X HE P ortland O bserver • S eptember 21, 1994
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Oregon Business Arbitration
Program Launched
In response to the increasing
demand by Oregon business people
and their attorneys for a speedy and
inexpensive alternative to litigation
to resolve disputes, the American
Arbitration Association (AAA) has
developed the Oregon Business Ar
bitration Program, announced Patrick
Mead, regional vice president for the
AAA’s Seattle regional office.
Arbitration is the voluntary sub
mission of a dispute to an indepen
dent neutral person or persons for a
final and binding decision. The Or
egon Business Arbitration Rules were
Valerie Bagnol (left) of Elmont, N.Y. and Mattie Dozier of DeSoto, Texas, national sales directors for
Mary Kay Cosmetics, are honored for sales and recruiting achievement during a company seminar in
uanas. The women conduct training sessions across the county, give motivational speeches and
provide input for new products, programs and literature produced by the company.
developed specifically to meet the
overwhelming demand by Oregon
disputants and their attorneys for an
inexpensive and efficient forum to
resolve business disputes. The pro
gram allows for lower filing fees, and
expedited arbitrator selection pro
cess, rules of discovery and the free
dom to communicate directly with
the arbitrator for the fastest possible
solution.
"The A A A ’s new rules have
been introduced alongside the
A sso c ia tio n ’s more traditional
procedures, which still offered
for all clients that continue to
prefer traditio n al benefits and
safeguards o f the A A A ’s C om
m ercial A rbitration proced u res,”
said Mr. M ead.
Founded in 1926, the American
Arbitration Association is a public
service, not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the resolution of dis
putes through arbitration, mediation,
democratic election, and other vol
untary methods.
For more information regarding
the Oregon Business Arbitration
Rules or other AAA services, please
call 1-8OO-559-3222.
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Families Honored As Heart Of The Community
Parades, lunches, coloring
contests and discounts at fav o r
ite tourist attractions mark some
o f the events during O regon
C h ild ren ’s Week.
The third annual statew ide
celebration is held Oct. 2-8 as
proclaim ed by G ov. B arbara
Roberts and coordinated by the
Oregon D epartm ent o f Human
R esources.
"The lives of all Oregonians
are enriched by children. Commu-
nities should acknowledge and en
courage the opinions, concerns and
contributions of children and youth,”
Roberts said.
"Families: Heart of the commu
nity," is the theme of this year’s ob
servance.
Human Resources staff are
working with educators, community
organizations and other social ser
vice groups to put on the celebrations
and activities for children and fami
lies in almost every county in Or-
egon.
Twelve attractions, including
OMSI, Oregon Coast Aquarium,
Wildlife Safari and Mt. Hood Sce
nic Railroad, will offer special dis
counts for the week. The state tour
ism and lottery departments will
giveaway coloring maps showing
tourist attractions.
Children First For Oregon, a
statewide advocacy group, can be
called to learn more about events at
1-800-544-0376.
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