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Annual Pacifica Congress Conference 2023

"Across the Pacific Family Matters"

We are excited to invite you to our 2023 conference, which will be held on 31 August in Hobart and marks 10 years since we first started gathering.

This is an annual event and aims to stimulate and push our thinking so we, family law professionals from the Pacific region, are challenged to focus on better meeting the needs of the children and families we serve in the family court process.

DATE:

Thursday, 31 August 2023 - Saturday, 2 September 2023

VENUE:

Hotel Grand Chancellor
1 Davey St, Hobart TAS 7000

Family Law Expert Guest Speakers

Join other like-minded family law professionals for our annual conference with exciting guest speakers and networking opportunities. Conference Speakers 2023 in Hobart include Dr Guillermo Merelo, Dr Sarah Calvert, Professor Marilyn Freeman, Professor Nicola Taylor, Justice Ciara Tyson, Dr Lyn R Greenberg, and many more.

workshops and plenaries

Pre-conference plenaries give attendees the opportunity to settle into the 3-day conference and follow their professional interests

AIFLAM 2023 Program - Registrations Now Open!

Friday 17th March 2023
AIFLAM Psychology of Conflict and Dispute Resolution

A single day program presented by expert trainers from the UWA Mediation Clinic. Over the course of the day, participants will be introduced to recent understandings about the psychology of conflict and dispute resolution, including:

The procedural justice effect
Building trust
Using mentalizing interventions
Assisting parties to make decisions, agreements and settlements that have ‘stickability’.

The day will provide 7 CPD hours. Register here.

Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March 2023
NMAS Mediation Refresher and Assessment Days

Day one will provide a review and refresher of contemporary approaches to facilitative mediation, and may be undertaken as a stand-alone day, for CPD purposes. Day two will comprise coaching and assessment for those NMAS accredited mediators seeking to renew or re-accredit. For full details and to register, click here.

Friday 5th and Saturday 6th May 2023
AIFLAM Arbitration Training Course

A face to face course, to be presented at the beautiful Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast.

The course is designed for those seeking to be listed as Family Law Arbitrators pursuant to Regulation 67B of the Family Law Regulations. It is also designed to assist those family law practitioners with the concept of arbitration generally, enabling them to confidently commit to the arbitration process as an option for dispute resolution. For full details, and to register, click here.

Note in relation to accommodation at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort – registered participants will be entitled up to a 10% discount on accommodation rates, subject to availability. Please contact Reservations for more information on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on the Resort’s direct phone line 07 5577 0000 between Monday to Friday, 9am – 4pm (Queensland time). Alternatively, you can book via Marriott.com using the Promo code W14.

*Discounts offered are subject to availability and applicable to a select number of room types. Must be booked at least 30 days prior to arrival date.

Sunday 7th to Friday 12th May 2023
AIFLAM NMAS Mediation Course

A face to face course, to be presented at the beautiful Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast. Starting with welcome drinks on Sunday 7th May, the course will run for 5 full days from Monday to Friday. An assessment day will be held online on Saturday 27th May.

Over the course of the program, participants will:

become familiar with the AIFLAM model of facilitative mediation
engage in role-plays both as a mediator and as a party to experience fully the dynamics of mediation
develop skills in facilitating negotiation and problem-solving between the parties
develop proficiency in managing a mediation process and, at the end of the course, should be able to mediate disputes competently (please note if you wish to mediate disputes involving children and issue s60I certificates, this requires additional Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP) training)
develop a capacity to critically reflect on their own practice of mediation, and
develop a capacity to critically reflect on which mediator interventions work and when.

For full details and to register, click here.

Note in relation to accommodation at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort – registered participants will be entitled up to a 10% discount on accommodation rates, subject to availability. Please contact Reservations for more information on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on the Resort’s direct phone line 07 5577 0000 between Monday to Friday, 9am – 4pm (Queensland time). Alternatively you can book via Marriott.com using the Promo code W14.

*Discounts offered are subject to availability and applicable to a select number of room types. Must be booked at least 30 days prior to arrival date.

Tuesday 10th October to Saturday 14th October 2023
AIFLAM NMAS Mediation Training Course

Over the course of the program, participants will:

become familiar with the AIFLAM model of facilitative mediation
engage in role-plays both as a mediator and as a party to experience fully the dynamics of mediation
develop skills in facilitating negotiation and problem-solving between the parties
develop proficiency in managing a mediation process and, at the end of the course, should be able to mediate disputes competently (please note if you wish to mediate disputes involving children and issue s60I certificates, this requires additional Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP) training)
develop a capacity to critically reflect on their own practice of mediation, and
develop a capacity to critically reflect on which mediator interventions work and when.

This course will be presented online via zoom. For full details, and to register, click here.

Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November 2023
AIFLAM Arbitration Training Course

Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November 2023
NMAS Mediation Refresher and Assessment Days

AIFLAM Conference – save the date!
Friday 27th October to Sunday 29th October 2023

Crystalbrook Byron Bay (formerly known as Byron at Byron). Registrations will open soon. To register interest now, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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