Our Next Meeting
**Gold Coast Hotel**
(Across from the Palms Casino Hotel, next to Rio Casino Hotel)
February 14, 2012
Breakfast Meeting:
7:30am - 9:30am
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We will be having Three Square with us at the meeting as a special Community Spotlight Guest.
We would like for all of our attendees to bring dry or canned goods to the meeting as a donation for the Three Square program.
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation
Presented By: Ira David (bio)
February's topic will be "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation." Even for seasoned HR Professionals, Alternative Dispute Resolution (aka ADR), especially mediation, is not well understood. However, incorporation of some form of ADR into many organization's HR practices have become more common in recent years. ADR provides some quantifiable advantages to organizations.
This presentation will discuss the different types of ADR, particularly mediation, under what circumstances each might be an effective alternative to litigation or other action and why. HR Professionals and Senior Leadership of all types of organizations will come away with a better understanding of the alternatives, as well as the pros and cons of each, including when each is applicable, or to be avoided.
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Ira David is a thirty-plus year veteran of the business world. He started his career as a mathematician, but quickly moved into what was then the infant computer services and software industry and spent three decades holding every corporate and technical position other than CFO. In 2005, after more than a decade as CEO of Millennium Systems Products, Inc., he redirected his career by obtaining his law degree and commenced the practice of commercial and intellectual property law. |
Ira entered the world of ADR in 2006 by joining the Better Business Bureau panel of arbitrators. In 2007 he was recognized as the Arbitrator of the Year in Southern Nevada. He then joined the American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators, the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program panel of mediators, and the American Arbitration Association panel of mediators. In the last five years, he has handled nearly three hundred mediation and arbitration cases. As of January of this year, he joined with Ileana Drobkin, who has over two hundred mediations under her belt, and formed ID Mediations, LLC, an independent mediation services firm offering dispute resolution in Nevada and surrounding states.
About our Community Spotlight: Three Square
Three Square's mission is to "provide wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community." Established in 2006, Three Square is more than just a food bank; Three Square represents a food movement—one that includes the literal movement of food as well as repositioning hunger relief as a community priority and changing the general public's perceptions of the faces of hunger.
Three Square is a member of Feeding America, the national network of food banks. Modeled on "best practices" from top food banks nationwide, Three Square has quickly become one of the most innovative and productive food banks in the country. They are also Southern Nevada's largest hunger-relief organization, serving Las Vegas and four rural counties encompassing 40,282 square miles. After four years in operation, Three Square has provided 70 million pounds of food (the equivalent of over 50 million meals) to the communities we serve. Currently, they provide food to 100,000 people in need each month through our broad community collaborative with schools, food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, senior centers, faith-based organizations, and thousands of volunteers. Additionally, Three Square offers targeted feeding programs for local children and senior citizens who are at extremely high-risk of chronic food shortages and nutritional deficiencies.
Southern Nevada Hunger Facts:
- One in six Southern Nevadans struggle with hunger – that's more than 300,000 people in our community who don't always have enough to eat
- More than 55% of Clark County School District students are enrolled in free meal programs (approximately 155,000 students)
Three Square Facts:
- Three Square works with more than 650 Program Partners including non-profit and faith-based organizations, schools and feeding sites
- Three Square, through our Program Partners, serves nearly 100,000 individuals monthly
- More than 45,000 of those individuals are children o Approximately 16,000 of those individuals are seniors
- Three Square distributed more than 24.9 million pounds of food and grocery product in 2011, the equivalent of 18 million meals
How Can People Help?
- Donate food, time or funds
- For every dollar donated, Three Square can provide up to three meals
- 93 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to getting food to people in need
For additional information visit www.threesquare.org or call (702) 644-FOOD (3663)
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