Save the Date! 2012 Annual Meeting
Monday, 23 January 2012 09:02
This year's annual meeting will be held Thursday evening, April 12, and Friday, April 13, at The Field Club of Omaha. Thursday evening will include a cocktail reception and a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Nebraska Dispute Resolution Act. The main event, on Friday, will include an education seminar featuring several speakers and topics, luncheon, annual board meeting to include election of new board members and farewell to exiting board membrs, and a continued celebration of the DRA's 20th anniversary.
The keynote speaker is Nancy Hardin Rogers, the Michael E. Mortiz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Professor Rogers teaches and writes primarily in the area of alternative dispute resolution. She has co-authored the leading treatise on Mediation (Mediation: Law, Policy, and Practice), a leading casebook on dispute resolution (Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation, and Other Processes), and numerous articles on alternative dispute resolution. Professor Rogers had a gubernatorial appointment as one of Ohio’s five commissioners on the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws for seven years and was Reporter for the Conference’s Uniform Mediation Act, now enacted in 11 jurisdictions, including Nebraska.
More information on this exciting event will be emailed to members in the near future. If you are interested in presenting a workshop at this event, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for the submittal form.
Basic Mediation Training Starting Soon!
Monday, 09 January 2012 08:00
A 30-hour Basic Mediation Training will be starting on February 3, 2012. This training session will be held in Lincoln at Southeast Community College's Continuing Education facility located just south of 'O' Street on 68th (301 South 68th Street Place). The class will meet once a week for four consecutive weeks. Click here for more information.NMA Attends State HR Conference
Monday, 19 September 2011 09:26
NMA attended the SHRM Nebraska State Human Resources Coference that was held Sptember 15 - 16, 2011, in Omaha. Over 400 HR professionals from across the state attended the conference. The NMA booth had many visitors intersted in knowing how mediation can be used in the workplace. Attendees even praticed a mediation skill - asking an open ended question. By doing so, they were able to put their business card into a drawing for an NMA travel mug.