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The UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001. Every nine months it brings together some of the best commercial mediation practitioners and officers of commercial mediation centres from around the world, together with lawyers, business managers, academics, trainers, and others interested in learning and sharing insights about the development and use of the mediation process. Usually there are participants from 15 to 20 or more countries in attendance, often from four or five continents, each bringing a different perspective on the use and development of mediation in their jurisdiction.
Whether you are from a place in which mediation already is readily accepted and integrated into the system of dispute resolution, or from one in which the “Dispute Resolution Revolution” is still in a not-yet-fully-accepted stage, there is something of value for you at the Forum. Each one is designed to enhance your knowledge about the mediation process, and to help you identify best practices as a mediator; both of which are accomplished through the various topics in the sessions, typically led by deeply-experienced mediators.
Equally, if not more, importantly, it also will provide you with ample opportunities to develop relationships and exchange insights on the development and use of mediation with colleagues from a multitude of different cultures around the world. That opportunity can have a profoundly beneficial impact on your professional expertise. To do so at one location is unique to an international event; and convening every nine months is unique to the Forum.
We are excited to have you join us for the 33rd Forum in Vienna. It will be an unforgettable international event, and colleagues from around the world have already confirmed their participation. Since attendance at the sessions and lunch/dinner meals will be limited to the spaces available, be sure to register early so that you won’t miss out.
We look forward to seeing you in Vienna!
The registration programme will be available soon. For more information or if you are interested in joining the event as a speaker, please do not hesitate to contact us.
American Arbitration Association/International Centre For Dispute Resolution • Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry • ADR Center • Aequitas • ADR • ADRg UK • Association des Médiateurs Indépendants d’Ile de France (AMIDIF) • Asociación Mexicana de Mediación y Arbitraje Comercial • Beijing Arbitration Commission • BIMACC • bMediation • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) • Centre Professionnel de Médiation • Milan Chamber of Arbitration • Chambre Suisse de Médiation Commerciale • Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l’industrie • Cour Européenne d’Arbitrage • International Chamber of Commerce • Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris • Concilia • Conciliation Centre of CCPIT/CCOIC • Consolat de Mar de Barcelona • CPR: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution • Court of International Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania • Croatian Bar Association • EQUANIM • EUIPO Mediation Centre • Euroarbitrage • European Center for Dispute Resolution (ECDR) • Greek Mediation Institute • Hellenic Mediation and Arbitration Centre • Ifomene • InMediazione ADR • International Mediation Institute (IMI) • Institut d’Expertise, d’Arbitrage et de Médiation (IEAM) • LAMAC • Lebanese Association for Mediation And Conciliation • London Court of International Arbitration • Malaysian Mediation Centre • Mediators’ Training Institute of Thessaloniki • Mediatorsfederatie Nederland (MfN) • Organismo di Conciliazione di Firenze (OCF) • Rakmo Institute • Resolutia Gestione delle Controversie • Slovenian Association of Mediators • Societa Italiana per la Risoluzione Alternativa delle Controversie • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • The Law Society of New South Wales • Union Hellénique des Médiateurs • WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Organising Committee
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Organising Committee
Fabienne VAN DER VLEUGEL Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, Attorney-Mediator Equanim, CIArb Accredited Mediator, French Foreign Trade Advisor, VDV Avocats, Associate Professor UGE, Serris, France Ross W. STODDARD, III Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, Attorney-Mediator Dallas, TX, USA Lisa SAVITT Benchmark International ADR, LLC International, Vice President of the UIA International Bar Leaders' Senate, Vienna, Austria Nicolaus MELS-COLLOREDO UIA National Representative in Austria, PHH Rechtsanwält:innen, Vienna, Austria Michael MEYENBURG UIA Representative at the International Organisations, Dr. Michael Meyenburg Rechtsanwalt, Vienna, Austria Claudio ARTURO Mediator and Attorney, Coordinator UIA Forum of German Speaking Members, Partner/Petsch Frosch Klein Arturo Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, Austria
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Vendredi 28 octobre
Vendredi 28 octobre
SEMINAR VENUE
Sky Lounge (DG) - Universität Wien
Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna
REGISTRATION FEES
The registration fees for the Forum are:
EUR 340 until until December 17, 2024 included
EUR 390 from December 18, 2024 onwards
EUR 180 STUDENT REGISTRATION (*)
* The VAT (20%) can be applied to the amount here above according to the European Directive 2006/112/CE of November 28, 2006. If you provide an EU VAT ID number, the VAT will not be charged. For more information, please contact the UIA.
(**) Reserved for students under 30 years old. Please send a copy of your student card to benefit from the special rate.
Fees include:
• Attendance at all working sessions
• Forum documentation
• Welcome cocktail on Thursday, January 16
• Coffee breaks on January 17 & 18
• Lunches on January 17 & 18
The dinners on Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18 are optional and at additional charge.
Please note that the number of places at the forum is limited. The organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications.
In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed during the Forum, your registration form must be received by on or before January 10. An updated electronic list will be sent by email to all participants after the Forum.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Every participant attending the forum will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be used to obtain “Credits” for “Continuing Legal Education” - “Continuing Professional Development” purposes, depending on national rules. For more information, please contact the UIA.
LANGUAGE
The working language will be English.
HOTEL RESERVATION
A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at a preferential rate. Reservations should be made directly through the hotel. Credit card details must be given in order to secure your reservation. Please note that the number of rooms is limited. We recommend that you proceed with your reservations as soon as possible.
HOTEL WANDL 4*
2,2 km from the seminar venue
8 min by car
Petersplatz 9,
1010 Vienna, Austria
T +43 1 534550
reservation@hotel-wandl.com
Single room Standard € 128,60
Double room Economy - Single occupancy € 146,20
Double room Economy - Double occupancy € 198,90
Breakfast and VAT 10% included
Please indicate the reference « UIA Seminar »
FLEMINGS SELECTION HOTEL VIENNA-CITY 4*
2,3 km from the seminar venue
10 min by car
Josefstädter Straße 10-12,
A-1080 Vienna, Austria
T +43 1 205 99-0
wien-city@flemings-hotels.com
www.flemings-hotels.com
Superior Queen Room - Single Room: € 149
Double Room: surcharge of € 20 per night
Prices per night per room.
VAT and Breakfast included.
Click on the Booking link: https://reservations.travelclick.com/114468?languageid=1&groupID=4571496
Cancellation and withdrawal conditions:
Guests can cancel booked rooms free of charge until 1 week prior to arrival.
In the event of a later cancellation or non-arrival, the hotel reserves the right to charge the customer 100% of the total amount ("booker")
CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
All cancellations will be subject to a 50% deduction and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union Internationale des Avocats no later than December 17, 2024. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.
VISAS
Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the forum should register and pay their registration fees no later than December 17, 2024 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.
All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 + VAT to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than December 17, 2024.
If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus minus €50 + VAT to cover administrative costs will be refunded for cancellations due to visa refusals.
All cancellations due to a visa refusal must be sent in writing and reach the UIA before the Forum no later than January 9, 2025. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal.
If your visa is issued after the forum date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) along with the full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in writing.
The UIA reserves the right to cancel or postpone the forum to a later date, change the forum venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the forum programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the forum, at any time and at their entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.
The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancelation insurance.
The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the forum are subject to French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris is the city of jurisdiction.
FORMALITIES
It is the responsibility of participants to ensure compliance with police, customs and health formalities for their journey. Participants unable to take part in the forum because of their inability to take a flight or any other means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.
FORCE MAJEURE
“Force majeure” means any events external to the parties, of both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the forum, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the present agreement. By express agreement, “force majeure” includes but is not limited to a strike affecting the means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot, an epidemic or pandemic, or any prohibition whatever decreed by Governmental or public authorities.
It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend the execution of their reciprocal obligations. At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.
HEALTH
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the forum that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay, including but not limited to: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet resolved on the day the forum starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Personal data collected is processed by the Union Internationale des Avocats, in its capacity as data controller. The data is used to manage registrations for events organised by the Union Internationale des Avocats.
In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have the right to access, rectify and delete your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. You may also withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time or request that such processing be restricted.
Finally, you have the right to specify instructions concerning the fate of your data in the event of your demise.
The creation and organisation of the UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize by the President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres is directly related to the purpose of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres. That purpose is to raise awareness of the utility of mediation in any field, not only amongst current users but also amongst the younger generation and students, offering them the chance to meet with professionals working in mediation, providing the opportunity to enhance practice, and gathering different generations in the UIA MEDIATION FORUM.
The UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize is awarded to a student under 30 years of age in recognition of the best report presented at and related to the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres attended, on the basis of the quality of the report's content.
The reports must be submitted by July 31, 2025 at the latest.
The report must:
• Respect the format described in article 5-3 of the Rules*.
• Be accompanied by a picture of the participant, confirmation of name/surname, current full postal address and email, date and place (town and country) of birth, justification of being a student.
• Be accompanied with a separate letter inserting only two short handwritten sentences summarizing, in one of the working languages of the UIA (French, English or Spanish), the reason(s) why the participant has decided to attend the UIA MEDIATION FORUM and to participate in the UIA contest organized by the Rules. This separate letter, dated and signed by the author, will be scanned and sent with the report by email, as indicated in article 5-4 of the Rules, below.
• Indicate which is the native language of the author.
*Rules available upon request. Please contact the UIA by email uiacentre@uianet.org or call to + 33 1 44 88 55 66. These Rules lay down the terms and conditions for participating in the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centre contest and, if selected, being awarded the “UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize”.
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