Thursday, 11 June 2015 |
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Mock Mediation |
3.00-6.00 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Cocktail Reception and Tour of the Palace |
6.00 pm, Great Hall, Palace |
Opening Dinner |
7.00 pm, Marble Hall, Palace |
Keynote Address: Palestine/Israel Peace TalksIntroduction: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, ArizonaHiba I Husseini, Legal Advisor to Palestine and Israel Peace Talks, Husseini & Husseini, Ramallah, Palestine |
8.30-9.00 pmGreat Hall, Palace |
Friday, 12 June 2015 |
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Breakfast |
7.00-8.45 am, Marble Hall, Palace |
Session 1. Mediation Styles and CultureModerator: David M. Cook, The Hardison Law Firm, Memphis, Tennessee - Rebooting the Mediation Directive, Robert Dougans, Bryan Cave LLP, London, England - The International Academy of Mediators-Straus Institute Survey of Practices and Perspectives of Experienced Mediators, Thomas J. Stipanowich, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California - Cultural Aspects of Mediation, Elizabeth Birch, 3 Verulam Buildings, London, England - One Size Does not Fit All Rodney F. Page, Bryan Cave, Washington, DC |
9.00-10.45 am Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Coffee Break |
10.45-11.15 am, Meierhof Lobby |
Session 1a. American v. European Style – A Role Play: Particular Situations – Different Approaches?Moderator: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany - Acting as U.S. Mediator: Peggy Lansbach O’More, United States Government Shared Neutrals Program, Washington DC - Acting as European Mediator: Federico Antich, Studio Avvocato Antich, Florence, Italy |
11.15-11.45 am Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Session 2. Mediation Preparation: Client, Counsel and MediatorModerator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona - Mediation Styles – Active or Passive aka Evaluative v. Facilitative, David A. Sleppy, Cathey & Strain, Cornelia, Georgia - How Lawyers Should Best Prepare for Mediation: A View from the Trenches, Janice F. Mulligan, Law Offices of Mulligan & Banham, San Diego, California - Legal Aspects of Mediation, Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany |
11.45 am-1.15 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Lunch |
1.15-2.15 pm, Marble Hall, Palace |
Session 3. The Future of MediationModerator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona - Mediating Corporate Restructurings, Nora Wouters, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Brussels, Belgium - The new EU Directive on Enforcement of Settlement Agreements, Federico Antich, Studio Avvocato Antich, Florence, Italy - Ten Tips for Successful Mediation, Paul D. Clote, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas |
2.15-3.45 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Coffee Break |
3.45-4.15 pm, Meierhof Lobby |
Session 4. Intercultural and Psychological Aspects of Mediation – A Podium DiscussionModerator: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, DITGES, Bonn, Germany - Intercultural Issues, Location and Language: Miryan Weichselbaum-Gharibo, Let’s Agree, Vienna, Austria - Social Influence and Persuasion: Jamie Jacobs-May, JAMS, San José, California - Techniques to Promote Optimal Decision Making in Mediation: Teresa F. Frisbie, Loyola University Chicago, School of Law, Chicago, Illinois |
4.15-4:45 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Session 5. Mediation in the Perspective of a Business OwnerModerator: Paul Anthony Smith, Land Court of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Robert Turner, TP Turner PTY Ltd, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
4.45-5.15 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Free Evening |
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Saturday, 13 June 2015 |
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Breakfast |
7.00-8.45 am, Marble Hall, Palace |
Session 6. Should Judges/Courts Conduct MediationModerator: David Gladstone, Tel Aviv, Israel - Judges as Mediators Colin F. Campbell, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona - Should Judges Mediate?: The Judge’s Perspective Paul Anthony Smith, Land Court of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - The Conciliation Judge under German Law: What is the Experience after 3 Years Christof Siefarth, GÖRG, Cologne, Germany |
9.00-10.30 am Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Coffee Break |
10.30-11.00 am, Meierhof Lobby |
Session 7. How to Prepare a Client for Mediation – A Panel DiscussionModerator: Mauro Rubino-Sammartano, LawFed Rubino-Sammartano & Associati, Milan, Italy - Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP, San Diego, California - Martin Doris, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR - Samuel Graham, Attorney-Mediator, Austin, Texas |
11.00 am -12.00 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Lunch |
12.00-1.00pm, Marble Hall, Palace |
Session 8. National PerspectivesModerator: Christof Siefarth, GÖRG, Cologne, Germany - The Status of Mediation in Ireland, David Nolan, SC, Dublin, Ireland - Arb/Med/Arb as Allowed under Hong Kong’s Arbitration Ordinance, Stephen D. Mau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR - Mediation in Hong Kong, Michael Beckett, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR - Mediation in Slovakia, Katarína Chovancová, Paneuropean University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
1.00-2.45pm Parker Hall, Meierhof
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Coffee Break |
2.45-3.15 pm, Meierhof Lobby |
Session 9. Scope of Application for Mediation ProceedingsModerator: Kenneth Fields, Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona - Mediating Tort Cases, Tamás Fézer, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Law, Debrecen, Hungary - Mediation as Part of an Effective Conflict Management System for International Conflicts, Avnita Lakhani, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR - Mediating Complex IP Cases, Jack Russo, ComputerLaw Group LLP, Palo Alto, California |
3.15-4.45 pm Parker Hall, Meierhof |
Concert |
6.30 pm, Great Hall, Palace |
Concluding Dinner |
7.30 pm, Marble Hall, Palace |
Sunday, 14 June 2015 |
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Breakfast |
7.00-10.00am, Marble Hall, Palace |
Check-Out and Individual Departure |
10:00 am |
Attire: Business Casual (dress pants or skirt with shirt or blouse)
Professional sessions will run Friday and Saturday; the symposium concludes with a chamber concert and dinner on Saturday.
Fees will include accommodation, all breakfasts and lunches, cocktails, palace tour, opening and closing dinners, cancellation insurance, professional program, CLE/CPD credits, materials and login rights to online distribution board.
Dress: Business Attire
When arriving at Salzburg Airport or Salzburg Train Station, ask the taxi to bring you to Schloss Leopoldskron. It is about a ten minute ride.