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International Investor-State Mediation Competition: Calling All Professionals!

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IMI and YMI jointly call all experienced mediators and mediation trainers to be a part of the world’s first International Investor-State Mediation Competition 2022 (IIMC), taking place from 10-16 January 2022, online.  Selection criteria for mediation professionals:  Mediation qualifications  Mediation accreditations  Experience in judging Mediation Competitions  Experience in conducting Mediation and ADR trainings  Experience in Investor-State Mediation …

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Thanksgiving Offer: Free Online Mediation Logbook and Feedback Hub

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Recognizing and grateful for the positive impact made by mediation practitioners worldwide, IMI have enabled free access to the IMI Mediation Logbook and Feedback Hub. For a free year’s access, sign up by midnight December 1st, 2021 and use the coupon code onlinemediation during check-out. IMI Mediation Logbook and Feedback Hub is a one-stop hub …

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Mixed Mode Task Force Papers presented at the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

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The co-chairs of the IMI/CCA/Straus Mixed Mode Task Force presented the results of seven year collaboration efforts within a special side event of the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation on Friday, November 19, 2021, as part of the New York Arbitration Week. The Mixed Mode Task Force has prepared practical guidelines …

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17th ICC Commercial Mediation Competition: Calling All Professionals!

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IMI and YMI jointly call all experienced mediators and mediation trainers, to be a part of the International Chamber of Commerce’s largest educational event of the year.  The 17th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition is taking place from 7-15 February 2022, online.  The competition week is an opportunity for mediation professionals to engage with 150+ professional mediators while guiding …

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Have you signed the Mediator’s Green Pledge?

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The Mediator’s Green Pledge may be viewed on the World Mediators Alliance on Climate Change (WoMACC) website, and individuals are invited to consider their practice and sign. This illustrative Green Pledge outlines concrete steps that each of us can take to reduce the impact on the climate of each mediation we conduct. IMI is proud to support …

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Upcoming Event: Mixed Mode Task Force to present at the Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

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“Key Issues in International Dispute Resolution: 2021” will be addressed at the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation on Friday, November 19, 2021, as part of the New York Arbitration Week. The deliberations of the IMI/CCA/Straus Mixed Mode Task Force will be featured as a special side event of the Conference. The …

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UNCITRAL WG III Intersessional Meeting: Use of Mediation in ISDS

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Following the first-ever Virtual Pre-Intersessional Meeting on “The Use of Mediation in ISDS” in November 2020, this Intersessional Meeting will gather delegations of Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), world-renowned practitioners and academics to discuss ways to strengthen the use of mediation in ISDS disputes. Co-organised by UNCITRAL, …

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Turkey Ratifies the Singapore Convention

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As of 14 October 2021, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation” has 55 signatories, of which eight are parties to the Convention. A full list of signatories and parties to the Convention is available on the UNCITRAL website: https://uncitral.un.org/.  Further up-to-date information on the …

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