Archive for 'Briefings & Presentations' Category
2006 Northern California ADR Faculty Conference at Stanford Law School On March 25, 2006
CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary gave a presentation on Teaching Environmental Policy Mediation to The 2006 Northern California ADR Faculty Conference at Stanford Law School. Scott outlined a set of organizing questions for teachers of public policy mediation to consider, and shared his first-hand experience in mediating two complex environmental policy cases and potential implications for [...]
The Online Dialogue on Conflict/Situation Assessment (2003-2004)
CONCUR, working with Raab Associates and the USIECR, created a project to advance thinking in both the use of conflict/situation assessments and the applicability of online dialogue tools. The Online Dialogue on Conflict/Situation Assessment was supported by the Hewlett Foundation, US EPA, and DOI, and took place in the first half of 2003. The first [...]
Using Independent Scientific Review to Strengthen Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in the Pacific Rim (2001)
Scott McCreary presented at the Third Conference on Participatory Design and Planning for the Pacific Rim Ching-Be, Matzu Island, Taiwan, May 28-30, 2001. This publication in the conference proceedings discusses how the rapid pace of economic growth and urbanization in the Pacific Rim has led to a growing strain upon ecological and cultural [...]
Israel Workshop on Environmental Dispute Resolution (1999)
In January 1999, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary joined a team of international experts as a presenter and facilitator at the first-ever national conference on Environmental Dispute Resolution in Israel. The workshop, sponsored by the Neiman Center at Technion University in Haiffa (Yona Shamir, Director) was convened at the Maale Hahamisha Kibbutz Guesthouse, just outside of [...]
Seminar on Public Participation in Democratic Design for the Pacific Rim (1999)
CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary participated as one of a group of 30 scholars and practitioners from the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong engaged in ongoing cross-cultural dialogue examining ways to strengthen democratic design making in the Pacific Rim. The second annual conference took place in Saitama, Japan. Participants included academics from UC Berkeley and [...]
Conference on Planning for the Future of the Tokyo Bay Wetlands (1999)
In June 1999, Dr. McCreary made the lead presentation at a public conference on the Future of the Wetlands of Tokyo Bay, sponsored by Chiba University in Chiba, Japan. His presentation examined the history of planning for the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay. The one-day conference attracted about 150 people, mostly citizens and associates [...]
Briefings for USAID (1990-1991)
Principal John Gamman lead a series briefings for senior US AID officials, building on the work of his dissertation research examining the relationship between consensus building techniques and the support of sustainable development policies and natural resource policy reforms. Results were tied to USAID projects on implementing policy change and environmental training programs.
Briefing to New Zealand Electrocorps (1990)
CONCUR Principals presented a briefing to senior officials of Electrocorps, New Zealand on the topics of using negotiating techniques to resolve disputes over hydropower development and sharing/privatizing of costs and benefits in the context of New Zealand’s emerging Resource Management Law Reform (RMLR).
Integrated Coastal Resources Management in West Africa (1989)
Working with senior colleagues active in coastal zone management, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary co-lead a 12-nation workshop in Mbour, Senegal on integrated coastal zone management for West Africa. The meeting, co-sponsored by USAID, the US National Park’s Service’s International Program’s Division, and IUCN, brought together natural resource planners and managers from diverse perspectives to explore [...]