Join Award Winning Mediators Beyond Borders International(MBB) Author Doug Noll, Joan Goldsmith, Ken Cloke & Nan Waller Burnett for a panel discussion, book signing and networking Reception from 6:30 - 8:30PM, Thursday, March 1,on the eve of MBB's 5th Annual Congress March 2-4, 2012, inBaltimore, Maryland.

  Registration is now open at  

 http://www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org/what/congress.shtml   

The 2012 Congress and this Reception will be held at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel. You can reserve your room now at the special early bird discount of $139/night, which is available until Wed. Feb. 15th.

http://www.radisson.com/baltimore-hotel-md-21201/mdbalhar 

MBB Board Member Doug Noll's book Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts (Prometheus, 2011) is the winner of the 2011 CPR International Peace and Justice Book Award. CPR's Awardees are selected based on their outstanding advances for furthering understanding in the field of ADR.

MBB Co-Founder Joan Goldsmith is co-author with Warren Bennis ofLearning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader (Basis Books, 2010) and co-author with Ken Cloke of the 3rd ed. of  Resolving Conflicts at Work: Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job (Jossey-Bass, 2011).

In addition, MBB Co-Founder and Board Member Emeritus Ken Cloke is the author of many books, including Conflict Revolution: Mediating Evil, War, Injustice and Terrorism (Janus Publications, 2008) and The Crossroads of Conflict: A Journey Into the Heart of Dispute Resolution (Janus Publications, 2006).

MBB Board Member Nan Waller Burnett's book Calm in the Face of the Storm (DRP Publishers, 2007) is spiritual daily practice for peacemakers. Peacebuilder, scholar and author John Paul Lederach said about Nan's book: "Start anywhere, read in any direction-it's a gift."

Doug, Joan, Ken and Nan look forward to seeing you in Baltimore. And so do we.

Very truly yours,

Lynn Cole, MBB President & Charlie Pillsbury, MBB Executive Director