The Ombuds Blog: Arizona Ombuds to Hold Year End Meeting

December 22, 2014

Arizona Ombuds to Hold Year End Meeting

The Arizona Ombuds Group will meet for its winter meeting on Friday, January 30, 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC) will host the meeting in Tempe, AZ. The winter agenda includes topics such as “The Virtual Ombuds” and The Impact of Social Media on the Ombuds Profession.

The group is also excited to welcome guest speakers Ted Williamson and Marvin Neale, Ombudsmen for the Coca-Cola Company. Arizona Ombuds informally meet on a quarterly basis to network and share information about their respective roles, offices, and organizations as well as discuss particular topics of interest, which are pre-determined and presented on an agenda. The Ombuds voluntarily take turns hosting the meeting at their places of business. If you are serving as an Ombuds in the State of Arizona and would like to attend this meeting, please contact Teresa Toney, Manager, Office of Public Stewardship at teresa.toney@domail.maricopa.edu or by phone at 480-731-8880.

Related posts: Ombuds Gather in Arizona for Regional Meeting; Arizona Ombuds Group Sets Winter 2013 Conference; Apollo Group will Host Arizona Ombuds in May; Update on May Meeting of Arizona Ombuds; Arizona Ombuds to Meet in September; Northern Arizona University Appoints Faculty Ombudsman; Recap of Arizona Ombuds Summer 2014 Meeting.

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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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December 22, 2014

Arizona Ombuds to Hold Year End Meeting

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