by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Jan Schau The massacre of October 7, 2023 in Israel and the war in Gaza that followed has had a profound effect on Jews around the world. I am proud to have participated in a series of facilitated dialogues through Ikar, a progressive Jewish congregation in Los...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By David Hoffman My kids keep asking me when I am going to retire, but I still have two day-jobs, and I love them both: (a) teaching at Harvard Law School and (b) continuing to mediate, arbitrate, and handle Collaborative Law cases. What’s new and different for...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Eric Galton Scene opens with lawyers and parties arriving at a virtual mediation. Mediator: Looks like everyone is here. Welcome ! Lawyer 1: You can move us into our private room now. Lawyer 2: Our group is ready to move as well Mediator: I’m not quite ready...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Allan Stitt IAM Canada would like to invite all IAM members and mentees to our second annual weekend retreat in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The format of the retreat will be like the breakout sessions at conferences, where we raise challenging topics,...
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
By Jan Schau Riding the Crest of the Wave: Southern California Fall Retreat For the third year in a row, Southern California IAM’ers will be gathering, this year on the beautiful shores of the Pacific in Santa Barbara on November 7-9 for a Fall Retreat....
by IAM | Aug 24, 2025 | Newsletter
It’s good to get away from our everyday routines. We all need the opportunity to stop and think about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and how we might be able to live better as mediators. Our international conferences provide exactly that...
