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September 01, 2014

2014 ACR Conference Includes Two Sessions About Ombuds

Usually a few Ombuds present are presenters at the Association for Conflict Resolution's Annual Conference. The conference this year, in Cincinnati on October 8-11, will include just one: ICANN Ombudsman, Chris LaHatte will be the featured speaker for ACR International Day. His session is entitled, "Dealing with Cultural Difference in a Multi Stakeholder Environment."

A later session, "Expanding Your Workplace Conflict Resolution Practice: Emerging Areas, Gaining Acceptability and Generating Income," will include Ombudsing along with other dispute resolution resources. The presenters are Dick Fincher, Michael Dickstein and Debra Dupreebe. Priority registration ends September 19. (ACR 2014 Conf Info.)

Related posts: 2009 ACR Conference Features Ombuds; Tenth ACR Conference Will Highlight Ombuds Issues; ACR [2011] Conference to Feature Several Ombuds; 2012 ACR Conference to Feature Work of Ombuds; Ombuds at the 2013 ACR Conference; ACR Conference Presentation on Ombuds in ADR Spectrum.

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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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September 01, 2014

2014 ACR Conference Includes Two Sessions About Ombuds

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