ABA Section of Dispute Resolution | Spring Conference 2015

FIRST-TIME ATTENDEE RATES & ONE-DAY RATES


The Westin Seattle
1900 Fifth Avenue
SE 2nd Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101

Dear Prior Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference Attendee,

The Section of Dispute Resolution is excited to partner with the Washington State Bar Association ADR Section and University of Washington School of Law for our 17th Annual Spring Conference, in Seattle, WA April 16-18, 2015. As you may know, instead of hosting the acclaimed Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference, the Washington State Bar Association ADR Section and University of Washington School of Law, have partnered with the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution to host our Spring Conference. We hope you attend the conference which will feature over 100 educational and networking programs covering every imaginable topic in the dispute resolution field. Each year the Section strives to offer our attendees an engaging, yet professionally rewarding, experience. This year is no different, and promises three days of educational enrichment that will expand the practice of dispute resolution.

Special First-Time Attendee Rates & One-Day Rates
If you have not attended our conference before we are offering a special rate of $500 for all first-time conference attendees. If you plan to attend one day of the conference, take advantage of our reduced registration rate of $275. Register today!

Online Conference Program
Plan your conference schedule: visit the Online Conference Program to view the array of programs, read presenter biographies, and plan for networking events and committee meetings. The Online Conference Program will allow you to create your own conference itinerary.

Highlighted Plenary
Stress, Mediation, and the Brain Science of Grief Counseling

Image removed by sender.This is a three-part lecture on the neuroscience behind perceptions of stress. John Medina will discuss and explain how the brain responds to stress; the concept of Theory of Mind; grief counseling; and how new approaches to counselingma y be relevant to moder mediation practice. John Medina is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Medina is also a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on issues related to mental health. Prior to his current research and teaching, Medina served as the founding director for the Talaris Research Institute, a Seattle- based research center originally focused on how infants encode and process information at the cognitive, cellular, and molecular levels. Read more.

What To Expect
Gain cutting edge mediation, negotiation, and arbitration skills
Learn about specialized and developing areas of practice for advocates and neutrals
Join court program administrators, researchers, and neutrals for the Symposium on ADR in the Courts Convene with the leading academics and researchers at the Legal Educators Colloquium

Seattle Events
The conference planners have worked with our local Seattle partners to organize a number of social/cultural events and encourage conference attendees to enjoy the vibrant city of Seattle. You can view the options and indicate your interest in events here.

Westin Seattle Room Reservations
Finally, if you have not yet made room reservations at the Westin Seattle, The cut-off for the special ABA hotel rate is Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 5:00 PM PST. Please visit the conference hotel and travel page for more details.


Search the Online Conference Program to view our expert faculty from all over the world.
Scroll through the Sessions to see the extensive array of programming each day.

In partnership with:
The University of Washington School of Law, Washington State Bar Association ADR Section, and The National Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Canadian Bar Association

And with much gratitute to our sponsors:

American Arbitration Association | The College of Commercial Arbitrators | JAMS
Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC | Creighton | National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) | Miller Shakman & Beem LLP | UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law | International Academy of Mediators | Stokes Lawrence | R. Wayne Thorpe, JAMS | Richard Chernick | John R. Phillips | South Texas College of Law | Geetha Ravindra | William D. Ruckelshaus Center | Texas A&M School of Law | University of Oregon School of Law ADR Center | University of Washington School of Law | ADR Roundtable | Pacific McGeorge School of Law | Foster Pepper PLLC | Washington State University | Jim Alfini | Margaret M. Huff | Lawrence R. Mills | The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University | Ruth V. Glick | Dwight Golann | Alyson Carrel | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution | Donna Stienstra | Mediation First, LLC | Philip E. Cutler/Cutler ADR | Ahlers & Cressman PLLC | Joseph B. Stulberg | Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC | Lurie Workplace Solutions | Melvyn J Simburg | WMA | Richard B. Lord | Phil Cottone | Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP | Seattle University |
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts