33rd UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres

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Forum presented by the UIA

The UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001. Every nine months it brings together some of the best commercial mediation practitioners and officers of commercial mediation centres from around the world, together with lawyers, business managers, academics, trainers, and others interested in learning and sharing insights about the development and use of the mediation process. Usually there are participants from 15 to 20 or more countries in attendance, often from four or five continents, each bringing a different perspective on the use and development of mediation in their jurisdiction.

Whether you are from a place in which mediation already is readily accepted and integrated into the system of dispute resolution, or from one in which the “Dispute Resolution Revolution” is still in a not-yet-fully-accepted stage, there is something of value for you at the Forum. Each one is designed to enhance your knowledge about the mediation process, and to help you identify best practices as a mediator; both of which are accomplished through the various topics in the sessions, typically led by deeply-experienced mediators.

Equally, if not more, importantly, it also will provide you with ample opportunities to develop relationships and exchange insights on the development and use of mediation with colleagues from a multitude of different cultures around the world. That opportunity can have a profoundly beneficial impact on your professional expertise. To do so at one location is unique to an international event; and convening every nine months is unique to the Forum.

We are excited to have you join us for the 33rd Forum in Vienna. It will be an unforgettable international event, and colleagues from around the world have already confirmed their participation. Since attendance at the sessions and lunch/dinner meals will be limited to the spaces available, be sure to register early so that you won’t miss out.

We look forward to seeing you in Vienna!

American Arbitration Association/International Centre For Dispute Resolution • Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry • ADR Center • Aequitas • ADR • ADRg UK • Association des Médiateurs Indépendants d’Ile de France (AMIDIF) • Asociación Mexicana de Mediación y Arbitraje Comercial • Beijing Arbitration Commission • BIMACC • bMediation • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) • Centre Professionnel de Médiation • Milan Chamber of Arbitration • Chambre Suisse de Médiation Commerciale • Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l’industrie • Cour Européenne d’Arbitrage • International Chamber of Commerce • Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris • Concilia • Conciliation Centre of CCPIT/CCOIC • Consolat de Mar de Barcelona • CPR: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution • Court of International Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania • Croatian Bar Association • EQUANIM • EUIPO Mediation Centre • Euroarbitrage • European Center for Dispute Resolution (ECDR) • Greek Mediation Institute • Hellenic Mediation and Arbitration Centre • IFOMENE • InMediazione ADR • International Mediation Institute (IMI) • Institut d’Expertise, d’Arbitrage et de Médiation (IEAM) • LAMAC • Lebanese Association for Mediation And Conciliation • London Court of International Arbitration • Malaysian Mediation Centre • Mediators’ Training Institute of Thessaloniki • Mediatorsfederatie Nederland (MfN) • Organismo di Conciliazione di Firenze (OCF) • Rakmo Institute • Resolutia Gestione delle Controversie • Slovenian Association of Mediators • Societa Italiana per la Risoluzione Alternativa delle Controversie • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • The Law Society of New South Wales • Union Hellénique des Médiateurs • WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center