The Benefits of Joining Our Community
Meet and Network with Fellow Mediation Professionals
The Singapore mediation scene has developed significantly over the past few years. As more mediation professionals join the community, the SMP provides an excellent platform to exchange ideas, learn, and develop your skills. We organise and host events regularly, giving you ample opportunity to get to know your fellow mediation professionals:
Networking
Have a convivial chat, or a deeper conversation, over drinks with fellow conflict resolution advocates during various social events and networking activities throughout the year.
Talks and Lectures
Hear from, and share views with, key players in the mediation community in Singapore and abroad, through talks and lectures that SMP hosts.
Discussions
Be involved in shaping views and perspectives relevant to the practice of mediation and alternative dispute resolution in Singapore.
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Past Events
Here are some events that we’ve organised recently.
Click here for all our past and upcoming events.
Social Events
- August 2021 – SMP Online Social featuring members networking over a specially curated dinner from Nude Seafood. Hosted by Ms Eunice Chua.
- December 2021 – Conversations with the Honourable Justice Tan Siong Thye and Ms Gloria Lim (CEO, SIAC), our first physical event of the year was hosted by Mr Lim Tat at Maxwell Chambers and centred on the theme “Litigation and Arbitration in the Golden Age of Mediation”.
Workshops
- January and March 2021 – In collaboration with HKIM, Behavioural Science Strategies for the Lawyer-Mediator courses by Debra Dupree, Psy.D.
- October 2021 – In collaboration with HKBA, mediation advocacy training / workshop.
Talks
- October 2021 – Talk on “Family Mediation in Singapore; Past, Present and Future” by Mr Rajan Chettiar, hosted by Mr Ramesh Selvaraj.
- December 2021 – Talk on “Enhancing A Mediator’s Toolbox: Neuro-Linguistic Programming” by Professor Joel Lee, hosted by Mr See Chern Yang.
Bigger Events
September 2021 – A webinar co-presented by JAMS, SMP and Global Mediation Alliance during the SG Convention Week. A total of 284 registrants from 39 countries attended this event.
Thought Leadership
February 2021 – SMC Newsletter: Mediate – Article entitled “Duties under Rule 15A for Family Legal Practitioners – Noble but (still) Novel?”
Become a Member
We have two forms of membership: Ordinary and Associate.
Click on the link below to answer a few simple questions and you will be directed to apply for the relevant membership for you.
Education
Continuous Improvement
Learn and Develop Your Mediation Skills
SMP was formed to promote and represent the collective interests of mediation practitioners. We provide the forum to mould standards, provide views on pressing issues of the day, and enable self-development through access to lectures, training, mentoring and accreditation opportunities.
If you have an interest in mediation, or want to be connected to a community of like-minded practitioners, SMP is the organisation for you.
You get to plug into the mediation network, and be involved in a myriad of different social and professional development activities to grow and become a better professional.
As you come on board, SMP will also develop and advance with your experience and knowledge, tapping into that reservoir to be the collective voice in discussions with others, i.e. disputants, lawyers, insurers, government agencies and overseas practitioners.
It’s a symbiotic relationship, and we grow together!
What SMP Stands For
Maintaining Standards
We seek to be the collective voice for mediators in Singapore.
Promoting Professionalism
We believe that good outcomes stem from good standards that professionals adhere to.
Promoting Mediation
We believe in the development of the mediation ecosystem.
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Coaching Scheme
- Prepare for your MSA assessment in a simulated dispute scenario
- Be a coach or role-player and help trainee mediators preapre for their MSA assessment
- Hone your mediation skills
- Be a key player in building the mediation community
Become a Member
We have two forms of membership: Ordinary and Associate.
Click on the link below to answer a few simple questions and you will be directed to apply for the relevant membership for you.