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san diego program
Thursday, November 13
9am-1pm
IAM Board of Directors’ Meeting Members Welcome
1:45-2:15pm
Welcome and Conference Overview
John Leo Wagner, President, IAM, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Scott Markus, Program Chair, Fellow, San Diego, CA
2:15-3:30pm Insurance Company Considerations in Evaluating Claims
Moderator: Jeffrey Krivis, Fellow, Encino, CA Janet Kloenhamer, President and CEO, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Discontinued Business Operations, Novato, CA
Thomas Geissler, President and CEO,
Allianz Global Risks 3:30-3:45pm Break 3:45-5pm
Mediating Multi-party
Complex Matters
Michael Roberts, Fellow, San Diego, CA
Alexander Polsky, Fellow,
Los Angeles, CA
5:15-7pm
Welcome Reception
The Westin Gaslamp Quarter
7pm
Optional Evening Event: Sign & Dine
San Diego area restaurants
(Reservations at pre-arranged restauarants will be available for sign up on-site)
conference Committee
Scott Markus, Fellow, San Diego, CA Chair
Craig Higgs, Fellow, San Diego, CA
Michael Roberts, Fellow, San Diego, CA
Michael Young, Fellow, Los Angeles, CA
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Friday, November 14
Saturday, November 15
7-8am
Yoga
Eleanor Barr, Fellow, Los Angeles, CA
8:30-9am
Continental Breakfast
9-10:15am
Special Considerations in Professional
Liability and Employment Matters
Moderator: Scott Markus, Fellow,
San Diego, CA
Panelists: Margaret Bell, Esq.,
San Diego, CA
Ken Medel, Esq., San Diego, CA
Robert Sunderland, Esq., San Diego, CA
10:15-10:30am Break 10:30-11:45am All Things ADR
Moderator: Craig Higgs, Fellow,
San Diego, CA
Lucie Barron, President, ADR Services
Alan Brutman, President, Judicate West
Chris Poole, President, JAMS or
Jay Welsh, Executive Vice President, JAMS
NOON
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
The Global Evolution of Mediation
Thomas Stipanowich, Honorary Fellow,
Malibu, CA
Academic Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law
1:30pm
Open
Explore America’s Finest City!
7-8am
Yoga
Eleanor Barr, Fellow, Los Angeles, CA
8:30-9am
9-10:15am
10:15-10:30am
10:30-11:45am
NOON
Continental Breakfast
6:30-7:30pm
Cocktail Party
California Princess, San Diego Bay
7:30-9:30pm
Conference Banquet
Dinner cruise aboard the California
Princess, featuring 25 scenic miles of San Diego’s magnificent skyline, a three
course sit-down dinner and complimentary boarding champagne.
The Vanishing Joint Session
Michael Young, Fellow, Los Angeles, CA
Tracy Allen, Fellow, Detroit, MI
Eric Galton, Fellow, Austin, TX
Break
Open Microphone
Moderator: Cliff Hendler, Fellow,
Toronto, Canada
Adjournment
26/06/2008 4:45:23 PM