Mediation Training Institute International hosts these open-to-the-public, non-commercial, on-line events as a service to the global community of people interested in improving organizational performance by better management of conflict.

Most events are teleconferences, which require placing a telephone call to a central number in the United States. International events that involve participants from outside North America are usually text (chat) conferences.

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How to participate ~ View the ”Details” column of the conference you wish to join. Call the number and follow instructions to enter the conference. Note that the code permits entry only at the time of the conference. Please dial in as close to the starting time as possible, and no later than 10 minutes after the conference begins.

Duration ~ Conferences and forums are scheduled to last 45 minutes.

Facilitators ~ Conferences and forums are expertly facilitated by members of MTI's global network of Certified Trainers or by our staff. View your facilitator's bio page with our site search tool on our home page.

Articles ~ Many topical conferences focus on discussion of one of the free articles and resources that you may receive immediately by email. We suggest you "do your homework" to get the most out of the conference.

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Unless otherwise indicated, times given below are Eastern US (New York) time zone (GMT-05, or GMT-04 when Daylight Savings Time is in effect in the United States). World time zone converter

Conferences and forums that are conducted as text discussions resemble face-to-face group meetings, except participants cannot see when others are beginning to speak. Consequently, there may be several "threads" of discussion happening simultaneously. (What is the difference between a conference and a forum?)

1. When responding to an individual's previous comment, type at the beginning of your contribution the name of the person whose comment you are responding to. e.g., "Pat, I think one answer to your question is . . . "
2. When the number of active participants exceeds about ten, MTI's facilitator may act as "gatekeeper" to limit the number of simultaneous threads. When this occurs, participants are asked to use the "Gatekeeper Rules" below.

Gatekeeper Rules

1. When you wish to ask a question or to comment, type "HAND" to indicate that you are "raising your hand." Participants' questions will be taken in turn.
2. MTIs facilitator will signal you that it is your turn by typing your name with a question mark (?) following it, e.g., Chicago Sue?
3. You may then ask your question. To speed up the discussion, please have your question/comment already typed so you can simply hit your Enter key.