Promoting the choice to mediate

Conferences

Conferences

Prior Conferences


Year: 2025
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: Minnesota Lawyers Mutual, Advoz, Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC, Deborah Gillman, Esq., Glidden ADR, LLC, Eckert Seamans, Mediation Council of Western PA, Deborah Brand, Esq., Clymer Bardsley, Esq., Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, OurFamilyWizard®, New Hope Divorce Mediation, Secure Planning Group, LLC
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Year: 2024
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: Statera Coaching & Leadership Consulting; Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater Philadelphia Chapter; Glidden ADR, LLC; Eckert Seamans; Mediation Council of Western PA; Deborah Brand, Esq.; OurFamilyWizard®; New Hope Divorce Mediation
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Year: 2023
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: Statera Coaching & Leadership Consulting; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (MLM); Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater Philadelphia Chapter; Eckert Seamans; Glidden ADR; Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2022
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter; Eckert Seamans; Mediation Council of Western
Pennsylvania & Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, PC
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Year: 2021
Theme: Modern Mediation: Making Choices, Moving Forward
Location: Virtual
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter; ADR Notable; Eckert Seamans; Gibbel; Kraybill & Hess; Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania & Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, PC.Click here to view event PDF

Year: 2020
2020 conference cancelled due to COVID. In its place, PCM presented two webinars on Tone Policing and Trauma-Informed Mediation. Members can login and view these videos at https://www.pamediation.org/memberlogin.html

Year: 2019
Theme: Building Skills & Expanding Practice
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter, DiOrio & Sereni, LLP, Eckert Seamans, Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. & Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, PC. Click here to view event PDF

Year: 2018
Theme: Mediating Outside the Box
Location: Harrisburg
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter, ADR Options, Inc., Eckert Seamans, Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania & Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, PC. Click here to view event PDF

Year: 2017
Theme: Practice Challenges in Mediation
Location: Harrisburg
Host: Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Center for Resolutions, Eckert Seamans, Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania
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Year: 2016
Theme: Expanding Access to Mediation
Location: Harrisburg
Host: Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania
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Year: 2015
Theme: Expanding Mediation Practice: New Directions & New Opportunities
Location: Harrisburg
Host: Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Mediation Council of Western PA & Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, Attorneys at Law
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Year: 2014
Theme: The Magic of Mediation
Host & Location: Good Shepherd Mediation Program
Co-Sponsors: ACR – Greater Philadelphia Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2013
Theme: Promoting the Choice to Mediate
Host & Location: Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Philadelphia Chapter
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Year: 2012
Theme: Promoting the Choice to Mediate
Host & Location: Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2011
Theme: Do Ask, Do Tell, Do Listen: Restoring Dialogue in a Polarized World
Host & Location: Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2010
Theme: Expanding Mediation Practice in Challenging Times
Host & Location: Good Shepherd Mediation Program, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2009
Theme: Mediation - Listening... Empowering... Resolving
Host & Location: Neighborhood Dispute Settlement, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2008
Theme: Resolutionary Thinking in PA
Host & Location: Neighborhood Dispute Settlement, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2007
Theme: Spirit of Collaberation
Host & Location: Neighborhood Dispute Settlement, Harrisburg
Co-Sponsors: ACR - Greater Delaware Valley Chapter & Mediation Council of Western PA
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Year: 2006
Theme: 20th Anniversary Celebration: Enhancing Mediation Skills
Host & Location: Media, PA
Co-Sponsors: Center for Resolutions
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Year: 2005
Theme: Cultivating Mediation Skills
Host & Location: Mennonite Conciliation Center, Akron, PA
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Year: 2004
Theme: Expanding Opportunities for Mediation
Co-Sponsors: Good Shepherd Mediation Program & University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Year: 2003
Theme: The Future of Mediation in Pennsylvania
Host & Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Neighborhood Dispute Settlement (NDS)
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Year: 2002
Theme: Mediation: Pennsylvania's Future
Host & Location: State College Area High School, State College, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Center for Alternatives in Community Justice (CACJ)
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Year: 2001
Theme: Critical issues in Mediation
Host & Location: Neumann College, Media, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Community Dispute Settlement Programs
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Year: 2000
Theme: Mediation for the 21st Century
Host & Location: Carlow College, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Pittsburgh Mediation Center
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Year: 1999
Theme: Building Bridges Across Pennsylvania
Host & Location: King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Wilkes-Barre Peace Center
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Year: 1998
Theme: Mediation: Growth and New Directions
Host & Location: Penn State Capital College, Harrisburg, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Neighborhood Dispute Settlement
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Year: 1997
Theme: (Annual Meeting Concurrent with NCPCR Conference)
Host & Location: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Pittsburgh Mediation Center
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Year: 1996
Theme: Mediation: A Sane approach to Violence Prevention in our Society
Mediation: A Sane Approach to Violence Prevention in Pennsylvania
Host & Location: Millersville University, Millersville, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Lancaster Mediation Center
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Year: 1995
Theme: Peace in the Family - Peace in the Community
Host & Location: Lehigh Univ., Mountaintop Campus, Bethlehem, Pa.
Co-Sponsors: Common Ground Mediation Service
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Year: 1994
Theme: Weaving the Mediation Tapestry: Common Threads
Host & Location: La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Year: 1993
Theme: A Culture of Violence: Does Mediation have a Role?
Host & Location: Penn State, York Campus, York, Pa.
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Year: 1992
Theme: Mediation in the 90's: Where Do We Go From Here?
Host & Location: Penn State, Business Admin. Bldg., State College, Pa.
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Year: 1991
Theme: Building Bridges: Models for State Support of Dispute resolution
Host & Location: Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Year: 1990
Theme: Empowerment: the Elastic Ideal
Empowerment: Self-Determination or Altruistic Persuasion?
Host & Location: Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Year: 1989
Theme: Bridging Cultures
Mediation: What Difference does Culture Make?
Host & Location: Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Year: 1988
Theme: Forum: Confidentiality and Mediator Privilege
Host & Location: Pa. BAR Association, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Year: 1987
Theme: Getting Organized
Host & Location: Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pa.
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