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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - close extended until 28 February 2010

 

The National Mediation Conference Organising Committee is now calling for abstracts to be presented the 10th National Mediation Conference in Adelaide South Australia on the 7th - 9th September 2010. The theme of the conference is New Frontiers; Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present and Creating the Future and the committee is keen to provide an exciting program that is innovative and challenging and ultimately a great experience. Therefore the committee seeks to encourage abstracts that explore: 

  • Novel, innovative and challenging concepts and theories that broaden the practice of mediation 

  • Practical mediation and facilitation skills particularly those drawn from alternative methods, theories and disciplines 

  • The nexus between theory and practice 

  • Mediation in the international arena- knowledge and skill sets drawn from mediating geo political and high conflict international disputes

  • Mediation and its connection to peace building and peace making. 

  • Drawing lessons from traditional conflict resolution models within indigenous communities 

  • Designing architecture for managing and facilitating conflict resolution within organisations, alliances and workplaces using a dispute systems design, conflict systems management or project allianceing perspective. 

  • The social sciences and their impact on mediation practice, theory and culture. 

  • Social sciences and the law - strengthening the relationship through collaboration within the profession of mediation 

  • The retired judge and senior counsel mediation culture. 

  • High dollar value and complex commercial mediations and the place of the generalist mediator with high level expertise in mediation skills. 

  • Judges and tribunal members and the dual roles of mediating and determining the matter. 

  • Mediation as a compulsory step in the pre-litigation process. 

  • The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. The challenges of embracing mediation and less adversarial litigation.

  • The role and relevance of mediators in the practice of collaborative law 

Mediation has expanded into many fields beyond the traditional family law, community, industrial and commercial areas. The committee is seeking abstracts from a wide range of professionals that critically examine the challenges and opportunities and the theoretical implications for mediation in their fields and in all fields of practice both traditional and emerging, including but not limited to: 

 

international 

peace-building and peace-making 

human rights 

courts and tribunals 

environmental 

workplace 

human resource management 

commerce 

industry 

health 

mental health 

education 

criminal justice 

victim offender 

restorative justice 

family 

family law 

ageing 

youth 

children's rights 

child protection 

community 

cultural, cross-cultural and intercultural 

sport and recreation 

alliancing and partnering 

religion and interfaith 

on-line dispute resolution 

construction and building 

defence and defence procurement 

dispute systems design

 

 

How to submit an abstract

Read the "how to" guidelines below and then click the submit abstract button to submit your abstract on-line. The receipt of all abstracts will be acknowledged and you will be allocated an identification number. 

 

 

 

 

Authors of accepted abstracts will be required to prepare a full paper. 

 

Format

Abstract limit 300 words.

 

Download "how to" guidelines here.

 

 

Presenter Registration

Presenters will be required to fund their travel, accommodation and registration costs. At least  one author per paper must register and pay for the Conference. Papers with no registered author maybe be withdrawn.

 

Important Dates

Close of call for abstracts 28 February 2010 

Notification of acceptance early April 2010 

Full papers due mid July 2010

 

National Mediation Conference Conference Scholarship 2010 

 

The Conference Director’s instituted a scholarship for the Perth Conference of 2008. The Scholarship, which is entirely funded from the proceeds generated from conference revenue is up to $10,000 and also provides an opportunity for the winner to address the conference. This prize is focussed on development of thinking in ADR. To understand the criteria and terms of the Scholarship click here

 

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