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CONCUR Training “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” June 12-13 – Enrollment Now Open!

Our 2-day training course “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” will meet Wednesday-Thursday, June 12-13 at UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus in Berkeley, CA. Negotiation is an increasingly important part of the day-to-day work of many professionals in the environment, energy, natural resource management, and land use planning fields. While you or your staff may have had [...]

CONCUR and CBI Announce Stronger Collaboration

CONCUR and CBI are pleased to announce the strengthening bond of our two organizations. Beginning in March 2012, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary will team with CBI as a Strategic Partner. By formalizing our affiliation, CONCUR and CBI can provide comprehensive services across the nation and internationally, drawing on over 40 years of combined multi-party consensus [...]

CONCUR Awarded California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contract

In December 2011, CONCUR was awarded a State of California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract #4-11-03-0493A through 3/31/2015, allowing state agencies to contract with us directly using our pre-approved catalog of services and prices. The CMAS contract is tied to our federal GSA MOBIS contract, which CONCUR was awarded in 2009. Both contracts enable CONCUR to [...]

CONCUR Training “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” March 7-8, 2012 – Enrollment Now Open!

Our 2-day training course “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” will meet Wednesday-Thursday, March 7-8 2012 at UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus in Berkeley, CA. Negotiation is an increasingly important part of 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 [...]

Course 2: “Facilitating and Mediating Effective Environmental Agreements” scheduled for November 2-4, 2010

CONCUR’s annual advanced training course, “Facilitating and Mediating Effective Environmental Agreements“, has been scheduled to meet Tuesday-Thursday, November 2-4, 2010 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 implementing site-specific projects. This is an [...]

Peer-Reviewed Article on Marine Protected Areas Published in “Ocean & Coastal Management” Journal

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary co-authored an article with Marine Life Protection Act Initiative colleagues entitled “Science-based and stakeholder-driven marine protected area network planning: A successful case study from north central California“, published in the current issue of Ocean & Coastal Management [53 (2010) 52-68]. Former CONCUR intern Kathryn Hoffman was a key co-author. In documenting [...]

CONCUR Training “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” Scheduled for May 19-20, 2010

CONCUR’s annual public 2-day training course “Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements” has been scheduled for 2010.  This course will meet Wednesday-Thursday, May 19-20, 2010 in downtown Oakland’s historic Preservation Park. 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 [...]

CONCUR Awarded GSA MOBIS Federal Supply Schedule

In December 2009, CONCUR was awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) schedule contract, and is an approved vendor for SIN 874-2: Facilitation Services. Our contract number is GS-10F-0077W. This schedule is a contract vehicle which enables any US federal government agency to more easily contract with CONCUR for services. [...]

New CONCUR Fact Sheet on Watershed Planning

CONCUR has prepared a new fact sheet focused on our watershed planning experience and expertise (download PDF). Watershed planning touches on a broad range of issues including local land use policies, stream protection concerns, restoration goals, flood control, and water quality. The planning framework can be transboundary and address implications for climate change adaptation, or [...]

John Gamman named to Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster

CONCUR Principal John Gamman has been named by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the U.S. Council for the International Exchange of Scholars to the roster of the international Senior Specialists Program, enabling him to work with partnering academic and governmental institutions on national and regional environmental policy issues. John is planning to [...]