Sponsoring Mediation Settlement Day — October 16, 2008

Who Sponsors Mediation Settlement Day

 

This annual event is sponsored by: FINRA Dispute Resolution, in conjunction with the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Unified Court System, and over one hundred national and regional alternative dispute resolution programs, bar associations, community-based programs, public service and non-profit organizations, and schools concentrated in the New York City area and extending beyond to upstate New York, Illinois, and California. A detailed list of the sponsors from last year is below, along with links to some of their Web sites. Traditionally, the same sponsors participate annually and we add new sponsors each year.

 

How Sponsors Participate in Mediation Settlement Day

 

Sponsorship is free and simple. It can involve as little as putting up the Mediation Settlement Day poster in a visible place leading up to the launch event on October 1 and through Mediation Settlement Day on October 16, 2008. A printable version of the Mediation Settlement Day poster is available online. Other ways sponsors can participate include:

  • Sending announcements of the events to clients, parties, judges, arbitrators;
  • Setting up a table at the kick-off event;
  • Providing a place in their own facilities on October 18th with an expert to explain, promote, and field questions about mediation;
  • Providing extra neutrals to mediate cases;
  • Arranging for mediators to serve at reduced rates for the event or holding special training sessions;
  • Providing letters of support for Mediation Settlement Day.


FINRA helps to coordinate the Mediation Settlement Day events each year and provides mediation at reduced rates throughout the month of October.  See Mediation Settlement Month for more information.

 

How to Become a Sponsor

 

If you belong to a community-based program, a school, a public service or non-profit organization, a bar association, a court system, or a professional mediation organization and would like to sponsor and/or participate in the event, please fill out and send us the Mediation Settlement Day sponsorship form. To date, we have not included for-profit, private mediators or mediation firms as sponsors, however, professional mediators and for-profit organizations can participate by contributing to and attending the events surrounding Mediation Settlement Day.

 

A List of Mediation Settlement Day Sponsors

 

Bar Associations


Court Programs


Government Agencies


Law Schools & Universities


Business And Professional Associations


Community-Based Organizations