A National Conference of Minority Professionals in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Eliminating Barriers for Minorities in the Field of Alternative Dispute Resolution 

Pre-Conference Trainings
May 19, 2003
Capital University Law School
Columbus, Ohio

National Conference
May 20-21, 2003
Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio

Capital University Law School will host an inter-disciplinary conference entitled, "Eliminating Barriers for Minorities in the Field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)" on May 20-21, 2003, with a pre-conference,  training day on May 19, 2003. The purpose of the conference is to:

• Promote the use of ADR in the minority community.

• Identify obstacles that minorities face in becoming an ADR professional.

• Assess the impact of ADR on the minority community.

• Bring together a network of minority ADR professionals and to encourage their active participation in the profession.

• Provide information and guidelines on how minorities can become listed on various ADR panels.

• Enhance the skills of minority ADR professionals.

The conference will include panel discussions, presentations and training to accommodate various levels of experience among minority ADR professionals. Presentations/panels cover nearly the full spectrum of ADR, e.g. commercial, courts, family, community, employment/labor, and education. There also will be introductory training programs on negotiations, basic mediation, transformative mediation, cultural competence, environmental/public policy disputes, special education (Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA)) disputes, domestic abuse issues, NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers), and peer mediation.

The conference keynote speakers are Agnes Wilson, Esq. divisional vice-president for the American Arbitration Association in New York City, and Duard Bradshaw, Esq., president of the Hispanic National Bar Association and attorney with Roderick Linton, LLP in Akron, Ohio. 

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Capital University Law School, sponsor of the National Conference of Minority Professionals in Alternative Dispute Resolution, would like to thank the following for their support:

Major Partner:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, LLP/Estabrook Charitable Trust

Contributor:
Theodore R. Simson, Columbus, Ohio

Exhibitors:
American Arbitration Association

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Roster

Supporters:
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution

JAMS, The Resolution Experts

Mediators of Color Alliance (MOCA)

National Arbitration Forum

National Association For Community Mediation (NAFCM)

National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)

National Bar Association

National Native American Bar Association

Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution

Ohio Minority Professionals in Dispute Resolution

The Supreme Court of Ohio Dispute Resolution Programs

Victim Offender Mediation Association

Click here if you would like to learn more about how you can help sponsor this national conference for minority professional in ADR.