Speaker Series

CoRe Conflict Resolution Society presents an annual speaker series focused on topics of interest to conflict resolution professionals and students.

Sessions are held online and begin at 4:30 p.m PST.

Subscribe to attend the full series of 8 sessions per calendar year ($89 annual fee) or pay per individual session ($25 per event).

Pay for any Speaker Series event through e-transfer to coreclinic1@gmail.com or through Paypal. Sessions are often available for livestream viewing: we encourage livestream viewers to make a donation to support this service.

Upcoming Events

CoRe has hosted the CoRe Speaker Series since 2010.  Previous speakers and topics are archived on this page. As well, you will find links to materials that speakers have provided for public distribution and, more recently, links to public livestream videos. Please note that the Law Society of BC does not provide CPD credit for viewing of these videos after the event except where they are viewed with another lawyer or law student. See the LSBC website for details.

2023 – Dates TBA

• February 23 – Resolving Social Media Disputes: Do the Platforms Really Want To?
• March 20 – Conflict and Life’s Milestones
• May 11 – Music & Conflict Resolution
• June 15 – Space: Does it Cause Ethical Dilemmas in Conflict Resolution?
• July 21 – Conflict Resolution… Gamified?
• October 30 – Night Raiders Watch Party
• December 20 – Decolonizing Mediation Ethics (Annual Ethics Session)

The CoRe Clinic is an approved continuing development provider for the Law Society of BC. Its Speaker Series events are pre-approved educational activities for professional development credit. Real time attendance via livestream will provide CPD credit. Viewing the recorded livestream will only count for CPD credit when viewed with another lawyer or law student. Please see the LSBC rules if you have questions.

For additional information, or to register for any event, please email coreclinic1@gmail.com.

Last Year’s Speaker Series Events

2022

• March 2 – Just Ice: Collaborative Poetry in Multi-Party Mediation
• March 23 – Wisdom enters through the wound: How your life experience influences your work
• April 21 – Communication (through the lens of negotiating with CRA)
• May 31 – Apology, Forgiveness and the Law
• June 14 – Panel Discussion: Finding Mediations as a New Mediator
• September 22 – When Grad Things Happen: Conflict Management for Faculty Advisors
• October 28 – Protest Mediation Workshop
• December 15 – Annual Ethics Session

Click here to see more of our Previous Speaker Series Events!