We are looking forward to another great conference! The schedule at a glance is below, and other useful links include:
This year’s conference offers up to 6.25 hours of CLE Credits including 1 hour of Competence!
Schedule at a Glance
| Time | Title | Speaker(s) | Location | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 2, 2018 | ||||
| 6:00p-9:00p | Friday Awards Dinner & Reception | N/A | TBD | Learn More |
| Saturday, November 3, 2018 | ||||
| 8:00a-8:45a | Breakfast | N/A | Grand Ballroom | N/A |
| 8:45a-10:00a | Opening Plenary | Ken Cloke | Grand Ballroom | Learn More |
| Morning Sessions 1 | ||||
| 10:30am-11:45am | WS1: Mediators Effecting Systems Change Step by Step | Avis Ridley-Thomas | Bunker Hill | Learn More |
| 10:30am-11:45am | WS2: More than a Messenger: Advanced Communication Skills for the Modern Mediator | Jan Schau Stacie Hausner | Pacific Salon 1 | Learn More |
| 10:30am-11:45am | WS3: Mediation Awareness Starts in the Schools: The Training, Practice, and Benefits of Peer Mediation Programs in Middle and High Schools | Maria Simpson Karen Crowley-Marks Karen DeVoogd Clayton Scott | Angelino | Learn More |
| 10:30am-11:45am | WS4: Understanding How the Neurobiological Differences Between Men and Women Affects Communication and Collaboration | Michel Zelnick | Pacific Salon 3 | Learn More |
| 10:30am-11:45am | AT1: The Modern Mediator: Interplay of Psychology and Mediation Strategy / The Modern Mediator: 6 Universal Principles of Ethical Persuasion (Cialdini) | Harold Coleman, Jr., Esq. Mediator; Debra Dupree, MFT, Psy.D., Mediator; Matt Argue, Esq., Mediator | Olympic Room | Learn More |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch | N/A | Grand Ballroom | N/A |
| Afternoon Sessions 2 | ||||
| 1:00pm - 2:15 pm | WS5: Facilitating Apologies and Forgiveness in Mediation | Forrest "Woody" Mosten | Pacific Salon 1 | Learn More |
| 1:00pm - 2:15 pm | WS6: Online Defamation & Strategies for Settlement | Mark Lemke Renata L. Hoddinott Martin E. Sullivan | Bunker Hill | Learn More |
| 1:00pm - 2:15 pm | WS7: No Limits - Expand Your Practice by Adding Online Mediation | Susan Guthrie Maritza Gutierrez Adya Riss | Pacific Salon 3 | Learn More |
| 1:00pm - 2:15 pm | WS8: Becoming a Certified Professional Mediator - Information and Q&A with the MC3 Board | Victoria Gray Jack Goetz, Esq. Chris Welch Barbara Brown Jason Harper | Angelino | Learn More |
| 1:00pm - 2:15 pm | AT2: The Modern Mediator: Managing High-Conflict Personalities at Mediation | Harold Coleman, Jr., Esq., Mediator Debra Dupree, MFT, Psy.D., Mediator Neil Carmichael, M.A., Mediator | Olympic Room | Learn More |
| Break / Afternoon Sessions 3 | ||||
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | WS9: Show Me(diators) the Money: Strategies for Success | Wendy Kramer Mitch Tarighati Douglas Schiffer | Pacific Salon 1 | Learn More |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | WS10: Dirty Deeds Done At Mediation: Exploring Tactics and Responses. | Michael Diliberto Jeffrey G. Huron, Esq. Nicholas P. Connon, Esq. Hon. Enrique Romero (Ret.) | Bunker Hill | Learn More |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | WS11: Eldercaring Coordination: A New Court-Connected ADR Process for California Probate Courts. | Sarah Gross Judge Kim Hubbard | Angelino | Learn More |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | WS12: Healing thru the Law: Using the Law & ADR as Tools for Healing & Transformation | Hass Sadeghi, Esq, MDR | Pacific Salon 3 | Learn More |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | AT3: The Modern Mediator: Bringing Value to the Mediation Process | Neil Carmichael, M.A., Mediator Rebecca Callahan, LLM., Esq., Mediator Harold Coleman, Jr., Esq., Mediator | Olympic Room | Learn More |
| 4:00pm - 5:15pm | Closing Plenary | India Johnson, President of AAA Jack Goetz, SCMA President Michael R. Powell Dr. Brian Jarrett Sukhsimranjit Singh Richard Peterson | Grand Ballroom | Learn More |