THE MEDIATION RULES OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (CIDRA) ARTICLE 5 - RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO MEDIATE OR FOR ISSUANCE OF AN INVITATION TO MEDIATE 1) With respect to a Request to Mediate or a Request for Issuance of an Invitation to Mediate, within a period of thirty days after the date of receiving such a Request, the other parties to the dispute shall file a Response (with attachments as appropriate) with CIDRA and serve one copy on each of the other parties to the dispute. 2) If CIDRA or the requesting party does not receive a written reply to such Request from an invited party within 30 days of an invited party's receipt of the Request, CIDRA, in consultation with the requesting party, may deem the lack of reply as a rejection of the request or invitation to mediate the dispute. On CIDRA's written notice to the requesting party that the mediation cannot proceed, the requesting party may seek out other dispute resolution alternatives to protect its interests. 3) Any Response submitted by a noticed or invited party shall, at a minimum, reply to the particulars of subparagraphs (e), (f), and (g), supra in Article 4, or state the reasons why the responding party is not obligated or desires not to participate in a mediation proceeding. The Response may also contain a reply to subparagraphs (i) and (j) of Article 4 and include documents as attachments. 4) The mediation proceeding shall be deemed to commence on the date that CIDRA determines that two or more parties have signed a Mediation Submission Agreement and that it is appropriate to proceed without the participation of other noticed and/or invited parties.