WELCOME! ACR 7 th Annual Conference NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Phoenix, AZ

RETHINKING THE TABLE: People, Places & Practices WORKPLACE SECTION

WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ACR WPS? WPS represents Mediators Arbitrators ADR program managers Ombuds System design consultants Conflict resolution coaches Interest-based negotiators Researchers Group facilitators Workplace Trainers

Workplace Section Goals Serve as a vibrant representative of workplace conflict resolution practices WPS is one of ACR’s largest, most active & growing sections! Workplace Section Objectives  Increase membership, professional development, and outreach opportunities for workplace ADR practices  Shape the global future of workplace ADR and ACR  Build Advanced Practitioner (AP) community and value

Membership benefits are many… Workplace Alerts on cutting-edge legal & policy developments Public Policy Analysis on workplace issues Member-driven activities through active committee structure Networking & Collaboration Quarterly Newsletter Notices on Workplace-related Training & Employment Opportunities Dedicated Workplace Training Track at ACR Conference Advanced Practitioner Recognition Educational Teleconferences Dedicated Website For only $15 per year!

Ways to be involved… Professional Development Committee Communications Committee Website Newsletter ACR Update Section Listserv Section Membership Section Planning & Operations Diversity & Equity Ethics Nominations AP Review Committees AP Mediator AP Arbitrator Workplace Specializations Federal Sector Labor & Employment Arbitration Interest Based Bargaining / Cooperative Workplace Coaching WPS CORE COMMITTEES

Rethinking the Table: People, Places & Practices We’re looking for YOU! Workplace Section wants your input, involvement & leadership!!! Let us know… What do we do well? And, how do we continue to do those things well? What do we do not so well? And, what are we not doing that we should be doing? What should we do well? And, how can we move forward to do those things well? What should we be doing in the next year? And, how?

The WORKPLACE SECTION BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA WHEN: FRIDAY, October 26, 2007: 12:30-2:00pm WHERE: PCC102-A WHAT: AGENDA

PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS MEETING Inform and educate on membership benefits Build synergy for active section involvement Assess members’ interests, needs and goals Determine next steps Plan for the future

What YOU can do at the Conference! ROVING REPORTER Program (RR) give and get exposure to workplace speakers & presentations – see WPS Conference Track AMBASSADOR Program (AMB) be a buddy / mentor to solicit future leadership by attending New Member orientations & the Section’s Business Meeting / Reception Friday, 10/26/07 12:30-2pm – Workplace Section Bus.Mtg. Friday, 10/26/07 6-9pm – Sections Fiesta EXHIBIT TABLE (EXH) represent WPS by volunteering to staff the section’s exhibit table during designated slots - meet and greet the membership

Your Current Leadership: Workplace Section Tri-Chairs Debra Dupree (until October 2007) Vicki Knudsen (until October 2008) Michael McDowell (until October 2008)

Your FUTURE Leadership: Workplace Section Tri-Chairs David Lonay : Tri-Chair, until 2009 Susan Connor : Tri-Chair Elect 2008 Jill Sarah Moscowitz : Tri-Chair Elect 2008

WPS Advisory Board (past Workplace Section Chairs) Pattie Porter Richard “Dick” Fincher Rita Callahan Nancy Peace Michael Dickstein

From your Workplace Section Leaders… Debra Dupree Michael McDowell Vicki Knudsen David Lonay

ENJOY THE CONFERENCE!