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Murals and Peacemaking "The Art of Conflict Transformation in the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland"
The Art of Conflict Transformation Event Series brings artists, academics, and conflict resolvers to UMASS for public mural painting, lectures, and discussions on the transition to peace in Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland. This transatlantic event series is sponsored by UMASS Amherst in conjunction with partners in Belfast during Spring 2009 and the 2009-2010 academic year.
The 7th Forum consisted of two days of plenary sessions and breakout sessions. The Forum assembled the world's leading practitioners, academics, students, and civil society to discuss the resolution of disputes using online technologies. These disputes may range from b2c (Business to consumer) to the prevention of human rights violations in conflict regions, to reconciliation of opposing groups in armed conflict, to disputes over intellectual property on the internet. It also included the leading technology developers who design conflict resolution platforms for use legal, commercial, or insurance related disputes (i.e. PayPal).
On Monday, April 28, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst an historic event took place, the unveiling of a mural from Belfast, Northern Ireland/the north of Ireland. Recently completed, this mural was painted by two artists whose communities were previously at war: Danny Devenny, former Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner, and Mark Ervine, son of David Ervine, former Progressive Unionist Party leader and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) member. For more details please click HERE.
The Sixth International ODR Forum on Online Dispute Resolution was held December 3-5, 2007. The Hong Kong forum followed successful gatherings in Liverpool, Cairo, and Geneva in the past several years.
ODR Cyberweek, our annual all online free ODR conference, was held October 15 through 19, 2007. We had over 300 participants from all over the world who sampled a variety of real-time and asynchronous content. Please check out the Cyberweek site as much content is still up and available. Can't find what you're looking for? Please just email us here at the Center (katsh@legal.umass.edu or gaitenby@disputes.net).
NCTDR continues its collaboration w/ the Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing and the Center for Public Policy in the Societal Dimensions of NanoTechnology NSF project.
This meeting builds on prior meetings in Geneva (2001 and 2002) under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE), in Melbourne (2004) under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and in Cairo in 2006 in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
NCTDR is pleased to announce a new law school competition and to extend an invitation to enter a team. Full details and enrolment are at www.DontSue.net where you can also see screenshots of the platform to be used in the competition. The competition includes the 2008 International Competition for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR 2008) in which 270 teams from law schools around the world have competed since its commencement. A distinguished Organising Committee has been formed.
Cyberweek 2006 is over. The Center partnered with the Internet Bar Organization to bring you a thought provoking collection of content and experiences. We had roughly 400 participants from all over the world - and we are particularly pleased to have held our first spanish language event for our new friends in Latin America. Much of the Cyberweek content is still up and available - feel free to visit anytime. Please contact the Center with questions.
The Center received a second National Science Foundation grant in support of developing ODR systems for government conflict management. In addition, we are partnering with, and have recieved similar support from, the National Mediation Board for this project. NCTDR is co-recipient with the Computer Science Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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Cyberweek 2010
Cyberweek 2010 will take place during the week of October 25, 2010. This year's Cyberweek will be a collaboration between NCTDR and the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Creighton University. If you would like to be involved in the planning of Cyberweek or would like to propose an activity or simulaiton, please email Bryan Hanson bryanhanson at creighton.edu or Ethan Katsh katsh at legal.umass.edu The Cyberweek 2009 site is still accessible.
Recent Events
The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution held our 12th ODR Cyberweek, October 26 - 30. Over 300 participants from all over the globe experienced a variety of demonstrations, contests, competitions, simulations, and plenary discussions. Most content will remain up and available for your perusal. Please email the Center with questions or comments.
This workshop is part of a legal studies program undertaken at the UOC at the national and international level in ADR/ODR, with the aim of making progress on building "bridges" that will allow interoperability between the current two existing pathways of justice administration (i.e., deliberative and adversarial justice). As it is known, ADR and ODR embody methods or processes that have emerged spontaneously due to challenges to courts, and are becoming catalysts of the two traditional systems of conflict resolution.
The 2009 International ODR Forum was hosted by the University of Haifa School of Law and the school's Center for Law and Technology. Since 2002, a group of academics, practitioners, and policymakers have been meeting on an annual basis to discuss developments in the field.
The first set of events took place April 26 - 30, 2009 and included virtual and
YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States - An interdisciplinary conference hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst
As in the previous four editions of the Workshop, the 5th International ODR Workshop aims at offered a forum for the exchange of ideas and projects between people with different backgrounds, such as providers of ODR-services, researchers in the field of ADR/ODR, law, argumentation, negotiation, and AI & Law, practitioners, justice experts, etc. The Workshop was in conjunction with JURIX 2008 and was held at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy).
The Second International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance took place in Cairo, Egypt during 1 - 4
The Center's 11th ODR Cyberweek was held October 13 - 17, 2008. Cyberweek presented a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations from all over the world to come together online for a week of ODR simulations, demonstrations, presentations, discussions, experiments, and resource sharing.
The Forum consisted of two days of plenary sessions and breakout sessions. The Forum assembled the world's leading practitioners, academics, students, and civil society to discuss the resolution of disputes using online technologies. These disputes may range from b2c (Business to consumer) to the prevention of human rights violations in conflict regions, to reconciliation of opposing groups in armed conflict, to disputes over intellectual property on the internet. It also included the leading technology developers who design conflict resolution platforms for use legal, commercial, or insurance related disputes (i.e. PayPal).
Full details and enrolment available HERE. The competition includes the 2008 International Competition for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR 2008) in which 270 teams from law schools around the world have competed since its commencement.
Cyberweek 2009 - October 26 -30
2009 WORKSHOP ON ADR/ODR BARCELONA, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
For more information please visit the CONFERENCE HOME.
International Forum on ODR "Disputes, Technology and Law: Expanding the Boundaries of Online Dispute Resolution" June 3-4, 2009
This conference brought together a diverse group from various countries and a wide range of disciplines to study these developments and reflect on future trends. Further information about the conference can be obtained HERE or from Orna Rabinovich-Einy
Murals and Peacemaking "The Art of Conflict Transformation in the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland"
in-person class visits, panel discussions on the relationship between truth
recovery, reconciliation, and public space with renowned academics and artists,
and cross community mural painting.
For more details visit HERE or contact Leah Wing
YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States
April 16 & 17, 2009 | Amherst, MA.
5th International Workshop on Online Dispute Resolution - Florence, Italy 12/13/08
2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
December 2008, co-organized by United Nations University (UNU), United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and German
University in Cairo (GUC). The conference continued pursuing the
goal of building a global community of practice for Electronic
Governance.
Cyberweek 2008 - Week of October 13
Questions? Please email us here at the Center.
2008 International Forum on ODR - Victoria, British Columbia, June 18-19, 2008
The Forum in Victoria built on the research, applications and field development discussed at other international ODR meetings and workshops that were held in Geneva (2002 and 2003), Edinburgh (2003), Melbourne (2004), Bologna (2005), Brussels (2005), Cairo (2006), and Palo Alto (2007), Liverpool (2007) and Hong Kong (2007).
1st Intl. Law School Negotiation and Mediation Competition - Incorporating ICODR 2008
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Thu Jul 22, 2010CROSS BORDER COMMERCE AND ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CROSS BORDER COMMERCE AND ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: EMERGING INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND SYSTEMIC DEVELOPMENTS [0] comments (710 views) UNCITRAL ASSIGNS ODR TO A WORKING GROUP
The 43rd session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was held in New York, from June 29 – July 9, 2010. On July 6, 2010, under the leadership of Chairman Professor Ricardo Sandoval Lopez (Chile), state delegations discussed whether work in the field of ODR for cross-border electronic commerce transactions should be assigned to an open Working Group of UNCITRAL. [0] comments (225 views) Fri Jul 09, 2010Technology-assisted family mediation
A technology-assisted family mediation pilot project was recently completed in British Columbia, and the findings should be of interest to all ODR researchers and practitioners. Here is the final Evaluation Report. [0] comments (239 views) Online resources from 2010 International ODR ForumCongratulations again to Alberto Elisavetsky for hosting the 2010 Forum in Buenos Aires. Powerpoints and other materials from the Forum can now be accessed at http://www.odr2010.com.ar/ing/?page_id=694 [0] comments (203 views) Mon Jun 21, 2010"Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan"Join NCTDR Fellows Jeff Aresty and Sanjana Hattotuwa and others in a discussion of peacebuilding and mobile phones. The U.S. Institute of Peace meeting on this topic is being Webcast at 9:00am EDT on June 24, 2010 at www.usip.org/webcast.html [0] comments (585 views) Wed Jun 16, 2010Hait Sings 2010: Support, Watch Vote
PeaceTones, a project of NCTDR Fellow Jeff Aresty, is going to Haiti to hold a contest for Haitian musicians to showcase their talent. The goal is to give Haitian musicians of every walk of life a chance to sing you their songs, tell you their stories and show you their lives. Through this contest, 15-20 Haitian contestants will be selected to record video clips of their performances for you to vote on. Contest finalists will be included in a studio recording session producing a Peacetones compilation album and the winner will have the opportunity to open for Tabou Combo in New York City! [0] comments (394 views) Fri Jun 11, 20102010 International Forum on ODRCongratulations to Alberto Elisavetsky for hosting the 2010 International ODR Forum Jun 2-3, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the first ODR Forum held in Latin America and, with over 300 attendees, the largest yet. During the next few weeks, we will post powerpoint presentations and other materials from the Forum. In the meantime, a nice summary of the meeting is here [0] comments (325 views) Thu Apr 08, 2010Dispute Resolution and Freedom of Information Act Requests
Miriam Nisbet of the Office of Government Information Services within the National Archives just presented at the ABA Dispute Resolution Section conference. Her office administers Freedom of Information Act requests for the entire federal government. They have been collaborating with Ethan Katsh on the design of their new system. Here's a little clip of her presentation, speaking about the lessons learned from the process to date. [0] comments (974 views) Sun Mar 28, 2010Painting from the Same Palette: The Art of Conflict Transformation
NCTDR is co-sponsor this week and next of the “The Art of Conflict Transformation in the north of Ireland/Northern Ireland Event Series where artists-in-residence Devenny and Ervine will examine the role of art in the conflict and in the transformation to peace and will collaboratively paint murals at UMass Amherst and in Springfield, Mass. [0] comments (683 views) Fri Mar 26, 2010UNCITRAL ODR Conference Webcast
The UNCITRAL ODR Conference that Ethan posted about in February will be webcast. If you're interested, just go here on Monday 3/29 and click "Live Webcast" to plug in. The updated agenda is also available on that page. If you've got a question you'd like to pose in the room, just IM it to me at skype ID "shmebod" or Twitter "crule" and I'll raise my hand. [0] comments (600 views)
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