2011 Annual Conference
“Managing Conflict and Removing Barriers
to Collaborative Decision Making”

Pre-Conference: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Conference: Thursday, June 16, and Friday, June 17, 2011

Martin's Crosswinds
7400 Greenway Center Drive
Greenbelt, MD

The Center’s conference, ...

led by a diversified faculty of industry, government and academic experts, offers over 25 presentations that provide public and private sector dispute resolution professionals the latest information on alternative dispute resolution skills, concepts, and strategies.

Workshop presenters include noted authors and many nationally known practitioners ...

Daniel Bowling; David Hoffman; Marvin E. Johnson; Homer C. La Rue; Cathy Costantino; Lynn Sylvester; Lou Gieszl; Brian Polkinghorn; Patrick and Kathie Nichols; Paul F. Monicatti; Dan Dozier; Kevin Bryan; John Stephens; Frank Dukes; Michelle Obradovic; Stephen K. Erickson; Marilyn McKnight; Robert Creo; Monique McKay; Michael Spangle; Myra Isenhart; Edward “Don” Mercer; Angelia Tolbert; Andy Pizzi; Milagros Phillips; Robert Fisher; Cheryl Jamison; Mary Jacksteit; Linda Brothers.

Pre-Conference topics include (partial list):

The Search for Ethical Standards in Negotiation; Top Five Training Topics; Race and Health in America; Leadership for Conflict Resolvers; The Art of Listening:  Can the Simple Act of Listening be Healing?

Conference topics include (partial list):
The Art and Science of Decision Making in Mediation; “Halo” Effects, Self-Serving Bias, and Other Tricks That Our Minds Play on Us: What Mediators Can Learn from Cognitive Psychology; Avoiding Getting Hooked: Mediation and Mindful Presence; Psychological Barriers to Conflict Resolution; From Effective Apologies to Forgiveness; Developing a Collaborative Process to Manage Conflict in a Diverse Environment; Generational Conflict; Why We Do the Things We Do: Enneagram and MBTI as Tools to Enhance the “Self as Instrument” in Mediation; Race in America: The Challenge/The Gift; Words, Logic, Power, and Racial Conflict in the Workplace and Beyond; Cultivating Engaged Communities of Practice; Peace for the Peacemakers: A Dialogue on The Importance of Self-Care for Our Work and Our Lives; and many more.

For information about the 2011 Annual Conference, call the Center at (301) 313-0800 or visit www.natlctr4adr.org.