THE MEDIATION RULES OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (CIDRA) ARTICLE 7 - SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR 1) CIDRA shall establish and maintain a panel of mediators and shall appoint mediators as provided in these Rules. To the extent possible, the panel in part will consist of mediators who are dual or multi-lingual. 2) There shall be one mediator, unless the parties agree that the dispute requires the assistance of one or more co-mediators. 3) If a party nominates or CIDRA appoints or designates a mediator, the full name, address, and nationality of the mediator, together with a description of his or her qualifications, shall be mutually disclosed. 4) If, by 10 days after the commencement of the mediation proceedings, the parties cannot agree on a sole mediator and have not mutually agreed on a method of appointment, CIDRA shall use the following list-procedure, unless both or all parties agree that the list-procedure should not be used or unless CIDRA determines in its discretion that the use of the list-procedure is not appropriate for the case: a) CIDRA shall communicate to the parties an identical list containing at least three names of mediators together with a description of their qualifications; b) Within fifteen days after the receipt of this list, each party shall return the list to CIDRA after having deleted the name or names to which it objects and numbered the remaining names on the list in the order of preference; c) After expiration of the fifteen day period, CIDRA shall appoint the sole mediator from among the names approved on the lists returned to it and in accordance with the order of preference indicated by the parties; d) If for any reason the appointment cannot be made according to this procedure, CIDRA may exercise its discretion in appointing the sole mediator; 5) In making the appointment of a sole mediator, CIDRA shall have regard to such considerations as are likely to secure the appointment of an independent and impartial mediator and may take into account as well the advisability of appointing a mediator of a nationality other than the nationalities of the parties.