National Academy of Arbitrators
2016 Annual Meeting
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
Pittsburgh, PA
June 22 - 25, 2016
NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION FORM
Please print/type name(s) exactly as you want them to appear on name badge(s).
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SECTION II: Advocacy Training Program (6/22/16)
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Advocacy Training Luncheon (included in fee)
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Note: As space is limited, registrations for the Advocacy Training
Program will be accepted on a first-reserved basis. The NAA reserves the right
to cancel the Advocacy Training Program and refund the associated registration
fees paid if as of May 24, 2016 the number of registrants for the Advocacy
Training Program is below the course design minimum class size of thirty.
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SECTION III: 2016 ANNUAL MEETING
Your registration includes: NAA programs; reading
materials; coffee breaks; and non-transferable tickets
for the meals you check below:
 Advocacy Training Program Only:
Complete Section I, Section II, and Section V
 Annual Meeting Only:
I plan to attend:
Complete Section I, Section III, Section IV (If Applicable), and
Section V
Wednesday Wine and Cheese Reception (6/22/16)
Thursday Distinguished Speaker Luncheon (6/23/16)
Friday Presidential Luncheon (6/24/16)
Friday Reception & Dinner (6/24/16)
 Advocacy Training and Annual Meeting Combo:
Complete Section I, Section II, Section III, Section IV (If
Applicable) and Section V
SECTION I: REGISTRATION FEES
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Thursday, June 23, 2016: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Registration Fees Paid and Postmarked March 15 – May 24, 2016:
Please check ONE box to indicate your choice:
Advocacy Training Program Only
Annual Meeting Only
Advocacy Training & Annual Meeting Combo
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“It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over”: Grappling with Post-Hearing and
Post-Award Issues in Labor Arbitration
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The Initial Management Conference (One More Hoop to Jump
Through or a One-time Opportunity)
$179
$675
$799
Registration Fees Paid or Postmarked after May 24, 2016:
Advocacy Training Program Only
Annual Meeting Only
Advocacy Training & Annual Meeting Combo
$199
$750
$899
Group Discounts
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Thursday, June 23, 2016: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
If four (4) or more are registering from your organization please deduct:
Please check ONE box to indicate your choice:
Annual Meeting Only
Advocacy Training & Annual Meeting Combo
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Recent Developments in Labor Relations that May Affect the
Airlines and Recent Developments in the Airline Industry that
Might Affect Labor Relations
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The Postal Industry: Consideration of Evolving Practices
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The Case of the Handcuffed Suspect – Or Was There
Excessive Force?
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Arbitration: Ready to Value Add in Education?
-$30
-$50
To qualify for this discount we need the names of the other three
registrants from your organization:
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Registrant’s Name:
Continuing Legal Education
The Academy will apply for MCLE credit for the NAA
2016 Annual Meeting. Please provide your:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Friday, June 24, 2016: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Please check ONE box to indicate your choice:
Bar Numbers(s)
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Baseball Games and Arbitration Hearings
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Persuading the Arbitrator: Influences on Arbitrator Decision
Making
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Discovery and Motion Practice in Employment Arbitration
Please note: CLE applications will not be made to additional States after
May 24, 2016.
Application has been made for HR Certification
Institute (HRCI) Recertification Credit.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Friday, June 24, 2016: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Please check ONE box to indicate your choice:
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Form of Payment: □Check □Visa* □MasterCard* □Discover*
Developing Human Rights Issues: Practical Considerations for
Adjudication (Canadian Session)
Name on Card:
U.S. Designating Agencies Update on Labor Arbitration
Card Number:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Saturday, June 25, 2016: 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Expires:
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State(s)
CID:
Billing Address:
The Media’s Portrayal of Arbitration and the Academy’s
Response: Understanding How Journalists Understand
Arbitration
Authorized Signature:
Overview of Current Research on Arbitration and Dispute
Resolution
*The NAA accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover ONLY.
SECTION IV: S/C/P INFORMATION
NOTE: ALL AMOUNTS ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS
ADDITIONAL TRANSFERABLE MEAL TICKET(S) FOR
SPOUSE/COMPANION/PARTNER:
Wednesday Wine and Cheese Reception
___@$ 49.00 each
Thursday Distinguished Speaker Luncheon
___@$ 79.00 each
Friday Presidential Luncheon
___@$ 79.00 each
Friday Reception & Dinner
___@$ 99.00 each
NAA Operations Center
Ste 412
1 North Main St
Cortland, NY 13045
Tel: (607)756-8363
Fax: (607)756-8365
E-Mail: naa@naarb.org
SECTION V: PAYMENT INFORMATION
Section I Total (Registration Fee):
$ _________
Section IV Total (Additional Tickets - If applicable):
$ _________
Voluntary Contribution to the
NAA Research and Education Foundation
$ _________
Grand Total:
$_________
I have dietary restrictions and would prefer a vegetarian meal(s)  Yes
Please mail completed registration form with payment to the
above address. If paying by Visa, MasterCard or Discover,
your completed registration form may be faxed to: (607)
756-8365. Registrations will not be processed unless
accompanied by payment.
PARTICIPANT LIST:
Only those registrants whose full
registration fees have been received at the NAA Operations
Center on or before May 24, 2016 will appear in the Participant
List. No supplemental lists will be prepared.
REFUNDS: Only those cancellations received at the NAA
Operations Center by mail, e-mail, telephone, or fax on or before
May 24, 2016 will be entitled to refunds of the registration fee(s)
paid (subject to a $100 processing charge) and any additional
S/C/P meal ticket purchased.
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National Academy of Arbitrators
ADVOCACY TRAINING
JUNE 22, 2016
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
To be conducted in advance of the NAA 2016 Annual Meeting
Please join us for a full day of training. The NAA will present an Advocacy Continuing
Education session. Designed for Labor, Management, H.R., attorney and lay advocates, the
advocacy training sessions will be led by experienced advocates and arbitrator members of the
National Academy of Arbitrators. In keeping with best practices for adult learning, the training
will be interactive, highly participatory with opportunities to discuss specifics with and receive
feedback from the training faculty.
This Advocacy Training will include, among other subjects:
Issue Spotting
Themes and Theory of Case in Arbitration
Preparing and Presenting Effective Opening Statements
Preparing and Presenting Persuasive Closing Arguments
Economic Expert and Advocacy Issues in Interest Arbitrations
Advocacy Advice and Wisdom
The myths of arbitration and grievances and
avoiding common mistakes made by advocates, and
Deciding the Difficult and Close Case
8:15 AM – Registration and continental morning refreshments
8:45 AM to 12:15 PM– Morning Training Sessions
12:15 – LUNCH Session (Crafting Opening Statements and Closing Arguments)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Economic Expert and Advocacy Issues in Interest Arbitrations
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Afternoon Training Sessions
To Register for this Advocacy Training Program, go to the 2016 Annual Meeting Non-Member
Registration link at: http://naarb.org/coming_meetings/index.asp
or call the NAA office at (607) 756 8363.
Advocacy Continuing Education
For Labor Grievances and Arbitrations
Presented by the National Academy of Arbitrators
The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown,
600 Commonwealth Pl., Pittsburgh, PA
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 training agenda
Time
8:15 AM
Session/Activity
Registration. Continental Breakfast
Participating Faculty
8:45 AM
Welcome, Introductions of faculty and participants,
Agenda and goals for the day
Michelle MillerKotula, NAA an
9:00 AM
Case Scenarios. Issue spotting.
9:30 AM
Review Wonder Com Training Case Scenario;
Work Plan for the Day
Sharon Gallagher,
NAA Lead Faculty
Lou Chang, NAA
10:00 AM
Coffee break
10:15 AM
Persuading the Arbitrator
Case preparation checklist
Theory and Theme of Case
Issues Identification
Effective Opening Statements
Sharon Gallagher,
NAA Lead Faculty
11:00 AM
Efficient Hearing Strategies
Setting the Scene, Uncontested Facts and effective
use of stipulations to focus on contested
issues and credibility
Witnesses & Evidence
(Selection, preparation, means of presentation)
Lisa Kohn, NAA
Lead Faculty
Complete Evidence and proof (facts, witnesses,
documents, exhibits, demonstrative aids)
11:30 AM
Powerful Closing Arguments
Theme & Theory of Case, unifying theme,
evidence and Range of Remedies
Begin Crafting Opening statements and Closing
Statements
Michelle MillerKotula, NAA
Lead Faculty
12:15 PM
Working Lunch (Hotel Box Lunch)
(Crafting Opening Statements and Closing Arguments)
1:00 PM
Joint session with NAA/AAA presentation by economic
expert and advocacy issues in interest arbitration.
Vijay Kapoor,
Economist
2:00 PM
Return to Advocacy Training for Refreshments and
Discussion Session on Expert Testimony & Witnesses
Lisa Kohn, NAA
Lead Faculty
2:30 PM
Preparing and Presentations of Opening Statements
and Closing Arguments
Joyce Klein, NAA
Lead Faculty
3:10 PM
Preparing and Presentations of Closings, Oral
Arguments and Written Briefs
Joyce Klein, NAA
Lead Faculty
3:50 PM
Myth Busting
Myths about Grievances and Arbitrations
Mistakes Advocates make
Avoiding the Worst Mistakes Advocates Make
Myths about Just Cause. Presentation of research
Susan Grody Ruben,
NAA
William Miller, NAA
Deciding the difficult and close case.
Panel of arbitrators discuss their likely ruling
and reasoning, identifying what swings the
difficult, close case.
4:50 PM
Wrap up and evaluation
5 PM
Adjourn
Other
Invited Arbitrators
from the Region
(TBA)
Michelle MillerKotula, NAA & Lou
Chang, NAA
To Register for this Advocacy Training Program, go to the 2016 Annual
Meeting Non-Member Registration link at:
http://naarb.org/coming_meetings/index.asp
or call the NAA office at (607) 756 8363.