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Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN) – Toronto Training
August 9, 2010
Four-day highly acclaimed, highly interactive and very practical workshops are being offered by CIIAN. Well seasoned instructors/practitioners prepare participants to act effectively in conflict situations.
Personal readiness includes examining our own biases and prejudices, our conflict management styles, staying cool "under fire", and the ability to manage the emotional climate at the table.
The Module I workshop introduces participants to the theory and practice of interest-based negotiation and the analysis and understanding of conflict. It provides an excellent foundation for the further study and practice of mediation. Knowledge and skills necessary to help resolve conflicts and disputes are featured. These include understanding conflict factors and dynamics; the relationship of rights, interests and power; communication and conflict; and the nature and dynamics of power.
The Module II workshop is designed to develop the mediation competencies of participants. A good working knowledge of the theory of conflict analysis, communication, conflict, anger and power and interest-based negotiation is assumed. The Mediation module concentrates on the mediation process in its broader aspects from pre-mediation screening and interviewing to the mediation process itself, to the conclusion of written agreements, and to any follow up procedures.
The Roger Fisher 2010 Negotiation Training Scholarship
July 12, 2010
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
THE ROGER FISHER NEGOTIATION TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
Applications for The Roger Fisher Negotiation Training Scholarship are invited until August 13, 2010. One Scholarship will be awarded annually. The Scholarship entitles the recipient to attend the Become a Powerful Negotiator Workshop, offered by the Stitt Feld Handy Group www.sfhgroup.com.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be residents of Ontario and demonstrate:
(1) why the applicant would not otherwise be able to obtain negotiation training;
(2) how the applicant has demonstrated an interest in negotiation skills and dispute resolution;
(3) how the applicant would benefit personally from negotiation training; and
(4) how the community at-large, and/or public interest, community or pro bono organizations or companies providing such services with which the applicant is involved would benefit from the
applicant strengthening his/her negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
WHAT DOES THE SCHOLARSHIP COVER?
The Scholarship covers the registration fees for
Become a Powerful Negotiator Workshop, a negotiation training course based on Roger Fisher's negotiation theories and approaches. The Scholarship recipient must take the course
within 12 months of receiving the award. The Scholarship recipient is responsible for his/her own travel, accommodation and other expenses.
Lionel J. McGowan Awards of Excellence in Dispute Resolution - Call for Nominations for 2010
May 26, 2010
The ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. is calling for nominees for the Lionel J. McGowan Awards of Excellence in Dispute Resolution. The awards are named in recognition and honour of Lionel J. McGowan, the first Executive Director of the Arbitration Institute of Canada. The presentation of the McGowan Awards will take place at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting to be held in Calgary, Alberta on September 23, 2010. There are two awards: one for contributions to the Institute and the field at the regional level, and one for contributions at the national level.
Regional Award of Excellence
This award is for an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the development and success of a regional organization, either by a short-term outstanding effort or through constant contributions over a long period of time, or has contributed significantly to the promotion and development of ADR within the region. Note that simply being a member for many years, being on a board or committee for many years, or carrying out one’s own ADR practice do not count toward the award.
National Award of Excellence
This award is similar to the regional award, but given for contributions to the national Institute. A candidate’s contributions to the support, development and/or progress of the ADR Institute of Canada and its policies and programs, and to promotion of ADR on a national scale, would count.
Professional ADR teaching, hearing ADR cases, and other ADR practice activities do not count. As well, simply being on the Board of the national Institute would not count unless it included major contributions to the Institute through development of the Institute’s structure, national-regional relationships, national programs or materials, funding, or other significant Institute initiatives.
Deadline
Nominations will be accepted until Friday, July 23, 2010. You are encouraged to submit nominations at any time prior to this date. Please send nominations to the attention of:
McGowan Nominations Committee
ADR Institute of Canada, Inc.
234 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 405
Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1K5
Fax: 416-487-4429
admin@adrcanada.ca
The International Centre for Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN) 2nd International Arbitration Prize
May 14, 2010
The International Centre for Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN). CIAMEN is an academic, research, teaching and promoting Centre for all questions related to arbitration and to the alternative methods for dispute resolution.
Its main objective is to serve as a discussion forum and as a research Centre for the academic community and for firms, lawyers, international organizations and public administrations.
The CIAMEN presents the 2nd International Arbitration Prize to reward and promote the best scientific papers in this area. Members of the jury will be worldwide national and international personalities from the legal and business world. They will assess the quality, technical rigour, originality and innovative capacity in accordance with the rules for the competition indicated in the following website: www.idee.ceu.es.
The 6.000 € prize is the best in its category. Individuals or working groups are eligible for participation and the deadline for submission of papers is at 20:00 hours on September 30th, 2010. The prize is sponsored by the Civil and Mercantile Court of Arbitration (CIMA) and KPMG.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
University Institute for European Studies
CEU San Pablo University
Julián Romea, 22, 28003 Madrid
Phone: (34) 915140422- Fax: (34) 915140428
e-mail: idee@ceu.es
melissa.betancesherrera@ceu.es
ADR Opportunities
Alternative Dispute Resolution Practitioner - Department of National Defence
August 30, 2010 -
Department Name: Department of National Defence
Locations: Various Locations
Classification: AS - 05
Salary: $72,148 to $78,004
Closing Date: September 10, 2010 - 23:59, Pacific Time
For more information: https://psjobs-emploisfp.psc-cfp.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800toggleLanguage=en&noBackBtn=true&poster=131357&psrsMode
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