or a group who merit celebration and recognition. Their theme this year is “Diversity and International Collaboration” and they especially welcome nominations related to this theme. See the website below for details on how to submit your nomination. Nominations are due March 15, 2014. For full details of the call for nominations in English, Spanish and Portuguese click here

The Ku’ikahi Mediation Center is seeking a Case Manager to coordinate their client services and mediations. $14/hr FT with benefits (medical/dental/vision, plus paid vacation/holidays/sick leave). No calls/emails. Cover letter, resume, 3 professional references by March 17, 2014 to: Ku’ikahi Mediation Center, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite PH 1014 B-2, Hilo HI 96720. Click here to view the Job Description