On 24 March 2017, Greg Bond (Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau), published a blog article on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, entitled "Global Pound Berlin, March 24, 2017" His article is republished in full below.

On 16 March 2017, our Academic Director, Professor Nadja Alexander, published a blog article on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, entitled "Towards a Harmonised Approach to Mediation Legislation in Asia?" Her article is republished in full below.

The Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) was launched on 17 March 2016 at the 2016 Global Pound Conference as a regional hub and international platform for thought leadership, research and development, and training and education in negotiation and dispute resolution.

Since SIDRA's launch, many people have asked, "What is SIDRA?"

Like negotiators and mediators well-versed with the interests-based model, some people have also asked, "Why SIDRA?"

These are good questions, and indeed, questions to be expected.

Since its launch, the Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series has brought together dispute resolution stakeholders at locally-based events and gathered actionable data on the local and global dispute resolution markets.