2/8/2010

Saltman Center to Host Conference on Conflict Resolution and the Economic Crisis Feb. 12-13

WHAT: Mediation, bankruptcy law, and forecosure specialists from around the country will gather to speak at a conference on "Conflict Resolution and the Economic Crisis." Sponsored by the Boyd School of Law's Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, the Clark County Family Mediation Center and the Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center, the conference will focus on how to use creative conflict resolution tools to deal with the fallout from the economic crisis.

WHEN: February 12-13, 2010. (Attendees have the option of attending one or both days of the conference).

WHERE: William S. Boyd School of Law

DETAILS: There will be several panel discussions on topics such as foreclosure mediation, bankruptcy and cost-effective dispute resolutions. The conference will offer two tracks. One track is more academic or legal in nature, and the other is geared to mediation practitioners and social workers. To view the program, .

The keynote speaker for the conference will be Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Nevada State Assembly. Additionally, there also will be speakers from various parts of the country to discuss how dispute resolution programs have helped the people of their states.

For more information and to register for the conference, go to http://www.law.unlv.edu/sal...

About the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution

The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution was established in 2003 at the William S. Boyd School of Law in order to provide a venue for advanced study of the nature of conflict and the methods through which conflicts may be resolved. U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools ranked UNLV’s Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution ninth as having the best dispute resolution program.

The work of the Center encompasses conflicts arising out of regional, national, and international concerns, and involving both the public and private sectors. Recognizing that a sophisticated understanding of conflict necessarily requires insights derived from disciplines other than law, the Center places particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and resolving disputes.