Fall Conference

The VMN 2025 Fall Conference

The Virginia Mediation Network hosted our 2025 Fall Conference in-person on October 3-4 at the Virginia Crossings Conference Center in Glen Allen, Virginia and virtually through the Whova app on October 6-10. Our theme is “Lighting the Way to Help you Sail your own Ship.”

Mediators, attorneys, and conflict resolution professionals from across Virginia and beyond gathered for a week of in-person and virtual learning, networking, and inspiration. This year’s conference offers engaging ethics discussions, practical skill-building workshops, and specialized sessions tailored to both new and experienced practitioners.

Highlights include:

Ethics & Professional Standards – Ethics: Lighting the Way with a distinguished multi-speaker panel.
Core Skills – Managing high emotions, integrating mindfulness, and applying socio-genograms in mediation.
Specialized Practice – Equitable distribution in Virginia, divorce mortgage planning, and ADR in schools.
Innovation & Technology – AI tools for mediation and designing AI-powered training programs.
Creative Approaches – Using visual art in peacemaking, restorative law, and forgiveness education.
Professional Development – Building a sustainable practice, non-profit strategies, and community engagement.

We provide both Continuing Mediator Education credits (CME) and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education credits (MCLE) for various sessions. See the Agenda and Presenter pages for details on this year's programming.

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Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors!

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