Archives by Tag 'strategic planning'

Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Update (August 2011)

Work to replace Seattle’s aging and at-risk elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct highway with a deep-bore tunnel took two more important steps forward this month as Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum in support of the project and federal highway officials gave final sign-off to the $4.2-billion initiative.
The federal action – known as the signing of [...]

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Takes Another Step Forward (July 2011)

CONCUR often designs and executes collaborative processes that mesh with (or culminate in) a final environmental assessment. In the case of Seattle’s aging and at-risk Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) highway, the State of Washington has this week released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its plans to replace the AWV with a deep-bore [...]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Dialogue (Fall 2010)

Between August and October 2010, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary convened a phased dialogue focusing on improving land use decision-making for the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. The dialogue, supported by the Seattle-based Bullitt Foundation, focused in particular on identifying and strengthening concrete commitments to Gorge resource protection and management.
The Gorge, a stunning natural resource [...]

Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Strategic Planning (August 2010)

CONCUR Associate Rebecca Tuden facilitated a strategic planning meeting of the Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) on August 19, 2010 in Reno, Nevada. The meeting was organized and convened by NVSGC to identify 2010-2014 goals and targets for NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
The meeting focused on providing participants with an [...]

Nevada System of Higher Education Climate Change Education Conference, May 24–25, 2010

Building on CONCUR’s work in November 2008, CONCUR Associate Rebecca Tuden and Affiliate Peter Bluhon facilitated the Nevada System of Higher Education Climate Change Education Conference 2010 on May 24–25, 2010. The conference was organized and implemented as the second year strategic activity under the Education Component goals funded by a National Science Foundation [...]

False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (2009-Present)

In Fall 2009, CONCUR was asked to help the NOAA/NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) prepare for and convene the pre-meeting of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team meeting held November 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. CONCUR’s work on this effort focused on several key tasks: (1) providing strategic planning advice to PIRO; [...]

Abalone Advisory Group (AAG) Releases Report: “Management Options for a Potential Red Abalone Fishery on San Miguel Island” (January 29, 2010)

A novel collaborative process designed and led by CONCUR to develop a range of management options for a potential red abalone fishery reached a major milestone on February 16, 2010, when the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) of the California Fish and Game Commission met to discuss the newly-released report.
The report – entitled “Management Options for [...]

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 [...]

Wingspread Foundation Water Funders Forum (January 2010)

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary and Associate Rebecca Tuden teamed with conveners from The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread to facilitate a three-day workshop among 27 leading grant-making organizations involved in national and regional water resource efforts. The meeting was convened from January 13 – 15, 2010 at The Johnson Foundation in Racine, Wisconsin.   Participants in the [...]

Strategic Planning for NSF EPSCoR Initiatives in South Dakota and Mississippi (Fall 2009)

CONCUR has been retained to support strategic planning for Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in both South Dakota and Mississippi. The RII projects in these two states are in the beginning phases and are intended to fund activities in eligible states to [...]