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5th Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum conference, India,
November 2010
India been selected by the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum (APMF) Executive
Committee as the location for the Fifth Asia Pacific Mediation Forum
Conference in 2010 and the Conference Convenor, Firdosh Kassam, is now
forming a Conference Committee in India.
Please note that the dates are 20–27 November 2010 and the
venue for the conference will be New Delhi,
the capital of India, or Goa. We hope to see you there!
The call for papers will be on the APMF website before the end of this year.
The 4th Asia Pacific Mediation Forum was held in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, on 16–18 June 2008. The conference theme was 'Mediation in the
Asia-Pacific: Constraints and Challenges', expressing the idea that mediation
takes place in diverse ways throughout the different social and legal
systems in the Asia Pacific region. The forum
was preceded by five days
of pre-conference training and two days of pre-conference workshops, with basic
and advanced mediation training. The conference website is
www.apmf2008.com.
Papers will be posted on this site on the
Malaysia 2008 page.
10–12 September 2008, Hyatt Regency Perth Hotel, Perth, WA
This conference is widely
acknowledged as the leading Australian gathering of mediation practitioners,
researchers and trainers. Delegates from industry, the community sector and
government will join eminent Australian and international mediation
professionals to continue the development of mediation and related processes
in Australia and beyond. The conference theme will include
'transforming the landscape' of mediation practice, with diversity, of
related professional practices, to promote peaceful resolution of conflict,
and of the justice system. Submit abstracts by 29 February 2008.
Call to present (PDF 445 kb)
Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum conference, Fiji, June 2006
The 3rd Asia Pacific Mediation Forum took place in the Fiji Islands
from 26-30 June 2006. The conference theme “Mediating Cultures in the
Pacific and Asia” expressed the idea that mediation takes place in diverse
ways throughout the different social and legal systems in the Asia Pacific
region. The Forum included two days of pre-conference workshops, with basic
and advanced mediation training, followed by a two day conference with
presentations covering theory and practice issues.
A new committee, for 2006-2008, was elected at the Fiji conference.
List of committee members.
Shared parental responsibility in Australian family law
and the impact on children
A multidisciplinary seminar hosted by the Centre for
Peace, Conflict and Mediation, Hawke Research Institute, UniSA, Adelaide, 13–15 April 2008.
The seminar examined in depth the consequences for
children of some of the recent changes to the Australian Family Law Act.
Presenters focused on the most current theories, research, practice
wisdom and parental experiences in relation to the emphasis given to shared
parenting and associated decision making after separation and divorce. The
main focus was on the outcomes of the changes for Australian children,
including those children who have been, or are at risk of being, exposed to
high-level parental conflict, violence and child abuse.
More information
Mediator accreditation in Australia
With the support of the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, the
National Mediation Conference appointed a committee to investigate
development of a proposal for a national system of Mediator Accreditation in
Australia. A proposal was put forward for approval
at the conference in Hobart in 2006.
Further details of the
proposal.
How to join
the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum
Membership is open to anybody. To join, please complete the
membership form in
Word
(46 kb) or PDF (157 kb) and choose one of
the payment options listed on
the form.
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