Conflict Resolution Center holds conference The Conflict Resolution Center will hold a conference June 22: Transforming Communities Where We Live, Work & Play: A Conference Celebrating 20 Years of Conflict Resolution at UND. We welcome the campus community to join us for a day of thinking and learning about peacemaking and conflict resolution in a variety of contexts. There will be a welcoming breakfast plenary. Choose from 12 1.5-hour sessions; enjoy a keynote luncheon with Magistrate Judge Karen Klein; and an exhibitors reception (wine tasting). Location: UND EERC Conference Center. The cost is $160 or $125 if registered by May 1. Register online at http://conflictresolution.und.edu or call us at 777-3664 - space is limited. Consider an exhibit and sponsorship package! REGISTER BEFORE MAY 1, 2008 FOR EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNTS. And join us for our pre- and post-conference workshops! Check out our great UND rates! June 16-20 - Pre-Conference 40-hour Workplace Mediation Seminar Learn the leadership skill of effective conflict management and 3rd party mediation to transform destructive workplace conflict into opportunities for change, connection, and growth. With the nice low unemployment rates in ND and the region, losing employees creates major problems for employers. These skills will be helpful in managing light conflict to mediating major conflict with the possibility to create positive impact in workplace culture. Cost: $875; UND rate of $300. Register early. Space is limited. Continuing ed available. June 23-24, 2008 Post Conference Workshop: Two days on team development: A transformative approach to facilitating teams with Dr. Joseph P. Folger (author of The Promise of Mediation, many legal journal articles, Founder of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, consultant to many Fortune 500 companies). Learn new skills and ideas for supporting a team atmosphere in the organizations you belong to and work with. The transformative approach is responsive to both the empowerment of individuals and the desire to have connection with others and support common goals in order to achieve outstanding results. This is a must for anyone who works with people! Expect a lively, interactive, and hands-on experience with one of the best workshop leaders and trainers in the industry. Cost: $425. Register early. Space is limited. June 25-26, 2008 Post Conference Workshop: Two days with Judith Saul & Scott Sears, New York: Relational Facilitation: The Purpose and Practice of Leading Groups Responsively. Working effectively as a facilitator of group deliberations requires a firm grasp of group dynamics and an understanding of the contexts in which groups are interacting. Working from a transformative perspective offers new ideas to the group leader to integrate this knowledge with interactive and process skills that are responsive to the group's (and the facilitator's) sense of purpose. This training will provide a new framework specifically developed for relational group facilitation. Scenarios will be generated by participants with opportunities for interaction and hands-on exercises. A great workshop for anyone who works in and with all kinds of groups, political parties, environmental and civic groups, and others. Cost: $425. Attend both at a cost of only $800. Register early. Space is limited. Contact us at 701-777-3664 or conflict_resolution@und.edu or on the web at http://conflictresolution.und.edu . -- Conflict Resolution Center.