Virtual Event - 2023

11th World Summit on Elder Mediation

The Elder Mediation International Network is pleased to announce that the 11th EMIN World Summit on Mediation with Age Related Issues will be held on November 8-9, 2023.  The Summit planning group has been busy confirming speakers and assembling a virtual conference experience which will include expert presentations from Elder mediators from around the world, and provide excellent networking opportunities through a state of the art virtual conference platform. We are very excited about building upon the success of our first virtual World Summit on Elder Mediation which was held in November of 2021 and provided a greater opportunity for mediators from around the world to attend. More details about the presentations and speakers will be posted on this site as they become available.

Since 2008 EMIN has conducted ten international summits – in Canada, Ireland, United States, Scotland, Switzerland, Austria, England and Australia connecting people from many countries – mediators, lawyers, gerontologists, social workers, physicians, health care professionals, volunteers, family members, caregivers, academics, students, service clubs and others considering entering this new field of practice – coming together to share their knowledge, vision and questions.

For the 2023 Summit, the Curriculum Committee is particularly interested in the following proposal topics:

  • What is new in Elder Mediation
  • Best practices and innovative approaches in Elder Mediation
  • First hand experiences from those who have participated in the Elder Mediation process
  • Ageism and its implications for Elder Mediation
  • Financial and estate issues
  • Promoting quality of life and ensuring dignity and respect for all as people get older
  • Family restructuring and intergenerational dynamics
  • Dementias and other significant health issues – chronic diseases etc. that may arise as people get older and the implications for Elder Mediators
  • The role of Elder Mediation in reducing abuse and neglect
  • Innovative Elder Mediation programs and special projects
  • Elder Mediation advocacy
  • Elder Mediation support teams
  • Family and Elder Law
  • Guardianship
  • Grief & loss, empathy, ethical issues in Elder Mediation
  • Training standards for elder mediators
  • Issues of aging around the world

FEATURED SPEAKERS

  • Nick Tebbey & Dr. Susan Cochrane (Australia): The Growth of Elder Mediation within Relationships Australia
  • Helen Harnett (Ireland):  EMIN Certification: New Perspectives
  • Ken Bluestone (United Kingdom): Putting Older People’s Rights into the Frame – How a Human Rights Convention for Older Persons Can Help Achieve Transformational Change
  • Dr. Kathleen Doherty (Tasmania): Building Dementia Literacy
  • Margaret MacPherson (Canada): Future Us – A Roadmap to Elder Abuse Prevention
  • Dr. Dale Bagshaw (Australia): Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Strategies to Enhance Capacity
  • Siun Kearney (Ireland): Mediation Principles Unpacked Through the Lens of Elder Mediation
  • Henry Kielley (Canada): Ageism – Individual and Collective Opportunities to Change the Conversation
  • Fiona Tait (Australia): Understanding Intergenerational Dynamics & Power Imbalances 
  • Judy M. Beranger (Canada) : Enhancing Grief Sensitivities in Elder Mediation
  • Dr. Martine Lagacé & Dr. Caroline Bergeron (Canada): Research: Understanding the Subtle & Complex Nature of Ageism
  • Winnie Chan (Hong Kong):  Elder Mediation Update: Hong Kong
  • Frederick Aogo (Kenya) : Elder Mediation Update: Africa

REGISTRATION RATES*

EMIN Members:   125€    (100€ if paid by November 1, 2023)    Purchase HERE

Non Members:      165€** (125€ if paid by November 1, 2023)    Purchase HERE

Students:                  75€     (50€ if paid by November 1, 2023)       Purchase HERE

*  Registration provides access to live sessions on both days along with a link to stream recordings of all sessions during the following week.

** Non Members are encouraged to join EMIN (40€ HERE) to save 40 € on the Summit registration fee!