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The answer depends on the scope of the charrette, however, budgets should always be considered early on. A major goal of the charrette and NCI Dynamic Planning is to reduce rework. This [...]

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The 8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held January 22-24, 2009 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This conference has grown significantly since it began several years ago and is now considered to be the “premier” smart growth conference held each year. Check the conference website in the [...]

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In response to shrinking project budgets, more and more planning agencies are developing the in-house capacity to conduct charrettes. Director of Fayetteville Long Range Planning, Karen Minkel, has assembled a staff of planners and designers who possess the diverse talents from both planning and design disciplines necessary to run a community charrette. Last year, Karen [...]

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Vacation in the beautiful Northwest while earning your NCI Charrette Planner® and Complete Charrette Manager™ certificates. Take both courses July 14-18 then head for the beach or the mountains while the days are long and warm. Join the NCI group for a streetcar ride to the Portland Eco-Trust Building tour.
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