The National Conference on Restorative Justice will feature five program tracks to inform and equip participants in their respective areas of interest or specialization.  The tracks (as well as bonus programs) are designed to cover the full spectrum of restorative justice issues and practices.  Each track will consist of up to ten hours of programming and will feature workshops and panel discussions led by experts in their respective fields.

Tracks will meet Monday and Tuesday mornings between 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday afternoons between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and on Wednesday morning between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Persons attending the conference will be registered to a particular program track of their choosing (though attendance at any program is not compulsory).  Conference participants are allowed to attend any program of their choosing; however, those who are registered for a program track have first priority of seating for all programs within their track.  In the event of heavy demand for a particular program, track participants willl be given first priority, with whatever remaining seating available to other interested participants on a first come, first serve basis.

See the conference schedule under the "schedule" tab of this website for details on individual programs.

The development of these tracks has been overseen by:

A.  Restorative Justice Research and Teaching
 Michael J. Gilbert, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio - Downtown Campus, 501 W. Durango Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207  (210) 458-2683. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

B. Practitioners of Restorative Justice
Kevin Downey, PhD, CEO of Crosspoint Inc. of San Antonio.  (210) 225-0864.  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

C. Faith Groups and Restorative Justice

Oversight of the development of this track has been coordinated by Bert Thompson who can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

D.  The Criminal Justice System and Restorative Justice
Oversight of the development of this track has been coordinated by John W. Byrd, MPA, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio - Downtown Campus, 501 W. Durango Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207, (210) 458-2979.  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it