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ADR News Archive - 2009

2009 Roger Fisher Award
October 22, 2009 -

The Roger Fisher Negotiation Training Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that the 2009 recipient of the Scholarship is Mastoureh Alvand Kouhy.

The annual Scholarship, which is generously provided by the Stitt Feld Handy Group, will be presented at the ADR Institute of Canada Conference in Gatineau on Thursday, October 22nd to Ms. Kouhy by Committee Chair, Kathleen Kelly, and Chair of The Roger Fisher Tribute Committee, Barry Leon.

The Scholarship was established to honour Roger Fisher, as part of The Roger Fisher Tribute held in 2007 in Toronto. The Tribute was organized under the leadership of the ADR Institute, The Advocates Society, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Ontario Bar Association, with the support of 26 international and Canadian organizations.
 

Lionel J. McGowan Awards of Excellence in Dispute Resolution
June 10, 2009 -

Lionel J. McGowan Awards of Excellence in Dispute Resolution
Call for Nominations for 2009

The ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. is calling for nominees for the Lionel J. McGowan Awards of Excellence in Dispute Resolution. The awards are named in recognition and honour of Lionel J. McGowan, the first Executive Director of the Arbitrators' Institute of Canada. The presentation of the McGowan Awards will take place at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting to be held in Gatineau, QC, on October 22, 2009. There are two awards: one for contributions to the Institute at the regional level, and one for contributions at the national level.
 

Carleton University Workshop - The Power of Apology
June 10, 2009 -

Ontario has recently enacted The Apology Act, 2009, to permit apologies to occur in certain circumstances without the apology constituting an admission that creates liability for the apologizing party. This legislation recognizes the strong human need to make and receive apologies and the societal importance of promoting the giving and receiving of apologies. This course is intended to give the participants an understanding of Ontario’s Apology Act and its impact upon giving apologies in different contexts, and an opportunity to examine the structure of an effective apology.

Please visit www.carleton.ca/law/conflict for more information and registration.