Asian Mediation Association

The Asian Mediation Association (AMA) is made up of member organisations involved in mediation, which are based in Asia. AMA will enable these Asian organisations to share resources, best practices, experience and local knowledge. This will be done through joint promotional events, conferences and research and development projects.

The AMA was officially launched on 17 August 2007 in Singapore. Read press release.

 

Current Members of the AMA

Delhi Mediation Centre
Hong Kong Mediation Centre
The Indonesian Mediation Center
Malaysian Mediation Centre
Philippine Mediation Center
Singapore Mediation Centre

 

News and Upcoming Events

1.

Delhi Mediation Centre (DMC)

 

DMC is the latest member of AMA with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 12 September 2008.
 
  Read press release.
   
2. 1st AMA Conference
4-5 June 2009
"Mediation Diversity – Asia & Beyond"
 
  Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) will be the host of the 1st AMA Conference. The conference’s goal is to boost the mediation movement, particularly in Asia, by providing a forum for the exchange of the latest ideas and developments in mediation in different jurisdictions. AMA is honored to have the Former Finnish President, Mr Martti Ahtisaar as the conference keynote speaker. Mr Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his role as an outstanding international peace mediator.

More details on the conference will be released in due course.

To be on our mailing list, please email us at enquiries@mediation.com.sg.
 
   
  Call for Papers
  In conjunction with the AMA Inaugural Conference, AMA welcomes academics, scholars, researchers, practitioners and other interested individuals and organisations to present papers on topics listed here. The papers should cover mediation-related ideas, theories, practice or experience in your country that may be useful to developing mediation in other countries. Papers should ideally provide practical lessons which will advance the field or practice of mediation.
   
3. 1st AMA Chairman-Designate
  We are pleased to announce that Mr George Lim Teong Jin, a past President of the Law Society of Singapore and a member of the SMC’s Board of Directors is the 1st AMA Chairman-Designate. He has been a staunch supporter and intimately involved in the development of mediation in Singapore. The term of office of the AMA Chairman shall be two years beginning 1st January 2009.