Recent Press Releases:

GAMA Is the First ADR Directory to Draw Straws

Conyers, Georgia, December 16, 2003. The Global Arbitration Mediation Association, Inc. (GAMA) is pleased to announce that it is the first alternative dispute resolution (ADR) organization to permit disputants to “draw straws” to resolve many of the administrative issues frequently standing in the way of conflict resolution. Using the You Draw Straws™ form located on the GAMA site in its Mediation.com and Arbitration.com Directories, disputants can input multiple variables such as neutral choice and meeting location, time and place. The last participant’s selections will activate the site to “draw straws” and all disputants and the selected ADR neutral will be notified by e-mail concerning the system’s final selections. GAMA's President, TK Read, said the following regarding GAMA’s decision to allow site visitors to utilize You Draw Straws, “The use of You Draw Straws to resolve the many pre-mediation meeting or pre-arbitration hearing issues allows both sides to a dispute attend the mediation or arbitration more fully committed to the ADR process. This is because using You Draw Straws permits them to participate in all aspects of resolving their claims and thus have a greater buy in to the ADR process as a whole.”


GAMA Opening Featured In First On-Line Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Conyers, Georgia, August 15, 2000. The Global Arbitration Mediation Associaton, Inc. (GAMA), is pleased to announce that the formal opening of its re-designed website shall be featured in the world's first, Chamber of Commerce on-line ribbon cutting ceremony.

The ribbon cutting ceremony, hosted by the Conyers/Rockdale County Chamber of Commerce, shall take place in both the cyber and physical worlds on August 23, 2000 at 12:00 pm. In the physical world, the ceremony will be at the Seven Gables Restaurant in Conyers, Georgia. There, GAMA's President, T. K. Read, will click a computer mouse to initiate a program opening a cyber door into the www.gama.com web page. On-line viewers will be able to observe the ribbon cutting both as it occurs, and as a replay by going to the Chamber site at www.conyers-rockdale.com.

"This opening underscores GAMA's commitment to providing leadership to the on-line dispute resolution and legal communities," Says Mrs. Read. "We are excited, pleased and proud of this opportunity to partner with our Chamber on such an important event."

In 1995, GAMA was the first dispute resolution company on the Web. The ribbon cutting ceremony celebrates the re-design of the GAMA site, and the opening of its Arbitration.com and Mediation.com E-Directories of arbitrators and mediators. These directories use Internet technology to provide a unique, searchable database.

For more information, or press passes to the physical ribbon cutting ceremony, contact T. K. Read at gama@tkread.com, or 770-483-6557 or 770-235-7818.

Theresa K."TK" Read, JD, LLM, Litigation
President, GAMA (the Global Arbitration Mediation Association, Inc.)
Get Listed. Be Found at Arbitration.com and Mediation.com.
www.GAMA.com, www.arbitration.com, www.mediation.com


GAMA Launches New Mediation and Arbitration Internet Directories

Conyers, Georgia, July 10, 2000. Today, Global Arbitration Mediation Association, Inc. (GAMA), a leader in the provision of on-line legal services, announced that it will be offering two new on-line products -- the Arbitration.com E-Directory and the Mediation.com E-Directory. These directories will be open on August 8, 2000 for searches by the public and will be available on July17, 2000 to alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") professionals for listing purposes.

The directories include targeted information and advanced search features. These features provide arbitrators and mediators with a forum for showcasing their training, experience and specializations, and provide disputants with the ability to narrow his/her selection to those mediators and arbitrators whose backgrounds are best suited for resolving their conflict.

Disputants target their ideal mediator or arbitrators by using the advanced searching fields of extensive database. The database supports searches using a wide variety of criteria, including the following; ADR experience, education, credentials, subject matter expertise, associations, geographic location, video conferencing capability and hourly rate information.

"In general, the use of Mediation and Arbitration as methods of resolving disputes is on the rise due to the desire of companies and individuals to resolve conflicts more quickly and with greater economy than can be offered by our court systems," said T. K. Read, CEO of GAMA. "The increase in doing business on-line is one of the key drivers in the increased use of alternative dispute resolution. Because of the tremendous growth in Internet commerce, people now have a greater potential for conflicts involving geographically dispersed customers, vendors and suppliers. When left to the court system, resolution of these conflicts is problematic and costly. GAMA's Arbitration.com and Mediation.com E-Directories are designed to provide a much needed link between disputants and ADR professionals. With these directories, ADR professionals will have representation where they can be easily found by disputants. Disputants can use GAMA's search criteria to narrow their selection to those ADR professionals most capable of rendering the best decision in their case. It is a win-win situation for everyone involved in alternative dispute resolution."

One of the first legal companies to realize the potential of Internet, GAMA was established on the Web in 1995 with the mission of becoming a leader in the provision of on-line services for the ADR community. GAMA is renewing its commitment to this mission with its newly redesigned site and services. For more information on GAMA and the new Arbitration and Mediation E-Directories, visit the company's Web sites at www.gama.com, www.arbitration.com, www.mediation.com, on or after July 17, 2000, or contact T. K. Read, President, gama@tkread.com, 3660 Druids Drive, Conyers, Georgia 30013, 770-235-7818.