Conference Schedule

8:00am – 12:00pm Training Sessions

• Collaborative Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Support
  (Carie Fox, J.D., M.S., Fox MediationDick Prather, Bureau of Land ManagementMike Kuenzi, Water Environment Services, Clackamas County)
  
  
• I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Intercultural Communication, Competency and Awareness
  (Carolyna Smiley-Marquez, Ph.D., Multicultural Mediators and Counselors, Smiley & Co, Ltd.)
  
  
• Introduction to Multiparty Negotiation
  (Cherie Shanteau-Wheeler, Esq., Senior Mediator/Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution)
  
  
• Public Participation for Decision Makers
  (John D. Godec, President, Godec, Randall & Associates Inc.)
  
  
• Tribal-Federal Consultation: Techniques for Meaningful Government-to-Government Communication
  (Dick LaFever, Crossroads Leadership Institute (CLI) Catalyst for Positive ChangeSarah Palmer, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution)
  
  

1:00pm – 5:00pm Training Sessions

• Assessing Risks and Gains with Eyes (and Doors) Wide Open
  (Billy Shott, Branch Chief, National Park Service Intermountain Regional OfficeNedra Chandler, Principal, Cadence)
  
  
• Collaboration in NEPA
  (Horst Greczmiel, Associate Director for NEPA Oversight, Council on Environmental QualityMichael Eng, MMA, Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution)
  
  
• Collaborative Leadership - A Model for Addressing Environmental Conflicts
  (Juliana Birkhoff, Consensus Building InstituteRobert Fisher, Fisher Collaborative Services)
  
  
• Diagnostic Clinic for Design of Stakeholder Collaborations
  (Suzanne G. Orenstein, Independent Facilitator and Mediator)
  
  
• FACA for Facilitators: Case Studies and Practical Strategies for Collaboration
  (Charles F. Howton, General Services Administration Committee, Management Secretariat (MCC)Deborah Dalton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center)
  
  

5:30pm – 7:00pm Opening Reception Remarks by P. Lynn Scarlett

9:15am – 10:00am
Opening Plenary Session: Welcome to ECR2008

10:30am – 12:00pm Sessions

• 7 Years On: Lessons and Reflections on Use of Evaluation Findings
  (Andy Rowe, Ph.D., ARCecon(Moderator)Elena Gonzalez, Director, Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, U.S. Department of the InteriorPatricia Orr, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict ResolutionRobert Jones, J.D., Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium)
  
  
• Collaboration: Incorporating Large-Scale Citizen Deliberation into Environmental Conflict Resolution
  (Evan Paul, AmericaSpeaksJanet Fiero, Ph.D., AmericaSpeaks)
  
  
• Collaborative Modeling: Incorporating New Technologies into the Collaborative Process
  (Christine Turner, Ph.D., U.S. Geological SurveyGeorge Leavesley, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State UniversityJimmie D. Chew, Ph.D., U.S.D.A. Forest ServiceMargaret McCaffrey, Ph.D., Bureau of Land Management)
  
  
• Go Fish - The Long Strange Saga of Northern Pike Eradication in Lake Davis
  (Dave Ceppos, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State University(Moderator)Ed Pert, Ph.D., California Department of Fish and GameJodie Monaghan, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State UniversityJulie Cunningham, MA, California Department of Fish and Game)
  
  
• Lessons Learned From Our Organizational Development (OD) Colleagues
  (Cindy Cook, Adamant Accord, Inc.David Batson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DCSusan Sherry, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State University,)
  
  
• Mental Model Approach to Understanding Public Participation Process Preferences and Outcome Expectations
  (Robin Saha, Ph.D., University of Montana, Environmental Studies DepartmentSteve Ackerlund, ARCADIS)
  
  
• NEPA Comment Analysis: Formalized War or Opportunity to Increase Capacity?
  (Carie Fox, J.D., M.S., Fox Mediation(Facilitator)Dick Prather, Bureau of Land ManagementGary Light, ICF InternationalMichael Mortimer, Ph.D., J.D., Society of American Foresters, Virginia TechRaymond McCall, Ph.D., University of ColoradoRichard A. Fairbanks, The Wilderness Society)
  
  

12:00pm – 1:15pm
Networking Boxed Lunch/ECR Public Policy Forum

1:30pm – 3:00pm Sessions

• Dynamics and Outcomes of ECR: New Research on Change, Motivations and Actionable Results
  (Bill Leach, Ph.D., California State University, SacramentoDebra Whitall, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service, National Partnership Office,E. Franklin Dukes, Ph.D., Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of Virginia(Moderator)William Hall, Ph.D., George Mason University)
  
  
• How “Go Slow” to “Go Fast” Fits with “Hurry Up and Decide”: Using EPA’s Situation Assessment Model to Help Clients Custom-Fit ECR Processes
  (Catherine Garypie, J.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5Deborah Dalton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center(Moderator)Joseph Siegel, J.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2Karen Kellen, J.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8)
  
  
• Tapping into the Multiplicity of Diverse Approaches for Collaboration on Public Issues: Making Strategic Choices
  (Evan Paul, AmericaSpeaksJonas Minton, California Planning and Conservation LeagueSusan Springer, Intrinsic Consulting, LLCSuzanne G. Orenstein, Independent Facilitator and Mediator(Moderator))
  
  
• Tribal and Federal Government Consultation: Realizing the Possibilities and Potential for Effective Consultation
  (Brian Patterson, Bear Clan Representative, Oneida NationDavid Grachen, Federal Highway Administration Resource CenterMaryAnn Naber, Federal Highway AdministrationSarah Palmer, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution(Facilitator)Valerie Hauser, Advisory Council for Historic Preservation)
  
  

3:30pm – 5:00pm Sessions

• Climate Change in the 21st Century: Challenges for the Practice of Environmental Dispute Resolution
  (Michael Elliot, Georgia Institute of Technology, City and Regional Planning ProgramOna Ferguson, MA, Consensus Building InstituteRic Richardson, University of New Mexico)
  
  
• Innovations in Application of Science to Natural Resource Decision Making
  (Byron Ken Williams, U.S. Geological SurveyIone Taylor, U.S. Geological SurveyJames Coleman, U.S. Geological SurveyLynne Koontz, U.S. Geological SurveyOlivia Barton Ferriter, Conservation, Partnerships & Management Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior(Moderator))
  
  
• Is ECR Really “Faster, Better, and Cheaper”?
  (Janet Crawford, Planning Consultants Ltd.Jianbo Kuang, Ph.D., EcoDirections International Pty Ltd.John Haydon, EcoDirections International Pty Ltd.Peta Stilgoe, Queensland Planning and Environmental Court)
  
  
• New Technology as a Tool for Improved Community Involvement, Collaboration and Policy Formation
  (John Senn, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyMargaret Ford, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9)
  
  
• Overcoming Institutional Barriers to ECR at the Federal Level
  (Charles F. Howton, General Services Administration Committee, Management Secretariat (MCC)Debra Whitall, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service, National Partnership Office,Meg Mitchell, Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National ForestsTerry Fenton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
  
  
• State/Federal Collaborative Governance Structures and Strategies
  (Anne Badgley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGreg Wolf, Policy Consensus Initiative(Moderator)Langdon Marsh, National Policy Consensus CenterPeter Murchie, National Policy Consensus CenterRichard A. Whitley, Bureau of Land Management)
  
  
• Systematic Evaluation of Environmental and Economic Results (SEEER) - A New Way to Evaluate Results of ECR Decisions
  (Andy Rowe, Ph.D., ARCeconSusan Goodwin, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute ResolutionWilliam Hall, Ph.D., George Mason University)
  
  

8:30am – 10:00am Sessions

• Collaborating to Collaborate: Shared Federal, County and Local Management of the Golden Horseshoe
  (Heide Anderson, Town of BreckenridgePaul Semmer, Dillon Ranger District, White River National ForestSue Boyd, Mountain Prairie Association, LLCTodd Bryan, Ph.D., The Keystone Center(Moderator))
  
  
• Collaboration in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)/GIS-Based Decision Support Systems
  (Austin McInerny, MRP, AICP, Center for Collaborative PolicyCatherine R. Darst, Ph.D., U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceNaicong Li, University of RedlandsPaul Burgess, The Redlands InstitutePhilip Murphy, Ph.D., InfoHarvest, Inc.(Moderator))
  
  
• FACA for Facilitators -- Experience from the Field
  (Arthur Gary, J.D., U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the SolicitorCharles F. Howton, General Services Administration Committee, Management Secretariat (MCC)(Moderator)Deborah Dalton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Prevention and Resolution CenterMarilyn J. Kuray, J.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel)
  
  
• How Well is ECR Performing? Results and Implications of a Three-Year Multi-Agency Evaluation Study (MAES)
  (Dale Keyes, Ph.D., Consensus Mediation Services(Moderator)E. Franklin Dukes, Ph.D., Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of VirginiaPatricia Orr, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict ResolutionWilliam D. Leach, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento)
  
  
• Incorporating Nongovernmental and Local Government Interests in Government-to-Government Negotiations
  (Aaron Miles, Nez Perce TribeBetsy Daniels, Triangle Associates, Inc.Greg Ridgley, Office of the New Mexico State EngineerMary Dumas, Dumas & Associates)
  
  
• Use and Abuse of Computer Models: Do Computer Models Help or Hinder Collaboration?
  (Craig Forster, Ph.D., University of Utah, College of Architecture+PlanningMichele Straube, CommUnity Resolution, Inc.)
  
  

10:30am – 12:00pm Sessions

• A Step Removed: Third-Party Neutrals as Process Coaches
  (Carolyn Penny, J.D., Common Ground: Center for Cooperative Solutions, University of California at DavisJohn B. Stephens, Ph.D., Public Dispute Resolution Program, School of Government, University of North Carolina)
  
  
• An Identification of the Factors that Contribute to ECR Success and Implications for ECR Practice– Results and Discussion of a Three-Year Multi-Agency Study
  (Elena Gonzalez, Director, Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, U.S. Department of the InteriorJuliana Birkhoff, Consensus Building InstituteKirk Emerson, Ph.D., U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution(Moderator)Lucy Moore, Lucy Moore Associates, Inc.)
  
  
• Approaches for Managing Large Multiparty Cases When Things Start to Go Wrong
  (Christopher Moore, Ph.D., CDR Associates(Moderator)Joseph McMahon, Jr., Collaborative Processes)
  
  
• Collaborative Preparation as Intervention: The Power of Pre-Meeting Work.
  (Maggie Herzig, Public Conversations ProjectMeenakshi Chakraverti, International and Science Programs, Public Conversations Project)
  
  
• Computer Tools and Gadgets Recipe Swap
  (Dana Lucero, MetroTahnee Robertson, M.S., Southwest Decision Resources(Moderator))
  
  
• The Navy's Recovery from Hurricane Ivan: ECR and the National Historic Preservation Act
  (Deborah Osborne, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dispute Resolution ServiceJuliana Novotny, Department of the Navy EnvironmentRichard Barfield, Naval Facilities Engineering Command SoutheastRobert Manley, Department of the Navy, ADR Program Office(Moderator))
  
  

12:00pm – 1:15pm
Lunch Plenary: Climate Change and Conflict: A Provocative Assessment
(Johnathan Overpeck)

1:30pm – 3:00pm Sessions

• Arizona Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) “Project Reference:” An Electronic, Web-based, Technological Tool that Reduces Conflict and Facilitates Collaborative Protection of the Environment
  (Debra Drecksel, J.D., Debra Drecksel, LLC(Moderator)Sam Elters, Arizona Department of TransportationScott Parkey, Arizona Department of Transportation)
  
  
• Collaboration: What's in it for Environmentalists?
  (Mary O'Brien, Ph.D., Grand Canyon Trust(Moderator)Matt Skroch, Sky Islands AllianceRichard Roos-Collins, Natural Heritage Institute)
  
  
• Fostering Collaboration in Intractable Tenure Conflicts in Public Lands-Lessons from Costa Rica
  (Franklin Paniagua, Foundation of Peace and DemocracySergio Guillen, Foundation of Peace and Democracy(Moderator))
  
  
• New Technology for Collaborative Decision Making: Opportunities and Challenges Merging Cutting Edge Technologies for ECR
  (Abe Springer, Ph.D., Northern Arizona UniversityHolly Richter, Ph.D., Upper San Pedro Partnership/Nature ConservancyJessica Block, Decision Theater at Arizona State UniversityKevin Lansey, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of ArizonaMark Keith, WP Care School of Business, Arizona State University)
  
  
• Perspectives on Resolving Disputes in Indian Country
  (Janice Whitney, JD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(Moderator)Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs of the Onondaga Nation of the HaudenosauneeTom Colosi, The Colosi Group)
  
  
• To Tell the Truth: When Do Negotiated Rulemaking and Other Collaborative Policy Processes Make Sense and When They Don’t
  (Greg Bourne, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State University, Sacramento(Moderator)J. Michael Harty, Harty Conflict Consulting and MediationLucy Moore, Lucy Moore Associates, Inc.Michael Eng, MMA, Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict ResolutionRobert Fisher, Fisher Collaborative Services)
  
  

3:30pm – 5:00pm Sessions

• “Blue Ribbon" Decision-Making in California: Using Authority, Science and Stakeholder Facilitation
  (J. Michael Harty, Harty Conflict Consulting and Mediation(Moderator)John Kirlin, Delta VisionMeg Caldwell, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University Law SchoolScott McCreary, CONCUR, Inc.)
  
  
• Computer Aided Dispute Resolution (CADRe) 101
  (Jessica Leigh Thompson, Ph.D., Colorado State UniversityStacy Langsdale, Ph.D., Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(Moderator))
  
  
• Exit Strategies: When and How to End a Process Well
  (Douglas Thompson, Environmental Practice Group, The Keystone CenterElissa Tonkin, J.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional ADR ProgramJoshua Jacks, Metropolitan Mediation Services, UMass-Boston Graduate Program in Dispute ResolutionMatthew Schweisberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional ADR Program(Moderator))
  
  
• Exploring the ‘Conflict’ in ECR: Are We All Really Moving Toward the Same Goal?
  (Dexter Albert, Intrinsic Consulting, LLC(Moderator)Linda Ximenes, Ximenes & Associates, Inc.Martha Rozelle, Ph.D., The Rozelle GroupSusan Springer, Intrinsic Consulting, LLC)
  
  
• Use of GIS/Visualization Tools in Transportation to Advance Technical and Community Collaboration
  (Jan Lucke, MA, University of MinnesotaJeremiah Dumas, MLA, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State UniversityMarie Venner, ICF InternationalShari Schaftlein, MS, APA, Federal Highway Administration(Moderator))
  
  

5:00pm – 6:00pm
Closing Reception

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