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In this article, published in Mediate.com in August 2012, YMI Mediator William (Rob) Keller, addresses the question of why younger mediators struggle to prove themselves within the field of experienced mediators, and presents what he...
In October 2011, the Council of the ABA’s ADR Section appointed a Task Force to recommend whether the Section should adopt a policy on mediator credentialing. The Section Task Force...
August 1, 2012 Doug McKay, Vice President International Organisations at Shell International has been appointed to the IMI Board. Mr McKay is responsible for Shell’s relationships and programs with key international organisations....
Roger Fisher, a pioneer in the field of international law and negotiation and the co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project, died on August 25, 2012. A professor at Harvard Law...
June 2012 IMI is pleased to announce that two new Qualifying Assessment Programs (QAPs) have been approved by the Independent Standards Commission to qualify mediators for IMI Certification: The Mediators Institute...
The Inter-Cultural Taskforce of the IMI Independent Standards Commission (ISC), has completed its development work on Criteria for the IMI Inter-Cultural Competency Certification of Mediators. This follows a series of in-depth meetings and trials spanning more...
The International Mediation Institute has appointed Deborah Masucci as a full member of the IMI Board. Deborah is Vice President of Dispute Resolution in the Litigation Management Division of Chartis...
The International Mediation Institute has appointed Diana Wallis as a full member of the IMI Board with effect from 11th April 2012. For five years until January 2012, Diana Wallis...
We are pleased to announce that the Qualifying Assessment Programs (QAPs) of: The International Institute of Conflict Engagement and Resolution (IICER) (Hong Kong) andMediation International (Spain) have been approved to...
The sudden death was announced in Australia on April 17, 2011 of Miryana Nešić, a leading international mediation educator, trainer, skills assessor, author, thinker and practitioner. Miryana was part Serbian, part Australian, and...
An Italian Legislative Decree requiring mandatory pre-trial mediation of civil and commercial cases comes into effect on March 21, 2011. The decree is part of an initiative to reduce the...
In a unique development, and following strong user demand, the IMI ‘Find a Right Mediator’ Search Engine is now accessible with finger taps directly from mobile devices. A mobile interface...
