TRANSCEND-USA 2nd Annual Conference

It is TRANSCEND Conference time. We have been working with Dr. Johan Galtung to firm up our schedule. A  student unConference will be held the evening of March 30^th followed by our annual conference on March 31^st and April 1^st. This year will be exciting as we expand our reach to look at TRANSCEND across the countries of North America. Below is our basic schedule. Please share this information and let us know if you anticipate attending. We will have a detailed schedule out to you early next week with a formal brochure.

Wednesday, March 30th, 5:00-9:00 PM: Student Un-Conference

Thursday, March 31^st, 8”00 AM-6:00 PM:

Morning: Keynote, Mexico, U.S., Canada Panel followed by discussion and brainstorming; Lunch

Afternoon: Working Groups (Topics—Mexico/U.S./Canada relations; Violence-- at the border; Public Policy)

Friday, April1^st, 8”00 AM-6:00 PM:

Morning: Working Groups--Complete work and report back

Lunch with Discussion: Where do we go from here?

Afternoon: Annual Meeting

Article published on Landlord Tenant Dispute Program

The newest issue of The Peacemaker, the publication of the Dispute Resolution Section of the NC Bar Association, includes an article about the Greensboro Landlord Tenant Dispute Program co-written by Conflict Studies Program faculty Sherrill Hayes and Cathie Witty and Robert Nunn, Fair Housing Enforcement Division Manager for the Human Relations Department for the City of Greensboro, NC.There are both html version of the article and a .pdf of the whole issue. If you are interested in volunteering for the program contact the program at conflictresolution@uncg.edu.

New edition of "The Peacemaker" and Training opportunity

A new edition of the NC Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Newsletter "The Peacemaker" has just been released. Included are articles on family conflict resolution processes in a community mediation center (including divorce and elder issues), finding an international mediator for commercial cases, Ms. Mannerly Mediator discusses misbehavior of observers during mediation, integrating technology, and some issues around rule changes affecting mediation in North Carolina.

http://disputeresolution.ncbar.org/media/5490175/drfeb10.pdf

Also, don't forget to save the date for the section's annual meeting March 19th at Grandover Resort in Greensboro. The theme is "Beyond Settling Cases" and boasts both academics and practitioners discusses a range of issues. More information can be found here:

http://www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/694drm.aspx

Landlord Tenant Dispute Program Highlighted in Local Paper

The Landlord Tenant Dispute Program, a partnership between the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department and the Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution, was highlighted in a recent story in the Greensboro News & Record.

http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/21/article/as_economy_hardens_some_landlords_soften

As the article states, the program is scheduled to begin early in 2010.

Training opportunity

SPACE NOW AVAILABLE! Free Higher Education Institute Co-sponsored by the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management and Kent State University Education Department

This Institute is a two day training to
1) learn how to integrate conflict resolution into pre-service teacher training curriculm,
2) improve personal conflict resolution skills and
3) to explore ways to institutionalize conflict management concepts and curriculum into a college or university.
When: Two Consecutive Fridays-April 13 and 20
Where: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 8:00am-5:00pm
How Much? Free of Charge

If interested contact:
Gretchen Espinetti, Kent State University
Email: gespinet@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0541

Sarah Wallis, Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
Email: Sarah.Wallis@cdr.state.oh.us
Phone: 614-644-9275

Facilitation opportunities for CR students

The Office of Leadership and Service Learning at UNCG is looking for faciliators for their UNS 101 course for the fall. You can find more information here and email Taryrn Njagu at ttnjagu@uncg.edu.