ADRhub Webinars - ADRhub - Creighton NCR2024-03-29T02:10:47Zhttp://www.adrhub.com/forum/categories/adrhub-webinars/listForCategory?categoryId=4905899%3ACategory%3A15&feed=yes&xn_auth=noADRHub Webinar: What You Need to Work Successfully with Tribal Governments and Communitiestag:www.adrhub.com,2016-09-09:4905899:Topic:742912016-09-09T19:04:15.344ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family: helvetica;">with Tribal Governments and Communities</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;"><em>Presented by, Milton…</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family: helvetica;">with Tribal Governments and Communities</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;"><em>Presented by, Milton Bluehouse, Jr.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;">in collaboration with the <a href="http://www.mediate.com/acrepp/" rel="nofollow">Environmental and Public Policy (EPP)</a> Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).<a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/ACR/ACR/Default.aspx?hkey=6d51647b-e4cd-49d5-bc8a-36a4773a9054&WebsiteKey=a9a587d8-a6a4-4819-9752-ef5d3656db55" rel="nofollow"><br/></a></span> <br/>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/183885424">ADRHub Webinar: What You Need to Work Successfully with Tribal Governments and Communities</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;">Working with tribal governments and communities can be a rewarding experience if done successfully. This presentation highlights important concepts unique to tribal governments and communities, planning and process design, and cultural communication skills that are necessary to ensure mutually beneficial and successful working relations. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong>Presenter Bio:<a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/miltonbluehouse2014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/miltonbluehouse2014.jpg" class="align-right"/></a></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;"><em>Milton Bluehouse, Jr.</em> is a Navajo tribal member from Ganado, Arizona. He specializes in tribal intergovernmental relations with federal and state governments with focus areas on the environment, natural resources and cultural/sacred sites, and tribal consultation facilitation and process design. Mr. Bluehouse has provided tribal intergovernmental and community relations training to over 5,000 state and federal employees. Mr. Bluehouse is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Law School, and the University of Arizona. From 1991 to 1995 Mr. Bluehouse served honorably in the United States Marine Corps.</span></p> ADRHub Webinar - Transitions In Family-Owned Businesses: How a mediator’s skills can help a family-owned business successfully transition to the next generationtag:www.adrhub.com,2016-08-23:4905899:Topic:743282016-08-23T15:46:24.060ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-5" style="font-family: helvetica;">Transitions In Family-Owned Businesses: How a mediator’s skills can help a family-owned business successfully transition to the next generation</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-5">Transitions In Family-Owned Businesses: How a mediator’s skills can help a family-owned business successfully transition to the next generation</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by, Warren Baker, Richard Lutringer, & Matthew Caras</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="font-size-4">in collaboration with the <a href="http://www.mediate.com/acrcommercial/">Commercial </a>Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).</span><a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/ACR/ACR/Default.aspx?hkey=6d51647b-e4cd-49d5-bc8a-36a4773a9054&WebsiteKey=a9a587d8-a6a4-4819-9752-ef5d3656db55" rel="nofollow"><br/></a></span> <br/> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/acr/acr/default.aspx" rel="nofollow"></a></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/181256859">ADRHub Webinar: Transitions In Family-Owned Businesses</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #008000;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Session Description:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3">In this program 3 experienced mediators who specialize in working with family-owned businesses will take you through a case study of a 1<sup>st</sup> generation family business. You will learn from the presenters how a mediator can help the business navigate 3 critical issues for the next generation: transitions in Leadership, Governance and Ownership. The <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311561042?profile=original" target="_self">business case study for Simpson Garden Supply</a> should be reviewed beforehand and is available by link at the time of registration. <strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311561042?profile=original" target="_self">CLICK HERE FOR THE CASE STUDY</a></strong>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #008000;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Presenter Bios:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563324?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="175" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563324?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="175" class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;"/></a><span style="color: #008000;">Warren Baker</span></strong> facilitates and mediates disputes with a concentration in the family business arena and a national practice based in the Chicago. He has facilitated or mediated in a wide-range of subject areas and disputes including commercial, family, family enterprise, employment, elder, healthcare and probate. After 35 years advising high net-worth families and their commercial enterprises as their lead counsel, Warren founded The Family Business Fulcrum, a mediation, advisory and consulting business, focused on conflict avoidance and resolution for family-owned businesses and their owners, single and multi-family offices, bank and independent trust companies and wealth management firms. Warren Chairs ACR’s Commercial Section and serves on its Advisory Council. He has founded and leads the Family-Owned Business Group of the Commercial Section. Through his role on the Executive Committee, Warren also leads the Midwest Chapter of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and serves as its Program Chair. Warren received his formal Mediation training at Northwestern University and is a Certified Family Business Advisor, with his Certificate from FFI. Warren has presented on innumerable topics in</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3">the field of conflict avoidance and dispute resolution to ADR conferences, single and multi-family offices, family businesses, banks and independent trust companies. Warren is a former Senior Partner with the law firms Drinker Biddle & Reath and Winston & Strawn. His education and certifications include: CFBA, Family Firm Institute; Mediation , Northwestern University; J.D., John Marshall Law School; B.S., University of Pennsylvania; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA Contact Information: Office (312)-569-1350; Mobile (312) 848-1350 or <a href="mailto:WBaker@theFBF.com" target="_blank">WBaker@theFBF.com</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3"><b><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563383?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="175" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563383?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="175" class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;"/></a><span style="color: #008000;">Richard Lutringer</span></b> mediates commercial, business, probate and employment disputes, as well as disputes among small business owners and family-owned businesses and probate disputes in New York City and Southern California.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3">Richard is certified as a commercial mediator by CEDR (London), IMI, and the American Arbitration Association and is on the mediation panels of the CPR, Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court, the New Jersey Superior Court and Community Mediation Services, Inc. Mr. Lutringer has served as a member of the board of directors of NYSDRA and ACR chapter for Greater NYC. He is currently Chair of the Mediation Advisory Committee of the New York County Surrogate’s Court, as well as Chair of the Desert Professional Development Group of the Southern California Mediation Association and holds a Certificate on Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3">Additional biographical information, including professional articles and speaking engagements is available at the website LutringerADRconsulting.com</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-3"><b><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563441?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="175" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311563441?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="175" class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;"/></a><span style="color: #008000;">Matthew L. Caras, J.D.</span></b><span style="color: #008000;">,</span>is a founder, principal and managing director of Leaders LLC, a mergers and acquisitions firm with a nationwide practice. He also provides services as a mediator and neutral negotiation facilitator in the context of transactions involving family-owned businesses. Mr. Caras received his formal mediation training at Harvard Law School (PON) and Northwestern University. Prior to founding Leaders LLC, he was a partner of Verrill Dana LLP, a full service law firm with over 130 attorneys and offices in Portland ME, Boston MA, Washington DC, and Westport CT. Mr. Caras can be reached at 207-318-1893 or <a href="mailto:MCaras@Leaders-LLC.com">MCaras@Leaders-LLC.com</a>. For additional information, please visit Leaders-LLC.com.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong> </strong></span></p> ADRHub Webinar - Trapped in a Gold Cage: On-Line mediation in family disputes involving Israeli immigrants and cultural differencestag:www.adrhub.com,2016-08-16:4905899:Topic:742432016-08-16T17:05:48.676ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Trapped in a Gold Cage – On-Line mediation in family disputes involving Israeli immigrants and cultural differences</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><em>Presented by, Efrat Almog</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Trapped in a Gold Cage – On-Line mediation in family disputes involving Israeli immigrants and cultural differences</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><em>Presented by, Efrat Almog</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3">in collaboration with the <a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International</a> Section of <br/> the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).</span><a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/ACR/ACR/Default.aspx?hkey=6d51647b-e4cd-49d5-bc8a-36a4773a9054&WebsiteKey=a9a587d8-a6a4-4819-9752-ef5d3656db55" rel="nofollow"><br/>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/180648118">Trapped in a Gold Cage: On-Line mediation in family disputes involving Israeli immigrants and cultural differen</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">In this webinar, Ms. Almog will share her experience providing on-line mediation in family, marital and divorce conflicts involving Israeli women who immigrated to the United States, cannot go back to Israel to their families, and need to resolve their marital/family conflicts, taking into account the cultural differences that now exist between them and their spouse/family. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Presenter Bio:</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/efratphoto.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/efratphoto.jpg" class="align-left"/></a><span class="font-size-3">Efrat Almog owns and operates Gishoor LLC, a mediation and coaching center in the US. Gishoor, which literally means “mediation” in Hebrew, was established to serve as a mediation center catering specifically to the Jewish and Israeli populations of the U.S. It is the only center of its kind to conduct mediations, training and coaching in the Hebrew language, and with a clear understanding of the mindset and culture of the Jewish community and specifically the Israeli community.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Ms. Almog is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family, Circuit Civil, and County Mediator. She is an NYU Polytechnic graduate and is a doctoral student in the Conflict Resolution Department at Nova University in Florida. She is a Mediation Training Instructor authorized by the Israeli Court Management. She teaches throughout Israel at various colleges and universities in the fields of Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Communication.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Ms. Almog has established several Mediation Centers across Israel and was the manager of a community mediation center. She has mediated and negotiated thousands of cases. In addition, she has served as a co-Judge at the labor court.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Ms. Almog is an ACR Board member and currently serves as Sections Director.</span></p> ADRHub Webinar - Streamlining Disputes: The Mediator as Case Managertag:www.adrhub.com,2016-07-20:4905899:Topic:740562016-07-20T16:00:35.918ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-5">Streamlining Disputes: The Mediator as Case Manager</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><em>Presented by, John Lande and Peter Benner</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">in collaboration with the <a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International</a> and …</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-5">Streamlining Disputes: The Mediator as Case Manager</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><em>Presented by, John Lande and Peter Benner</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">in collaboration with the <a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International</a> and <a href="http://www.mediate.com/acrcommercial/" rel="nofollow">Commercial </a>Sections of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/177085274">Streamlining Disputes: The Mediator as Case Manager</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Session Description:</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Although many lawyers and mediators think about using mediators only toward the end of a case, after discovery and motions, to finally resolve it, mediators can be very helpful at all stages of litigation –even before suit is filed.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">This session will describe the “prison of fear” that leads lawyers and their clients to procrastinate about negotiation – and how they can escape from this prison to start negotiating, both as to process and resolution, at the earliest appropriate time.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Then it will describe a wide range of services that mediators can provide throughout a case to help parties and lawyers reach a satisfactory, cost-effective conclusion.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Presenter Bio:</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/landephoto2b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/landephoto2b.jpg?width=175" width="175" class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;"/></a>John Lande is the Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law and former director of its LLM Program in Dispute Resolution. He received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law and Ph.D in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He began mediating in 1982 in California. His work focuses on various aspects of dispute system design, including publications analyzing how lawyering and mediation practices transform each other, business lawyers’ and executives’ opinions about litigation and ADR, designing court-connected mediation programs, improving the quality of mediation practice, the “vanishing trial,” and planned early dispute resolution. The ABA recently published the second edition of his book, Lawyering with Planned Early Negotiation: How You Can Get Good Results for Clients and Make Money. His website, where you can download his publications, is <a href="http://www.law.missouri.edu/lande/" rel="nofollow">http://www.law.missouri.edu/lande/</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">Peter Benner has an independent dispute resolution practice as arbitrator, mediator and resolution consultant, concentrating in the business and healthcare areas. He practiced law at the Hartford, Connecticut firm of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP field for 33 years, through 2009. He serves on the Commercial and the Healthcare Panels of the American Arbitration Association and the Resolvers Panel of the American Health Lawyers Association. He speaks and publishes regularly on conflict resolution issues and teaches Healthcare Dispute Resolution as an adjunct professor at the Quinnipiac University School of Law. He is former Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and for Chair for six years of the Grievance Committee of the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. He can be reached at <a href="mailto:peter@pwbresolve.com" rel="nofollow">peter@pwbresolve.com</a> and his website is <a href="http://www.pwbresolve.com">www.pwbresolve.com</a>.</span></p>
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<p></p> ADRHub Webinar - Cross-Border Dispute Resolutiontag:www.adrhub.com,2016-07-06:4905899:Topic:735202016-07-06T16:20:36.369ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: helvetica;">Cross-Border Dispute Resolution</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: helvetica;"><em>Presented by, Philip…</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">Cross-Border Dispute Resolution</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by, Philip Robbins</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">in collaboration with the <a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International</a> and <a href="http://www.mediate.com/acrcommercial/" rel="nofollow">Commercial </a>Sections of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).<a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/ACR/ACR/Default.aspx?hkey=6d51647b-e4cd-49d5-bc8a-36a4773a9054&WebsiteKey=a9a587d8-a6a4-4819-9752-ef5d3656db55" rel="nofollow"><br/></a></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/175592065">ADRHub Webinar - Cross-Border Dispute Resolution</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4"><strong><br/> Session Description</strong>:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">The Webinar will cover the evolution of mediation in commercial disputes involving our neighbors in Mexico and other Latin American countries. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">We will consider the development of cross-border commercial ADR – the road from litigation to arbitration to mediation. We will deal with traditional litigation and its problems, the shift to arbitration ( pros and cons) and the trend to mediation – the best current choice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">We will cover agreements to arbitrate and mediate with recommended provisions and model forms. There will be an emphasis on preparing for and conducting the mediation hearing, including dealing with cultural and legal differences.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">Finally, we will discuss the future of cross-border mediation.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Presenter Bio</strong>:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311561211?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311561211?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-right" style="padding: 10px;"/></a>Phil Robbins has engaged in civil litigation, arbitration, and mediation in Phoenix, Arizona since 1958. His practice has included jury and court trials in the state and federal courts in Arizona, California, and other states, and arbitration and mediation of a wide cross-section of civil cases. It has included representation of U.S. and Mexican clients in cross-border cases arising in the U.S., Mexico and other parts of Latin America. He has served as arbitrator and mediator in a variety of civil cases, including international disputes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">Phil is Board Chair of the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade, Tucson, Arizona, which is involved throughout the Americas in issues of reform and harmonization of laws affecting trade and commerce. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">He is a member of the NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes arising in the three NAFTA countries, appointed by the US State and Commerce Departments as one of eight US delegates, serving with Mexican and Canadian delegates and is Past U-S Chair of U.S.-Mexico Bar Association and former Chair of the International Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-4">Phil has been a speaker and instructor at conferences and seminars in the US, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica on trial practices and alternative dispute resolution. He holds B.A. and J.D.. degrees from the University of Arizona.</span></p>
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<p></p> ADRHub Webinar - Looking at Career Paths for Young People in the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Fieldstag:www.adrhub.com,2016-05-25:4905899:Topic:732402016-05-25T19:42:06.577ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://adrhubwebinar80.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558046?profile=original" width="480"></img></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4">Looking at Career Paths for Young People <br></br> in the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Fields</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by, David Smith…</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://adrhubwebinar80.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558046?profile=original" width="480"/></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4">Looking at Career Paths for Young People <br/> in the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Fields</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by, David Smith</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/ACR/ACR/Default.aspx?hkey=6d51647b-e4cd-49d5-bc8a-36a4773a9054&WebsiteKey=a9a587d8-a6a4-4819-9752-ef5d3656db55" rel="nofollow"><span class="font-size-4">in Collaboration with the International Section of ACR.</span><br/></a></span> <br/>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/170070978">Looking at Career Paths for Young People in the Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Fields by David Smith</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Session Description:</span></strong></p>
<p><span><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/smithcase.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/smithcase.jpg?width=100" width="100" class="align-right"/></a>In this webinar David Smith will discuss approaches that students, particularly those just starting college, can take in pursuing opportunities in the peacebuilding and conflict resolution fields. He will suggest strategies that can be employed in considering jobs that focus on conflict in both "direct" and "indirect" ways. This presentation is based on his book: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Jobs-Students-Starting-Education/dp/1681233304/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=s-car-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=P6MPC5TMDB6YDVIX&creativeASIN=1681233304" rel="nofollow">Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace</a>.</em></span></span><span class="font-size-4"> <br/> <br/>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica;" class="font-size-5">Presenter Bio:</span></strong></p>
<p><span><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/img0199.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/img0199.jpg?width=200" width="200" class="align-left"/></a><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: helvetica;">David J. Smith has over 30 years’ experience as an educational consultant, lawyer, mediator, college professor, trainer, senior program officer and manager, and author. He works with groups and individuals in need of career and conflict coaching, mediation, and conflict engagement assistance. David has worked with over 200 colleges around the U.S. and has given over 500 talks on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international education. He is the president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc., 501c3 not-for-profit that offers experiential learning opportunities for students and professionals. He has taught at Harford Community College, Goucher College, Georgetown University, and currently at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tartu (Estonia). He is the recipient of the William J. Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of Conflict Resolution given by the Association for Conflict Resolution. Smith is the editor of <em>Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource</em> (USIP Press, 2013). Recently he published <em>Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace</em> (Information Age Press). He is a graduate of American University (BA), George Mason University (MS, conflict analysis & resolution), and the University of Baltimore (JD). He blog at <a href="http://www.davidjsmithconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow">www.davidjsmithconsulting.com</a>.</span></span></p> ADRHub Webinar - Climate Conflict, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisistag:www.adrhub.com,2016-05-02:4905899:Topic:719792016-05-02T22:02:29.887ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://adrhubwebinar78.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558013?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480"></img></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Climate Conflict, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><em>Presented by Amol Navangul</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://adrhubwebinar78.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img width="480" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558013?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480" class="align-center"/></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Climate Conflict, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><em>Presented by Amol Navangul</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3">In collaboration with the</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://acrcommunity.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">The Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>, and</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/" rel="nofollow">The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-5"><strong>The webinar takes place on May 11th, 2016 @ </strong><strong>8:00am Pacific / 10:00am Central / 11:00am Eastern / 3:00pm UTC / 8:30pm India</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Registration:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong><a href="http://adrhubwebinar78.eventbrite.com" target="_blank">http://adrhubwebinar78.eventbrite.com</a><br/></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Session Description:</strong></span></p>
<div><span class="font-size-4">Climate change and security or economic conflicts are making the fight against poverty harder. Capital flows are more difficult to control, applications of available resources are difficult to optimize or channelized, and developmental goals are difficult to be attained. The eyes of the world are on these challenges. India and other emerging economies are typical examples to see these issues in that perspective, thus the developmental policies adopted by these economies need to take strategic approach to climate change, conflict and capital, which are key factors affecting development and the fight against poverty. This webinar tries to see these conflicts, development needs, the resources allocations, and further tries to identify the solution approach, may that be through policy or through application of technology.</span></div>
<div><div><span class="font-size-4">Although the global development policies are to help countries gain control over their own development, and to help individuals gain control over their own lives, the rapid and alarming negative effects of climate change and the unified response observed in the near past have created a paradox in terms of UN Millennium Development Goals and country obligations to climate response. The webinar will take an example of energy and resources crisis faced by India, to understand this paradox, and will try to zero-in on possible way forward.</span></div>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Presenter Bio:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558209?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558209?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left"/></a>Dr Amol Navangul is Head of India based cleantech Think Tank “Maytra Advisory Group”, which is part of development sector advisory firm “Maytra Noesis Advisors Limited”, where he is Chairman and Managing Director. Maytra Advisory Group have expertise and researches on in climate finance, cleantech applications (in energy, resources & infrastructure), environmental markets, and urban reforms. The advisory firm works with multilateral agencies and governments across emerging economies. Dr Navangul is also a Partner in Asia Conflict and Security Consulting Limited (ACAS), based out of Hong Kong, which is part of Malta based INCAS Consulting. ACAS through its Partners works extensively across Asia in Conflict and Security Management. Dr Navangul is an entrepreneur by passion and has interests in various companies working in Education Management, Technology Design, Indian Art, International Trade and Organic Agriculture. As a visiting faculty he teaches developmental finance & risk management in select Business Schools.</span></p>
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<div><span class="font-size-4">An expert on climate conflicts & capital, energy policy, and clean technology, he has almost 25 years of multi-country development sector advisory and entrepreneurial experience. He is BS (Engineering), MBA (Finance), MBL (Business Law) and PhD (Energy Finance), and has various Charter Certifications, such as in Project Management, Valuation, Risk and Contracts.</span></div>
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<div><span class="font-size-4">Dr. Amol Navangul lives in Pune (India) with his wife Pallavi who is an entrepreneur and runs a successful business in International Trade. They have a daughter Sharvani and a son Deeptanshu.</span></div> ADRHub Webinar: Asking Better Questionstag:www.adrhub.com,2016-04-18:4905899:Topic:719082016-04-18T17:02:32.775ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Asking Better Questions</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by Trip Barthel</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In collaboration with the</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>,…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Asking Better Questions</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by Trip Barthel</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In collaboration with the</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acrcommunity.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">The Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>, and</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/" rel="nofollow">The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)</a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers." Pablo Picasso. Questions are a mediator's most important tool. Questions can offer new perspectives, the possibility of better choices and synthesize our understanding. This open and interactive webinar will explore the nature of questions using Asking Better Questions, Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains and 4MAT: Teaching to Learning Styles. These 3 models offer a structure for understanding how we perceive the world around us. This session will help mediators reflect on the questions they have asked and the questions they will ask in the future. "We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong." Bono </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/triphires-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/triphires-1.jpg?width=150" width="150" class="align-left"/></a>Trip Barthel, M.A., was the Founder and Executive Director (19992009) of the Neighborhood Mediation Center in Reno, Nevada, the site of the 2015 ACR Conference. Trip is past president of the Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition. Trip has created and taught beginning and advanced 40 hour mediation programs since 1997. His book and ebook, Transforming Conflict into Consensus (article in the 2014 winter edition of ACR Magazine), is available on Amazon. Trip has been teaching this workshop in China, Southeast Asia and India over the past 8 years. Trip has been teaching mediation and conflict resolution full time in China since 2009, and has given programs around the United States, and in Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, London, India, Russia and Eastern Europe. </span></p> ADRHub Webinar - Conflict prevention and conflict transformation in rural and indigenous communitiestag:www.adrhub.com,2016-03-30:4905899:Topic:713792016-03-30T21:25:32.829ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><a href="https://adrhubapril16.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558203?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480"></img></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Conflict prevention and conflict transformation in rural and indigenous communities</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-size: 14pt;">Presented by Ivan Ormachea…</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5"><a href="https://adrhubapril16.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img width="480" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558203?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="480"/></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Conflict prevention and conflict transformation in rural and indigenous communities</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-size: 14pt;">Presented by Ivan Ormachea</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3">In collaboration with the</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/" rel="nofollow">International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acrcommunity.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">The Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>, and</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/" rel="nofollow">The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)</a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: helvetica;">Since the beginning of the century, Peru has experienced significant political and social changes, largely a result of the end of armed conflict, the introduction of neoliberal policies, and the increase of corporate investment to extract raw materials (mainly metals). Marked increases in the price of metals enticed most major mining companies to start exploration projects. While subsequent improvements in the economy led to Peru being declared as one of the fastest growing economies of Latin America, with economic growth also came an increased number of social conflicts and destructive consequences that threatened the core of Peru's democracy. Communities and extractive companies, mostly in the highlands, were forced to coexist, facing the challenge of building a collaborative relationships based on trust. This webinar deals with experiences of the Peruvian NGO ProDiálogo in promoting -- in an impartial manner -- effective consensus building processes, mostly between mining companies and local comunities. Some challenges and lessons learned will be shared.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Presenter Bio:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/fotoivanguernica.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/fotoivanguernica.jpg?width=200" width="200" class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;"/></a>Ivan Ormachea</strong> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">is specialized in conflict prevention and conflict transformation, and mediation in social and environmental issues related to extractive industries, family, commercial, work place and labor disputes. He is a mediator for the Office of Mediation and Facilitation Services of the World Bank and for the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, an independent accountability mechanism of the International Finance Corporation. He is the President of the Peruvian NGO </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">ProDiálogo</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (ProDiálogo, Prevención y Resolución de Conflictos) </span><a href="http://www.prodialogo.org/" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.prodialogo.org</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and his focus is on teaching, training, research and consultancy on the analysis of social and environmental conflict, conflict prevention, conflict transformation, consensus building mechanisms, gender and dialogue processes. Ormachea is also a part time professor of the Catholic University of Peru and has an MA in International Relations with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from Syracuse University, NY, USA. Ormachea has written books and articles related to conflict resolution. He is currently a student of a Master`s Degree in Gender Studies at the Catholic University of Peru. </span><a href="mailto:iormachea@prodialogo.org" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 12pt;">iormachea@prodialogo.org</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://s.evbuc.com/https_proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorage.ning.com%2Ftopology%2Frest%2F1.0%2Ffile%2Fget%2F2311558274%3Fprofile%3DRESIZE_320x320&sig=ADR2i79JblNgsI4JFj04Dsu32ZHMPSvYOw&width=193" width="193" class="align-center"/></a><a href="https://www.imis100us2.com/acr/acr/default.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/651361/acrlogo.png" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://prodialogo.org.pe/" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311561220?profile=original" width="411" class="align-center"/></a></p>
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<p></p> Webinar: Emergent Peacebuilding Designtag:www.adrhub.com,2016-02-16:4905899:Topic:708092016-02-16T21:47:29.568ZBryan Hansonhttp://www.adrhub.com/profile/BryanHanson
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-6"><a href="http://adrhubwebinar316.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558130?profile=original" width="480"></img></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-6">Emergent Peacebuilding Design: <br></br> Reframing our Approach to Local Peacebuilding</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by Gail Ervin, PhD.…</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-6"><a href="http://adrhubwebinar316.eventbrite.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558130?profile=original" width="480"/></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-6">Emergent Peacebuilding Design: <br/> Reframing our Approach to Local Peacebuilding</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Presented by Gail Ervin, PhD.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4">In collaboration with the</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://acrinternational.polisci.txstate.edu/">International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://acrcommunity.weebly.com/">The Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)</a>, and</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/">The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)</a></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/157508176">ADRHub Webinar: Emergent Peacebuilding Design</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/bryanjhanson">Bryan J Hanson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Session Description:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">The peacebuilding field has struggled to adapt traditional international development funding and project design processes to the inherently complex issues of conflict transformation. Much of the work has been focused on <i>fixing </i>what we are doing now. But what if we take an entirely different worldview when working with local organizations to design grassroots efforts? Drawing from resources such as Ricigliano’s systemic peacebuilding, CDA’s Reflecting on Peace Practice, and Wheatley and Freize’s work on communities, networks and emergence, <i>emergent peacebuilding design</i> provides an alternative inquiry into the characteristics of sustainable community conflict transformation, as exemplified in Kenya’s Laikipia Peace Caravan. This webinar will introduce an emergent peacebuilding design inquiry framework, and explore its use by external partners to more effectively fund, evaluate and support grassroots projects.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Presenter Bio:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558364?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558364?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left"/></a>Gail Ervin, Ph.D.</strong> is Principal of the Ervin Consulting Group and is Co-Team Leader for the Mediators Beyond Borders Kenya Initiative. Gail has over 30 years experience in environmental planning, environmental/public policy mediation, and community capacity development, specializing in transformative social change. She developed and manages the LinkedIn <i>International Conflict Resolution Networks Portal</i> Group, and has been involved in conflict resolution capacity development efforts on five continents through her leadership roles with the ACR International Section, Mediators Beyond Borders, and as former US Representative to the World Mediation Forum Steering Committee. Gail travels regularly to Kenya to manage the Warriors to Peace Guardians Initiative, a project funded by the US Institute of Peace that was developed during her participatory action research on pastoralist peacebuilding and emergent peacebuilding design in Kenya. </span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.acrnet.org/" target="_blank"><img width="525" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309048362?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="525" class="align-center"/></a><a href="http://www.nafcm.org/" target="_blank"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311558274?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-center"/></a></p>
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