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• Zoom session links will be provided the day before each conference day.
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Pre-Conference Links

The Things We Carry: An informational and experiential workshop on learning to identify how we bring our WHOLE self to mediating

• Zoom: [emailed directly to registrants]
• Materials: [if available, emailed to registrants]
• Survey: https://forms.gle/dYk9DRBJ96zGWaPZ6

Consulting for Empathetic Curiosity

• Zoom: [emailed directly to registrants]
• Materials: [if available, emailed to registrants]
• Survey: https://forms.gle/fCvMt33iMpmGr43d6

Mediating Complexity—Creatively Engaging Identity-Based Family Conflicts

• Zoom: [emailed directly to registrants]
• Materials: [if available, emailed to registrants]
• Survey: https://forms.gle/zS11RgCTYyNsmcTM9

Conference Links

Wednesday, March 12 (all times Eastern)

• 1:30-2:00 PM: Opening Plenary, hosted by Alice Shikina
  • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: NA
  • Survey: NA
• 2PM-3PM: Keynote: The Mediation Journey: From Origins to Present Day and Beyond, with Jim Melamed, Susan Guthrie, and Colin Rule
  • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: https://bit.ly/4iBYG1Y
  • Survey: https://forms.gle/9vGwdVY3M1Xw832m9
• 3:30PM-5PM: Mediating PreNups and PostNups in a Modern World, with Laurie Israel, Shawn Weber, Moderator Jacinta Gallant
  • Zoom:  Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: TBD
  • Survey: https://forms.gle/SnDkBGiNdsJx1SQn7
• 5PM-5:15PM: Day 1 Closing/Housekeeping
  • Zoom: NA
  • Materials: NA
  • Survey: NA

Welcome to Day 2!

Thursday, March 13

• 12 Noon-1:30PM
  • C1: Mediator Lounge Open for Networking
    • Zoom: NA
    • Materials: NA
    • Survey: NA
  • C2: Giving TIME: A Trauma-Informed Mediation Experience, with Clare Fowler
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: TBA
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/Eq7vUC33N1Qt31vZ8
• 1:30PM-3PM: D: 5 Hottest Issues Around Finances During a Divorce with Tanya Aure, Kristyn Carmichael, Thao Truong, and Moderator Amanda Singer
  • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: NA
  • Survey: https://forms.gle/xSk6FkS3C95nLzBm7
• 3:30PM-5PM
  • E1: Elder Mediation – Journeys of Families, Mediators, and of the Field with Paula Gibson, Marcie Einhorn, Christine Whalen, and Moderator Crystal Thorpe (If you plan to attend this session, you may submit questions in advance here.)
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: https://bit.ly/41RjLyC
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/wscaAxdPuJxqCuuY6
  • E2: Domestic Violence (DV) in Child Custody Cases with Veronica York
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: https://bit.ly/3DONU9O
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/ngWGftjyU8gZhkX59
• 5PM-5:15PM: Day 2 Closing/Housekeeping

Welcome to Day 3!

Friday, March 14

• Welcome/Housekeeping: Look for a video welcome the morning of March 14

• 12 noon-1:30 PM: F: Considerations for Cross-Cultural Differences in Mediation with Meshell Baker
  • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: https://bit.ly/4h7Z8nH
  • Survey: https://forms.gle/7iWLYmQNAbfBy8eU9
• 1:30PM-3:00PM
  • G1: Mediator Lounge Open for Networking
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: NA
    • Survey: NA
  • G2: Protection for the Unexpected with Jenny Yu
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: https://bit.ly/3DwIFf5
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/pUjgTVo45YLRBrdq9
• 3:30PM-5:00PM
  • H1: Parenting Mediation with Kimberly Cook
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: TBA
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/kupdgoj9nMCjG9xw9
  • H2: Stay, Sell, or Split: The Marital Home and Divorce Decisions with Bridget Potterton, Jody Bruns, and Moderator Rosemarie Ferrante
    • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
    • Materials: https://bit.ly/43Lxbie
    • Survey: https://forms.gle/WGzxvU7GMWSaZZmq8
• 5:00PM-5:15PM: Day 3 Closing
  • Zoom: Recording forthcoming
  • Materials: NA
  • Survey: NA
• 5:30PM-7:00PM: Mediator Lounge Open for Networking and Post-Conference Connection – Join APFM Conference Committee Chair, Alice Shikina, for a chance to connect, debrief the conference, and catch up with friends and colleagues!
  • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87460378062