•Membership Information • Network Days
Bridge Builders’ Network is designed for all those who have attended one of our mediation and facilitation skills training courses. The purpose of the Network is to provide an opportunity to refresh and enhance members' skills, to offer encouragement through meeting others with a shared commitment, and to connect people around the country who can provide a local resource. Everyone who has been through one of Bridge Builders’ standard five-day training courses can attend Network Days, but there are benefits for membership subscribers.
Membership Benefits
- Attendance at all Network Days at a fee of £20. Non-members of the Network face a fee of £50. Membership thus reduces fees by £90 per year if attending three Days each year. Among other things, Network Days offer training in developing your mediation and facilitation skills further.
- The possibility of co-mediating with Bridge Builders staff or other Bridge Builders’ Network members on a mediation case in your area.
- The potential for having mediation cases referred on to you by Bridge Builders.
- Regular e-mail updates and newsletters with information on events and related matters of interest.
- An annual report on Bridge Builders.
Membership Opportunities
- Members are encouraged to offer the following:
- Articles for the e-mail newsletter, perhaps covering case studies, issues in mediation and conflict transformation, theological perspectives etc.
- Book reviews, either for the e-mail newsletter, or for presentation at Network Days.
- Training input for Network Days.
The series of Bridge Builders’ Network Days in 2009 is set out below. Please book with us now and note the dates in your diary. More detailed information on each day will be circulated by email only, nearer the event. Please ensure that we have your current e-mail address if you want to receive updates (and our new quarterly-ish e-newsletter). If you are not on email, please contact us for further information closer to the day.
WINTER 2009
14 January at Antioch House in Durham, 9:30-4:15 [NB: Wednesday]
Gilmore-Fraleigh Style Inventory
22 January at the London Mennonite Centre, 9:45-4:15
Changing the Church Conflict Culture
22 January at South Parade Baptist Church in Leeds, 9:30-4:15
Mediation Process Review
29 January at Earlsdon Methodist Church in Coventry, 9:30-4:15
Changing the Church Conflict Culture
Future Network Days in 2009:
SPRING / SUMMER 2009
23 April in London
30 April in Inverkeithing, Scotland
11 June in Manchester
AUTUMN 2009
10 September in London
10 September in Leeds
7 October in Durham [NB: Wednesday]
8 October in Coventry
Programmes
The programme for each day will be determined closer to the event, in the light of feedback from Network participants.
Cost and Cancellation
The fee is £20 for members of the Network and £50 for non-members – to be paid at the time of booking. The fee covers lunch and refreshments and all materials. Cheques should be made payable to “Bridge Builders”. Cancellations are accepted up to 10 days before the day without penalty. The full fee is owed if cancelling within 10 days of the day.
Registration
To register for any of the days, please send a cheque and covering note to Sharon Kniss by post: there is no booking form. You may wish to check availability via email with Sharon or Phyllis at the London Mennonite Centre. Your booking will not be processed without payment, so please send payment promptly.
PLEASE NOTE: There is limited availability at each venue, with places allocated on a first come, first served basis. You can sign up for any of the above dates now.
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