Wed Jul 01, 2009
White House online discussion of ODR and ADR this week
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has, for the past month, been sponsoring a large scale online discussion. The purpose of this public dialog is to generate new initiatives about how citizens might interact with government. In the first phase of the dialog, there were various proposals suggested for applications of ODR and ADR. During the last phase, which is occurring this week, ODR and alternative dispute resolution are featured prominently on the OSTP blog at http://blog.ostp.gov/2009/06/29/collaborative-problem-solving-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/ This blog posting will be open for public comment through next Monday, July 6th. If you have something, hopefully positive, to say about expanded ODR use by federal agencies, posting something to that effect would be extremely valuable and I would urge you to do so. The people in charge of the White House Open Government initiative actually are familiar with ODR and any ideas you might have about the value and benefits of ODR in the government context would, I think, have an impact.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone else who you think might be interested.
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NCTDR Associate Chris Peterson's Research Cited in NYT, 6/29/09
In a June 29, 2009 New York Times article that takes a closer look at Facebook's new privacy options, a section is devoted to NCTDR Associate Chris Peterson's draft thesis "Saving Face: The Privacy Architecture of Facebook", that was supervised by NCTDR's Alan Gaitenby and Ethan Katsh. Peterson argues that the idea that anything published ought to be understood as intended for public distribution is an antiquated understanding from the era when publishing was expensive and required a lot of effort. The opposite is true today. Likewise, Peterson argues that the dominant legal framework today "recognizes as private only that which is completely secret."
Mon Jun 15, 2009
What’s In A (User) Name? Facebook’s contribution to online dispute creation
by Chris Peterson and Ethan Katsh
Generating a dispute online takes little effort. Any environment in which there is a great deal of activity, large numbers of transactions and many new and novel kinds of relationships will never be a completely harmonious environment. Some conflict is inevitable.
Creating large numbers of disputes overnight, on the other hand, takes some effort. We shall see in the next few weeks whether Facebook has given us a lesson in how to generate large numbers of disputes and whether a new initiative will create enough negative publicity that it might be forced to reconsider.
Facebook has approximately 200 million registered users. Each user has a profile (or, if the “user” is a corporate person, brand, or business, a “page”). Profiles function much like homepages once did: users create their digital identities by posting personal information, such as musical interests, contact information, pictures, and video. Additionally, profiles are interactive, such that users converse through comments posted to each other’s profiles.
Unlike traditional homepages, however, Facebook’s original purpose was to help likeminded students to meet each other, not to help them craft and present a public face to the world. Since Facebook was navigated through links and not URLs, its designers focused on function rather than form, and so a Facebook profile’s URL might look like http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1326450026&ref=ts
This isn’t something that is easy to put on a business card or use in other ways that might be convenient. No one self-identifies as a long string of numbers. So Facebook, in an attempt to
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Tue May 05, 2009
You've Got Agreement: Negoti@ting Via Email
You've Got Agreement: Negoti@ting Via Email
By Ebner, Bhappu, Brown, Kovach and Schneider
From the recently published book Rethinking Negotiation Teaching, a review of some of the advantages and disadvantages to email negotiation.
available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1392474
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Tue Apr 28, 2009
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), the financial downturn and innovation
From the ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) Blog
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), the financial downturn and innovation
Tucked away recently in the Real Estate section of the New York Times was an article that resonated a great deal with the evolution of Online Dispute Resolution since 2004. The E-Mail Handshake is a fascinating take on how the current economic downturn is influencing modes of communication in real estate deals.
http://ict4peace.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/online-dispute-resolution-odr-the-financial-downturn-and-innovation/
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Thu Apr 02, 2009
Free ADR video interviews on Mediate.com
Mediate.com, the the premiere dispute resolution information portal, has opened its archive of video interviews for April. They've got more than 100 with the biggest names in dispute resolution (like Roger Fisher, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Len Riskin, Frank Sander, etc.) holding forth on pretty much every topic imaginable. Highly recommended.
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Wed Mar 18, 2009
2009 ADRNC Conference
The Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre is holding the 2009 ADNDRC Conference, focusing on domain name and IP disputes resolution, on 22 May 2009 at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
For details of the Conference, please refer to the following links:
• Conference Flyer
• Registration Form
• Sponsorship Opportunity & Benefits
"Should you have any queries in this matter, please feel free to revert back to us at Tel: 852 2525 2381 or Email: hkiac@adndrc.org."
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Thu Mar 05, 2009
Two Day ODR Course/Retreat This Summer
I'll be teaching a two-day course at the 2009 Skills Enrichment Institute, July 29-31, 2009 at the Lakeway Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. It's going to be a really good time, with some cutting edge ODR tools for everyone to try out. Also, some really big wig ADR folks will be there: Melissa Manwaring, Nina Meierding, Bernie Mayer, Bill Potapchuk... here's the official description:
"Come join practitioners, business professionals, and academicians for insightful learning and discussion in a resort setting overlooking scenic Lake Travis. This dynamic skill building program allows participants to choose among six two-day sessions, all representing the latest advances in the field. Spending two days in one session contributes to a deeper and more focused experience. In addition, the program fosters opportunities for a variety of connections through topical discussion groups. The selected session topics showcase prominent trainers and fresh contributions to the field. We look forward to seeing you this summer!"
All the info, plus registration, is available here, or just drop me at email at rulecol{at}yahoo.com. I'd love to have you join us!
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Thu Feb 26, 2009
2009 International Forum on ODR - Disputes, Technology and Law: Expanding the Boundaries of Online Dispute Resolution - Haifa, Israel, 6/3-4 2009
The Conference, "Disputes, Technology and Law: Expanding the Boundaries of Online Dispute Resolution", is devoted to ODR. Since 2002, a group of academics, practitioners, and policymakers have been meeting on an annual basis to discuss developments in the field. What has begun as the study of the delivery of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services online (or through software), has grown substantially over the course of these 7 years, to include a wide variety of sophisticated online dispute resolution tools and mechanisms, applied to a wide array of conflicts that range from e-commerce and domain name disputes to family feuds and peacemaking efforts. In addition, the understanding of what ODR is has undergone a significant change with several changes, such as the emergence of digital court projects, the wide availability of legal information online and the transformation of the legal profession, pushing the limits of our current understandings of the borders among ADR, ODR and law. This conference brings together a diverse group from various countries and a wide range of disciplines to study these developments and reflect on future trends.
Fri Feb 20, 2009
New Article
Bruce L. Mann "Smoothing Some Wrinkles in Online Dispute Resolution"
International Journal of Law and Information Technology Vol. 17 No. 1
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