Editor's preface Dedication to willoughby abner Welcome-Robert Helsby Officers of SPIDR and program committe Introduction and summary of convention Howard J.Anderson Chris Hanna Program of session I-The mediator's Role William Simkin Kenneth Moffett Zel Rice Eva Robbins Discussion among participants Program of session II-The fact finder's Role Charles M.Rehmus Arnold Zack Judge Alan Gold Session III-A greater Reliance upon reasoninng and persuasions David L. Cole Program of session IV-The arbitrator's Role Robert Coulson Robert L. Stutz A.W. Carrothers Paul Prasow Questions and answers from the floor Program of session V-Union and Employer views of the public Interest and the role of the neutral:private sector Robert Howllett William Dodge Ben Fischer Willian Curtin,Esq Douglas Soutar Questions to speakers by Sidney Levy Ben Rathbun John Moody Session VI-An era of Opportunity for the professional Peacemaker W.J. Usery Program of session VII-Union and Employer views of the public Interest and the role of the neutral public :public sector Claude Edwards Victor Gotbaum Sam Zagoria Russell Sterward Questions to speakers by Howard Anderson Wilfred List Ed Kelly Leon Hughes Session VIII-The role of the neutral Peter Brennan Program of session Ix- the public Interest and the role of labor-Management relations agencies in dispute settlement Edward Miller Joseph Crowley Hyman Parker Program of session X-Professional Standards in training and retraining of neutrals Jerome Barret L. Lawrence Schultz Robert Dorherty Betty Schneider Philip Tamoush Program of session XI-The public Interest and the role of the neutral in equal opportunity laws and Programs Willian Gould Alfred Cowles Ronald Houghton George Hildebrand Alice E. Kidder Anthony V. Sinicropi Session XII-A variety of Functions for neutrals Theodore W. Khell Index