Two institutions supporting work in dispute resolution deserve specific mention regarding this project. First, the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON). Both of us received our initial professional training through PON. Michael has maintained his affiliation with PON in various capacities ever since he began working there as a first-year law student. Bob continues his full-time affiliation at PON as a faculty member at Harvard Law School and as the deputy director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, one of PON’s nine inter-disciplinary research centers. The Program on Negotiation is a remarkable place with tremendous energy, talent, and promise. It draws an extraordinary collection of scholars, practitioners, and students together, creating opportunities for precisely the kinds of cross-disciplinary fertilization on which our field (and this book) depend. PON provided logistical, institutional, and significant financial support for this project. Quite simply, without PON, this project would never have gotten off the ground.

Second, the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Program at the University of Oregon deserves very special mention. The University of Oregon &emdash; where Michael now teaches—has taken enormous and rapid strides to develop a top-notch ADR program, and the school’s support for this project can barely be overstated. The dean of the law school provided research stipends and teaching leave to support the creation of this book. The Walker-Weiner Endowed Research Fund at the University of Oregon provided additional financial support for the project. And the faculty of Oregon, through formal faculty colloquia and through informal consultation, has provided invaluable advice on ways to improve the book.

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