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Organisers:

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC) in conjunction with the IN3.
Aura Esther Vilalta Nicuesa. Associate Professor of Civil Law, Law Department, UOC, and IN3 Researcher.

Scientific committee:

Civil Law Area

Agustín Luna Serrano. Full University Professor of Civil Law, Ramon Llull University.
Ramón Casas Vallés. University Professor of Civil Law, University of Barcelona.
Jose Antonio Cobacho Gómez. President of Murcia University. Full University Professor of Civil Law.
Domingo Bello Janeiro. Full University Professor of Civil Law, University of A Coruña.
Ramón Herrera Campos. Full University Professor of Civil Law, University of Almeria.
Aura Esther Vilalta Nicuesa. Associate Professor of Civil Law, Law Department, UOC, and IN3 Researcher.

Criminal Law Area

Josep Mª Tamarit Sumalla. Full University Professor of Criminal Law, University of Lleida.

International Law Area

Ethan Katsh, Professor, University of Massachusetts.

Programme Committee:

Pere Fabra Abat. UOC Vice President and Director of the Transformations in the Information Society: Prospects research project.
Agustí Cerrillo. Director, Law and Political Sciences Department, UOC.
Victor M. Sánchez. Director, Law Studies programme, UOC.
Aura Esther Vilalta. Associate Professor of Law, Law Department, UOC. IN3 Researcher.
Marta Poblet. ECREA Researcher. Professor of Law and Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Aina Carod Requesens. Research assistant ET2 Llibre Blanc -IN3.

Collaborating scientific bodies:

Centro di Studi Giuridici sui Diritto dei Consumatori. Polo Scientifico Didattico di Terni. Italy.

Scientific bodies taking part

International bodies:

National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR)
Ethan Katsh, PhD. Chair.

eBay
Colin Rule, Director of Online Dispute Resolution for eBay and PayPal.

TheMediationRoom
Graham Ross. Founder and Director of TheMediationRoom. Member of the United Nations ODR panel of experts.

ADR Center
Andrea Buti. Attorney.

ODR Latin America
Alberto Elisavetsky. Director.

Centro di Studi Giuridici sui Diritti dei Consumatori. Polo Didattico di Terni
Vito Rizzo
Lorenzo Mezzasoma

Centre for Electronic Dispute Resolution

The Singapore Mediation Centre ("SMC")
Ian Macduff

ODRWorld.com.
Chittu Nagaragan

ODRIndia.com.
Chittu Nagaragan

Spanish bodies:

Barcelona Court of Arbitration (TAB)
Jesús De Alfonso, Chair.

Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
Pedro Yúfera. Dean.

Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
Pablo Noriega. Researcher.

Law School of the General Law Council
Ramón Casas Vallés. University Professor of Civil Law.

Institute of Law and Technology (IDT)
Josep Suquet. IDT Researcher.

International Internet Institute IN3

Campus for Peace and Solidarity Foundation
Eduard Vinyamata

Escola d'Administració Pública de Catalunya (EAPC)

Direcció General de Dret i Entitats jurídiques. Departament de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
Elena Lauroba Lacasa, General Director.

Junta Arbitral de Consum de Catalunya.
Carles Maluquer de Motes, President.

Foreign universities:

USA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Ethan Katsh, PhD. Professor.

Australia
Victoria University, Melbourne
John Zeleznikow, Professor.

United Kingdom
University of Leicester
Pablo Cortés. Lecturer.

Israel
Temple University
Salil Mehra. PhD. Professor, School of Law.

University of Haifa
Orna Rabinovich. PhD. Assistant Professor.

Argentina
National University of Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires.
Alberto Elisavetsky. Professor.

Italy
University of Perugia
Vito Rizzo. Professor, Law Faculty
Lorenzo Mezzasoma. Doctor. Professor of Civil Law.

University of Camerino (UNICAM)
Lucía Ruggeri. Doctor. Professor of Civil Law.
Francesco Rizzo. Doctor. Professor of Civil Law.

Sapienza University, Rome.
Irene Sigismondi. Research Assistant.

Singapur
University of Singapur.

Spanish Universities:

UOC
Aura Esther Vilalta Nicuesa
Pere Fabra Abat
Eduard Vinyamata
Agustí Cerrillo Martínez
Víctor Sánchez Sánchez

Ramon Llull University
Agustín Luna Serrano. Full University Professor of Civil Law.

University of Barcelona
Carles Maluquer. Doctor. Full University Professor of Civil Law.
Isabel Viola. Doctor. University Professor of Civil Law.
Inmaculada Barral. Doctor. University Professor of Civil Law.

Autonomous University of Barcelona
Marta Poblet. Doctor. Professor of Law Sociology

University of Murcia
Jose Antonio Cobacho Gómez

University of Lleida
Josep Mª Tamarit Sumalla. Doctor. Full University Professor of Criminal Law.

Corunna University
Domingo Bello Janeiro. Doctor. Full University Professor of Civil Law.

University of Almeria
Ramón Herrera Campos. Full University Professor of Civil Law.
Mª José Cazorla. Doctor. University Professor of Civil Law.
Ramón Herrera de las Heras. Doctor. Professor of Civil Law.

University of Salamanca
Felisa María Corvo López. Doctor. Professor of Civil Law.

Cardenal Herrera University-CEU, Valencia
Luisa Vicedo Cañada. Doctor. University Professor.

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Rosa Mª Pérez Martell. Doctor. University Professor of Procedural Law.