This Week in Mediation #791

• Benefits of Mediation Program for Recently Evicted Families with Children 
  by Wean Khing Wong
• New Swiss Rules of Mediation 
  by F. Peter Phillips
• CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements 
  by Beth Graham
• Re-imagining Collaborative Law, as well as dispute resolution itself 
  by Michael Zeytoonian

• Robots and AI Threaten to Mediate Disputes Better Than Lawyers
  Algorithms and big data are entering the often shrouded world of alternative dispute resolution
• China Belt and Road Disputes Set to Fuel Mediation’s Global Rise
  Singapore moves to take advantage of Asian growth as preferences shift away from arbitration.
• From the Talmud: Curiosity May Kill the Cat But It’s Key to Successfully Mediating Disputes
  Alexander the GreatIn this latest post on applying Talmudic principles in mediation, we discuss two vital mediation techniques — encouraging empathy and exhibiting curiosity.
• Mediator Appointed in Stormy Daniels Case
  The city of Columbus could be nearing a settlement with Stormy Daniels over her arrest last summer. New records show the court has appointed a mediator to the case.
• 46 States Sign Singapore Convention on Mediation
  On 7 August 2019, 46 States signed the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, which will, pursuant to a UN resolution, be referred to as the "Singapore Convention on Mediation.”
• Judge Urges Israel Folau and Rugby Australia to Settle Dispute Through Mediation
  Israel Folau and Rugby Australia could face a February 2020 trial if they fail to resolve a multimillion-dollar unfair dismissal case brought by the former Wallabies player and staunch Christian.
• India Again Rejects Trump’s Kashmir Mediation Offer
  India on Friday again rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate its dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. India’s foreign minister said he told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that any discussion of the disputed Himalayan region would be between India and Pakistan only.
• The US is Seeking Someone to Mediate a War Between Seals and Humans
  Federal authorities are struggling to broker a peace between humans and seals on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. People have murdered at least eight endangered Hawaiian monk seals in the past decade in what can seem an intractable conflict over natural resources.

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• August 15 - Roanoke VA - Dealing with Difficult People
• August 15-16 - Atlanta GA - Domestic Violence Issues in Mediation (2 days
• August 19-21 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
• August 19 - ONLINE - Part II: Pitfalls & Perspectives
• August 20-22 - Atlanta GA - Advanced Mediation Skills (20 hrs.)
• August 21 - ONLINE - Advanced Negotiation, Fallacies and Techniques
• August 26 - ONLINE - Family Mediation and Co-Parenting Through Toxic Relationships
• August 26-30 - Los Angeles CA - Mediating Commercial & Litigated Cases with Lee Jay Berman
• August 30 - Miami Gardens FL - 8hr Advanced Negotiation & Mediation Seminar
• September 1 - ONLINE - IOA Live Webinar: Cultural Components in Conflict
• September 4 - ONLINE - Advanced Mediation Skills - Pride and Prejudice: Mediating Through Diversity
• September 6-14 - Ventura CA - 1.5 Day or 4 Day Conflict Resolution Training
• September 6 - Atlanta GA - Domestic Relations Practicum (2 days)September 9-13 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• September 9-13 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• September 10-13 - Atlanta GA - Mediation Marathon
• September 10-13 - Dallas TX - Basic Mediation Training (40 Hours)\
• September 10-13 - Fairfax VA - Mediation Skills and Process (basic mediation training) 
• September 11-20 - Corte Madera CA - 40 hour Mediation Training
• September 12-October 31 - ONLINE - Basic Mediation Training
• September 13 - Houston TX - Arbitration Training in Houston’s Uptown-Galleria
• September 16 - Austin Area TX - 10 Hour Arbitration Training
• September 17-October 14 - Los Angeles CA - Basic Mediation Training
• September 17-18 - Austin Area TX - 20 Hour Child Protective Services Mediation Training
• September 17 - Fairfax VA - Civility in the Workplace
• September 19 - Fairfax VA - Mediating Complex and Multiparty Civil Cases
• September 19-25 - Hamden CT - CCND’S 40 Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
• September 19-20 - North Haven CT - Deliberative Dialogue Moderator Training
• September 19-21 - Toronto ON Canada- Learn to Meet & Interview Children for ADR: 12 Step VCR (Reports)
• September 23-27 - Atlanta GA - 40 Hour Basic Mediation Skills Course
• September 25 - Fairfax VA - Mediating EEO and Workplace Disputes
• September 25-27 - Warner Robins GA  - Arbitration Training
• September 25-28 - Houston TX - Basic Mediation Training in Houston’s Uptown-Galleria
• September 26 - Fairfax VA - Solution Focused Problem Solving
• September 27 - Fairfax VA - Considering Cultural Issues in Mediation 
• September 27-28 - San Diego CA - Collaboratively Representing Clients in Mediation and in Pre-Marital Agreements
• September 30-October 4 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• October 1-19 - Santa Ana CA - 40 Hour Basic Mediation Training
• October 2-11 - North Haven CT - 40-Hour Mediation Certificate Program
• October 2-3 - Fairfax VA - Mediation Practicum: Civil Cases
• October 5-13 - San Francisco CA - The Basics of Mediation
• October 5-November 2 - San Francisco CA - Ron's Mediator Certificate Training at BASF
• October 8-9 - Fairfax VA - Facilitation and Group Consensus Building
• October 9-12 - San Antonio TX - Basic Mediation 4 -Day Course
• October 9-11 - Houston TX - Advanced Mediation: Family-Divorce-Child Custody Training
• October 10 - New York NY - Effective Mediation Advocacy: Skills and Strategies for Litigators
• October 11 - Ft. Lauderdale FL - 8hr Advanced Mediation Training
• October 11 - Houston TX - Domestic Violence for Advance Family Training required by TX legislation 

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