24 Nov 2005

'Mediating Cultures in the Pacific and Asia' 3rd APMF Mediation Forum Conference, Jun 2006
University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Supplied note: Themes for workshops include: Basic mediation skills; Advanced mediation skills; Cultures of mediation; Assessors of land courts; Councils of chiefs; Designing dispute resolution systems; Mediation and family violence; Gender and mediation; Traditional mediatioThis international conference will be held June 26th - 30th, 2006 and will be convened by the University of the South Pacific (USP) and held on the USP campus in Suva, Fiji. The conference theme, 'Mediating Cultures in the Pacific and Asia', will set the stage for four days of workshops and presentations exploring the diverse ways mediation takes place throughout the varying social and legal systems in the Pacific and Asia regions. Three days of the Forum program will be comprised of workshops including basic and advanced mediation training and the other days will be reserved for conference presentations exploring theory and practice issues. n in Pacific Asia cultures; Victim Offender Conferencing; Mediation in Local Governance; Journalists and Peace Reporting; Mediation and Family Law. [...] These conference themes seek to expand understanding of both traditional and formal processes of mediation throughout the Pacific and Asia Region. Forum participation will build the ever-growing network of practitioners, academics, researchers, policy makers, members of judiciaries, elected officials and students interested in expanding their understanding of alternative dispute resolution principles, practice and implementation. - lj."
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