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OMA Conference 2009 Registration Form

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Space is limited for workshop sessions and preferences will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your first and second preferences for each timeslot. If your first choice is full and you do not indicate your second choice, you will be assigned one. If you register for a three-hour workshop, you are expected to attend both sessions. To read full descriptions of each workshop, please download the conference brochure by clicking here.

Friday Workshop Session #1
Session - 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
	1a - “Friends, Foes, or Business as Usual?”, Ron Severson, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
	1b - “We Are All Online Mediators”, James C. Melamed, Mediate.com
	1c - “Designing Justice: Systems for Managing Conflict”, Lisa Blomgren Bingham, Indiana University School of Public & Environmental Affairs
	1d - “Racism and Mediation: It's Not Personal. It's Business. Or Is It?”, Christina Albo, Resolutions Northwest, Sandy Bacharach, Resolutions Northwest, Teri Pierson, Afifa Ahmed Shafi and Aden Martin
	1e - “Building Trust After a Hate Crime: A Study in Victim-Offender Dialogue”, Melissa Crabbe, Community Mediation Services and Temple Beth Israel
	1f - “Decisions in a Nutshell: Lessons from Economics, Self-Analysis and Psychology”, Richard Birke, Willamette University
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Friday Workshop Session #2
Session - 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
	2a - “Marketing Mediation: Pilot Project Report and Strategies”, Anndy Wiselogle, East Metro Mediation, Dena Marshall, Marshall Mediation, Mike Dahlstrom, Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation and Casey Kramer, Pac/West (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 3a below)
	2b - “Crossing the Bridge: Skills for Mediating Intercultural Conversations”, Teri Pierson and Afifa Ahmed Shafi (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 3b below)
	2c - “Change Resistance: How It Affects Dispute Resolution and What You Can Do About It”, Jen Reynolds, University of Oregon
	2d - “The Mediator's Offer: Is It a Tool for Collaboration or Is It Arbitration in Disguise?”, Richard Spier, JD, Arbitrator & Mediator
	2e - “Resolving Conflicts in the African Immigrant Community of Portland”, Christina Albo, Resolutions Northwest, Daniel Amine, IRCO Africa House and Masikini Maguy Kavira, IRCO Africa House
	2f - “Will Neuroscience Change the Way We Mediate?”, Richard Birke, Willamette University
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Friday Workshop Session #3
Session - 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
	3a - “Marketing Mediation: Pilot Project Report and Strategies”, Anndy Wiselogle, East Metro Mediation, Dena Marshall, Marshall Mediation, Mike Dahlstrom, Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation and Casey Kramer, Pac/West (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 2a above)
	3b - “Crossing the Bridge: Skills for Mediating Intercultural Conversations”, Teri Pierson and Afifa Ahmed Shafi (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 2b above)
	3c - “How Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Practice Support Mediator Presence”, Mary Zinkin, Center for Conflict Studies
	3d - “The Elephant in the Room: A Look at Attorney Negotiation Ethics”, Art Hinshaw, Arizona State University
	3e - “What Lawyers (and Everyone Else) Need to Know About Psychology Before They Negotiate”, Donna Shestowsky, University of California Davis, School of Law
	3f - “Does Mediation Have a Spiritual Dimension?”, Charles Young, Mediator, Facilitator, and Trainer
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Saturday Workshop Session #4
Session - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
	4a - “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love Not Being an Attorney-Mediator”, Greg Abell, Sound Options Group, LLC and Chris Sheesley, In Accord, Inc.
	4b - “'Tis not! 'Tis So! The Roots of Conflict in the Psychology of Reality Formation”, Tim Hicks, University of Oregon and Carrie Heltzel, University of Oregon School of Law
	4c - “Beyond Competency: Designing OMA's Model Guidelines for Mediator Education, Training, and Experience”, Larry Coady, OMA Standards & Practices Committee, Bill Gross, OMA Standards & Practices Committee and Sam Imperati, OMA Standards & Practices Committee
	4d - “Asking Powerful Questions in Mediation”, Tsipora Dimant, Portland Community College
	4e - “Embracing Fear, Greed, and Pride in Mediation - Starting With Our Own!”, Barry Nobel, Lane County Family Mediation Program (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 5e below)
	4f - “The West Eugene Collaborative: A New Vision for West Eugene”, Tim McCabe, Oregon Consensus Program, The Honorable Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene, Oregon, Rob Zako, West Eugene Collaborative and Jamie Damon, Oregon Consensus Program, Portland State University (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 5f below)
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Saturday Workshop Session #5
Session - 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
	5a - “Sharing Experiences: A Forum for Mediation Trainers and Coaches”, David Bertram, Marion County Circuit Court and Mary Miller, Mediation Works (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 6a below)
	5b - “Citizen Empowerment: Using Consensus Forums to Build Community”, Christopher Muir, Pacific University, MA in Teaching & Social Studies (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 6b below)
	5c - “Stop That PowerPoint Before It Kills Again”, Bill McGann, Third Side Mediation and IEP Facilitation Program (Part 1 of 2 - Continued as 6c below)
	5d - “Using Conflict Resolution to Address Workplace Bullying”, Donna Harris, Portland State University, MA Student in Conflict Resolution
	5e - “Embracing Fear, Greed, and Pride in Mediation - Starting With Our Own!”, Barry Nobel, Lane County Family Mediation Program (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 4e above)
	5f - “The West Eugene Collaborative: A New Vision for West Eugene”, Tim McCabe, Oregon Consensus Program, The Honorable Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene, Oregon, Rob Zako, West Eugene Collaborative and Jamie Damon, Oregon Consensus Program, Portland State University (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 4f above)
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Saturday Workshop Session #6
Session - 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
	6a - “Sharing Experiences: A Forum for Mediation Trainers and Coaches”, David Bertram, Marion County Circuit Court and Mary Miller, Mediation Works (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 5a above)
	6b - “Citizen Empowerment: Using Consensus Forums to Build Community”, Christopher Muir, Pacific University, MA in Teaching & Social Studies (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 5b above)
	6c - “Stop That PowerPoint Before It Kills Again”, Bill McGann, Third Side Mediation and IEP Facilitation Program (Part 2 of 2 - Continued from 5c above)
	6d - “Shifting Sport Culture: Competition not Conflict”, Tori Klein, Director, Competition not Conflict Project, University of Oregon School of Law
	6e - “Mediation at the Improv: Encouraging Creativity and In-the-Moment Awareness”, Louise Neilson, Marylhurst University and Zorwyn Madrone, Naropa University Restorative Justice Pilot Program
	6f - “Serious and Violent Crime Dialogues: Real Experiences and Real Benefits”, Mike Niemeyer, Oregon Department of Justice
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