April 12, 2023

ABA's 2023 Dispute Resolution Section Spring Conference Includes Two Ombuds Sessions

Registration is now open f0r the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section Spring Conference. The in-person event is the world's largest ADR conference and will take place at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, May 10-13, 2023. The theme of this year’s conference is “Leading Change Through ADR: Strategies for Navigating Our World Today.” Liz Hill, Ombuds at the University of Colorado Boulder, is the Planning Committee Co-Chair.

The conference includes two sessions by Ombuds. Both are offered on Friday, May 12 at 3:15 pm:
Supercharge Your ADR Practice by Asking More Masterful Questions
Posing powerful questions to clients can be the force multiplier for ADR professionals. Asking insightful questions can lead to brand new perspectives and ideas and unlock novel solutions. These questions can invigorate, refresh, and enliven all of your ADR tools and practices. In this session, learn to be more fluent in asking masterful questions that are inspiring and memorable.
Presented By: Cynthia Mazur, Ombuds, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Beyond Dispute Resolution: Rethinking Conflict Management in Organizations
Join us to rethink conflict management within organizations as a comprehensive integrated system rather than a variety of disconnected services. Effective integrated conflict management systems provide a comprehensive approach to address conflict, gather data and navigate resources. Explore the components of a systems approach and how it may benefit organizations and practitioners.
Presented By: Elizabeth "Liz" Hill, Associate Director, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer Mahony, Director, Ombuds Office, Boston Children's Hospital; Lisa Nelson, Senior Training and Development Specialist, Human Resources, University of Colorado Boulder
Early bird discount ends today for an automatic 15% savings; bring a friend (use PEER20) for a 20% discount; and first time in-person attendees (use WELCOME20) get a 20% discount. (ABA DRS Conf Info, detailed agenda.)

The CO-OP Recertification Committee reviewed the conference agenda and pre-approved 25 programs from 14 concurrent sessions blocks for a total of 25 approved professional development hours to choose from. While concurrent session blocks contain more than one of these programs, a conference attendee could obtain a total 14 PDH at this conference. (ABA DRS CO-OP PDH Summary.)
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  1. Tom Kosakowski4/14/2023 9:33 AM

    Conference organizers have provided this list of Ombuds-related sessions:

    Wednesday, May 10
    Program Block A (10:30-11:45)
    • Hijacked! Mediation, Self-Determination, and Controlling the Process (PDH)
    Program Block B (1:30-2:45)
    • Managing Power Differentials in an Online/Hybrid Post-COVID World (PDH; General CLE Credit)
    Program Block C (3:00-4:15)
    • Beyond the Pandemic: A Community Conversation on Improving ADR Teaching in Traditional, Online, and Distance Education
    Legal Educators’ Resource Share (4:30 – 5:45)

    Thursday, May 11
    Plenary (9:00-10:00)
    • Proven Strategies for Marketing Your ADR Practice in Our World Today (PDH)
    Program Block D (10:15-11:15)
    • Facilitating Client Collaboration with Tools from Other Disciplines (PDH)
    • Creating TIME: A Trauma-Informed Mediation Experience for Better Outcomes (PDH; General CLE Credit)
    • Why Is Everyone Picking on Me? (PDH)
    Program Block E (12:45-1:45)
    • Faces in Conflict: What Do They Reveal? (PDH)
    Program Block F (2:00-3:00)
    • The Diversity Dilemma: Is Checking the Box Enough? (PDH; Elimination of Bias / Diversity and Inclusion CLE Credit)
    • The Resume Workshop: Essentials for Arbitrators and Mediators
    Ombuds Committee meeting (3:00-4:00): Meet and greet with your Ombuds colleagues!
    Program Block G (3:15-4:15)
    • Star Wars and Conflict Resolution (PDH)
    Showcase Program (4:30-5:30)
    • Civil Public Discourse, Not Civility: A Call to Action (PDH)
    • Operationalizing Racial Equity Initiatives in Your Community (PDH)
    Friday, May 12
    Plenary (9:00-10:00)
    • The Shift: From Adversarial to Restoration (PDH)
    Program Block L (10:15-11:15)
    • The Secret to Resolving Impossible Conflict: The Y.E.S. Method! (PDH)
    • Exploring Intergenerational Differences in Mediation (PDH; Elimination of Bias / Diversity and Inclusion CLE Credit)
    Program Block M (12:45-1:45)
    • Beyond Duality: Post-Jungian Methods of Navigating the Tension of Opposites (PDH)
    Program Block N (2:00-3:00)
    • A Conversation About White Supremacy, Racism, and Mediation Neutrality (PDH)
    Program Block O (3:15-4:15)
    • Beyond Dispute Resolution: Rethinking Conflict Management in Organizations (PDH)
    • Supercharge Your ADR Practice by Asking More Masterful Questions (PDH)

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