Promoting collaborative and equity-informed conflict resolution.
The 2023 fall OMA conference will host virtual workshops on Friday and Saturday.
There will be select in-person events after hours (details TBA).
We will begin convening the details of the 2023 fall conference in the coming months. Email a[email protected] if you’d like to be involved.
The 2023 fall OMA conference will host virtual workshops on Friday and Saturday.
There will be select in-person events after hours (details TBA).
We will begin convening the details of the 2023 fall conference in the coming months. Email a[email protected] if you’d like to be involved.
We received a great response from our June pre-planning conference survey and the OMA Board would like to say Thank You to everyone who participated!
Our Conference Committee is excited to announce this year’s conference will host virtual workshops and sessions as well as synchronous socials at various locations in Oregon.
If you’d like to submit an educational program, we are inviting our community to submit proposals 45 – 120 minutes in length around the following topics by August 31:
OMA’s Annual Fall Conference planning is underway! Thank you to our membership who provided feedback to help us shape this years’ experience. Watch your email for program announcements. If you are not already an OMA Member, we invite you to join our vibrant community of mediators who are committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in the State of Oregon. Explore Membership Benefits
Our OMA 2019 Conference was a great success! We hosted our 33rd annual conference back in Portland after spending 2018 in Eugene. We had great turnout – long-time practitioners, volunteer mediators, community members, students, and some new friendly faces to the profession. Our theme was “Managing Conflict: Bridging the Gap through Mediation and Beyond.” Back in 2018, our committee decided to begin providing “tracks” throughout the conference, or certain strings of workshops to attend that would be dedicated to topics such as family, business, or diversity and inclusion. Based on the positive feedback in 2018, we decided to continue expanding upon those “tracks” to develop networking within conference participants. We grew our list to six tracks, and will continue to create robust opportunities for more specialized education throughout the year. OMA also created a new award for 2019, or the “Spirit of Mediation” award. The committee awarded four practitioners who embody the “spirit” of mediation through one or more luminaries. The award winners were: Bryan Egan, Rene Bove, Stuart Watson, and Jack Bevilaqua. The board also shared initiatives each committee is working on during our annual open meeting, including a Mediators of Color network across Oregon. Finally, we introduced our new mentorship program during the conference. Reach out to [email protected] or [email protected] if you are interested in learning more.
