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Entries from April 2010

New NCI Webinar Series

April 19th, 2010 · No Comments

NCI is pleased to offer the following webinars for 2010. We are partnering with a range of experts on each topic to bring you fresh perspectives on these current issues. Learn more and sign up for our first webinar here.

Public Agencies Running their own Charrettes: How to gain community trust while saving time and money — May [...]

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Categories: Trainings/Events

Last Chance for Early Registration in Washington, DC this June

April 15th, 2010 · No Comments

For the first time ever, NCI is offering our full week of certificate trainings on the East Coast. You can take the NCI Charrette System™ Certificate and NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ Certificate trainings this June 7-11 in downtown Washington, DC. More details and registration. Early registration discount ends 4/16/10!

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Award winning project used the NCI Charrette System

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Bruce VanHoy, from Town Point Development took the NCI Charrette System Certificate training in January 2008.  He was apart of this award winning project.

Named a “Green Project of the Year” by USGBC, Maryland Chapter
(March 2, 2010) – Perryville, Maryland: Woodlands Perryville, the sustainable, master-planned community by Town Point Development has won a Green [...]

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Categories: Benefits of Charrettes · Public Participation

Get the Word Out!

April 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Excerpted from the NCI 2005 Best Practices Report
By Keith Covington, Principal
Third Coast Design Studio
Some of the toughest people to deal with during a planning process are those who did not attend the charrette. In the public sector, we have tried just about every method to notify and encourage people to attend. After all, [...]

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Categories: Charrette Preparation · Public Participation · Stakeholders

Charrettes and Social Media at the APA Conference

April 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Join NCI and PlaceMatters at the annual APA conference in New Orleans is this weekend, April 10-13th.  Bill Lennertz, NCI Executive Director, and Ken Snyder and team from PlaceMatters will present a session on Charrettes and Social Media from 1-5pm on Saturday 4/10 in MCC R05.
See the iPad in action! Learn to use the iPad, [...]

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NCI Trainings in Washington, DC this June!

April 1st, 2010 · No Comments

For the first time ever, NCI is offering our full week of certificate trainings on the East Coast. You can take the NCI Charrette System Certificate™ and NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ Certificate trainings this June 7-11 in downtown Washington, DC. See here for more details and registration. Early registration discount available before 4/16/10!

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Categories: Trainings/Events