Promoting peaceful resolution to conflict in Oregon
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The Fall Conference is a time to recognize individuals or organizations who have demonstrated exemplary service to the field of mediation and to OMA. Do you know a mediator or organization that you’d like to see recognized? Nominations are now open for the Sid Lezak Award of Excellence, the Bryan Johnston Award of Excellence, and the Shannon Stewart Award of Excellence.
Submit Nominations to the OMA Conference Committee via the Nomination Form
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Are you interested in presenting a workshop at the 2018 Fall Conference? The Conference Committee is now accepting proposals. This year’s conference, Navigating Conflict, seeks to take a broad view of mediation and conflict resolution, with similarly- themed workshops grouped into tracks. Whether your expertise is in community mediation, HR, peacebuilding, family, or many other topics, we want to hear from you. In addition to full workshops, this year we are planning on hosting a thesis panel for students. Students who are interested in presenting work should email the presentation coordinator directly.
Questions? Contact the OMA office at OMA@ORmediation.org.
The primary submission period is now closed. If you have an workshop you would like to be considered, please contact the presenter coordinator, John Inglish (jinglish@uoregon.edu) directly.
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Join OMA’s Workplace Mediation Special Interest Group for its 2018 kickoff event. It’ll be an exciting and interactive focus on sharing and discussing cases with which you, the participants, have been grappling. You can bring a case with some interesting challenge. You can showcase it and tap into the group’s expertise. We look forward to spirited discussions, brilliant ideas, and wonderful networking.
Date: Wednesday, Jan 31st, 2018
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Where: PCC Downtown Center
722 SW 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR
Lobby Rose Room
Contact:
Pat Lau, WMIG Chair, 503-613-7007, pat.lau@intel.com
Chris Sheesley, WMIG Vice-Chair, 503-723-9982, csheesley@inaccordnw.com
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The 2017 Conference may be over, but you can fine electronic copies of workshop materials, as well as on-line conference and session evaluations here.
If you applied for continuing education, we are in the process of compiling rosters for the OS Bar, NASW, and HRCI. If you didn’t get a certificate that you need, email jamie@ORmediation.org and we’ll make one up and e-mail or mail it to you!
Looking for something specific? Drop us a line at OMA@ORmediation.org, and we’ll see what we can do!
Workshop Materials • Conference Evaluation • Workshop Evaluations
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A lot of people helped make the 2017 Conference possible, including the generous support of sponsors and vendors, volunteers, presenters, and, or course, all of the participants. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Conflict is a natural part of life. Managed correctly, conflict can positively transform lives and relationships. Mediators are trained to understand the source of conflicts and identify a path away from adversarial positions toward positive growth and change. Mediators create a safe space to have difficult conversations. The Oregon Mediation Association works to build greater awareness of mediation as a useful conflict management tool.
OMA is a network of over 350 mediators and supporters of mediation who are committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in Oregon.
OMA's mission is to help Oregonians transform the way they confront and resolve conflict in their personal lives and in their communities.
Oregon Mediation Association
7307 SW Beveland St, Ste 200
Tigard, OR 97223
Phone: 503-872-9775
OMA@ORMediation.org