Next IAM Board Meeting – August 4, 2010
The next meeting of the IAM Board of Directors has been set for Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. (EDST) and will be held by teleconference. Members are encouraged to participate. For details on how to join the discussion, contact Mary Hoeller.
Save the date - August 30 - 31, 2010 - IAM Fall Conference to feature Jim Melamed, Co-Founder and CEO of Mediate.com!
On August 30
and may even be listed on Mediate.com to show you're a true professional in the field! Now, you have a chance to hear Jim in Indianapolis prior to his appearance in September at the ACR Conference in Chicago.
Jim Melamed graduated from Stanford University in 1978 and obtained his law degree from the University of Oregon in 1982. Jim founded The Oregon Mediation Center in 1983 and has been mediating ever since. Jim is co-founder and CEO of Mediate.com (1996-present) and teaches Mediation and Online Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law. Jim is former Executive Director of the Academy of Family Mediators (1987-93) and was founding President and Executive Director of the Oregon Mediation Association (1985). Jim is also recipient of the Association for Conflict Resolution's (ACR) 2007 John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award; the Oregon State Bar DR Section's 2006 Sid Lezak Award of Excellence; and the 2003 Oregon Mediation Association's Award of Excellence. Additionally, Mediate.com is also the 2010 winner of the American Bar Association's (ABA) "Problem Solver of the Year" award.
Jim will be presenting an advanced training seminar which will cover the following topics over 2 days:
- A Practical History and Realistic View of the Field of Mediation
- Contexts and Models of Mediation
- Maximizing Mediation
- A Mediator's 10 Most Valuable Techniques
- Application of 10 Most Valuable Techniques
- Case Challenges - Managing Challenging Case Vignettes
- Online Mediation - the Use of Electronic Media in Dispute Resolution
- Ethical Dilemmas Mediating Online and Mediation in the Future
This event is being Co-sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers - Indiana Chapter and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Indiana State Bar Association and will be held in the ISBA's 5th floor Conference Center in the Regions Bank Building located at One Indiana Square, Indianapolis, IN 46204. As Co-Sponsors, current members of these organizations pay the same price for registration as current IAM members and, as an added benefit, 2010 IAM membership is included within the cost of registration.
For your convenience, the following information is also available:
- a map to find the Regions Bank Building in downtown Indianapolis (GPS address - 231 N. Pennsylvania St. / Indianapolis, IN 46204)
- a registration form for the Conference
- an IAM membership application form
- a detailed description of the topics to be covered each day
- a brochure with more Conference details
- the IAM Conference Policy which includes information on cancellation & refunds
The ICCLE has approved the 2-day Conference for 3.8 hours CLE / 13.0 hours CME / 1.0 hour Ethics / and upon application and approval, up to 9.25 hours NLS. For those choosing to attend just one day the approved hours are: August 30 (Day 1): 2.8 hours CLE / 6.5 hours CME / 0.0 hours Ethics / up to 3.8 hours NLS; August 31 (Day 2): 1.0 hour CLE / 6.5 hours CME / 1.0 hour Ethics / up to 5.5 hours NLS. The NASW has approved the Conference for 13.0 hours of Social Worker CEH.
Your registration includes all Conference materials, as well as morning and afternoon snacks and lunches. There will be time for extensive networking and to get answers to your questions, so come prepared. To keep transaction costs down, the IAM does not accept credit card payments.
Cost of Conference Registration prior to August 1, 2010:
| For a two-day registration (both August 30 & 31, 2010) | |
| Current IAM, NASWIN, & ISBA ADR Section members: | $350 |
| Non-IAM members wishing to join the IAM (includes $60 for 2010 membership): | $425 |
| Non-IAM members not wishing to join the IAM: | $500 |
| For one-day registrations (either August 30 or 31, 2010) | |
| Current IAM, NASWIN, & ISBA ADR Section members: | $195 |
| Non-IAM members wishing to join the IAM (includes $60 for 2010 membership): | $250 |
| Non-IAM members not wishing to join the IAM: | $300 |
After August 1, 2010, the cost of registration increases by $75 for either a two-day or one-day registration.
Cancellation - current IAM, NASWIN, and ISBA ADR Section members may cancel their registrations for either one-day or two-day attendance prior to August 1, 2010 in writing and receive a full refund of the cost of their conference registration. However, for persons who are not current IAM members, cancellation and a refund of your registration will also cancel the IAM membership for 2010 which was included in the cost of your registration. After August 1, 2010, a cancellation fee of $75 will apply to all registrations and the balance of the cost of registration will be refunded upon written request.
Parking is available in the garage on the east side of the building for approximately $12 per day, or, alternatively, in a surface lot on the south-west corner of New York and Alabama Streets, approximately one block from the Regions Bank Building for $5 per day.
William Henry Kuntz (1954 - 2010)
It is with great sadness that the IAM reports the passing of Bill Kuntz, the current President-Elect of the IAM, who passed away on May 15, 2010. As one of the founding members of the IAM, Bill was deeply involved in its operation and has served at least two terms as its President, President-Elect, Past-President, and was the IAM Secretary for more than 10 years. He has continuously been a Director since its inception in 1992. Aside from his many contributions to the Association, Bill served as the organization's "historian" and could always be counted on to provide background on the By-Laws and the IAM's Articles of Incorporation or an explanation on the past and present Indiana ADR Rules. His contributions will be greatly missed by the Association in general and by its officers and directors in particular who depended on his wealth of knowledge on "all things mediation."
2009 – 2010 IAM Officers and Directors
At the Annual Meeting of the Membership held on October 29, 2009, the following officers and directors were elected to serve for the 2009 - 2010 term:
Mary Hoeller, Indianapolis, as President & Director; Bill Kuntz, Indianapolis, as President-Elect & Director; Barbra Bachmeier, Indianapolis, as Secretary & Director; and Rick Wacker, Trafalgar, as Treasurer & Director. Cindy Felsten, Columbus, will serve as the Immediate Past-President of the Association and as a Director. Also elected as Directors were: Josephine Hughes, Indianapolis; Eileen Maguire, Noblesville; Doug McMillan, Valparaiso, Marvin Pavlov, Columbus; Dana Renay, Carmel, and Kim Van Valer, Greenwood.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors on May 24, 2010, Eileen Maguire (Noblesville) agreed to succeed Bill Kuntz as President-Elect for the 2009 - 2010 term.
Supreme Court Adopts New Rules
On September 15, 2009, the Indiana Supreme Court adopted changes to the Indiana Child Support Support Rules and Guidelines and on September 24, 2009, the Court adopted proposed rules changing the Indiana Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Both Rules became effective on January 1, 2010.
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