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JANUARY 2005 | FEBRUARY 2005 | MARCH 2005

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JANUARY 2005

Workshop: Seminar #1: Introduction to Type (January 12, Portland, Oregon). Part 1 of a 2-part series, this Introductory three-hour workshop will introduce mediators to their own personality type, using the MBTI. Offered by Resolutions Northwest. For more information, visit http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/pg56.cfm.
Seminar #2: Type in Mediation is offered on January 26 and March 2 in Portland Oregon.

Practitioners' Conference on Civic Education (January 13-15, New Orleans, Louisiana). Sponsored by the Centre for Policy and Practice. This interdisciplinary conference will include work on service-larning, moral education, character education, democratic education, violence prevention, and substance abuse prevention. For more information, visit http://www.civicedconf.org/practice.html.

"Essential Facilitation" Training (January 25-27, San Francisco, California). Offered by Interaction Associates. For more information, visit http://www.interactionassociates.com/html/facilitative_leadership.html.
Also offered in San Francisco, California on December 1-3; San Antonio, Texas on February 15-17; and Chicago, Illinois on March 15-17.

Workshop: Seminar #2: Type in Mediation (January 26, Portland, Oregon). Part 2 of a 2-part series, this highly interactive three-hour workshop will explore MBTI Type theory and dynamics of Type as it applies to mediation practice. Offered by Resolutions Northwest. For more information, visit http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/pg56.cfm.
Also offered on March 2 in Portland, Oregon.
Seminar #1: Introduction to Type is offered on January 12 in Portland Oregon.

Basic Mediation Training for Neighborhood Mediation Program Volunteers (January 28, 29 and February 4, 5, Portland, Oregon). An introduction to the theory, skills, and practice of mediation, this 32-hour course is the basis of mediation. Participants learn skills to effectively resolve disputes in the workplace, neighborhood, and home, skills highly sought after by many of today's employers. For more information, visit http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/pg57.cfm.

FEBRUARY 2005

"Essential Facilitation" Training (February 15-17, San Antonio, Texas). Offered by Interaction Associates. For more information, visit http://www.interactionassociates.com/html/facilitative_leadership.html.
Also offered in San Francisco, California on December 1-3 and January 25-27; and Chicago, Illinois on March 15-17.

Workshop: Advocacy in Mediation (February 17, Mill Valley, California). Offered by Mediation Offices of Steven Rosenberg. For course information, visit http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/training.htm.
Also offered March 24-25 in Mill Valley, California.

Regional Collaboration: Learning to Think and Act Like a Region (February 28 - March 1, Ft. Lauderdale, FL). Offered by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy. Many land use issues transcend political and jurisdictional boundaries, affect multiple parties with diverse viewpoints, and require strong partnerships. Existing institutional arrangements and public policy, however, do not address such issues. Whether formal or informal, regional initiatives bring together the right people in constructive forums with the best possible information to address issues of common concern. This two-day course provides a conceptual framework and practical skills to initiate, design, coordinate and sustain regional initiatives. For course infomration, visit http://www.lincolninst.edu/education/education-coursedetail.asp?id=206.

MARCH 2005

Mediator Training (March 2-4, March 9-11, Mill Creek, California). Offered by Mediation Offices of Steven Rosenberg. For course information, visit http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/training.htm.

Workshop: Seminar #2: Type in Mediation (March 2, Portland, Oregon). Part 2 of a 2-part series, this highly interactive three-hour workshop will explore MBTI Type theory and dynamics of Type as it applies to mediation practice. Offered by Resolutions Northwest. For more information, visit http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/pg56.cfm.
Also offered on January 26 in Portland, Oregon.
Seminar #1: Introduction to Type is offered on January 13 in Portland Oregon.

Resolving Land Use Disputes (White Plains, New York). Offered by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy. This two-day introductory course presents practical experience and insights into negotiating and mediating solutions to conflicts over land use and community development. Through lectures, interactive exercises, gaming and simulations, participants discuss and work with cases involving land development and community growth, designing and adopting land use plans and evaluating development proposals. Questions of when and how to apply mediation to resolve land use disputes are also explored. For more information, visit http://www.lincolninst.edu/education/education-coursedetail.asp?id=195.

IAP2 Asia Pacific Conference: “Risks and Rewards in Public Participation” (March 6-8, Sydney, Australia ). Offered by International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). For more information, visit http://www.iap2.org/.

Training: The Skilled Facilitator Intensive Workshop (March 7-11, Chapel Hill, North Carolina). Taught by Roger Schwarz. Offered by the Center for Collaborative Organizations. This five-day intensive workshop is designed for participants who want to learn a practical, powerful, values-based, systems approach to facilitation that is applicable to a wide range of groups and situations, which can create fundamental change in teams and organizations. For more information, visit http://www.workteams.unt.edu/conf/facilit/skilledf-one.htm.
Also offered November 15-19 in Denton, TX; and June 13-17 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina).

Facilitative Leadership Training (March 8-10, San Francisco, California). Offered by Interaction Associates. For more information, visit http://www.interactionassociates.com/html/facilitative_leadership.html.
Also offered December 8-10 in San Francisco, California; and July 26-28 in Boston, Massachusetts.

"Essential Facilitation" Training (March 15-17, Chicago, Illinois). Offered by Interaction Associates. For more information, visit http://www.interactionassociates.com/html/facilitative_leadership.html.
Also offered in San Francisco, California on December 1-3 and January 25-27; and San Antonio, Texas on February 15-17.

Training: Professional Mediation Skills (March 16-19, Eugene, Oregon). Offered by Mediate.com, taught by Jim Melamed. For more information, visit http://www.smartmediator.com/.

Training: Mediating the Litigated Case (March 17-18, April 28-29 and May 12-13, Irvine, California). This is a 6-day course offered by Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Pepperdine University School of Law). For more information, visit http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/conferences/mediating05.jsp.

Advanced Mediation Training (March 24-25, Mill Valley, California). Offered by Mediation Offices of Steven Rosenberg. For course information, visit http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/training.htm.

Workshop: Strategic Marketing for Mediators (March 27, Mill Valley, California). Offered by Mediation Offices of Steven Rosenberg in association with Golden Media and Natalie Armstrong. For more information, visit http://www.rosenbergmediation.com/mmptrn.htm.

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