The Fourth Regional Conference
of
the South Eastern European Mediation Forum
November 6-8, 2008
Zagreb, Croatia
I. Introduction
During the last couple of years the idea of mediation has gained increasing prominence as an ADR mechanism in South Eastern Europe. In order to expand mediation in the Region it became essential to strengthen cooperation, exchange and capacity of the already established projects and organizations. This was recognized by the group of distinguished local and international experts and with a strong support of international community in October 2005 on a networking workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia the South Eastern European Mediation Forum (SEEMF) was established.
The SEEMF is an organization which brings together mediators and other ADR experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia to network and establish sustainable mediation frameworks in South Eastern Europe.
Since its foundation the work of SEEMF is driven by the following objectives and goals:
SEEMF Objectives
The South Eastern European Mediation Forum is a regional network that supports mediation development in the different regions in South Eastern Europe, thereby improving good practice, cooperation, exchange of experiences and human relationships. The South Eastern European Mediation Forum promotes and performs mediation through direct activities and networking with local and external networks and organizations, and seeks to include all forms of mediation and mediators.
SEEMF Goals
• Raising public awareness of SEEMF as well as mediation in general
• Supporting and promoting mediation programs, trainings and education
• Performing activities in order to insure sustainability of SEEMF
• Drafting and adopting Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
• Establishing good communication with all relevant and interested parties
• Assisting with the exchange of knowledge and experiences among mediation professionals
• Permanent maintaining and improving of SEEMF website
• Creation of data-base (list of mediation organizations and mediators in the region)
The South Eastern European Mediation Forum promotes and performs mediation through direct activities and networking with local and external networks and organizations. As one of its main activities SEEMF organizes conferences and round-table discussions including all forms of mediation and mediators. In November 2008, SEEMF plans to organize its Fourth Regional Conference in Zagreb, Croatia. The purpose of the 2008 SEEMF conference is two-fold.
1) Advocacy for more political support for Mediation in the Region: To build political support and understanding of mediation, SEEMF would like to invite policy makers and high-level ministers and court officials to attend the event and hear more about the successful implementation of mediation in the region and to learn about the impact mediation has had and can have on the administration of justice and resolution of costly disputes in transitional countries.
2) Skills building for Mediators: SEEMF would like to offer the region’s practicing mediators an on-going educational opportunity to receive advanced skills training in sophisticated areas of practice from seasoned regional and international experts.
The goal of the conference is to continue to build relationships and networks of mediation professionals and policy makers throughout the region to support each other’s work and grow the mediation field in South Eastern Europe.
II. Conference Agenda
III. Budget
Time Table
Thursday 6 November 2008Time / Activity
18:00 – 19:30 / SEEMF Coordinators Meeting
Friday 7 November 2008
Time / Activity
08:30 – 09:00 / Registration
Plenary Session
09:00 – 10:30 / Opening
Speakers: Srđan Šimac, President of High Commercial Court, Borislav Blažević, President of Croatian Mediation Association, Ana Lovrin, Ministry of Justice,
Other distinguished guests
10:30 – 11:15 / Dag Hareide
11:15 – 11:30 / Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 / Workshop Session A
13:00 – 14:00 / Launch Break
14:00 - 15:30 / Workshop Session B
15:30 – 15:45 / Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:30 / Workshop Session C
20:00 – 23:00 / Ceremonial Dinner
Time Table
Saturday 8 November 2008Time / Activity
09:00 – 10:30 / Workshop Session D
10:45 – 13:00 / SEEMF Coordinators Meeting
Friday 7 November 2008
Workshop Session A – 11:30 – 13:00
No / WORKSHOP TITLE / FACILITATOR(S) / LANGUAGE / ROOM NAME
1A / Mirenje pri drugostupanjskom sudu
(Mediation Annexed to Appeal Court) / Srđan Šimac (Croatia) / Croatian/English
2A / Ptica duše – pripovijetke i poučavanje vršnjačke medijacije
(I. dio)
(The Soul Bird (1st part)) / Amalija Krstanović, Sonja Kersten (Croatia) / Croatian
3A / Understanding and deconstructing our own stereotypes and prejudices / Maja Uzelac, Duška Pribičević Gelb (Croatia) / Croatian/English
4A / The Usage of the Interventions from Transaction Analysis in Techniques in Mediations / Dr. Zoran Milivojević, Gordana Ristin
(Slovenia) / English
5A / Mediation / Pete Swanson (USA) / English
Friday 6 November 2008
Workshop Session B – 14:00 – 15:30
No / WORKSHOP TITLE / FACILITATOR(S) / LANGUAGE / ROOM NAME
1B / An Analytic Presentation of the Commercial Disputes Settled by the AFCR Mediator Within 2008 / Albania / English
2B / Ptica duše – pripovijetke i poučavanje vršnjačke medijacije
(II. dio)
(The Soul Bird (2nd part)) / Amalija Krstanović, Sonja Kersten (Croatia) / Croatian
3B / The know-how of defining the problem and mapping the
conflicts / Dijana Dijanić (Croatia) / English
4B / Primena ADR-a u oblasti socijalne inkluzije žrtava trgovine ljudima
(Using ADR in the Field of Social Inclusion of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings) / Dragana Ćuk Milankov (Serbia) / Serbian
Workshop Session C – 15:45 – 17:30
No / WORKSHOP TITLE / FACILITATOR(S) / LANGUAGE / ROOM NAME
1C / Model izvansudske nagodbe u kaznenom postupku za maloljetnike i mlađe punoljetnike u Hrvatskoj
(Victim - Offender Mediation for Juveniles) / Marija Koren Marazović, Davorka Lalić Lukač, Vesna Vinčić (Croatia) / Croatian
2C / How Mediation Fits Into a Whole School Restorative Approach / Belinda Hopkins (UK) / English
3C / Court Mediation/Commercial Mediation / Lynn Cole / English
4C / Procesni rad i medijacija
(Process Work and Mediation) / Karmen Ratković, Maja Uzelac (Croatia) / Croatian/English
5C / Practical Experiences in Business Mediation / Vlado Vidić, Smiljka Gavrić
(BiH) / English
Workshop Session D – 09:00 – 10:30
No / WORKSHOP TITLE / FACILITATOR(S) / LANGUAGE / ROOM NAME
1D / Victim Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice in Juveniles in Albania / (Albania) / English
2D / The importance of communication skills in mediation (on the example of peer mediation) / Duška Pribičević Gelb, Zdenka Pantić (Croatia) / Croatian
3D / Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation / Davor Babić (Croatia) / English
4D / School Mediation in Montenegro / Ivana Gajović
(Montenegro) / English