Announcements

Welcome to the International eNegotiation Exhibition

January 6, 2012

This site is designed to give you a hands-on experience with Smartsettle. You will start with Smartsettle One. The current event uses a case with Buyers and Sellers in an online marketplace in which you will play either Buyer or Seller. You may need to wait for someone else to come along and play the other side. 

NOTE 1: Despite what it might say in some of the dialogs, this event is not part of any competition and will not be scored.

NOTE 2: Thank you for your participation. Please remember to fill out the exit questionnaire. Your feedback is valuable to us. 

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Welcome to the International eNegotiation Exhibition

October 29, 2011

The Cyberrweek 2011 event has ended. Come back in a few days to practice buying your Christmas tree online. 

This site is designed to give you a hands-on experience with Smartsettle (as if you were practicing for a real-life case). A wizard will take you through a number of steps starting with Smartsettle One, with which you will negotiate a simple hypothetical case that has been simplified to a single numerical issue. After you complete at least two practice cases you will be eligible for scoring in a competition. 

If you have a real-life case, you may submit that after the practice. Moving on to your real-life case is not part of the competition. If your real-life case is complex or if you are in facilitator training you may wish to continue your training with Infinity. 

Please remember to fill out the exit questionnaire. Your feedback is valuable to us.

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Welcome to the International eNegotiation Exhibition (pre-Cyberweek)

September 15, 2011

A new event will start on Oct 20, 2011 for Cyberweek. 

This site is designed to give you a hands-on experience with Smartsettle. You may also use this site to practice for a real-life case. A wizard will take you through a number of steps starting with Smartsettle One, with which you will negotiate a simple hypothetical case that has been boiled down to a single numerical issue. You must complete at least two practice cases to be eligible for scoring in the competition. If your case is more complex or if you are in facilitator training you will graduate to Infinity. When you are ready for your own real-life case, we will help you construct a Framework for Agreement. Please remember to fill out the exit questionnaire. Your feedback is valuable to us.

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Welcome to the International eNegotiation Exhibition

July 29, 2011

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Future of Justice Competition to be held on 2011 July 26th

July 1, 2011

 

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eNegotiation Exhibition now Models Real-Life

May 9, 2011

The International eNegotiation Exhibition has been revamped to give users a real-life experience with Smartsettle One. Each hypothetical context is designed to model a simple negotiation that has been boiled down to a single numerical issue.

Everyone is invited to take Smartsettle One for a spin and give us some feedback. You can also use this venue to practice for your own real-life case.

Stage 1: You must complete at least two practice cases.

Stage 2: Prepare for your own real-life case. We will help you construct a Framework for Agreement.

Stage 3: Negotiate your own real-life case.

Stage 4: Fill out the exit questionnaire. Your feedback is valuable to us.

Stage 5: Graduate to Infinity (optional)

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Focus Group Negotiation

September 15, 2010

Smartsettle is staging a Focus Group Negotiation at Cyberweek 2010 starting on Oct 25. Everyone is invited to take Smartsettle One for a test drive. In return for ten minutes of your time filling out a questionnaire, we will donate a certain amount, that you will negotiate with us, to a designated worthwhile cause. There are two stages:

Stage 1: Practice with a similar case in a Smartsettle One Competition here. You must complete at least two practice cases.

Stage 2: Negotiate the amount that Smartsettle will donate in return for ten minutes of your time filling out a questionnaire.

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Cyberweek Competition for Law Schools

October 23, 2009

Law Schools in numerous countries will participate in a Smartsettle One competition hosted by the International eNegotiation Tournament at Cyberweek 2008 (Oct 13-18). Law students who plan to attend Cyberweek may join the competition any time after Sept 1. Winners will be announced at the Cyberweek closing ceremonies on Oct 18, 2008.

The objective of the competition is to contrast traditional adversarial negotiation tactics with the advantages of early intervention and collaboration using technology-assisted methods:

• higher settlement rates
• time and cost savings
• improved relationships

Students with experience using Smartsettle One will have the opportunity to compete with Smartsettle Infinity, where they will learn how preference analysis and optimization can be used to uncover hidden value and reach better agreements.

Credit for course work will be dependent on each instructor.

Register now. Admission is free to Cyberweek attendees. If asked for a coupon code, enter 'CYBERWEEK'.

Thank you,

eNegotiation Registrar

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Major Site Update

July 27, 2008

We have just launched a major update of the eNegotiation site with many behind the scenes changes and also some updates to various parts of the site.  In particular we have updated the Registration process and the User Console.  As part of that update, we have moved from the Checklist to a Wizard approach which we hope is easier and clearer for users.  Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the update or if you need help in getting up to speed with the new features.

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2008 Forum on ODR: Envisioning the Future of Online Dispute Resolution

May 27, 2008

150 delegates from around the world gathered at the Marriott Victoria Inner Harbour for the 7th Annual International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). The Smartsettle team enjoyed a brilliant time of engaging dialogue and exploration with colleagues, diplomats and ODR enthusiasts at large.

As posted on the Forum website (www.odrforum2008.org) delegates from "Egypt, Canada, USA, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, East Timor, India, Jordan, Germany, Pakistan, Nigeria, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Trinidad, Korea, Malaysia, Italy, United Kingdom, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Spain, Cameroon, Iran and Japan" participated in presentations and discussion about progress and developments in global ODR initiatives and the future of the industry.

Click here to read the full details...

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Top Standings Update

May 23, 2008

Congratulations on the first Smartsettle One competition! Check out the Top Standings to see who made the top ten and their comments. Four countries are represented in the top ten.

Smartsettle One will now be offered as a platform of choice in the ongoing International eNegotiation Tournament.

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9-Year-Old Wins Prize in Smartsettle One Competition

May 20, 2008

The latest competition at the International eNegotiation Tournament featuring the new Smartsettle One system ended Thursday with a surprising finalist.

Nine-year-old Jade Larson, daughter of Dr. David Larson, a speaker at the 2008 Forum on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), achieved third place in a Smartsettle One competition hosted by the International eNegotiation Tournament. The full slate of top performers are posted here at the Tournament website.

Smartsettle is most widely known for its Infinity software, the world’s only multi-issue, multi-party online negotiation system. The company has now established another important landmark- distilling the vision and basic functionality of Smartsettle Infinity into an easy-to-use single-issue negotiation system, Smartsettle One.

During the Forum in Victoria last week, delegates participated in the competition, trying the new web-based application using real world scenarios as case contexts. As one of the youngest delegates at the conference, Jade Larson added a new dimension of enthusiasm to the gathering, influencing keynote speaker and Internet pioneer, Vinton Cerf's opening remarks when he said that ODR has come a long way, such that a 9-year-old has demonstrated usability of new technologies.

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Smartsettle One Competition Produces 93% Settlement Rate

May 19, 2008

Smartsettle One debuted at the 7th Annual International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution in a public demonstration hosted by the International eNegotiation Tournament. The Smartsettle One Competition started one week prior to the Forum and ended at the closing ceremonies. Participants were offered a choice of three types of cases; Insurance Claim Settlement, Residential Tenancy Dispute and a Broken Supply Agreement. In each situation, the players negotiated a single monetary issue using Smartsettle One’s state-of-the-art web interface.

Click here to read the full details...

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Infinity Simulation at ODR Forum with Real-World Data Exceeds Research Predictions

May 18, 2008

Smartsettle Infinity was demonstrated by Dr. Ernest Thiessen in a session chaired by Colin Rule of eBay at the 7th Annual International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution.

Click here to read the full details...

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Smartsettle One Competition: June 11 - 19, 2008

May 11, 2008

This demonstration is a hands-on experience. Smartsettle is inviting you to join in a competition to be held in conjunction with the 7th Annual International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution.

If you are attending the forum you have been automatically registered. Contact us for your access codes if you do not have them already. If you are not attending the forum, you may register here any time prior to the start of the competition. We will recognize your high performance whether or not you attend the conference, but you will need to be in attendance at the forum on June 19th in order to claim your prize.

For more information contact us today.

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Site Changes

May 8, 2008

We have recently updated many of the features of the eNegotiation Tournament site, including a new authentication system which uses your email address as your login id. If you have an existing account, simply use the email address that you registered with as your login id and you will be able to access the site as before.

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Smartsettle at Cyberweek 2007

September 15, 2007

Smartsettle One Preview at Cyberweek 2007

We are pleased to announce a preview of Smartsettle One, optimized for single-variable cases. We invite you to be among the first to try out the smartest simple eNegotiation system on the Internet. No training is necessary. Just jump in and start negotiating.

Smartsettle One Competition

Read about the hypothetical negotiation case and familiarize yourself with the rules now. Then come back near the beginning of Cyberweek, create you account and enter negotiations with other participants. You can start and end any time during Cyberweek. Each negotiation should only take a few minutes of your time. Depending on how responsive your opponents are, you may need to visit the site several times over the span of Cyberweek. Check out the Smartsettle One demonstration to see how it works. All of the above information is available by clicking on the following link:

Smartsettle Infinity to One

For newcomers to Cyberweek, a little history is in order. Past Cyberweek participants have had the opportunity to use what we now call Smartsettle Infinity, an eNegotiation system that is applicable to virtually any type of case with any number of negotiators. Smartsettle Infinity uses optimization algorithms to put negotiators in control of a multivariate blind bidding process that quickly produces outcomes that are both fair and efficient. Smartsettle Infinity has been referred to as “the most sophisticated and powerful eNegotiation system on the Internet”, but another persistent theme has been; “Make it simpler, simpler, simpler...” 

Mission accomplished: Nothing CAN be simpler than ONE. Smartsettle One.

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