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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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2010 International ODR Forum, Peace-Building in the Digital Era - Buenos Aires, June 2-3, 2010
The 9th FORUM ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION APPLIED TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 2-3, 2010. Please click HERE for more information.
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 Mar 04, 20102010 Internation ODR Forum
The 2010 International ODR Forum will be held in Buenos Aires on June 2-3, 2010. Thei is the first ODR Foum to be held in South America and information about registration, the program and other details is available at http://www.odr2010.com.ar/ Please direct any questions to Ethan Katsh [0] comments (87 views) Tue Feb 09, 2010The Pace Global Consumer Law Forum and UNCITRAL Collaborate to Present a Colloquium on Global E-Commerce and Online Dispute Resolution
UNCITRAL and the Pace Law School Global Consumer Law Forum are collaborating to present the colloquium "A Fresh Look at Online Dispute Resolution and Global E-Commerce: Toward a Practical and Fair Redress System for the 21st Century Trader (Consumer and Merchant)" to be held at the UN Vienna International Centre on March 29th and 30th. The conference will be held during the same period as the Vis International Arbitration moot and is sponsored by UNCITRAL, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, and the Institute of International Commercial Law at Pace Law School. Leading experts (from government, private sector, academia, and the non-profit sector) will engage in a two-day intensive colloquium analyzing the current cross-border legal frameworks for e-commerce, existing mechanisms for online dispute resolution, and exploring the practicalities of establishing a future global ODR system for both B2B and B2C disputes. [0] comments (312 views) Sat Jan 16, 2010For quicker justice, Dutch can go online for litigation
Amsterdam - Dutch nationals seeking quick and affordable conflict resolution and avoid years of expensive litigation can now take their grievances online - in a virtual court. A so-called e-Court, effectively a private foundation, claims to resolve civil law conflicts within 8 to a maximum 12 weeks, at low cost, during an on-line procedure. [0] comments (434 views) Thu Jan 14, 2010Public meeting to discuss Consumer Protection ODR
"A public meeting of the OAS CIDIP Study Group is taking place at the FTC (Room H-481) tomorrow Friday January 15 at 10:00 AM EST. If you are unable to attend in person, teleconferencing will be available (call in numbers 866-707-6355 (or for international 1-517-308-4300) with the passcode 3553774). We intend to continue our discussion of issues relating to choice of law, applicable law, jurisdiction, enforcement of judgments, and dispute resolution that may be considered in the Organization of American States CIDIP process. [0] comments (335 views) Mon Dec 07, 2009OECD conference on consumer protection this week
The OECD is meeting in Washington, DC from 8-10 December to convene the conference, "Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy" [0] comments (767 views) Tue Nov 24, 2009Buenos Aires 2010 - International ODR ForumThe next international ODR Forum will be in Buenos Aires in June 2010. For details, click HERE. Wed Nov 04, 2009Cheap, fast, direct: dispute resolution's online future
Cheap, fast, direct: dispute resolution's online future [0] comments (950 views) Tue Oct 27, 2009Cyberweek 2009 has begun!Please visit Cyberweek 2009 for a diverse collection of opportunities and experiences related to ODR. Register so that we may send you information during the week. Questions or comments please contact us at the Center. Mon Oct 05, 2009New GSA newsletter on citizen engagement
If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend you check out the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA's) Office of Citizen Services & Communications latest Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter, which is organized around the theme of "Engaging Citizens in Government." Not your typical newsletter, this 43-page PDF document includes article after article written by public and private sector leaders in public engagement. [0] comments (1141 views) Tue Sep 29, 2009NVvIR Flash Law & IT Series (FLITS) X: 16 miljoen eBay/Paypal-conflicten per jaar: “We can work it out” of “Let it be”?
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