The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization focused in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing services to individuals and organizations who wish to resolve conflicts out of court, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. It is headquartered in New York City, with regional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, East Providence, Rhode Island, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Somerset, New Jersey and Washington, DC.[citation needed] The AAA also administers International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), established in 1996 and oversees international arbitration proceedings initiated under AAA rules. ICDR currently (as of 2018[update]) has offices in New York City, Mexico City, Singapore, and Bahrain.[citation needed] From Wikipedia
