Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

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PAST EVENTS – 2024

Cinnie Noble – It’s All About the Questions: Don’t You Think? – March 25, 2024

Helen Lightstone – The Mini-Essentials of Conflict Resolution – February 29, 2024

Marc Bhalla – Place Setting with Marc Bhalla – January 30, 2024

PAST EVENTS – 2023

Marc Bhalla and Colm Brannigan – The Present & Future of Online Mediation – January 19, 2023

Robert Besunder – Ready. Set. Go? Difficult Openings to Mediations – March 29, 2023

Joan Cass, Eileen Fortin and Robert Besunder – Practice Makes…Better (role play) – May 9, 2023

Charles B. Ticker – Broken Promises: An Adventure in Estate Mediation – June 21, 2023

Paul Winfield and Sami Fereig: A Brief Introduction to Construction Adjudication – October 25, 2023

PAST EVENTS – 2022

Marc Bhalla – Mediating with Self-Reps – January 19, 2022

Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury – Issues, Options and Culture in Dispute Resolution – Part One – February 16, 2022

Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury – Issues, Options and Culture in Dispute Resolution – Part Two – March 30, 2022

Robert Besunder – Personal Injury Mediation – April 20, 2022

Resa S. Eisen – “Mom Always Liked You Best”: Family Facilitation with a Trauma-Informed Lens – May 25, 2022

Greg Owens – “Spectrum of Resolutions”: Assessing Workplace Disputes involving Sexual Orientation and Gender – Part 1 – June 28, 2022

Greg Owens – “Spectrum of Resolutions”: Assessing Workplace Disputes involving Sexual Orientation and Gender – Part 2 – July 19, 2022

Andrew (Andy) Livingston – Making Dispute Resolution Welcoming and Inclusive for Individuals with Disabilities – Part One – September 28, 2022

Andrew (Andy) Livingston – Making Dispute Resolution Welcoming and Inclusive for Individuals with Disabilities – Part Two – October 19, 2022

Roderic Southwell and Rachel Morris-Ohm – Facilitating Dispute Resolution of Sexual Violence Complaints between College Students – December 14, 2022

PAST EVENTS – 2021

Marc Bhalla – The Art of Role Play in Dispute Resolution Training – January 21, 2021

Robert Besunder – When Bad People Happen to Good Mediators – February 9, 2021

David Lewis – Mediating after Investigation: A Labour Relations Context – March 24, 2021

Howard Martin – Racial Trauma and Healing – April 29, 2021

Eva DiGiammarino and Laura Tarcea – Zoom Co-Mediation: “We Can Still See and Hear You!” – Managing Emotions  & Power Imbalances – May 27, 2021

Robyn Hurley – Child Protection – June 16, 2021

Let’s Talk!! Virtual JADE Summer Patio – July 7, 2021

Let’s Talk !! Virtual Zoom Summer Patio – August 10, 2021

Robert Besunder – “Welcome to the Danger Zone: Mediating without a Safety Net” – September 27, 2021

Pramila Javaheri – Building Your Unstoppable Business: Managing Continuity and  Change – October 12, 2021

Jared Norton – “Mediating Parenting Issues in the Time of COVID 19” – November 16, 2021

Joan Cass – Trauma-Informed Mediation – December 9, 2021