CPR honored by mediation organization

In the biggest summer rundown of CPR events ever in Alternatives, details are provided on an honor for CPR, training, meetings, and committees. Also: a recap of Business Mediation Congress, which was held in Vienna     

Alternatives' compilation is set for publication this month

In this month's CPR News, Alternatives announces the publication of its first compilation book, as well as a new CPR book on patent mediation.     

Proceeding to yes: A federal judge looks at ADR's future

A CPR News special: Two recent speeches discussing Alternatives' publisher's impact on ADR, and what the future may look like. First, the remarks of 2006 CPR Corporate Leadership Award dinner keynoter Joseph A. Greenaway Jr., a Newark, N.J., U.S. District Court Judge, focus on where ADR works and where its promise lies. CPR Senior Vice President F. Peter Phillips, in addressing the First African ADR Congress in Nigeria in November, provides a history of commercial conflict resolution.     

How conflict resolution emerged within the commercial sector

A CPR News special: Two recent speeches discussing Alternatives' publisher's impact on ADR, and what the future may look like. First, the remarks of 2006 CPR Corporate Leadership Award dinner keynoter Joseph A. Greenaway Jr., a Newark, N.J., U.S. District Court Judge, focus on where ADR works and where its promise lies. CPR Senior Vice President F. Peter Phillips, in addressing the First African ADR Congress in Nigeria in November, provides a history of commercial conflict resolution.     

Save the date: Honors for Microsoft and its GC,Brad Smith

Microsoft and its general counsel, Brad Smith, will be the 2008 CPR Corporate Leadership Award honorees this fall. Also, complicated registration features have been wiped out, and CPR members now need only one click to get full advance and archive electronic access to Alternatives.     

Table of Contents

• Commentary
  • Mediation in Gray, Mediation in Green
  • By Jeff Kichaven
• CPR News
  • Still Time to Get to Paris for ‘Win‐Win Strategies’
  • CPR Online CLE: Ethics on Demand
  • CPR Launches a New Website
  • Also New on the Web
  • New Resources: A CPR ‘Continuum of Services’
  • International Dispute Negotiation: Latest Focus is Foreign Judgments and Electronic Discovery in Arbitration
  • Brennan Leaves CPR for London
  • By Russ Bleemer
• Worldly Perspectives
  • Greece: Mediation ‘Ante Portas’
  • By Giuseppe De Palo and Mary B. Trevor
• ADR Criticism
  • Who Took the ‘Me’ Out of Mediation?
  • By Deborah Rothman
• Mediation Skills/Part 2 of 2
  • Venting, Probability Analysis and Examining the Black Box: More Tips for Breaking Down Impasse and Settling the Case
  • By William A. Dreier

     

Table of Contents

• Court Decisions/Part 2 of 2
  • More FAA: Why AT&T Mobility Makes Sense—and Why It Likely Isn't the End of Class Arbitration
  • By Philip J. Loree Jr.
• CPR News
  • Nov. 2: The CPR Corporate Leadership Award Dinner in NYC
  • Y‐ADR: How Companies Use Early Case Assessment
  • Defining Success, via Y‐ADR, in London & Boston
  • CPR Energy and Construction Committees Team with CIARB for DC ADR Seminar
  • Special Book Discount for CPR Members
  • CPR's Annual Meeting: New 2012 Dates; 2011 on Demand Online with CLE, and More Past Highlights
  • By Russ Bleemer and Blaire Babcock
• Worldly Perspectives
  • Swedish Summer: Last Month's New Mediation Act Sets the Stage for Advancing Conflict Resoluton Practice
  • By Giuseppe De Palo and Mary B. Trevor

     

Table of Contents

• Arbitration
  • CPR Expands Arbitration Options with Newly Released Administered Arbitration Rules
  • By Olivier P. André
• CPR News
  • December Meetings
  • Register Now! CPR Annual Meeting, February 20–22, 2014 Charleston, S.C.
  • Diversity Task Force Adopts Commitment
  • Y‐ADR Explores How Corporations Address the High Cost of Dispute Resolution: Geneva Seminar—September 24, 2013
  • CPR 21st Century ADR Pledge Launched in UK
  • CPR Honors Hewlett‐Packard Company and EVP & General Counsel John F. Schultz at Tenth Annual Corporate Leadership Award Dinner
  • By Bette Shifman and Dominique Bloetzer
• ADR Process Design
  • Collaborative Use of Technical Experts for Environmental and Construction Dispute Resolution
  • By Chris Kane P.E., J.D.
• The Master Mediator/Part 1 of 2
  • Looking My Way: Identity in Mediation
  • By Robert A. Creo
• ADR Briefs
  • United States Supreme Court's First Ever Investment‐Arbitration Related Case
  • Mediation in Russia: Recent Developments
  • By Cynthia Galvez and Julia Gryaznova

     

Table of Contents

• Mediation Skills
  • Applying Hostage and Crisis Negotiator Intervention Strategies in Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • By Jeff Thompson
• CPR News
  • April/May Meetings, Events, Publications
  • CPR Examines Impact of Globalization on ADR at Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC
  • CPR Annual Awards Presentation
  • CPR Announces New Chairman, Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
  • CPR Welcomes Four Prestigious New Board Members
  • Featured Panel: Construction ‐ By Libbie Richards
• Mediation
  • A Path to Successful Early Mediation
  • By Laura Steinberg
• ADR Briefs
  • BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina ‐ By Alexandra Douglas
  • Section 1782 Discovery: Are International Arbitration Proceedings “Legal Tribunals”? ‐ By Alexandra Douglas
  • Coalescing an International Consensus: Recent Developments Suggest Mandatory Elements in Mediation May Be Necessary to Save Courts and Litigants Time and Money ‐ By Giuseppe De Palo and Bryan J. Branon
• The Master Mediator
  • Looking My Way: The Last Word?
  • By Robert A. Creo

     

BER minimization for dual‐polarized wireless systems with polarization‐domain rotation

We consider the problem of bit error rate (BER) degradation because of the power gain imbalance between horizontal (H)‐polarization and vertical (V)‐polarization components in an orthogonal dual‐polarization transmission system. To alleviate the aforementioned BER degradation problem, we propose a non‐orthogonal polarization‐domain rotation scheme where the axes of H‐polarization and V‐polarization components are rotated with different angles at the transmitter and de‐rotated at the receiver. In addition, in order to assess the effectiveness of the polarization‐domain rotation scheme, we derive the closed‐form BER expression under a practical dual‐polarized channel model, which is represented by cross‐polarization ratio and co‐polarization ratio (CPR). We also derive the approximated BER expressions for the two asymptotic values of CPR: balanced CPR and infinite CPR. With the derived BER expressions, we find the optimal rotation angles that jointly minimize the BER. According to the numerical results, it is shown that about 3dB E_b/N₀ gain is obtained at the BER of 10^?4 and the CPR of 10dB by the polarization‐domain rotation scheme with optimal rotation angles compared with the conventional orthogonal dual‐polarization transmission. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CPR's weekly IDN podcast looks at India's booming legal outsourcing

The latest CPR International Dispute Negotiation podcasts; a new online training partnership with West LegalEdcenter debuts with four sessions from January's Annual Meeting; registration has opened for next month's Fourth Annual European Business Mediation Congress, and more.     

A comparison of selected domestic arbitration rules

Alternatives provides another rules comparison table, focusing on last year's revisions to the CPR Institute, American Arbitration Association, and JAMS domestic arbitration rules.     

Discounts on Alternative's compilation

Alternatives' compilation, “Mediation: Approaches and Insights,” is offered at a 30% discount for CPR members, and a special 15% discount for nonmembers. Also, information on submitting international cases online with the U.S.‐China Business Mediation Center.     

Final call for reservations: Next month's corporate leadership awards dinner

Last call for next month's Corporate Leadership Awards Dinner in NYC honoring Microsoft Corp. and its general counsel, Brad Smith. Also, details about CPR's new website; the free International Dispute Negotiation podcasts, and a call for nominations for the 2008 CPR Institute Awards for Excellence in ADR.     

Table of Contents

• ADR Technology
  • How ‘Tomorrow's Lawyers’ are Using Technology Now to Improve Outcomes
  • By Don Philbin
• CPR News
  • More News on the New CPR Corporate ADR Pledge
  • CPR Member‐Get‐a‐Member Profile: Dentons
  • By Russ Bleemer
• ADR Skills/Part 2 of 2
  • Mediating Complex Business Disputes: How Pre‐Mediation Interactions Affect In‐Session Negotiation Success
  • By Jonathan B. Marks
• The Master Mediator
  • It's Not a Video Recording, Part III: Sharing and Vindicating Mediation Memories
  • By Robert A. Creo

     

New on the CPR Training Calendar

The final roundup: highlights from six more sessions at CPR's Annual Meeting, as well as the date for the next one. Also, details on two new online continuing legal education series, a live New York City training, and awards for the CPR Institute and Alternatives.     

CPR's new rule 14 provides parties with interim measures,to be heard by a special arbitrator

Esther Seonmin Lee, of Malibu, Calif., analyzes a rule on interim measures in arbitration that is a part of each of the new sets of CPR Institute domestic and international arbitration rules     

New publisher at CPR,new editor at John Wiley

The honor roll of donors to the November 2006 CPR Corporate Leadership Award dinner saluting Russell Deyo of Johnson & Johnson is listed, as well as Alternatives' new masthead names.     

CPR news

Mont P. Hoyt, of Houston, discusses why he believes that CPR's arbitration rules, emphasizing self‐administration, are the best choice for resolving disputes in international energy industry matters. Also, information on this month's CPR Annual Members' Meeting, and more.     

Table of Contents

• ADR Procedures
  • How and Why the Standing Neutral Dispute Prevention and Resolution Technique Can Be Applied
  • By James P. Groton and Kurt L. Dettman
• CPR News
  • This Newsletter, Now on Your iPhone and iPad
  • The Survey Said: CPR Seeks Your ADR Practice Views
  • Y‐ADR in London on Nov. 16
  • Get Ready for CPR's 2012 Annual Meeting, Featuring Keynoter Scott Turow
  • Updated: More New CPR CLE Online
  • By Russ Bleemer
• Worldly Perspectives
  • France Attempts to Boost Mediation through Court Experimentation
  • By Giuseppe De Palo and Mary B. Trevor
• ADR Briefs
  • Big Spends, but Also Big Awards: The Chartered Institute Surveys Arbitration Costs
  • Update: Parliament Checks in on the European Cross‐Border Mediation Directive
  • By Russ Bleemer