ACR Conference Prominently Features Ombuds

Several Ombuds are slated to speak at the Association for Conflict Resolution Eight Annual Conference, set for September 24 through 27 in Austin, TX:

• Mini-Plenary 6 "Addressing the Needs of Soldiers and Their Families: Conflict Resolution Responses to Returnee Issues" will cover the development of the ombuds program at Walter Reed and the Army Medical Command by panelists including Daniel Rainey;
• Workshop 1.03 "The Ombuds as Student: Using What We Learn" is a structured discussion about lessons learned through work as Ombuds, led by Wayne Blair and Laurie Mesibov;
• Workshop 2.10 "Development, History and Outcomes for Successful Ombuds Office in World-Renowned University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute," will review the lessons learned in the creation of an Ombuds program, by Anu Rao and William Brock; and
  
• Workshop 6.02 "Ombudsman Applications Within Public Institutions - Alive and Well!" will feature the heads of Ombuds programs for a state office, a city, a school district; and, a state youth commission.

(ACR Conference Info.)