Course One:  Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements

Date: This course will next be offered in Spring 2009. Please see Course II for information about our next scheduled course.

Location: Clark Kerr Campus of the University of California at Berkeley (street map)(satellite map of campus buildings and parking lot) (directions - please scroll down for directions to the Clark Kerr Campus) (travel and lodging options) (Please see tuition and enrollment information below)

Course One, "Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements," will meet Wednesday-Thursday, May 7-8, 2008 at UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr 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. Participants receive a certificate of completion and MCLE credits (if applicable).

The Agenda for Day One includes:

  • Current terminology
  • Detailed overview of the principled negotiation process
  • Current dispute resolution theories and their practical application
  • Negotiation styles and techniques
  • Hands-on simulations focused on environmental issues
  • Ethical responsibilities of negotiators
The Agenda for Day Two includes:
  • "How-to" guide for agreement-focused negotiation
  • Tools needed to be an effective negotiator
  • CONCUR’s stepwise model of mediated negotiation
  • Case studies, with topics ranging from land use planning and water resources management to statewide environmental planning
  • Ways to improve the negotiation process with mutual gains bargaining, joint fact-finding, and mediator or facilitator involvement

Sample Course One Agenda

TUITION AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION:

A coursebook, refreshments, breakfasts, lunches, one dinner and parking are included in the course tuition. A limited number of discounts are available to staff members of nonprofit organizations on a first-come, first-served basis.

Individuals: $600.00 if enrolled before April 15th, $650 afterward.

Students/NGOs: $500 (There are a limited number of student/NGO discounts - please confirm availabilty with Amy at CONCUR before registration.)

Groups: 20% discount for 2nd person from group ($480), 30% discount for 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. ($420 each). Please click here for a summary of group discounts available.

To enroll by fax, mail or email (to send a check, purchase order, or to receive an invoice), please complete the Training Registration Form (PDF or Word) and email (Word version only), fax or mail it to CONCUR. Minimum $200 deposits MUST BE RECEIVED to secure your place in the course.

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

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