November 30, 2020 Dear Member, It is with great pleasure that I am introducing to you Rachael Whitzman, ADRIO’s new full-time Member Experience Specialist. Rachael joins the ADRIO staff team today, and the key responsibilities in her role include member services and support, database administration support, administration of applications for designations and administration of rosters.
Since August 1986, Mena Sestito has been the warm, friendly and welcoming face and voice people encounter when they contact ADRIO. For more than three decades, ADRIO members have gained so much from Mena’s patient support and guidance. All in all, it is not an overstatement to say that Mena has borne witness to the
Earlier in August, ADRIO was invited by The Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, to provide input and perspective on legislative potential changes to the mandatory mediation program and a single-judge model in the Superior Court of Justice. Over the last few weeks, ADRIO’s Board Directors and I worked closely together to develop our
We are excited to bring back, for a second year in a row, Aspiring ADR Practitioners Week (formerly titled, “ADR Students Week”)! From August 24 to 28, with a heightened focus on learning, mentoring, and networking, join us for an interactive week, dedicated to engaging and supporting the up-and-coming champions of the ADR field! ADR
By Blaine Donais LLB, LLM, C.Med, Q.Arb, PHSA, WFA Covid-19 has forced us to reconsider how we mediate and arbitrate. The use of online format for mediation and arbitration has always been seen as nascent, inadequate and at times frustrating for participants and practitioners. Up to the point of Covid 19 many practitioners have shied
ADRIO recommends moving to online video mediations and arbitrations during COVID-19. In these challenging times, ADRIO, supported by ADRIC, is committed to helping its members and the legal community understand how to safely employ online video for dispute resolution. In two new publications, ADRIO addresses the following key questions: Online Video Mediation Online Video Arbitration
ADRIO is seeking an experienced Governance and By-Law Consultant to help with by-law updates, and support the Board to meet learning objectives around current non-profit governance models. Full details of the Request for Proposals are available here. Proposals must be submitted to Judy Shum, Executive Director at ed@adr-ontario.ca by 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 16,
This post is based on contribution from Christopher Baines, C.Med., ADRIO Board Director Learn the industry – You can learn so much more about how the ADR industry works and this knowledge will help you grow in our profession. Express yourself – Passionate about ADR and believe in the potential for the industry to be
With #socialdistancing, resolving disputes online is more needed now than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to how all kinds of disputes are tackled and resolved. If the rapidly unfolding developments over the past week are indicative of what is to come, particularly in terms of social distancing and shut down of most face-to-face
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to how all kinds of disputes are tackled and resolved. If the rapid developments unfolding over this past week are indicative of what’s to come, particularly in terms of the continuous need for physical distancing, not only will existing disputes be left unresolved, new disputes are bound to