CDRC Programs & Events

PROGRAMS & EVENTS

CDRC is committed to continuing to provide current information and insight into legislation, public policy, or trends which affect the Alternative Dispute Resolution Practioner. In the past this information has been disseminated and input collected through a series of different types of programs:

panel lecture presention with Q&A
state wide round table discussions - meetings held at various places around the state to provide information and to collect input on the direction the industry should be directed
our CDRC Annual Meeting

The following list of events and trainings relating to alternative dispute resolution are presented here for the convenience of CDRC Members, but their inclusion should not be construed as an endorsement by CDRC of any such event or training, unless the CDRC is listed as a sponsoring organization. The CDRC does not certify any particular training or trainer and cannot verify or warrant the efficacy of any such training or trainer.

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CDRC Offer

The Straus Institute

for Dispute Resolution at

Pepperdine School of Law

extends an offer to CDRC members for an additional $100 discount to attend the

21st Annual Professional Skills Program

Malibu, June 19-21, 2008

and the

East Coast Professional Skills Program

Vermont, October 23-25, 2008

(co-sponsored by Vermont Law School)

The regular registration fee is $1,095 and early registration fee by is $995. Straus Institute is pleased to offer CDRC members a rate of $995 or an early registration fee of $895 (by May 9 for Malibu and September 12 for Woodstock, Vermont).

There are 13 courses offered in the Malibu program and 6 offered in the Vermont program.

For a listing of courses offered and to register, please go to our website at http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus and click on either the 21st Annual Professional Skills Program or East Coast Professional Skills Program. Members should type in “CDRC” in the box indicting they will be paying by either check or credit card.

For more information, please call Lori Rushford at (310) 506-6342 or email lori.rushford@pepperdine.edu

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SAVE THE DATE - UPDATED!

CDRC 15th ANNUAL

ADR POLICY CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES

CDRC'S 15th Annual Policy Conference will be held in the Los Angeles Area on October 24, 2008. The conference will include an instructive Legislative Report from CDRC's lobbyist, Donne Brownsey, an insightful Keynote Speech, and discussions of many current critical issues in the ADR field.

Go to our Annual Conference page at "Annual Policy Conference"for more details.

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If you or your organization are a member of CDRC,

you can post conference, training and event

information on our web site.

Just send us the information you want to share.

Our email address is cdrc@mediate.com.

Let us help you get the word out

about your next ADR event!

Trainers/Training Opportunities

The National Conflict Resolution Center Training Institute

Coast to Coast Mediation Center

San Diego, California

http://www.ctcmediation.com,

http://www.sdmediate.com

The Institute for Mediation Studies

Los Angeles, California

http://www.mediationtools.com/training/index.html

Institute for Conflict Management/ICM

Santa Monica, California

http://www.adradvantage.com/calendar.htm

The Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution

Pepperdine University in Malibu, California

http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/conferences/

Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training at UC Berkeley

http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course631.html

ADR Section/Committee Meetings

You can find information on the American Bar Association ADR Section, and get meetings dates and section event information, at http://www.abanet.org/dispute/home.html