The Conflict Resolution Day Alberta Planning Group is a collaboration between the Alberta Government's Dispute Resolution Network and ADR (Appropriate Dispute Resolution) organizations from all over the province. We provide resources and support to ADR professionals and organizations across Alberta to host events and activities to celebrate Conflict Resolution Day every October. Our Committee has been promoting Conflict Resolution Day in our province since 2007. Find out more by visiting the Alberta Government's Dispute Resolution Network.
Conflict Resolution Day is an international celebration held on the third Thursday in October every year. In Alberta, a committee of representatives from both provincial government and community dispute resolution programs work together to support and promote events across the province.
Conflict Resolution Day was started in 2005 by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the United States to raise public awareness of creative and peaceful means of resolving conflict. Now communities around the world hold events to mark Conflict Resolution Day.
Let's Talk ADR
Our goal is to get Albertans talking about their options to work through conflict in a positive and productive way.
ADR sometimes stands for Appropriate Dispute Resolution because it describes options other than going to court, but as ADR has become mainstream we use the term Appropriate Dispute Resolution to describe all the choices available to prevent and manage conflict in a non-adversarial way, including: mediation, arbitration, and restorative practices.
Conflict Resolution Day is an international celebration held on the third Thursday in October every year. In Alberta, a committee of representatives from both provincial government and community dispute resolution programs work together to support and promote events across the province.
Conflict Resolution Day was started in 2005 by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the United States to raise public awareness of creative and peaceful means of resolving conflict. Now communities around the world hold events to mark Conflict Resolution Day.
Let's Talk ADR
Our goal is to get Albertans talking about their options to work through conflict in a positive and productive way.
ADR sometimes stands for Appropriate Dispute Resolution because it describes options other than going to court, but as ADR has become mainstream we use the term Appropriate Dispute Resolution to describe all the choices available to prevent and manage conflict in a non-adversarial way, including: mediation, arbitration, and restorative practices.
2019 Conflict Resolution Day Committee
Chair
Ali Ansell, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Alberta Energy Regulator
Co-Chair
Andrea Guido, Workplace Restoration, City of Edmonton
Curriculum
Tara Erickson, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Yasifina Somji, Conciliation & Arbitration Board for the Prairies
Engagement
Paul Conway, ADR Institute of Alberta
Cindy Imppola, Staff Relations Consultant, Edmonton Public School Board
Merle Morrisseau, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Tina Bodnar, Civil Mediation Coordinator for Edmonton and Northern Alberta
Kate Biffert, Civil Mediation Program Support in Calgary
Nadeem Sunderji
Communications & Marketing Materials
Donna Cross, Edmonton Police Service
Sara Ahlstrom, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Bernice Gonzalez, County of Vermilion River
Programming
Lisa Awid-Goltz, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Jennifer Paton, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Social Media/Technical Support
Kristy Rhyason, ADR Institute of Alberta
Hafsa Dogar, University of Alberta
Cindy Imppola, Staff Relations Consultant, Edmonton Public School
Ali Ansell, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Alberta Energy Regulator
Co-Chair
Andrea Guido, Workplace Restoration, City of Edmonton
Curriculum
Tara Erickson, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Yasifina Somji, Conciliation & Arbitration Board for the Prairies
Engagement
Paul Conway, ADR Institute of Alberta
Cindy Imppola, Staff Relations Consultant, Edmonton Public School Board
Merle Morrisseau, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Tina Bodnar, Civil Mediation Coordinator for Edmonton and Northern Alberta
Kate Biffert, Civil Mediation Program Support in Calgary
Nadeem Sunderji
Communications & Marketing Materials
Donna Cross, Edmonton Police Service
Sara Ahlstrom, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Bernice Gonzalez, County of Vermilion River
Programming
Lisa Awid-Goltz, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Jennifer Paton, Intermunicipal Relations Municipal Affairs
Social Media/Technical Support
Kristy Rhyason, ADR Institute of Alberta
Hafsa Dogar, University of Alberta
Cindy Imppola, Staff Relations Consultant, Edmonton Public School
