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Course One:  Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements

May 19-20, 2010

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Location: Robinson Classrooms A and B, Preservation Park historical district, downtown Oakland, CA.

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Negotiation is increasingly a required part the day-to-day work of many professionals active in the environment, energy, natural resource management, and land use planning fields. While you or your staff may have had some exposure to negotiation, CONCUR’s training can take what may have been informal experience, and take it up to the next level of professional practice, enabling you to produce more powerful negotiated agreements.

Course One, "Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements," will meet May 19-20, 2010 at Oakland's Preservation Park Conference Center. The course is intended for professionals working across the full range of environmental and natural resource issues in planning, policy development, or site-specific projects. CONCUR's 20+ years of experience spans water supply and quality issues, land use planning, coastal and marine resources, toxics remediation, and biodiversity protection.

In Course One, we show you how a process of face-to-face negotiation can augment traditional policy making with creative agreements that are better informed and more stable. During the training, participants learn the elements of mutual gains bargaining, apply them in a series of simulated disputes, and reflect on the application of these tools to everyday work situations and their own current cases. Participants receive a certificate of completion and MCLE credits (if applicable).

Topics include:

  • Using negotiation to strengthen decision-making
  • Key concepts in negotiation
  • Applying dispute resolution therapy for practical results
  • Negotiation styles and techniques
  • Hands-on simulations focused on environmental issues
  • Ethical responsibilities of negotiators
  • Tools for effective negotiation
  • CONCUR’s stepwise model of negotiated agreements
  • Case studies of negotiation, with topics ranging from land use planning and water resources management to statewide environmental planning
  • Engaging your current cases: Advice on ways to improve environmental decision-making

Sample Course One Agenda

TUITION AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION:

A coursebook, 2 continental breakfasts, 2 lunches, and one dinner are included in the course tuition. Parking is not included.

Individuals: $600.00 if enrolled before March 23rd, $650 afterward.

Students/NGOs: $450 (There are a limited number of student/NGO discounts - please confirm availabilty with Amy at CONCUR before registration.)

Groups: Two-for-One until March 23rd (2 persons for $600, both must be enrolled and paid-in-full at the same time from the same organization.)

After March 23, all enrollment prices go up $50 per person.

Please click here for a summary of other group discounts available.

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS: CONCUR recognizes that many organizations are currently restricted by state and federal budget constraints, and we are willing to work with you/your organization on alternative payment arrangements. We are happy to secure your place in this course without receiving payment immediately EXCEPT FOR THE TWO-FOR-ONE offer. For these arrangements, please contact Amy LeBlanc directly at (510) 649-8008.

ENROLL ONLINE NOW!

To enroll by credit card, YOU MUST ENROLL ONLINE. This registration and ticketing system uses either Google Checkout or PayPal. (We are sorry, but we cannot take credit cards over the phone).

To enroll by check, purchase order, to receive an invoice, or reserve a space now and pay later (see bove note on flexible payments), please also visit the Registration website, select the correct number of tickets/ticket types and click the "ORDER NOW" button and fill out the registration information for each individual. At the bottom of the registration form, below where it says "PURCHASE TICKETS", click the "OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS" button and select "PAY BY CHECK" or "SEND ME AN INVOICE". Contact Amy LeBlanc (below) if you have trouble with this or any questions.

PLEASE NOTE:  Cancellation policy: If you need to cancel, a deposit amount of $200 is non-refundable after 4/19 for each individual, but may be applied to future courses.

For questions, please contact Amy LeBlanc in our Berkeley Office at (510) 649-8008 or amy@concurinc.net.

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