October 10-12th and 13-14th 2011 We are very pleased to announce that the Centre for Sustainable Communities and our partners at Parsons Brinckerhoff, Turnberry and the BRE are offering the next round of our National Charrette Institute (NCI) accredited charrette training in Scotland in the week starting the 10th October 2011. The Scottish Government has [...]

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What better cause is there for a charrette than the post-disaster period when recovery planning must be done quickly? Post-disaster work involves lots of stakeholders, each with their individual missions who must now work in concert to assist the community in their recovery and rebuilding. The NCI Charrette System™ kick-starts the rebuilding effort through a [...]

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Vancouver, BC Early Registration Discounts End this Friday, 8/12 Come to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia this September and gain both NCI certificates. This is the last opportunity to take both the NCI Charrette System™ and Charrette Management and Facilitation™ certificate trainings on the west coast this year. The courses will be held at TransLink headquarters [...]

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Each year proves special for the NCI training at Harvard. Last week’s class came from distant points including China, Northern Canada and Saudi Arabia, plus the all corners of the U.S. including Hawaii. Despite the diversity of profession and location a common theme emerged: how to create sustainable plans through collaboration in this age of [...]

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Come to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia this September and gain both NCI certificates. This is the last opportunity to take both the NCI Charrette System™ and Charrette Management and Facilitation™ certificate trainings this year. The courses will be held at TransLink headquarters with easy access to vibrant downtown Vancouver. **Don’t miss out on early registration [...]

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NCI will facilitate an on-the-job training this August for planning staff from tornado stricken communities near Birmingham, Alabama. Jefferson County planners saw charrettes as the way to accelerate the recovery planning process and contacted NCI to request NCI Charrette System™ training for capacity building for local staff and consultants to run their own charrettes. The [...]

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Charrettes for Healthcare Planning In this recorded webinar you will learn how charrettes are being used to facilitate a holistic approach to healthcare planning that goes beyond the hospital walls to affect the health of the entire community. In recent decades there has been much research on the links between the built environment and public [...]

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Its not too late to go to Harvard – 15% Discount Deadline 6/30 Our annual NCI Charrette System™ training at Harvard is special. First, you attain a Harvard Certificate of Completion in addition to a NCI Certificate. The Harvard class is unique. Your fellow classmates will include a unique mix of people from across the [...]

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Come to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia this September and gain both NCI certificates. This is the last opportunity to take both the NCI Charrette System™ and Charrette Management and Facilitation™ certificate trainings on the west coast this year. The courses will be held at TransLink headquarters with easy access to vibrant downtown Vancouver. **Early Registration [...]

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Charrettes for Healthcare Planning June 15, 2011, 10:00-11:30 am PDT (1:00-2:30 pm EDT) Note: after live webinar date a recording will be available free for paid participants In this webinar you will learn how charrettes are being used to facilitate a holistic approach to healthcare planning that goes beyond the hospital walls to affect the [...]

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