Originally posted at www.EnjoyMediation.com

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ODR LATINOAMERICA is apllying for FRIDA 2010 award !!

2010 INFORMATION SOCIETY CONTRIBUTORS…

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In the past several days, the following jobs have been posted at the Ombuds Blog:

• University of Pennsylvania is hiring an Associate Ombuds. Applicants should have at least a master's degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience. Higher…

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I am in my first week as the Director of Fund Raising and Campaign Strategy for Natalie Mosher, the Democratic candidate for Congresswoman for the 11th Congressional District in SE Michigan. She is a grass roots champion for the diverse groups, special interests and issues that we have studied throughout our entire mediation and ADR program.

As a direct result of our…

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Last month, an editor of the renowned Virginia Quarterly Review took his own life after complaints of workplace bullying. An investigation by the Chronicle of Higher Education reveals that the situation was known to administrators at the University of Virginia and that the victim had sought assistance from the campus Ombudsperson. In a follow-up story by ABC News, the victim's sister shared phone records showing calls to the UVA Ombuds office less than two weeks prior the… Continue

Cardozo to Offer Dispute Resolution & Advocacy LL.M.

New program set to begin in January

Aug 18, 2010



Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City has announced it will launch a new LL.M. program in Dispute Resolution and Advocacy in January 2011.



The new program is designed for domestic and international lawyers, and will draw on the strengths of the school's Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution. Along with coursework, students will be required to… Continue

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This week, I came across the unofficial creed of the Navy Ombuds program. Written by Gayle Brinkley, it offers an apt description of most kinds of Ombuds work.



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FCO has published the agenda for its first-ever course on Ombuds fundamentals to be offered in Toronto, September 20 and 21, 2010. The two-day program for new and intermediate-level Classical Ombuds staff and complaint-handlers will feature nearly two dozen Canadian Ombuds. Many topics will be relevant also to the practice of Ombuds in other fields.



Day One

• Welcome - Ian Darling, FCO…

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Canadian ombudsman appointment won't derail court challenge of UN no-fly list



OTTAWA — A court challenge against Canada's participation in the United Nations anti-terrorist sanctions regime will proceed despite the recent appointment of Canadian lawyer Kimberly Prost as UN ombudsperson to handle appeals from people who want their names taken off the no-fly list and seek access to their… Continue

Those is Australia and beyond might find this interesting. This bill was introduced into Parliment July 16th as method to promote ADR services instead of litigation.

From the article (which gives some great information, I suggest reading it here):

The Bill implements recommendations by the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council following its recent…

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(Herald Sun)

A new book by an Australian expert on bullying in schools has set out six methods used by teachers to tackle this scourge of the playground.

Bullying Interventions in Schools: Six Basic Approaches by Dr Ken Rigby explores traditional and contemporary ways to prevent and intervene in cases of bullying in primary and secondary schools.

Read the full article […

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...U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today said companion legislation to a bill he introduced to continue critical agriculture mediation programs passed by the House, was approved by the Senate and heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.



“The mediation programs at the Department of Agriculture go a long way in helping our farmers and ranchers seek confidential advice and counsel to address loan problems and disputes before they grow to be too much for the producer too…

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Entre los dias 25 a 29 de

octubre del corriente año, se llevara a cabo la Edicion 2010 de la

Cyberweek, conferencia mundial virtual anual sobre innovacion &

gestion en Resolucion de Conflictos & Nuevas Tecnologias, la misma

es de caracter gratuito, se desarrolla integramente via internet y

durante esa semana se comparte con los mas importantes especialistas a

nivel mundial los avances en este nuevo campo… Continue

First published in www.thebusinessmediator.blogspot.com



Have you ever "resolved" an issue, only to have it rear its ugly head months, even years later? I recently met with someone who was involved

with a past conflict, and found that the interaction triggered

unanticipated anger, hurt and other emotions. The relationship, which I

had tried to keep intact, had a tail of lingering bad feelings. Why… Continue