Facilitation is a skill that promotes effective and efficient use of time, people and energy and provides a deliberate process that leads to specific outcomes. If you work with teams or citizen or staff groups you will gain strategies that will make those meetings productive. This workshop features multiple opportunities for each participant to practice new tools and receive feedback. Participants leave with invaluable core facilitation skills.

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environement, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Concordia University and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are hosting a one-day Security...

Our Portland gathering on November 13th will bring together leaders, public engagement practitioners, philanthropists, academics, students and citizen groups from across the Cascadia region (Washington, Oregon and British Columbia). Participants will: Create a learning community to explore what quality public engagement is and how we can create more of it Meet and network with others interested in public engagement Share what kinds of quality...

GOSCON 2010 • October 27 - 28 2010 • Portland, Oregon • The Nines Hotel Registration is now open for GOSCON 2010! registration fees - full pass to conference & exhibits, meals, reception and materials, plus igniteGov evening: government and not for profit registration (early bird) $195.00 Corporate (early bird) $295.00 early bird registration discount has been extended to Oct 18 Stay at the Conference Hotel - Discount Extend...