The Cologne Research Center for Commercial Mediation at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences will hold an all-day symposium on the new Mediation Act on June 28, 2012, in which also Joachim Hund-von Hagen, co-director of the Research Center, will participate as one of the speakers. The Act is negotiated as a bill by a joint committee of Bundestag and Bundesrat. Experts from businesses and institutions, especially the Round Table for Business Mediation in Germany, the justice system, law firms and mediation firms will be attending the symposium. Please find more details on the symposium and registration terms in German here.