The idea for the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum was first mooted in 2001 by
Assoc Prof
Dale Bagshaw,
Coordinator of the Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation at the University of South Australia, with support and
encouragement from the World Mediation Forum Steering Committee.
Membership
...of the Forum is open to individuals and organisations that are
interested in or involved with the resolution of conflicts or disputes
through mediation, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution. We
invite you to apply for individual or
organisational membership of the APMF and to also encourage your colleagues
to apply. Your membership will assist us to move forward, to keep you
informed and to consult when appropriate.
Membership form
(Word 46 kb)
Membership form (PDF 157 kb)
Objective
The main objective of the APMF is to facilitate the exchange and development
of knowledge, values and skills of mediation in any form including
inter-cultural, interpersonal, inter-institutional and international, within
and between the diverse countries and cultures in the Asia-Pacific region.
To fulfil this objective, conferences will be held in the Asia-Pacific
region every two years, with a different country taking responsibility for
hosting each conference. Our constitution is
online, here.
Sponsor
The APMF is formally sponsored by the
World Mediation Forum (WMF),
which was established in Spain in 1995. The WMF Steering Committee is
encouraging the establishment of similar regional forums around the world.
Where possible, the regional conferences will take place in the years
between the bi-annual WMF conferences. Members of the APMF who are attending
a WMF global conference will be invited to join an APMF Delegation, which
will have voting rights at the General Assembly of the WMF.
The Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize
An APMF Peace Prize has been awarded bi-annually at each of our conferences
in the region. Dr Jose Ramos Horta, East Timor, was awarded the inaugural
peace prize in 2001; the Peace Foundation, Melanesia, PNG was awarded the
second peace prize in 2003; and the third peace prize was awarded to Dame
Joan Metge, a widely respected social anthropologist from New Zealand, in
2006.
Asia Pacific Mediation Forum Steering Committee
A new committee was elected at the APMF conference in Suva in June 2006. See
the Committees page for the names of all
committee members.
