The Mediation Committee looks forward to another productive year. Our ABI-published mediation book, Bankruptcy Mediation, is an excellent resource for mediators and representatives of parties in mediation. The book has an impressive list of authors and does a great job of covering the issues a reader would want to learn about. We hope you saw it at the Annual Spring Meeting and either bought the book from ABI or at least looked over its content. If you are interested in the topic or are preparing to experience a mediation, this book is highly recommended.

We are very excited about the program that was presented at the Annual Spring Meeting on cross-border mediation. This was a collaboration between our committee and the International Committee. The panel offered insights on the particular issues that arise in international mediation and offered many insights from true experts that are beneficial in domestic mediations as well. We are very grateful to William Brandt, Jr., Peter Borowitz, Jack Esher and Justice Glenn Haney for presenting on the panel. We took great pride at the interest people expressed about this committee at the Annual Spring Meeting. We were very pleased with the number of people who joined us at our meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, as well as the participation and enthusiasm of those attending. Our committee is already planning a program with the Business Reorganization Committee for the Winter Leadership Conference.