The Fifth International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution
in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and other organizations
Liverpool, England
April 19-20, 2007
Announcement
This meeting builds on prior meetings in Geneva (2001 and 2002), held 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. Online dispute resolution is becoming a priority of governments desiring to promote ecommerce, economic growth and technological development. Online dispute resolution is necessary not only to resolve disputes that arise but to build trust in systems and reduce risk for persons and groups interested in investment and participation in online and cross-border activities. The Liverpool ODR Forum aims at providing an overview of the diverse ODR techniques, the prospects of ODR, as well as exploring and analyzing the necessity for developing and promoting ODR. Liverpool is not only the home of the Beatles (and the most famous song ever written about dispute resolution - "We Can Work It Out") but has been designated by the European Union as the European Capital of Culture for 2008.
Keynote speakers:
Sir Brian Neill, Kt,PC,QC, former Lord Justice of Appeal and past President of the Civil Mediation Council
Professor Richard Susskind, IT Advisor to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
If you plan to attend the conference, please fill out the Registration form. In accordance with UN policy there is no registration fee required. If you have any questions, please contact Graham Ross at <g.ross at theclaimroom.com> or Ethan Katsh <katsh at legal.umass.edu>
Sponsors:
The ADR Group
Liverpool University AIMES Centre
The Mersey Partnership
Merseyside ICT
