The Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan will host its 2021 ADR Annual Conference, Meeting & Awards titled “Meeting People, Meeting Needs” online Friday and Saturday, October 8-9.
The schedule includes:
Friday, October 8
• 8 a.m.—Networking
• 8:30-8:45 a.m.—Welcome and Introductions
• 8:45-9:40 a.m.—Incorporation of Restorative and Peacemaking Principles into Domestic Mediations
• 9:45-10:40 a.m.—What’s New in Domestic Violence Screening Protocol and Practice
• 10:45-11:40 a.m.—Bringing Eldercaring Coordination to Michigan: The Time is NOW! Or The Who, What, Where, Why, How and NOW!
• Noon-12:15 p.m.—Welcoming Remarks
• 12:15-12:30 p.m.—Remarks by Incoming State Bar President Dana Warnez
• 12:30-1:25 p.m.—The Past, Present, and Future of Dispute Resolution
• 1:30-2:25 p.m.—Diversifying the Practice of ADR: Lessons Learned Mediating in Diverse Communities and Conflicts
• 2:30-3:25 p.m.—Michigan ADR Case Law Update
• 3:30-4:25 p.m.—Strategic Planning Your Next Mediation
• 4:30-5:25 p.m.—Why Professionalism and Civility are Important for Successful Mediations and Techniques to Deal with Unprofessional Participants
• 5:30-6:30 p.m.—ADR Section Awards
• 6:30-7:30 p.m.—Networking
Saturday, October 9
• 8 a.m.—Networking
• 8:30-8:55 a.m.—ADR Section Annual Business Meeting
• 9-9:55 a.m.—Impartiality, Implicit Assumptions, Biases and Arbitral Justice
• 10-10:55 a.m.—Million Dollar Questions in Mediation
• 11-11:55 a.m.—Exploring Strange New Worlds–What Star Trek Can Teach Us about ADR
• Noon-12:45 p.m.—Break
• 12:45-1:40 p.m.—Mediation in Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• 1:45-2:40 p.m.—Multicultural Mediation in Israel, The Challenges and Potential.
• 2:45-3:40 p.m.—Faith-Based Mediation: A Biblical Example
• 3:45 p.m.—Closing Remarks and Adjournment, with Erin Archerd and Edward H. Pappas
To register for the free online conference, visit https://connect.michbar.org/adr/home.
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