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Scott McCreary, Ph.D. President, CONCUR, Inc. [email protected] 510-649-8008 AREAS OF EXPERTISE • Designing and Mediating Joint Fact-finding Processes for Technically Contested Issues • Mediation of Environmental Disputes • Use of Technical Information in Environmental Planning and Policy • Stakeholder Assessment EDUCATION • Ph.D. Environmental Policy, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT 1989 • Masters of Environmental Planning, UC Berkeley, 1979 • B.A. Biology and Environmental Planning, UC Santa Cruz, 1976 PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • Lecturer, UC Berkeley, 2014 • Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School, 2005-2007 • Associate, MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, 1984-1988 • Visiting Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1984 KEY PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS “Creating Stable Agreements in Marine Policy: Learning from the California South Coast Marine Life Protection Act Initiative.” Harvard Negotiation Journal. January, 2016 "The US Experience in Collaborative Governance Testing Joint Fact- Finding for Environmental Dispute Resolution: Ten Years of Success." Keynote Address New Zealand Planning Institute 2014. "Refining and Testing Joint Fact- Finding for Environmental Dispute Resolution: Ten Years of Success." Mediation Quarterly, June 2001. Complete list of publications available upon request PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Dr. Scott McCreary is the President of CONCUR, Inc. serving as a policy analyst and mediator specializing in multiparty deliberations involving water resources, land use, species protection and other complex natural resources. Scott has managed over 100 projects for CONCUR. Scott’s professional work focuses on finding effective ways to bring research and analysis into the environmental decision making process—a specialty developed in graduate work at UC Berkeley and MIT. He has dual experience in science and policy and in the full range of facilitation and mediation processes for collaborative resource planning and management. Building on 32 years of work as an environmental planner and 25 years of experience as a facilitator and mediator, Scott has facilitated deliberations among diverse agencies, businesses, community groups, and conservation organizations on a broad range of issues. These projects have ranged from site-specific projects to regulatory and policy initiatives that span multiple counties, entire states, and international transboundary regions. He is a recognized expert on the subject of structuring Joint Fact-Finding processes as an alternative to adversarial science in litigation, regulation and planning. His diverse experience includes projects focused on water supply, coastal and marine resources, land use planning, urban infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, and climate change adaptation. Early in his career, Scott was a staff planner in the Coastal Resources Program at the in Washington D.C.-based Conservation Foundation and at the California Coastal Conservancy. Dr. McCreary has served as Visiting Professor at Vermont Law School and UC Berkeley. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • President of CONCUR, Inc., a highly-regarded provider of services in environmental policy analysis, mediation, and training • Convened and facilitated an independent scientific review panel on a proposed 100mgd desalination facility in Orange County California for the California Coastal Commission and Poseidon Water • Mediated agreement on a revised flood control design for the Guadalupe River in Downtown San Jose, California, which broke a 40-year impasse over flood control; integrated flood protection with habitat restoration and recreation • Designed and led training program in negotiation and joint fact-finding for the government ministries, NGOs, and tribal leaders from Angola, Namibia and Botswana • Designed a collaborative process that broke the impasse over replacement of the Alaska Way Viaduct, with an agreement signed by the Governor, Mayor of Seattle, and King County Executive • Served as lead facilitator in the creation of a statewide network of marine protected areas in California • Mediated consensus agreements on bycatch avoidance for six multiparty Take Reduction Teams in the Northeast, Southeast, Southern California, and Hawaii • At Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, co-managed a major national study to strengthen EPA's Superfund settlement negotiations. • Founded scholarships for students pursuing careers in conflict resolution at UC Santa Cruz, and one for college-bound students from Napa High School

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Page 1: Scott McCreary, Ph.D. President, CONCUR, Inc....Scott McCreary, Ph.D. President, CONCUR, Inc. scott@concurinc.net 510-649-8008 AREAS OF EXPERTISE • Designing and Mediating Joint

ScottMcCreary,Ph.D.President,CONCUR,[email protected]

AREASOFEXPERTISE• DesigningandMediatingJointFact-findingProcessesforTechnicallyContestedIssues

• MediationofEnvironmentalDisputes

• UseofTechnicalInformationinEnvironmentalPlanningandPolicy

• StakeholderAssessmentEDUCATION• Ph.D.EnvironmentalPolicy,Dept.ofUrbanStudiesandPlanning,MIT1989

• MastersofEnvironmentalPlanning,UCBerkeley,1979

• B.A.BiologyandEnvironmentalPlanning,UCSantaCruz,1976

PRIORPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE• Lecturer,UCBerkeley,2014• AdjunctProfessor,VermontLawSchool,2005-2007

• Associate,MIT-HarvardPublicDisputesProgram,1984-1988

• VisitingInvestigator,WoodsHoleOceanographicInstitution,1984

KEYPRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS“CreatingStableAgreementsinMarinePolicy:LearningfromtheCaliforniaSouthCoastMarineLifeProtectionActInitiative.”HarvardNegotiationJournal.January,2016

"TheUSExperienceinCollaborativeGovernanceTestingJointFact-FindingforEnvironmentalDisputeResolution:TenYearsofSuccess."KeynoteAddressNewZealandPlanningInstitute2014.

"RefiningandTestingJointFact-FindingforEnvironmentalDisputeResolution:TenYearsofSuccess."MediationQuarterly,June2001.

Completelistofpublicationsavailableuponrequest

PROFESSIONALPROFILEDr.ScottMcCreary isthePresidentofCONCUR, Inc.servingasapolicyanalystandmediatorspecializinginmultipartydeliberationsinvolvingwaterresources,landuse,species protection and other complex natural resources. Scott has managed over100projectsforCONCUR.Scott’s professional work focuses on finding effective ways to bring research andanalysis into theenvironmental decisionmakingprocess—a specialtydeveloped ingraduateworkatUCBerkeleyandMIT.Hehasdualexperienceinscienceandpolicyand in the full range of facilitation and mediation processes for collaborativeresourceplanningandmanagement.Buildingon32yearsofworkasanenvironmentalplannerand25yearsofexperienceas a facilitator and mediator, Scott has facilitated deliberations among diverseagencies,businesses,communitygroups,andconservationorganizationsonabroadrangeofissues.Theseprojectshaverangedfromsite-specificprojectstoregulatoryand policy initiatives that span multiple counties, entire states, and internationaltransboundaryregions.HeisarecognizedexpertonthesubjectofstructuringJointFact-Findingprocessesasanalternativetoadversarialscienceinlitigation,regulationand planning. His diverse experience includes projects focused on water supply,coastal and marine resources, land use planning, urban infrastructure, ecosystemrestoration,andclimatechangeadaptation.Earlyinhiscareer,ScottwasastaffplannerintheCoastalResourcesProgramatthein Washington D.C.-based Conservation Foundation and at the California CoastalConservancy.Dr.McCrearyhasservedasVisitingProfessoratVermontLawSchoolandUCBerkeley.

KEYACCOMPLISHMENTS• President of CONCUR, Inc., a highly-regarded provider of services in

environmentalpolicyanalysis,mediation,andtraining• Convenedandfacilitatedanindependentscientificreviewpanelonaproposed

100mgd desalination facility in Orange County California for the CaliforniaCoastalCommissionandPoseidonWater

• MediatedagreementonarevisedfloodcontroldesignfortheGuadalupeRiverin Downtown San Jose, California, which broke a 40-year impasse over floodcontrol;integratedfloodprotectionwithhabitatrestorationandrecreation

• Designedand ledtrainingprogram innegotiationand joint fact-finding for thegovernment ministries, NGOs, and tribal leaders from Angola, Namibia andBotswana

• Designed a collaborative process that broke the impasse over replacement oftheAlaskaWayViaduct,withanagreementsignedbytheGovernor,MayorofSeattle,andKingCountyExecutive

• Served as lead facilitator in the creation of a statewide network of marineprotectedareasinCalifornia

• Mediatedconsensusagreementsonbycatchavoidance for sixmultipartyTakeReductionTeamsintheNortheast,Southeast,SouthernCalifornia,andHawaii

• At Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, co-managed a major national study tostrengthenEPA'sSuperfundsettlementnegotiations.

• FoundedscholarshipsforstudentspursuingcareersinconflictresolutionatUCSantaCruz,andoneforcollege-boundstudentsfromNapaHighSchool

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PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

1989-PresentCONCUR,Inc.,Berkeley,CAPresident.Servicesintheenvironmentaldisputeresolutionarenahaveincludedagreement-focusedmediationandfacilitationofpublicpolicydialogues,disputeresolutionsystemsdesign,stakeholderanalysisandconflictassessment,neutralfact-finding,andcaseevaluation.Servicesalsoincludeenvironmentalpolicyanalysis,naturalresourceplanning,strategicplanning,conflictmanagementandnegotiationtraining.ClientsandpartiestoCONCUR-mediatednegotiationshaveincludednational,stateandlocalgovernmentagencies,theprivateandNGOsectorsintheU.S.andabroadworkingacrossaverywiderangeofcomplexenvironmentalissues.SelectedCONCURClientshaveincluded:CaliforniaCoastalCommission-PoseidonWaterIndependentScientificandTechnicalAdvisoryPanelScottMcCrearyledaCONCURteaminthedesignandexecutionofajointfact-findingprocessfortheCaliforniaCoastalCommissionandPoseidonWaterCompanytoinvestigatethetechnicalfeasibilityofsubsurfaceintakesforaproposed100mgddesalinationfacilityinHuntingtonBeachCalifornia.CONCURwasjointlychosenbyboththepermitapplicantandtheregulatoryagencytodesignandthisprocess.TheeffortincludedthedevelopmentofadetailedTermsofReferencetostructuretheinvestigationandthejointselectionofexperts.Phase1examinedthetechnicalfeasibilityof10differentconstructionmethods;Phase2consideredotherdimensionsofthefeasibilityincludingeconomics.CoastalCommissionstaffwillusetheISTAP’sFinalReportstodeveloparecommendationregardingPoseidon’spermitapplication.Linkstothereportsarehere:

Phase1:http://www.coastal.ca.gov/pdf/ISTAP_Final_Phase1_Report_10-9-14.pdfPhase2:http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/press-releases/huntington-beach-desal/CCC-Poseidon_ISTAP_Draft_Phase_2_Report_for_Public_Review_8-14-15.pdf

PelagicLonglineTakeReductionTeamCONCURconvenedandfacilitatedameetingofthePelagicLonglineTakeReductionTeaminVirginiaBeachinDecember2015toupdatetheadoptedTakeReductionPlanwithafocusonreducingbycatchoflongandshortfinnedinpilotwhales.Theoriginalplan,draftedin2005andadoptedin2007,thoughbasedonthebestavailableinformation,didnotproveeffectiveinreducingbycatchoflongandshortfinnedpilotwhales.CONCURworkedwithagencystafftoupdatethemembershipoftheTeam,mobilizenewinformationfromScienceCentercolleagues,andguidethemultistakeholdergrouptoaconsensusoutcome.UpdatingSeafoodWatchStandardsScottworkedwithstaffoftheMontereyBayAquariumSeafoodWatchprogramtofacilitateadeliberationofanewdecisionmakingbodyforapprovingtheSFWstandardsknownastheMultistakeholderGroup(MSG)onSeptember29-30,2015.TheMSGwasformedtomovetowardscompliancewiththestandardsettingcodesetbyISEAL–thememberorganizationforsustainabilitystandards.Thetwo-daymeetingbroughttogether14MultistakeholderGroupmembersfromtheUS,Europe,Asia,andtheSouthPacific.Participantsrepresentedorganizationsfocusedonimprovingfisheries/aquaculturemanagementinternationalratingssystemorganizations,policyNGOs,academics,andseafoodbusiness.Afterreviewingasetofproposedamendmentstothestandards,theMSGreachedconsensusonboththeWildSeafoodStandardandtheAquacultureStandardwiththeagreementthataseriesofactionitemswouldbecarriedoutpriortofinalizingthestandards.TheStandardswillinturnsettheprocedureandguidanceforevaluatingspecificfisheries.NOAAWestCoastWorkshoponSwordfishCONCURteamedwithstaffofthePacificregionofNMFSconvenedtheU.S.WestCoastSwordfishFisheriesMeetingMay11-12,2015,inLaJolla,California.Thetwo-daymeeting,attendedby40diverseparticipants,consideredthecurrentstateofswordfishfisheries;possiblegearandoperationalchanges;strategiesforincreasingdemandforlocalandsustainableswordfish;andexploredwaystooptimizeHMSfishingoffthewestcoastwhilefurtherreducingbycatch.

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NMFSNonLethalDeterrentsforMarineMammalsNationalWorkshopCONCURworkedwiththeNationalMarineFisheriesServicesOfficeofProtectedResourcestoplanforandfacilitateanationalworkshoptoidentifysafemethodsfordeterringmarinemammalsfromdamagingfishinggearandcatch,damagingpersonalorpublicproperty,orendangeringpersonalsafety.Theworkshop,convenedattheAlaskaFisheriesScienceCenter(AFSC)inSeattle,Washington,inFebruary,2015broughttogetheradiversesetof60expertsfromtheinmarinemammalbiologyandecology,veterinarians,andmanagerswiththegoalofevaluatingtheriskstomarinemammalsassociatedwithvariousdeterrentmethodsandtechnologies.TheOPRwillusetheresultsofthethree-dayworkshopresultstoinformitsdevelopmentofnationalguidelinesonsafelydeterringmarinemammalslistedasthreatenedorendangeredundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA)andnon-ESA-listedmarinemammals,underNOAA’sjurisdiction.Thereportispublishedas“MarineMammalNon-LethalDeterrents:SummaryoftheTechnicalExpertWorkshoponMarineMammalNon-LethalDeterrents,10-12February.TechMemoOPR50.”Thelinkishere:http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/publications/techmemo/opr50.pdfNOAA/USFWSNationalTechnicalWorkshoponSeaTurtleMortalityCONCURfacilitatedaworkshoptodevelopnationalcriteriaforassessingseaturtlepost-interactionmortalityfromtrawl,gillnet,orpot/trapfisheries.Seaturtlepost-interactionmortalityisacriticalconcerninregulationofthevaluableUSshrimptrawlfisheries.Themeeting,convenedattheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)attheNationalConservationTrainingCenterinShepherdstownWestVirginiainAugust2015wasdesignedtogatherexpertinputinsupportofdevelopmentofnationalcriteria.CONCURworkedcloselywithNMFSOfficeofProtectedResourcestoplanandstructuretheevent,facilitatethein-meetingdialogue,compileandsynthesizeresults,anddevelopadrafttechnicalreportsumminguptheresultsofthedeliberationsWorkshop.The28participantshaddiverseaffiliationsandexpertise,includingveterinarians,seaturtlebiologistsandphysiologists,observerprogramstaff,andexpertsinmarinemammalbiology.TheWorkshopconsideredpreviouseffortstoassesspost-interactionmortalityintrawlfisheries,currentNMFSpost-interactionmortalityguidelinesforseaturtlesinlonglinefisheries,andcurrentcriteriafordeterminingseriousinjuryofmarinemammals.TheTechnicalReportwillinturnsetthestagefordevelopmentofnationalregulatorystandards.NOAAFisheries/IndustryTurtleExcluderDevice(TED)EnforcementandComplianceWorkshopWorkingwiththeGulf&SouthAtlanticFisheriesFoundation,CONCURfacilitatedaworkshoptocooperativelydiscussthecurrentstateofenforcementandcomplianceofTEDsinaroundtableformat.TheWorkshopincluded64participantsfromindustry,federalandstateofficialperspectivesonTEDcomplianceandenforcementintheGulfofMexicoandSouthAtlanticstates.Industryparticipantsrepresentedallcoastalsoutheasternstatesandincludedboatowners,captains,andnetmakers.NOAAFisheriesparticipantsattendedfromtheSoutheastRegionalOffice,OfficeofLawEnforcement,NOAAGeneralCounsel,OfficeofProtectedResources,GearMonitoringTeamandCoastGuard.Themeetingincludedbriefingsoncurrentregulatoryactivity/regulationsandoutreach,discussionsofissuescurrentlyfacedinthefishery,andbrainstormednextsteps.UCBerkeleyGraduateCourse:ClimateChangeScienceandPolicyInthefallof2014,ScottMcCrearyco-taughtamodelEnergyandResourcesGroupcourseER290,ClimateChangeAdaptationandMitigation:GlobalAnalysisandRegionalResponsewithDr.LarryDaleandDr.JayantSathatheoftheLawrenceBerkeleyLab.Scottbroughthisperspectiveasenvironmentalpolicyanalystandmediator,presentingthreelecturesonmulti-stakeholdernegotiationstoadvancepolicyonclimatechangeandwaterresourceissuesandservedascourserapporteur,engagingguestpresenterswithclarifyingquestionstobuildconnectionsacrossdisciplines.Thisseminarwasconceivedasapilottoprovideaforumforbroadcross-disciplinaryexplorationofclimatechangescienceadaptationandmitigationandtopresenttheopportunityforstudentstodirectlyengagewithprofessionalsinordertodeveloprobustandintegrativenewthinkingonclimatesolutions.Thecoursewasbuiltaroundaseriesof14distinctmodules,eachaccompaniedbyreadingsandoneormoreguestlecturesbyvisitingscholarsandenergyprofessionals.Atthecloseoftheclass,studentswereaskedtodeveloporiginalpapersandgiventheopportunitytoengagewithoutsideprofessionals,conductfurtherbackgroundresearch,anddevelopanoriginalanalysisthatbuiltontheresearchandanalyticalargumentspresentedinclass.

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InternationalPacificHalibutCommissionPerformanceReviewCONCURconductedaPerformanceReviewfortheInternationalPacificHalibutCommission(IPHC).ThefocusofthatreviewwastoassesstheCommission’sworkandpractices,trackeffectiveness,gaugetheneedforrevisedapproachesanddevelopasystematicsetofrecommendationstostrengthentheIPHC.Inthatcase,CONCURwasaskedtoperformeditsworkindependentofIPHCCommissionersandstaffwithascopeapprovedbytheCommissionersandexecutives.Afteranin-depthanalysisthatincludeddetaileddocumentreview,observingCommissionmeetingsandconductingover40in-depthconfidentialinterviews,CONCURdeveloped12recommendationsfortheIPHC.Theserecommendationswereintendedtofostergreatertransparency,promoteinformeddecision-making,articulatepredictabledecisionmakingprocesses,andstrengthenimplementationoftreatyobligations.ThelinktotheFinalPerformanceReviewishere:http://www.iphc.int/documents/review/FINAL_IPHC_Performance_Review-April30.pdfNMFSRightsBasedManagementWorkshopCONCURwasretainedtoco-designandfacilitatetheWorkshop“AddressingUncertaintiesinRightsBasedManagementSchemesforDomesticFisheries”fortheNationalMarineFisheriesService.Asnationalfisherymanagementeffortsaretrendingtowardsrights-basedfisherymanagementprograms,theseprogramsarenotwithoutconcernsaboutpotentialadversesocioeconomicimpactsassociatedwithownershipconsolidation,lossofemploymentandincome,decreasedlabormobility,prohibitiveentrycosts,lossoffishingrightsfromsmallcommunitiesandotherdistributionalinequities.Manytimes,theuncertaintyrevolvingaroundtheseissuesprecludeseffortstomoveintoright-basedmanagementschemes.Thisworkshopaimedtoaddressthoseissuesinanopenandinclusiveforumandhelpdefineareasofuncertainty.CONCURworkedwithNMFSconvenerstodevelopworkshopgoalsandobjectives,targetsuitableparticipants,frameorganizingquestions,structurepanelsofpresenters,anddesignaformatthatincludedamixofplenarypresentationsandsmallgroupdiscussions.Theinvitation-onlyworkshop,heldinApril2012,included35to40participantsfromthefishingindustryandNMFS.CONCURfacilitatedtheworkshop,includingchairingplenarysessions,andsynthesizingresultsofsmallgroupdiscussionsandpreparedafinalreportofrecommendationsformovingforwardwithrights-basedfisherymanagement.AdaptiveManagementfortheGuadalupeRiverFloodControlProjectCONCURfacilitatedtheGuadalupeRiverFloodControlProjectfrom1997-2002,andisnowinvolvedintheproject’songoingAdaptiveManagementTeam.CONCURconvenedandfacilitatedtheannualmeetingsoftheAMTinApril2009and2011.Also,inSummer2010,CONCURconvenedascientificpanelandfacilitatedaseriesofmeetingsdesignedtoresolvedisputedissuessurroundingtheeffectivenessofmitigationmeasuresimplementedto-datefortheGuadalupeRiverFloodControlProject.Expertsinriparianvegetation,geomorphologyandfisheriesmanagementservedontheSciencePanel.CONCURdesignedthejointfact-findingprocessthePanelusedtoclarifyandnarrowthedisputedissues.ThePanel’sdeliberationsresultedinfullagreementonthefindingsandrecommendationsforeachdisputedissue,includingimprovedmetricsforanadromousfishrearingandspawninghabitatandimprovedmethodstomonitoringvegetativecoverandbankstability.WithCONCUR’sfacilitation,theSciencePanel’sreportwasacceptedbyManagementCommitteecomprisedofseniormanagement,policyandlegalstafffortheSantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict,theRCDandNHI.TheCommitteereachedagreementonthedesiredframeworkforresolutionofthedisputedissuesanddirectedtheSciencePaneltofurtherrefineitsrecommendations,whichwerethendiscussedintheSpring2011meeting.U.S.WestCoastSwordfishWorkshop:WorkingTowardsSustainabilityOnMay10and11,2011,CONCURfacilitatedtheU.S.WestCoastSwordfishWorkshop:WorkingtowardsSustainability.Theworkshop,convenedbytheNationalMarineFisheriesServiceinSanDiego,California,wasanexploratorydialoguewithseveralobjectives:

• ShareinformationabouttheglobaldemandrelativetoU.S.demandforswordfishproducts;• Considertheglobalscaleofecosystemimpactsfromswordfishfisheries;• ConsiderthebroaderecosystemcontextofswordfishWestCoastfisheries,includingthe

consequencesofcurtailedswordfishWestCoastfisheriesfortransfereffectsandglobalcapacitybuilding;

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• UnderstandtheimplicationsofdecliningswordfishWestCoastfisheries,includingtheimpactoncoastalcommunityjobs,producerbenefitsandconsumerschoices;and,

• ExaminetheextenttowhichU.S.-caughtswordfishcancontributetoregionalandglobalenvironmental,socialandeconomicsustainability.

Thewide-rangingworkshopbroughttogethermorethan70participantswithadiverserangeofperspectives-fromcommercialfishing,fisherymanagementandoceanconservation,toseafoodconsumers,suppliers,andrestaurateurs.Workshoptopicsincludedthelifehistoryandpopulationofswordfish,stockstatus,socioeconomicfactorsaffectingswordfishfisheriesandcoastalcommunities,theinterplayofswordfishfishingandecologicalimpacts,andconsumertrendsandperceptions.NOAAFisheriesRecreationalDataTimelinessWorkshopCONCURfacilitatedatwo-daymeetingintendedtogenerateconcretestrategiesforimprovingthetimelinessofdatausedtomanagerecreationalfisheriesnationwide.Themeeting,referredtoastheRecreationalDataTimelinessWorkshopandheldMarch15-16,2011,inSt.Petersburg,Florida,wascompellingbecausefisherymanagers,recreationalfishinginterestsandconservationinterestsallhaveastakeinthepotentialbenefitsofincreaseddatatimeliness.FocusedonlearningfromexperienceswithrecreationalfishingdatatimelinessacrossthedifferentNMFSregions,theworkshopconsideredapproachestomeetnewdemandsforbothdatacollectionandmanagementrelatedtotimeliness,andexplorednewstrategiesforimprovingdatatimeliness,lookingatthedetailsofbothlagtimeand“waves”ofreportingandthelinkagetofisherymanagement.ColumbiaRiverGorgeNationalScenicAreaDialogueBetweenAugustandOctober2010,CONCURPrincipalScottMcCrearyconvenedaphaseddialoguefocusingonimprovinglandusedecision-makingfortheColumbiaGorgeNationalScenicArea.TheGorge,astunningnaturalresource,representsahybridapproachtolanduseplanning,asitemphasizesafederalinterestwhilerecognizingtheimportanceoflocalauthoritiesspanningtwostatesandmultiplelocaljurisdictions.Thetwo-meetingdialogueincludedleadershipoftheColumbiaRiverGorgeCommissionandtheFriendsoftheColumbiaGorge;theNationalScenicAreaManager,U.S.ForestService;andseniornaturalresourcepolicyadvisorsfortheGovernorsofOregonandWashington.DiscussionscenteredonimprovingthetoneandcontentofdeliberationsoverGorgedecision-making,aswellasreaffirmingandbuildingonsharedcommitmentstoGorgeresourceprotectionandmanagement.ThedialogueidentifiedstepstostrengthenGorgedecision-makingandareasforjointaction,includingcompletionofplanningtasksandmobilizationofafundingcoalition.Basedonthedeliberations,partiescommittedtomoveforwardwithaconstructivejointstrategytoaccelerateprogressontheVitalSignsIndicatorsProject,anefforttobenchmarkandmonitortheenvironmentalandeconomichealthoftheColumbiaGorge.ElectronicMonitoringCommitteeMeetingoftheNationalObserverProgramCONCURfacilitatedtheSeptember2010annualmeetingoftheElectronicMonitoringCommittee(EMC),astandingadvisorycommitteeoftheNationalObserverProgramconvenedbytheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAgency(NOAA).Thethree-daymeetingheldinLaJolla,CaliforniabroughttogetherrepresentativesfromtheNationalMarineFisheriesService’sHeadquartersofficeandfromScienceCentersandRegionalOfficesdistributedaroundtheUS.Themeetingfocusedonthefollowingprimaryobjectives:1)Determinetheminimumrequirementsforanobserverprogram’sEMtechnologyusagethatcanbeappliedatthenationallevel;2)Selectoneortwoitemsoftheactionplan’slong-termprojectsandpursuetocompletionwithinoneyear;3)IdentifycommonalitiesbetweenexistingregionalEMprogramsthatcanbestandardizedacrossallregionalprogramsandusedtoimprovetheirdatacollection/monitoringresponsibilities;and4)Identifyafeasibletechnologythatcanbedevelopedforwidespreaduseasanexampleofourgoals.NOAAOceanClimateSummitCONCURfacilitatedaNOAAOceanClimateSummitattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciencesonJune3,2010.ThesummitwasconvenedtobeginbuildinganactionplanandnetworkofcolleaguesbasedontherecentlyreleasedOceanClimateInitiativereport:TheOceanClimateInitiative,spearheadedbyGulfoftheFarallonesNationalMarineSanctuary(GFNMS),addressesclimatechangeimpactsalongtheNorth-centralCaliforniacoastandoceanenvironmentthroughfosteringawareness,advocatingsolutions,and

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promotingactionamongstgovernmentagencies,publicorganizations,privatecorporations,andindividualstobuildecosystemresilienceandsustainability.FacilitationofNationalWaterFundersForumCONCURteamedwithconvenersfromTheJohnsonFoundationatWingspreadtofacilitateathree-dayworkshopamong27leadinggrant-makingorganizationsinvolvedinnationalandregionalwaterresourceefforts.ThemeetingwasconvenedfromJanuary13–15,2010atTheJohnsonFoundationinWisconsin.Participantssharedtheircollectiveinsightsandidentifiedopportunitiestoenhancefundingstrategies,leverageparticipationandachievegreaterresults.Deliberationsconsideredlessonslearnedfromvariousscalesofecosystemrestorationprojectsandcollaborativefundingstrategieswithafocusonequityrightsandthecommons,agriculture,stormwaterandgreeninfrastructure,climatechangeandadaptation,andthenexusbetweenwaterandenergy.TheForumconsideredthemeritsofutilizingjointprioritiesandtotakenextstepsinbuildingaplatformforasharedcommunityofwork.NationalMarineFisheriesServiceTakeReductionTeams

NMFSFalseKillerWhaleTakeReductionTeamCONCURfacilitatedunanimousconsensusonaDraftPlan,formallysubmittedonJuly19,2010tothePacificIslandsRegionalOfficeoftheNationalMarineFisheriesService(NMFS).ThedraftwasfinalizedduringthefourthofaseriesofmeetingsconvenedandfacilitatedbyCONCURbeginningFebruary2010.TheDraftPlanisgroundedinseveralkeyrecommendations.Onerecommendationcallsforthemandatoryuseofcirclehookswithamaximumwirediameterof4.5mm--agearchangeexpectedtoreducethelikelihoodofhookingfalsekillerwhales,aswellasincreasethelikelihoodofahookedanimalbeingreleasedwithoutseriousinjury.AnotheraspectoftheDraftPlanproposesclosureofaseasonalareanorthandeastofthemainHawaiianIslands,wherelonglinefishingiscurrentlyallowedfourmonthsoftheyear.Theaimofthisproposedclosureistoprotectbothpelagicandinsularfalsekillerwhalesthatmayoccupytheclosedarea.Teammembersagreedthattherecommendations,takentogetherasasuiteofactions,haveahighlikelihoodofachievingthegoalofreducingbycatchbelowPBR.NMFSpublishedafinalruletoimplementtheFalseKillerWhaleTakeReductionPlanonNovember29,2012.Thefinalruleincludesgearrequirements(“weak”circlehooksandstrongbranchlines)inthedeep-setlonglinefishery,longlineclosureareas,trainingandcertificationforvesselownersandcaptainsinmarinemammalhandlingandrelease,captains’supervisionofmarinemammalhandlingandrelease,andpostingofplacardsonlonglinevessels.NMFSAtlanticTakeReductionTeamsCONCURcurrentlyfacilitatesseveralotherregulatorynegotiations–threeontheEastCoast–focusedonreducingincidentalbycatchofmarinemammalsincommercialfisheries.Theworkincludes:(1)conductingdetailedstakeholderassessments;(2)understandingandaccountingforstate,federalandinternationalregulatoryframeworks;(3)facilitatingtalksamongfishermen,stateandfederalgovernmentagencies,conservationists,academicsandresearchers;(4)buildingconsensusaroundandco-draftingemergingagreements;(5)providingongoingstrategicplanningadvice;and(6)informingoutreacheffortstoensurethebroaderstakeholdercommunityunderstandstheunderlyingneedforrevisedfisheriesmanagementpractices.ThedraftruleforthePelagicLonglineTakeReductionTeamwaspublishedintheFederalRegisteronJune24,2008.NMFSFalseKillerWhaleBiologicalReviewTeamSeparatelyfromtheFalseKillerWhaleTakeReductionTeam,CONCURfacilitatedtheBiologicalReviewTeamfortheStatusReviewoftheHawaiianInsularStockofFalseKillerWhales,includingdeliberationsofasix-membergroupofmarinemammalogists,populationsbiologists,andgeneticists.Participantsevaluatedtwoquestions:whetherthestockshouldbeconsideredaDiscretePopulationSegment,andwhetheritshouldbeconsideredendangeredorthreatenedunderthetermsoftheEndangeredSpeciesAct.Duringitsstatusreview,theBRTconsideredavarietyofscientificinformation,directcommunicationfromresearchers,andtechnicalinformationsubmittedbyNMFS.Initscapacity,CONCURdevisedproposedgroundrulesforthegroup,providedadviceontheirdeliberativeprocess(includingtheimplementationofastrawvotingprocedure),andofferedadviceontheframingandpresentationofthefinalanalysisanditslinkagetopotentialpolicyoptions.Thefinalfindingswerepublishedas“NOAATechnicalMemorandumNMFS-PIFSC-22.StatusReviewofInsularFalseKillerWhales(Psuedoracacrassidens)undertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.August2010.”

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NMFSTakeReductionTeamStrategicPlanningInthefallof2009,CONCURworkedwithNationalMarineFisheriesService(NMFS)stafffromheadquartersandtheNortheastandSoutheastregionstoimprovetheeffectivenessofitsTakeReductionTeams-stakeholderbodiescomposedoffishermen,conservationists,academics,researchersandgovernmentagenciesconvenedtoidentifyconsensusstrategiesforreducingcommercialfishingbycatchofmarineendangeredspeciestosustainablelevels.CONCUR'seffortfocusedprimarilyonhelpingNMFSstaffconceptualizeanddevelopacomprehensivehandbookintendedtofosterbestpracticeswithinandacrossthevarioustakereductionteams.

StrategicPlanningforNSFEPSCoRInitiativesinNevada,SouthDakotaandMississippiFrom2008through2010,CONCURcompletedaseriesofstrategicplanningassignmentsforstatewideNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)ExperimentalProgramstoStimulateCompetitiveResearch(EPSCoR).Theseprograms—inNevada,SouthDakotaandMississippi—aimtostrengthenresearchcompetitivenessandlinkthatresearchwithR&Dactivitiesandentrepreneurship.Weworkedalongsideuniversityadministrators,facultyfromdiverseinstitutions,andstateleadersfromtheGovernors’officesandeconomicdevelopmentagenciesincompletingtheseprojects.InNevada,CONCURfacilitatedaseriesofstrategicplanningworkshopstosupportanew,$15millionCooperativeAgreement–theNevadaInfrastructureforClimateChangeScience,EducationandOutreach.Membersoftheinitiative’s30-persontaskforceincluderesearchfaculty,teachingandeducationprofessionals,andbusinessandcommunityleadersaffiliatedwithNevada’sDesertResearchInstitute,UniversityofNevadaatReno,UniversityofNevadaatLasVegasandNevadaStateCollege.Participantsidentifiedthekeyactivitiestobeconductedduringfive-yearprojectandthesignificantoutcomestobemeasuredforeachprojectcomponent.Discussionscenteredonhowtobestintegrateclimatechange,waterresourcesandecologyresearchintocyberinfrastructure,policy-making,educationandoutreach.Theparticipantsalsoreachedagreementontheelements,structure,andcriteriaforastakeholderadvisorycommittee.CONCURthenfacilitatedtheNevadaSystemofHigherEducationClimateChangeEducationConferenceinMay2010.Thesymposiumfocusedondevelopingamodelcurriculumforclimatechange(CC)education,identifyingpriorityprogramsandcoursesforfunding,exploringpossibilitiesforthedissemination/sharingofteachingmaterialsandgeneratingcourseideasthatpromotenetworkingbetweenpublicandprivatesectors.Participantsincluded60academicfacultyandadministratorsfromsixoftheseveninstitutionsunderNevada’sSystemofHigherEducation(NSHE).ParticipantsrepresenteddiversecommunitiesanddisciplineswithinNevadaaswellastheNewMexicoandIdahoEPSCoRprograms.WithCONCUR’shelp,participantsdevelopedasetofstrategiesandprioritiesforenhancingtheCCcurriculum.DeliberationsfromtheconferenceyieldedtheselectioncriteriaforeducationalgrantsavailablefromNevadaEPSCoRprogram.InSouthDakotaandMississippi,CONCURsupportedstrategicplanningforResearchInfrastructureImprovement(RII)projectsfundedbytheNSF(EPSCoR).TheRIIprojectsinthesetwostatesandareintendedtofundactivitiesineligiblestatestoexpandresearchopportunities,educateandtrainqualifiedstudentstosupportresearchactivities,andpromotetechnology-basedeconomicdevelopment.Bothstateshave$20millionawards.InMississippi,NSFfundingistargetedatthreescientificgoals:(1)multi-scalesimulationofbiologicalsystems;(2)modelingbiologicalnetworks;and(3)modelingandsimulationofnanoscalechemistry.InSouthDakota,theRIIfundingisfocusedprimarilyonbuildinginfrastructuretosupportresearchandeducationinphotoactivenanoscalesystems(PANS).TheSouthDakotameetingbroughttogetherrepresentativesfromeighteducationalinstitutions,twostategovernmentoffices,programevaluators,andNSF.AlaskanWayViaductCONCURwasselectedbytheWashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation,SeattleDepartmentofTransportation,andKingCountytodesignaprocessthatenabledthethreepartiesandaffectedstakeholderstoresolvealongstandingdisputeoverthereplacementoftheat-riskAlaskanWayViaduct,a60-year-oldstackedhighwaythatseparatesdowntownSeattlefromthewaterfront.Theproject,startedinsummer2007,developedasetofeightalternatives,rigorouslyevaluatedaccordingtoasetofsix

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specificsolutionprinciples.CONCUR’sroleintheprojectfocusedoncollaborativeprocessdesign,strategicplanningadviceandstakeholderinvolvement.InJanuary2009,WashingtonStateGovernorChrisGregoire,then-KingCountyExecutiveRonSims,andthen-SeattleMayorGregNickelsannouncedabreak-throughagreement.Therecommendation–putforwardbythethreeexecutivesandthePortofSeattleandapprovedbytheWashingtonStateLegislatureinspring2009–callsforconstructionofadeep-boredtunnelunderdowntownSeattle,aswellassignificantimprovementstocurrenttransitserviceandcitystreets.Thebudgetfortheentiretunnelprojectisabout$1.96billionandthecostestimateforthetunnelandrelatedworkis$4.2billion.Thecostofdiggingthe54-footdiametertunnel–thelargestdeep-boretunnelintheworld–isestimatedatabout$1.1billion.Theproject,approvedbytheStateLegislaturein2009,isnowmovingintoanimplementationphase.Constructiononthe1.7-miletunnelprojectbeganin2011andwillbecompletedin2017.CaliforniaMarineLifeProtectionActInitiative--SouthCoastCONCURservedastheleadfacilitatorforthe64-memberSouthCoastregionalstakeholdergroup(SCRSG)in2009.TheSouthCoastregionincludesmostofthepopulationforSouthernCalifornia,andstretchesfromPointConceptiontotheU.S.-Mexicoborder.TheRSGunanimouslyadoptedasetofRegionalObjectivesandworkedthroughteninitialproposalsforMPAs.OnNovember12,2009theMLPABlueRibbonTaskForce(BRTF)unanimously(5–0)adoptedapreferredmarineprotectedarea(MPA)proposalfortheSouthCoaststudyregion,whichincludes27statemarinereserves(SMRs),1statemarinepark(SMP)and16statemarineconservationareas(SMCAs);thisrecommendedproposalisreferredtoastheMLPASouthCoastIntegratedPreferredAlternativeMarineProtectedAreaProposal,orSouthCoastIPA.ThisrecommendationwaspresentedtotheCaliforniaFishandGameCommissiononDecember9,2009,whichvotedtoadvancetheIntegratedPreferredAlternativeastheproposedprojectforCEQAreviewpurposes.Ayearlater,onDecember15,2010,theCaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGamevotedtoadoptregulationsforanIntegratedPreferredAlternative(IPA)foraSouthernCaliforniacomponentofmarineprotectedareas.CaliforniaMarineLifeProtectionActInitiative--CentralCoastCONCURfacilitatedtheCentralCoastRegionalStakeholderGroup,a32-membergroupchargedwithdevelopingalternatepackagesofMarineProtectedAreasfortheregionbetweenPillarPointandPointConception.Partiesincludedcommercialandrecreationalfishinginterests,theharbormasterofMorroBayandMonterey,conservationorganizations,consumptiveandnonconsumptivedivers,andcoastalbusinessowners.CONCURledthegroupinadoptinggroundrulesandregionalgoalsandobjectives,anddeliberationoveralternatepackagesofmarineprotectedareas.TheRSGmetitsaggressivedeadlinetoproducealternativepackagesinsevenmonths.ThesewerethebasisfortherecommendationbytheBlueRibbonTaskForceandactionbytheFishandGameCommissioninAugust2006toidentifyaPreferredAlternativeincludingasetof29MarineProtectedAreasinCentralCalifornia.CONCURalsopreparedaFacilitators’Reportaspartofarobustlessonslearnedeffort;thesefindingsandrecommendationsinformedworkinthenextstudyregion.CaliforniaMarineLifeProtectionActInitiative--NorthCentralCoastBuildingonthesuccessofCONCUR’sworkintheCentralCoast,CONCUR(ScottMcCrearyservedasleadfacilitatorfortheNorthCentralCoastRegionalStakeholderGroup(NCCRSG).TheNCCRSGsuccessfullycompetedallelementsofitscharge,includingthedevelopmentofthreealternativeproposalsforsetsofmarineprotectedareasinstatewatersbetweenAlderCreek(MendocinoCounty)tothenorthandPigeonPoint(SanMateoCounty)totheSouth.TheserecommendationswerepresentedtotheBlueRibbonTaskForceinApril2008fromwhichtheBRTFdeveloped.TheBRTFinturnpresentedanIntegratedPreferredAlternativetotheFishandGameCommissioninJune2008.ThisIntegratedPreferredAlternativewasadoptedbytheFishandGameCommissiononAugust3,2009;regulationswentintoeffectin2010.SanMiguelIslandAbaloneFisheryAdvisoryGroup(AAG)In2007,CONCURwasselectedbytheDepartmentofFishandGametofacilitateamultistakeholderprocesstoprovideguidancetotheCaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGameregardingapotentialabalonefisheryatSanMiguelIsland.TheAAG’schargewastogeneraterecommendationson:atotalallowablecatch(TAC)forSanMiguelredabalone,alternativesforallocationbetweenusergroups,alternativeregulationstoachievetheTACandallocation,andpotentialmanagement,enforcement,andmonitoringtechniques.CONCURdevisedaproceduretorecruitapopulationdynamisttoserveasakeymemberof

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theTechnicalCommittee,andhelpgenerateoptionsfortheTAC.Stakeholdermembersincludedrecreationaldivers,commercialfishermen,non-consumptiveusers,conservationists,governmentalagencyrepresentatives,andscientists.KeytasksincludeddesigningandfacilitatingAAGmeetingsandconveningandfacilitatinganexpertscientificpaneltodeveloptheTAC.ThefinalreportoftheAAGwascompletedinearly2010.DesignandFacilitationofaStakeholderInvolvementProcess:PortofOaklandMaritimeAirQualityImprovementPlanThroughout2007and2008,CONCURfacilitatedthePortofOaklandMaritimeAirQualityTaskForce,abodycreatedtoengagestakeholdersindevelopingthePortofOakland’sMaritimeAirQualityImprovementPlan(MAQIP).TheMaritimeAirQualityImprovementPlanwasanefforttocost-effectivelyreduceairpollutionfromtheport,andCONCURwasunanimouslychosenbyabroad-basedselectioncommitteetodesignandfacilitatetheplanningprocess.TaskForcemembersincludedlocalresidents,environmentalgroups,businessinterests,electedleaders,publicagencies,andothers.CONCURworkedincloselywiththePort’stechnicalconsultantstoprovideaccessibletechnicalinformationtoawiderangeofstakeholdersandtoprovideopportunitiesforstakeholderstointeractwiththePort’stechnicalconsultants.AfterextensiveengagementwiththeTaskForce,thePortreleaseditsFinalDraftMaritimeAirQualityImprovementPlan(MAQIP)onOctober31,2008.TheBoardofPortCommissionersapprovedthePlaninApril2009andauthorized$2millionforPort-relatedtruckretrofits.ThePortwillbeimplementingavarietyofothermeasuresaswellandadaptingtheplanovertimeasresultsofitsimplementationareevaluated.Oil&GasPlatformDecommissioningInearly2008,CONCURcompletedaprojectfortheCaliforniaResourcesAgencytocreateaRequestforProposals(RFP)tostudythemajortechnicalissuesassociatedwitharangeofdecommissioningalternativesforthestate's27offshoreoilandgasplatforms.WorkingcloselywiththeofficeoftheAssistantSecretaryforOceanandCoastalPolicy,wereviewedresearchrelatedtomineralresourcedevelopmentintheSouthernCaliforniaBightandpertinentfederalandstatecoastalmanagementpolicyandlegislation.CONCURconductedconfidentialinterviewswithacross-sectionofkeystakeholdersandscientists.CONCURusedtheresultsofthisbackgroundresearchandinterviews,inturn,toorganizeandfacilitatetwoworkshops:oneforoceanandcoastalpolicystakeholders;andasecondforexpertscientists,includingthemembersoftheInter-AgencyDecommissioningWorkingGroup.CONCURpreparedaWorkshopSummaryforthefacilitatedworkshopshighlightingthekeyinformationneedsraisedbystakeholdersandscientists.CONCURusedthissummarytodevelopaScopeofWorkforastudytobecommissionedbytheResourcesAgency.ThefinalworkproductdeliveredbyCONCURwasacomprehensivedraftRFPtoguidetheselectionofaconsultanttoaddresstheidentifiedinformationneeds.Theaimofthestudy,inturn,wastosupportwell-reasoneddeliberationonpolicyalternatives.CollaborativeFisheriesResearchWorkshopInMay2008,CONCURhelpeddesignandfacilitateatwo-daystatewideworkshoponCollaborativeFisheriesResearch(CFR)fortheCaliforniaOceanProtectionCouncil.Ourteamconductedpre-workshopinterviewstohelpcreatetheworkshopagendaandusedourknowledgeofoceanandcoastalpolicy–includingthestatusofCaliforniaoceanfisheries–torefineapproachestobeusedduringtheworkshop.Thisworkshopwasattendedbyfisheriesmanagers,fishermen,scientists,communitygroupsandpolicymakersfromthroughoutCaliforniaandthenation.Thefocuswastwofold:TohearaboutlessonslearnedfromexistingCFRprojects;andtosolicitfeedbackonhowtoestablishanewstatewideCFRprogramthatmaythenbeextendedtoincludeotherwestcoaststates.CONCURhelpedco-organizeandfacilitatepaneldiscussions,theplenary,breakoutsessions,andprovidedacomprehensivemeetingsummarythatincludedaframeworkandmajorinstitutionalelementsofastatewideCFRprogram.NMFSVesselMonitoringSystemCONCURworkedwiththeNationalMarineFisheriesService’sOfficeofLawEnforcement(OLE)andtheNortheastRegionalOffice(NERO)tohelpthetwoofficesresolveaseriesofissuesrelatedtotheuseoftheVesselMonitoringSystem(VMS),asatellite-basedtechnologythathelpstrackfishingboatlocationswhenat-sea.VMSisusedbothtosupportlawenforcementandfisheriesmanagementactivities.Asaresult,thecompetingneedsmakeitchallengingtooperatethesysteminamannerthatisequallyeffectiveandaffordableforbothoffices.CONCURworkedcloselywithseniorstafftoconveneand

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facilitateaone-dayworkshopintendedtofindconsensus-basedsolutionstosomeofthemostvexingimplementationchallenges.Theworkincludedpre-meetinginterviewswithkeyofficestaff,carefuldevelopmentofmaterialstosupporttheone-daymeetingandrigorousfacilitationtoproduceaconcreteworkplanformovingforward.EnvironmentalManagementAgency,TrinidadandTobagoCONCURservedasamemberofateamheadedbytheTrinidad-basedfirmDGEtoadvisetheEnvironmentalManagementAgency(EMA)ontheconductoftheEIAprocessforaproposedAlcoaaluminumsmelter,withparticularemphasisonevaluationofsocialimpacts.AnothertaskincludedanindepthSituationAssessmentandconcludedwithaseriesoffindingsandrecommendationstostrengthentheEIAprocess,whichwereinturnadoptedbyEMAinthefinalTermsofReferencefortheEIA.ConsultativeGrouponBiologicalDiversity ScottMcCrearyfacilitatedadeliberationoftheConsultativeGrouponBiologicalDiversity(CGBD)onOctober25-26,2007atUCBerkeley'sBoaltHallLawSchool.ScottworkedalongsideBillHullofCGBDandSteveWhitneyoftheBullittFoundation,theco-convenersthemeeting.TheConsultativeGrouponBiologicalDiversity(CGBD)isagrantmakersforumthatseekstofocusattentiononissuesandprogramopportunitiesrelatedtotheconservationandrestorationofbiologicalresources.Establishedin1987,theCGBDcomprises53foundationsandtheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment.Thebriefingsessionbroughttogether35grantmakersandnationalleadersinwaterresourcemanagementinnovationtoidentifycurrentandemergingtrendstostimulatethinkingonpotentialfuturegrantmaking,potentialopportunitiesforcollaboration,andnextstepstobuildaplatformforfuturediscussionsofwaterresourcefunders.NationalMarineFisheriesServiceSoutheastRegionOfficeTrainingCONCURconductedanegotiationstrainingfortwodozenstaffwiththeNationalMarineFisheriesService'sSoutheastRegionOfficeinSt.Petersburg,Florida.Thetwo-daytrainingsession,ledbyco-instructorsScottMcCrearyandBennettBrooks,focusedonprovidingtheregion'sProtectedResourcesDivisionstaffwithaframeworkfornegotiatingcomplexenvironmentalagreements.Thetrainingincludedpresentations,discussionsandsimulationsaimedathelpingstaffapplybasicnegotiationandfacilitationtechniquestoregularlyencounteredproblems.NMFSU.S.LonglineBycatchReductionAssessmentandPlanningWorkshopCONCURworkedwithNMFSstafffromHeadquartersandtheNorthwestRegiontoplanandexecuteanationalworkshoptodevelopanActionPlantofurtherreducedbycatchofseaturtlesandotherspeciesincidentaltolonglinefishing.Theworkshop,convenedinSeptember2007,broughttogetherover30nationalexpertsonthesubject.WorkshopparticipantsreviewedanddiscussedtheresultsofallU.S.longlinebycatchreductioneffortstodate,fullyassessedtheavailableinformationontheeffectsofcirclehooksonbycatchspeciesandtargetcatch,andidentifiedgapsinknowledge.NMFSMarineMammalSeriousInjuryTechnicalWorkshopInSeptember2007,CONCURworkedwithNMFSstafffromHeadquartersandmultipleregionstoplanandexecuteanationalworkshopofover60nationalexperts,includingleadingveterinarians,pathobiologists,andmarinemammalscientists,torefinecurrentthinkingandworktowardnationalguidanceoncharacterizationofseriousinjuryinmarinemammals.Workshopparticipantssharednewinformationobtainedoverthepast10yearsonthetypesandfrequenciesofinjuriesandthefateofmultiplespeciesofseriouslyinjuredmarinemammals.Workshopconvenersconsideredmultipleoptionsfortranslatingfindingsintomoreformalagencyguidance.NMFShascompletedtheprimaryrecommendationfromworkshop,andthepolicywentintoeffectasofJanuary27,2012.DepartmentofEnergySolidStateLightingWorkshopIn2006,CONCURco-facilitatedreviewoftheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy'sprioritiesforcoretechnologyandproductdevelopmentresearchonthetopicofsolid-statelighting(SSL)atanationalworkshopconvenedinPhoenix,Arizona.SSL,builtontherapidlydevelopingtechnologiesofLightEmittingDiodes(LEDs)andOrganicLightEmittingDiodes(OLEDS),holdsgreatpromiseasalightsourceandawaytoreduceamajorcomponentoftheUSenergybudget.LEDsaresemiconductordevicesthatemitlightwhen

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connectedinacircuit.ParticipantsincludeduniversityandDOEresearchers,lightingindustryspecialists,utilityexecutives,andseniorDOEstaff.SantaClaraValleyWaterResourcesProtectionCollaborativeConvenedbytheSantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict(“District”),withinitialmeetingsco-convenedbytheCityofCupertino,thiseffortaddressedwaterresourcesprotectiongoalswithinSantaClaraCounty.Itsaimwastodefinemanagementstrategies,institutionalarrangements,andimplementationmeasurestobettercoordinatelanduseplanningandresourceprotectioncounty-wide.TheCollaborativeincludedrepresentativesfromtheDistrict,theCountyofSantaClara,eachmunicipalitywithintheCounty,theSFBayRegionalWaterQualityControlBoard,thelocalresourceconservationdistrict,theSantaClaraCountyFarmBureau,andrepresentativesofpropertyowner,environmental,community,business,anddevelopmentinterests.CONCUR’sworkwiththeCollaborativebeganwithanassessmentandaConveningReportwhichcontainedspecificstrategicplanningoptionsforthegoals,compositionandfundingoftheCollaborative.In2003-2006,CONCURfacilitatedallproceedingsoftheCollaborative,assistingthepartiesinthedesignandstrategicplanningofalternativestopromotetheCollaborative’sgoalstoprotectwaterresources.In2006,theDistrictadoptedanordinancetocreateaunifiedframeworkforwaterresourcesintheValley.TahoeResearchandScienceConsortiumCONCURwasselectedbytheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersinJune2004toworkwithEPA,theTahoeRegionalPlanningAgencyandotherfederal,stateandlocalentitiestodesignastructureforcoordinatingLakeTahoe-focusedscience-andresearch-relatedactivities.Theeffortwasintendedtoassistthoseorganizationstoprioritizeandcoordinateamongresearch,monitoring,evaluation,andoutreachactivitiesinsupportofthehigh-profileTahoeBasinmanagementgoals.CONCURhelpedparticipantsdevelopanAgreement-in-Principleonaprocessmodelforintegratingscienceandmanagementobjectivesintoacoordinatedresearchandscienceprogram.ThatAgreementinPrincipledocumentwasformalizedasanMOUinAugust2005,andinturnhasbeeninstrumentaltotheworkoftherecentlyestablishedLakeTahoeScienceConsortium.FoundingmembersoftheconsortiumincludeUCDavis,theDesertResearchInstituteofNevada,UniversityofNevada,Reno,USGS,andtheUSForestServicePacificSouthwestResearchStation.CALFEDBay-DeltaAuthorityCONCURworkedcloselywiththeCALFEDBay-DeltaProgramfrom1996to2007toprovidestrategicplanning,processdesign,jointfact-findingservices,andagreement-focusedfacilitation.CALFEDisajointeffortamongmorethan20federalandstateagenciesworkingtobrokeradealthatwillcreatealong-termsolutionfortheDeltathatimproveswatersupplyreliability,leveesystemintegrity,waterquality,andecosystemrestoration.TheeffortisoneofthelargestenvironmentalplanninginitiativeseverundertakeninNorthAmerica.Initswork,CONCUR:• Mediatedaseriesofwateruseefficiencyagreementsthathavehelpedtoresolvelongstanding

disagreementsamongenvironmental,agricultural,urbanandagencyinterests.Thesebroadlysupportedagreementsandapproachesinclude:(1)aconceptualfoundationforanagriculturalwateruseefficiencyprogramgroundedinanobjective-oriented,incentivedrivenapproach;(2)aMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweentheAgriculturalWaterManagementCouncilandCALFEDtohelpagriculturalwaterdistrictsplanandimplementasetofefficientwatermanagementpractices;(3)aclearlydelineatedpackageofagriculturalwateruseefficiencymilestones;(4)adetailedframeworkforanurbanwaterconservationcertificationprogram;and,(5)protocolsforamulti-million-dollargrantandloanprogramtoimplementwateruseefficiency.

• Facilitatedaseriesofpublicbodiesthatbroughttogetheragricultural,environmental,urbanandstate/federalagencyrepresentativestodiscussstrategiesforstructuringandimplementingCALFED'sfar-reachingWaterUseEfficiencyProgram.

• AssistedCALFEDinorganizing,structuringandfacilitatinghighprofileandtechnicallycomplexindependentreviewprocesses.Theseindependentreviewpanelinitiativesfocusedonecosystemrestoration,agriculturalwaterconservationpotential,agriculturalwaterusemeasurement,andCALFED-wideprogramfinancing.CONCURalsohelpeddesignandfacilitateCALFED'sWaterManagementScienceBoard.

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• HelpedEcosystemRestorationProgram(ERP)staffonstrategicplanningefforts,includingprovidingguidanceonworkprogramdevelopmentandfacilitatingastakeholdergroupchargedwithidentifying,addressingandresolvingkeypolicyissuesassociatedwiththeERPanditsimplementation.

• ProvidedarangeofProgram-wideassistance,including:advisingCALFEDstaffonthedesignandexecutionofmeetingsoftheBay-DeltaAdvisoryCommittee,abodycomprisingthemajorinterestgroupsinvolvedinshapingCaliforniawaterpolicy;and,designingandfacilitatingtwolarge(200+person)workshopstobriefmajorwaterstakeholdersandthepubliconemergingdraftalternativesandelicittheircommentsontheoptions’strengthsandweaknesses.

• CONCUR'sworkwiththeprogramfocusedonthefollowingprimaryareas:(1)conductinganextensivestakeholderanalysistoassesstheneedforrevisingtheCALFEDProgram'scurrentapproachtofosteringurbanwateragencies’implementationoflocallycosteffectiveconservationmeasures;and(2)canvassingurbanandagriculturalrepresentativestobetterunderstandtheirwateruseefficiency-relatedtechnicalassistanceneeds.

InternationalFishersForumCONCURdesignedandfacilitatedaninternationalforumaimedatreducingincidentalbycatchofseabirdsandseaturtlesbylonglinefisheries.Theforum—whichinvolvedfishermen,governmentalagency,scientificresearchers,andenvironmentalgroupsfrom28countries—producedaformalresolutionandaseriesofcommitmentsdirectedtowardimprovingandenhancingcurrentmitigationefforts.StrategicPlanningforNMFSPacificRegionOfficeIn2003-2004,CONCURprovidedstrategicplanningandfacilitationservicestoassistkeygovernmentalagenciestoformastrongerpartnershipinthevastPacificIslandsRegion.Inthespringof2003,thePacificIslandsRegionwasestablishedasanautonomousregionwithintheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA).Theestablishmentofthenewregioncreatedastrongimpetusforthethreefederalagenciesprimarilyresponsibleforfisheriesmanagementandconservationintheregion–theWesternPacificRegionalFisheriesManagementCouncil,thePacificIslandsRegionalOffice,andthePacificIslandsFisheriesScienceCenter–tobeginactingtogetherinamorecoordinated,cohesive,andintegratedfashion.Toassistinthisprocess,CONCURworkedwiththeexecutiveofficersofthethreeorganizationstodesignaworkplanforimprovinginter-organizationalcooperationandeffectiveness.Thisentailedaseriesofjointplanningactivities,includingseveralstaffworkshops.Thepurposesoftheworkshopswereto:introducethethreeorganizations,andtheirstaffs,toeachother;solicitstaffinputonstrategicplanninggoalsandprioritiesandonhowtobetterlinktheorganizations'respectiveresearch,policy,andmanagementmissions;andestablishaseriesof"operatingprotocols".Anearlyworkproductofthiseffort,whichwasrolledoutinMarch2004atapublicworkshopinHonoluluattendedbyover100people,wasa20-pagedocumententitled"StrategicPlanfortheConservationandManagementofMarineResourcesinthePacificIslandsRegion-Summary."Ofparticularnote,thethreeorganizationsjointlyproposedtoincreasebudgetallocationsforthenewregionfrom$37millionto$73million.TechnicalWorkshopsonMarineTurtleBycatchfromLonglineFishingFacilitatedatechnicalworkshopconvenedbytheNationalMarineFisheriesServiceinSeattle,WashingtoninFebruary2004focusingonavoidanceofimpactstoseaturtlesfromlonglinefishing.ParticipantsincludedrepresentativesofNMFS,theStateDepartment,academicandresearchinstitutions,commercialfishers,gearmanufacturers,environmentalNGOs,andagencystafffromabout15nations.TheresultsoftheSeattlemeetingwereusedasaninputtoFAO-conveneddeliberations.CONCURconvenedaworkshopinWashingtonD.C.inJanuary2004toreviewcurrentcriteriaonpost-hookingmortalityinseaturtles,withparticipantsdrawnfortheirexpertise.DistributingLimitedResourcesintheImperialValleyCONCURteamedwithUCBerkeleyProfessorMichaelHanemanntoassisttheImperialIrrigationDistrict(District)inevaluatingandrankingdifferentmethodstosupporttheequitabledistributionofwaterwithintheDistrict.TheDistrictprovidesirrigationwaterandelectricpowertothelowersoutheasternportionofCalifornia'sdesert.TheImperialValleyproducesnearly$1billionincropsannuallyandprovidesover1,000jobsintheImperialandCoachellaValleys.TheprocesswaspartoftheDistrict'soverallplanning

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andpreparationeffortshouldfuturecircumstancesarisewherelocalwaterneedsaregreaterthansupplies.CONCURtooktheleadinstructuringanextensivepublicinvolvementprocess.Dr.Hanemannperformedthetechnicalanalysis.Theprojectfocusedaroundaseriesofmeetingsandworkshopswithgrowers,localbusinesses,andotherstoidentifyallocationoptionscapableofgarneringwidespreadsupport.Basedonthediscussions,apackageofbroadlysupportedrecommendationswassubmittedtotheIIDBoardforitsconsiderationinAugust2006.Therecommendationscitedbothhistoricaluseandasoil-basedvariantofastraight-lineanalysisashavingthegreatestpotentialtobalanceequity,cost,andimplementationconsiderations.Muchofthepackageservedasthefoundationoftheeventualstaff-generatedrecommendationapprovedbytheBoardina3-2vote.TheDistrictimmediatelybegandevelopingaplantoimplementtherecommendedactions.DevelopingaReliablePlantoConserveWaterintheImperialValleyCONCURwaspartofamulti-facetedteamheadedbyDavidsEngineeringofDavis,California,hiredbytheImperialIrrigationDistricttodevelopaplanforconservingmorethan300,000acre-feetofwaterfortransfertoSanDiegoandelsewhere.Initsroleintheproject,referredtoastheDefinitePlan,CONCURwasresponsiblefordesigningandexecutingapublicinvolvementprocessintendedtobuildsupportforconservationpracticesneededtocuttheDistrict'soverallwaterusebyalmost10percent.Theprojectinvolvedextensivestrategicplanning,facilitationofa12-membergrowerworkgroupandclosecoordinationwithaprojectteamthatincludesirrigationengineers,resourceeconomistsandothers.CONCURwasalsoresponsibleforoverseeingthepublicoutreacheffort,includingabi-monthlyprojectnewsletter,publicworkshops,fieldvisitstoconservationdemonstrationprojects,andaprojectwebsite.BaldwinParkOperableUnit:MediatingaMulti-partyDisputeontheRemediationofaSuperfundSite/ContaminatedDrinkingWaterSupplyInMarchof2000,CONCURwasaskedtoassisttheU.S.EPA,theMainSanGabrielBasinWatermaster,andtheAerojetGeneralCorporationinmediatingnegotiationsoverthecontainmentandcleanupofcontaminantsattheBaldwinParkOperableUnit(BPOU)oftheSanGabrielValleySuperfundsites.TheBPOUislocatedjusteastofLosAngeles,andinvolvesaseveral-mile-longareaofgroundwatercontaminationintheSanGabrielValley.Thebasinalsoservesasaprimarydrinkingwatersupplyforarearesidents.Contaminantsincludevolatileorganiccompounds,perchlorate,andN-nitrosodimethylamine(NDMA).CONCURworkedwiththegrouptoidentifyandprioritizealistoftwentyissuestoaddress,includingwatersupplyreliability,treatmenttechnology,thenumberandlocationoftreatmentplants,thecleanuptimeline,amyriadofcostissues,andprojectmanagementresponsibilities.InJuneof2000,EPAissuedUnilateralAdministrativeOrderstoallBPOUPRPs,effectivelyexpandingthenumberofparticipatingpartiesinthenegotiationprocessfromthreeto19.Atthebeginningof2001,sevencompaniessignedalegallybindingMemorandumofUnderstandingtopay$4.1millioninpastcleanupcoststoareawatercompanies.ThesecompaniesalsoagreedtoworkwiththewaterpurveyorsandEPAtomeetanaggressivedeadlinetohammerouta15-yearinterimRecordofDecision.CONCURwasthenretainedunderanationalcontractwithSRAInternationaltoconductanassessmentforUSEPAandDOJtoevaluatetheprospectsformediationtofinalizecostrecoveryactionsattheBaldwinParkOperableUnit(BPOU)Superfundsite.CONCURconductedaseriesofinterviewswithkeypartiesincludingPRPsandtheirrepresentatives,insurancecompanies,aswellasrepresentativesofUSEPAandcounterpartstateagencies(California'sDepartmentofSubstanceToxicControl(DTSC),theLosAngelesRegionalWaterQualityControlBoard).Theassessmentconfirmedthewillingnessofpartiestoentermediation,establishedselectioncriteriaforamediator,framedissuesfornegotiation,andproducedagreementonamediatorwithspecificexpertiseininsuranceSuperfundlaw,andacommitmenttocommenceamediationprocessinthefallof2006.StateWaterResourcesControlBoard,LeadershipTrainingAcademyCONCURworkedwithcounterpartsfromUCDavisandtheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardtodesignandpresentanewWaterLeadershipcurriculum.ScottMcCrearyledateamofCONCURco-instructorstodevelopandteachacurriculumoffourpilotcoursesin2003-2005,andthenpresentedagainin2006-2007.Theyare“DesigningEffectiveStakeholderCollaborativeProcesses,”“EffectiveUseofScientific

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Information,”“NegotiationandFacilitationinWaterResourcesCollaboration,”and“AdvancedCourseinNegotiatingandFacilitatinginCollaborativeProcesses.”CleanEstuaryPartnershipCONCURwaspartofteamresponsiblefordevelopinga5-YearWorkPlanandfacilitatingallstakeholderinvolvementactivitiesfortheCleanEstuaryPartnership(CEP).CEPisacollaborativeeffortonbehalfoftheRegionalWaterStormwaterManagementAgenciesAssociationtoguideandassistinthedevelopmentofwaterqualityattainmentstrategies,includingTotalMaximumDailyLoads(TMDLs),fortheSanFranciscoBayDelta.OkavangoWatershedandBasin“SharingWater”ProjectinSouthernAfricaCONCURservedasfacilitatorandtrainerforthisUS-AIDfundedinitiative,leadbytheBerkeley-basedNaturalHeritageInstitute,aimedatstrengtheningtheinformationbasetosupporttransboundarynaturalresourceplanningfortheOkavango-KubangoRiversystem.WithawatershedrisinginAngola,theOkavangoflowsthroughNamibiaandterminatesintheOkavangoDeltainBotswana.OtherprojectpartnersincludeIUCN,theNamibianNatureFoundation,andAngola-basedNGOs.CONCURledtheprojectcomponentsonnegotiationandjointfact-finding,andcontributedtothestrategicplanningfortheentireproject.MeetingsconvenedinLuanda,Angola,Windhoek,Namibia,andChobe,Botswana.‘CollaborationNetwork’OnlineDiscussionForumCONCURworkedwiththeCaliforniaStateWaterResourcesControlBoard'sOfficeofStatewideInitiativesandUCDavistodevelopandfacilitateaprivateonlinediscussionforumforWaterBoardstaffcalledtheCollaborationNetwork,orCollabNet.CollabNetwasdesignedtocomplementtheWaterBoardTrainingAcademy'sfourexistingcoursesoncollaboration,promoteintra-agencydiscussionandinformation-sharingoncollaborativeprocesses,andbearesourceforstaffformaterialsoncollaborativeprocessdesignandmanagement.Theseven-weekpilotphaseranfromOct.18-Dec.3,2004,andsawthepostingofover140messagesbythepilotphase's42participants.TopicsinCollabNet's7sub-forumsrangedfromhowtoresolvetechnicalargumentsbetweenexperts,tohowtoquantifyenvironmentalimpactsforpenaltyassessments,toadiscussionontheroleoftheSWRCB'sWatershedManagementInitiative.TheforumhassincebeentransitionedtoWaterBoardandUCDavismanagement,andcontinuestoserveasaresourceforWaterBoardstaff.RestorationConceptsandStakeholderInvolvementfortheTigris-EuphratesMarshlandsSponsoredbytheIraqFoundation,theU.S.StateDepartmentandotherfunders,theaimoftheproject,knownas"EdenAgain"istooutlinescientifically-soundconceptsthatcanbeusedtofacilitatetherestorationoftheMesopotamianMarshlands,whicharelocatedwithinmoderndayIraqandIran.InFebruary2003,CONCURfacilitatedaninternationaltechnicalworkshopthatbroughttogetherapanelof20scientistswithexpertiseinecology,hydrology,andgeochemistry.Panelistsarticulatedrestorationchallengesfromthestandpointoftheirdiscipline,outlinedaseriesofecologicalfunctionsthatcouldbeaccomplished,andevaluatedaseriesofpreliminaryrestorationoptionsforthemarshlands.AReportsummarizingthescientists'findingsandrecommendations,"BuildingaScientificBasisforRestorationoftheMesopotamianMarshlands:FindingsoftheInternationalTechnicalAdvisoryPanel"wasproducedinAprilof2003.HeadwatersForestWaterQualityIssues:ConflictAssessmentandIndependentScientificReviewIn2002and2003,CONCURcarriedoutaseriesofassignmentsfortheNorthCoastRegionalWaterQualityControlBoardtoresolvelongstandingissuesrelatedtowaterqualityinfiveHumboldtCountywatershedsthatweresubjecttologgingbyPacificLumberCompany(PALCO).CONCURconvenedandfacilitatedanIndependentScientificReviewPanel(ISRP).CONCURworkedcloselywithagroupoflocalstakeholderstoframequestionsanddevelopcriteriaforselectingthepanelofexperts.MembersoftheISRPincludedexpertsinthedisciplinesofhydrology,slopestability,silviculture,aquaticecology,andenvironmentalplanning.AdetailedTermsofReferencedocumentwaspreparedtoclearlystatethePanel'sassignment,andtheprocessbywhichtheyweretopreparetheirreport.Bothreportsreflectextensivereviewofexistinginformation,followedbyintensivepaneldeliberations,yieldingconsensusreports.

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TheISRPissueditsPhaseIreportinJanuary2003,anditsPhaseIIreportinAugust2003.BothreportsdirectlyinformedtheBoard’s2006resolutiontoadoptWatershed-WideWasteDischargeRequirements(WWWDRs)forTimberHarvestingPlanActivitiesconductedbyScotiaPacificCompany,SalmonCreekCorporation,andThePacificLumberCompany(PALCO)intheElkRiverWatershedinHumboldtCounty.ThisisthefirsttimesuchWWWDRshavebeenimplementedanywhereinCalifornia.USIECRConflictAssessmentOnlineDialogueCo-createdbyCONCUR,ColinRuleandJonathanRaabofRaabAssociates.Theaimofthisprojectwastoadvancetwodimensionsofthefieldsofenvironmentalandpublicpolicydisputeresolutionsimultaneously.Theseare(1)thepracticeofconductingconflictassessmentsand(2)theuseofonlinetoolstoconductdialogueandfacilitatecollaboration.ThisprojectwasjointlyfundedbyUSIECR,theHewlettFoundation,EPA,andtheU.S.DepartmentofInterior.ResultsandlessonslearnedfromthedialoguewerepresentedattheAssociationforConflictResolutionConferenceinOrlando,FloridainOctober2003.GuadalupeRiverFloodControlProjectFrom1997-2002,CONCURfacilitatedtheGuadalupeRiverFloodControlProjectCollaborative,whichproducedalandmarkagreementtoresolveremainingmitigationissuesforthelowerGuadalupeRiverindowntownSanJose.TheRiver,whichhadfloodedtwiceintherecentyears,ishabitatforbothchinooksalmonandsteelheadtrout.TheCollaborativeincludedoveradozenmembersoffederal,stateandlocalagenciesaswellascitizen/agencylitigantswhohadchallengedtheadequacyoftheearliermitigationplan.Overthefirstsixmonths,theCollaborativemetonamonthlybasisandproducedaDisputeResolutionMemorandum(DRM):anagreementonaproposedprojectandapackageofearlyimplementationmeasures.CONCURalsoconvenedaparallelTechnicalFact-FindingSubcommitteetodeveloptechnicalinformationinsupportoftheCollaborative'swork.Overthenext31/2years,thisbasicdesign,alongwithitscompanionplansformitigationandrecreationalaccesswererefined,andrigorousenvironmentaldocumentationprepared,allwithintensiveparticipationoftheCollaborative.OnNovember16,2001,BrigadierGeneralGriffin,DirectorofCivilWorks,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE),approvedtheGRR/EIR-SEISandsignedtheRecordofDecisionfortheGuadalupeRiverFloodControlProject(GRFCP).AttheCollaborative'sfinalmeeting,aNHIattorneyofficiallywithdrewtheMay22,1996noticeofcitizens'suit.Henotedthattheredesignedprojectwasclearly"superiortotheoriginalandtoanyprojectthatthecourtwouldhaveordered."Theprojectredesignproducedefficiencygainsthatwillreduceover$100Mfromtheprojectedcostoftheoriginalprojectwithitsmitigationrequirements.Theprojecthasbeenfullyconstructed,mitigationisinplace,andithasbeenrecognizedasanationalmodelforeffectiveintegratedwatershedplanningbyboththeCorpofEngineersandtheSantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict.InFebruary2002,asuccessoradaptivemanagementteambeganmeetingtokickoffa100-yearcommitmenttoadaptivemanagementtoensurethatthemitigationmeasuresperformasneeded.EnvironmentalRestorationattheFormerFortOrdFortOrdsitsintheheartoftheMontereyPeninsula.Fordecades,thesprawling29,000-acreArmybasewasafocusoftheregion'sattention,servingasanationalinfantrytrainingsiteandpumpingmillionsintothelocaleconomy.Almosttwodecadesafterthebasewasshutdown,theinstallationstillattractedsignificantattention.Neighboringcommunitiesareeagertoseethelandre-usedfornon-militarypurposes.Environmentaladvocates,localofficials,nearbyresidentsandothersarefocusedonthecleanupofthebase,designatedaSuperfundsitein1990.In1994,theDepartmentofDefenseestablishedaRestorationAdvisoryBoard(RAB)composedoflocalofficials,membersofthepublic,theArmy,EPAandthestatetohelpshapethecleanupoftheformerFortOrd.Almostimmediately,themembersoftheRABhaddifficultyworkingtogetherandreachingagreementoncleanupissuesregardingthesite.Asaresult,inthesummerof1998,theEPAaskedCONCURtoevaluatethesituationanddevisestrategiesfordevelopingamoreproductive,collaborativeeffort.InresponsetotheEPA'srequest,CONCURprovidedstrategicguidanceandfacilitationservicesontheprojectfromJuly1998toJune1999.CONCUR'sworkcenteredon:1)preparing

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anextensiveissueauditthatdetailedkeyfindingsandoverarchingrecommendationsrelatedtotheRAB'smission,membership,procedures,andinformationsharing;2)conveningaseriesoffacilitatedmeetingswiththeRABtoengageCONCUR'srecommendationsandfindings;and,3)providingstrategicplanningadvicetotheEPAondesigningeffectivepublicparticipationprocesses.TijuanaNationalEstuarineResearchReserveCONCURledthepreparationoftheTijuanaRiverNationalEstuarineResearchReserveandNationalWildlifeRefugeComprehensiveManagementPlan,whichfocusedonimprovedmanagementofthisbinationalwatershedwithanemphasisonintegrationoffloodprotection,waterquality,andhabitat.PartiestothecollaborativeeffortincludedtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,U.S.FishandWildlifeService,CaliforniaDepartmentofParksandRecreation,thecitiesofSanDiegoandImperialBeach,CountyofSanDiego,CaliforniaCoastalCommission,StateCoastalConservancy,aswellaslocalinterestgroups.SituationAssessment,ShoalwaterBayTribe,PacificCounty,WashingtonRetainedbytheShoalwaterBayTribe,withthesupportofEPARegionX,toconductaSituationAssessmenttoanalyzeprospectsforfuturecollaborationbetweenShoalwaterBayIndianTribeandcommunityofTokelandtoaddressissuesrelatedtowaterquality,coastalerosion,watersupplyandcommunitydevelopment.Theobjectivewastotakestockofthecommunity’smostcriticalenvironmentalqualityandeconomicdevelopmentissuesandrecommendapossibleframeworkforfuturecollaborationamongtheTribeandinterestgroupswithinthecommunity.TheCONCURteamconducted35confidentialinterviewsandanalyzedthefindingsindetail.TheCONCURteamsteppedoutadetailedsetofprocessoptionsforfuturecollaborationandpresentedtheminacommunitymeetinginTokeland.SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrictStreamMaintenanceProgramFacilitateda30-stakeholderadvisorycommitteethroughafourmeetingprocesstoassisttheDistrictinpreparingaDistrict-wideeffortforassessingandmitigatingtheimpactsofitsstreammaintenanceprogram.SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrictSouthBayCopperReductionDialogueCONCURfacilitatedtheSouthBayCopperReductionDialogue,whichproducedaMemorandumofUnderstandingoncontrolmeasurestoreducedischargeofcopperintoSouthSFBay.FacilitatedinitialworkshopstodevelopaComprehensiveReservoirWatershedManagementPlan.SacramentoAreaFloodControlAgency(SAFCA)Facilitateda45-memberdialoguechargedwithdevisingalocallypreferredalternativeforfloodcontrolthatintegrateshabitatrestorationandrecreationcomponents.Participantsratifieddetailedproceedingsaddressingbankprotection,leveestabilization,planningforalternateflowlevels,hydraulicmitigation,andfloodwaymanagement.SanDiegoCountyWaterAuthorityFacilitatedmeetingsoftheEmergencyStorageWorkingCommittee,a27-membergroupchargedwithadvisingWaterAuthoritystaffonplanningamajornewsystemofpipelinesandre-operatedreservoirs.Workproducedasignedconsensusagreement.NevadaDivisionofWaterPlanningDesignedandexecutedatrainingprogramforseniorofficialsfromtheDivisionofWaterPlanning,DivisionofStateParks,DivisionofWildlife,DivisionofStateLands,DivisionofWaterResources,andtheStateAttorneyGeneral’sOffice.EPAClimateChangePanelScottservedasamemberofateamcontributingtoaresearchinitiativelaunchedbyUSEPAHQs,theNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch,andtheTellusInstitutetoexamineeffectsofglobalclimatechangeonecosystemgoodsandservicesprovidedbytheSanFranciscoBayDeltawatershed.Scottservedasamemberofthepanel,andCONCURalsoconductedafocusedstakeholderanalysisofaboutadozenseniorplayersinCaliforniawaterpolicytolookatopportunitiestolinktheEPAinitiativewithevolvingCaliforniapolicy.

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U.S.DepartmentOfAgricultureDesignedandexecutedatrainingprogramforOfficersinChargeandFieldManagersinSouthDakota,Utah,andCaliforniaemphasizingmutualgainsbargaininginthecontextofimplementingpestmanagementprogram.U.S.EPA,RegionIX,WaterDivisionLedindependentreviewteamofplanners,economists,andattorneysinthepreparationofanalysisofaSection404wetlandsreviewforamajordevelopmentprojectnearSacramentoinanareawithahighdensityofvernalpools.BriefedRegionalAdministrator.FacilitatedatechnicalforumontoxicwastecleanupataSuperfundsite.FacilitationandpolicyanalysisservicesprovidedinsupportofthelanduseprogramfortheComprehensiveConservationandManagementPlan;andtodevelopthewetlandsandlanduseelementsoftheRegionalMonitoringStrategyfortheSanFranciscoEstuaryProject.IncludedreviewandsynthesisofnaturalresourcedocumentsandfacilitationofworkinggroupsofEPAandWaterBoardstaff,localgovernmentsandotherdiverseinterestgroupswithastakeinmanagementoftheEstuary.PacificGasandElectricCompanyDesignedandexecutedaseriesofthreetrainingcoursesonprinciplednegotiationforstaffoftheHydropowerRelicensing,TechnicalandEcologicalServices,Law,HydroGeneration,PowerGeneration,andBuildingandLandServices.SanFranciscoBayRegionalWaterQualityControlBoardDesignedandexecutedatrainingprogramforRegionalBoardstaffemphasizingmutualgainsbargainingandnegotiationovercleanupofcontaminatedsites.U.S.EPAHeadquartersandRegions CONCURservedasamemberofateamleadbytheMarascoNewtonGroup(MNG)underafiveyearcontracttoprovideawiderangeofconflictresolution,convening,stakeholderanalysisandtrainingservicestoEPAHeadquartersandallEPARegions.ProjectshaveincludedSuperfund,militarybase,andTitleVIcases.CraneValleyHydroelectricProjectRelicensingCONCURfacilitatedan8-wayagreementamongPG&E,localgovernments,USFWS,DFG,andUSFSonthetermsofnewFERCHydroelectricLicensefortheCraneValleyProjectineasternMaderaCounty,California.CONCURworkedwithpartiestoidentify,rank,andpackageover90specificcandidatelicenseconditions,andtoidentifynewinstitutionalstructuretoseethispackagethroughtoimplementation.Theagreement,presentedtotheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission,addressedlicensingconditionsforinstreamflowforcoldwaterandwarmwaterfisheriesinWillowCreekandtributaries,terrestrialhabitatandwildlifeprotectionandrecreationalimprovementsatBassLakeandtheadjacentwatershed.EastBayMunicipalUtilityDistrict(EBMUD)–PennMineAdvisedEastBayMunicipalUtilityDistrictstaffonstructuringthenegotiationofthecleanupofPennMine.ConvenedmeetingsdevotedtoclarifyingissuesinFERCrelicensing.IsraelMinistryofJusticeandMinistryfortheEnvironmentScottservedasamemberofa5-personinternationalteamofexpertsbriefing200seniorofficialsfromtheMinistryofJustice,Environment,Interior,aswellasseniormunicipalofficialsontheapplicationofmediationtechniquestoenvironmentalandpolicyissuesinIsrael.FacilitateddiscussionsamongproponentsandopponentsofaproposedmarinainTelAviv.CaliforniaPUC-GuidedDevelopmentandStrategicPlanningofWaterSupplyAlternativesfortheMontereyPeninsulaCONCURwasretainedasamemberofanindependentplanningteambytheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissiontodevelopwatersupplyalternativesfortheMontereyPeninsulainconformancewithAB1182(Keeley).CONCURprovidedongoingstrategicplanningadvicetotheCPUCandstructuredandimplementedthepublicparticipationprocess.Aspartofthiseffort,CONCURconductedinterviewswitha

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widevarietyofstakeholdersaimedatidentifyingtheirconcerns,andpreparedadetailedPublicParticipationPlantohelpguidetheCPUCinitsoutreachefforts,ensuringthatpathwaysforpublicinputwereclearlydefined,andprojectnewsbroadlydistributed.CONCURorganizedandexecutedpublicworkshopsforeachstageoftheplanningprocess:1)settingprojectgoalsandobjectives,2)selectingcandidatecomponents(groundwaterdevelopment,desalination,importation,legalstrategies,andreclamation),3)screeningcomponents,and4)assemblingarecommendedPlanB.PlanB,recommendingamixofdesalinationandaquiferstorageaninjectionstrategies,wascompletedinthesummerof2002.MineralsManagementServiceAndUniversityOfNewOrleansDesignedandfacilitatedathree-dayworkshoptoproduceasocialscienceresearchagendaforevaluatingeffectsofOCSdevelopmentontheGulfCoast.Participantsincluded25seniorsocialscientistsfromtheU.S.,Canada,andEurope.Themeetingproducedarankedlistof17proposals.ThesummaryfortheprojectspecificallycallsoutthevalueoftheCONCURfacilitationteamaspartoftheplanningprocessforthemembersoftheteam,thevalueofupfrontinterviews,theconveningofbothplenaryandbreakoutgroups,andtheculminationofthefinalplenarysessiontorankresearchproposals.Thefinalreportwaspublishedas:Gramling,RandS.Laska.ASocialScienceResearchAgendafortheMineralsManagementServiceintheGulfofMexico.MineralsManagementServiceGulfofMexicoOCSOffice,NewOrleans,LA.ContractnumberMMS14-35-0001-30470,OCSStudy,93-0017.66pp.PartnersForDemocraticChangeDesignedanddeliveredacourseinenvironmentalpolicyanalysisanddisputeresolutionforseniorMinistryfortheEnvironmentofficialsandmembersofParliamentinHungary,andforregionalenvironmentalofficersinBulgaria.CentreForDisputeResolution,LondonDesignedanddeliveredacourseintheapplicationofdisputeresolutiontechniquestocomplexpublicpolicyissuesforseniorofficialsfrom30organizations.WinrockInternational,Arlington,VirginiaServedasfacilitatorandenvironmentalpolicyanalystininitiatingtheEnvironmentalPolicyandTrainingProject(EPAT),fundedbyUSAID.DepartmentOfEnvironmentalQuality,StateofLouisianaServedasfacilitatorandenvironmentalpolicyadviserfortheLouisianaComparativeRiskProject,thefirstcollaborativepublicpolicydialogueinLouisiana.Involved12stateagenciesandover30interestsgroups.Productincludesrankedlistofenvironmentalproblems,environmentalpolicygoals;partiessignedthefinalagreement.Lednegotiationtrainingcourseforseniorofficials.DepartmentOfConservation,Wellington,NewZealandConductedtraininginnegotiationanddisputeresolutionforseniorresourcemanagers.AucklandRegionalCouncil,Auckland,NewZealandAdvisedtheCouncilonimprovingcross-culturalnegotiationwiththeMaoricommunity.IndependentScientificReviewofOilandGasDevelopmentinPastazaProvince,EcuadorServedonafour-memberteamwiththreeUCBerkeleyprofessorstoassessthequalityofenvironmentaldocumentationpreparedbyUNOCAL.TheteamwasjointlycommissionedinitsreviewbyUNOCAL,OxfamInternational,andtheRainforestActionNetwork.Theworkincludedaseriesofsitevisitsandinterviewsandincludedadetailedreportoffindingsandrecommendations,presentedjointlytotheconveningpartiesandrepresentativesofindigenousorganizationsactiveintheAmazonBasin.ThisworkwasinturnsummarizedinanarticleinCulturalSurvivalQuarterly.

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OTHERSELECTEDPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

2014UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyLecturer.Co-taughtClimateChangeMitigationandAdaptation:GlobalImperativeandRegionalResponse,EnergyandResourcesGroup290.Co-taughtgraduatecoursewithstudentsfromacrossscience,socialscience,andplanningdisciplines;courseexaminedsubjectsrangingfromclimatemodelingtoenergypricing,climatecommunication,andadaptationplanningforSFBay.2006-08VermontLawSchoolAdjunctProfessor.Designedandco-taughttwo-creditlawschoolcourse“MediatingLandUse,WaterResourceandMarineResourcesDisputes”insummersof2006,2007and2008.PresentedadditionalseminaronCalifornia’sworkonmarineprotectedareas.1989-93UniversityOfCaliforniaatBerkeleyLecturerinEnvironmentalPlanningandDisputeResolution.DesignedandtaughtgraduatecoursesintheProcessofEnvironmentalPlanning,StudioinLandUsePlanning,ThesisResearch,andEnvironmentalPlanninginDevelopingCountries.TaughtanewcourseinEnvironmentalDisputeResolutioninSpring1993.1989-92UniversityOfCaliforniaatBerkeley,CenterForEnvironmentalDesignResearchResearchSpecialist.ConductedappliedresearchinsupportoftheSanFranciscoEstuaryProject,oneofthesitesdesignatedbyEPAaspartoftheNationalEstuariesProgram.ConductedresearchoneffectsoflandusechangeontheSanFranciscoEstuary,andacompanionregulatoryanalysis.Supervisedteamsofgraduateresearchassistants,developedresearchmethodology,managedpreparationoftechnicalreports,presentedfindingsbeforetechnicalandmanagementcommittees.1986-90ConsultantInEnvironmentalPolicyAndConflictResolutionClientsincluded:TourismBureau,MinistryofCommunication,Taipei,Taiwan.AdvisedtheTourismBureauoncoastalresourcemanagementpoliciesanduseguidelinesaspartofaNationalRecreationDevelopmentPlan.Involvedsitevisitstoabout60%ofTaiwan’scoastline.USCSeaGrantProgramConductedtraininginnegotiationanddisputeresolutionforSeaGrantagents,programmanagers,andresearchersfromWestCoastStates.BayVision2020Commission,SanFranciscoPreparedanddeliveredabriefingpaperonlanduse,waterquality,andairqualityissuesfacingtheSanFranciscoBayAreafortheBayVisionCommission,apanelof32leaderschargedwithdraftingastrategyforregionalgrowthmanagement.MinistryfortheEnvironment,Wellington,NewZealandConductedtrainingcoursesinnegotiationandenvironmentaldisputeresolutioninforseniorMFEofficialsandrepresentativesofenergy,mining,andotherbusinesssectors,andwellasgreens,Maorileaders,andlocalauthoritiesinWellington,Auckland,andChristchurch.LawFirmofBaker&McKenzie,SanFrancisco,CAConductedatrainingprograminnegotiationandinternationalenvironmentalpolicyfortheLandUsePracticeGroupintheSanFranciscoofficeoftheworld’slargestlawfirm.UniversityOfMiami,Miami,FLCo-organizedinternationalworkshoponinternationalcoastalresourcemanagementinWestAfrica,attendedbyresourcemanagersfrom12nationsinMbour,Senegal;nations,co-sponsoredbyUSAIDandIUCN;co-authoredworkshopreport.NewYorkAcademyOfSciencesAsaconsultanttotheScienceandDecisionMakingProgram,designedandexecutedacollaborativeprocesstoimprovethemanagementofcontaminantsintheNewYorkHarborregion.Organizedjoint

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fact-findingsessionswithover20scientificadvisors.Mediated10negotiationsessionswithover20interestgroups.Ledthedevelopmentandrevisionofasinglenegotiatingtextthatproduced120findingsand26recommendationstoreducePCBcontaminationanditseffects.StateOfNewYorkBureauofCoastalManagementandWaterfrontRehabilitationPreparedananalysisofalternateinstitutionalarrangementsforstrengtheningthestate’scoastalprograms.U.N.OceanEconomicsandTechnologyBranchPreparedananalysisofcoastaluseconflicts.U.S.AgencyForInternationalDevelopment/U.S.NationalParkService,InternationalAffairsContributedtoseveralprojectstopromoteintegratedcoastalresourcemanagementindevelopingnations.Co-authoredananalysisofinstitutionalarrangementsformanagingcoastalresources.1984-89MIT/HarvardPublicDisputesProgram,Cambridge,MA,AssociateContributedtoseveralprojectstotestandrefinetheuseofassistednegotiationtechniques.Co-managedananalysisofEPA’snegotiationofSuperfundsitecleanups.ContributedtoananalysisofEPA’sexperimentsinnegotiatedrulemaking;contributedtodevelopmentofsimulationexercises.Co-taughtMITCourse“ResolvingScience-IntensiveDisputes”.

SELECTEDPEER-REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONS2016 “CreatingStableAgreementsinMarinePolicy:LearningfromtheSouthCoastMarineLife

ProtectionActInitiative”.WithPhyllisGriffmanandMeredithCowart.InNegotiationJournalVolume32,Issue1,pages23–48,January2016

2010 “Science-basedandstakeholder-drivenmarineprotectedareanetworkplanning:asuccessful

casestudyfromnorthcentralCalifornia”.Gleason,Mary,ScottMcCreary,MelissaMiller-Henson,JohnUgoretz,EvanFox,MattMerrifield,WillMcClintock,PauloSerpa,KathrynHoffman.Ocean&CoastalManagement.53(2010)52-68.

2004 ParticipationandRepresentationinEnvironmentalDecisionMakinginthePacificRim:

ReflectionsonNegotiation-BasedModelsofPractice.InDemocraticDesigninthePacificRim.EditedbyTamesukeNgahashi,SanaeSugita,andNaokiKimura.2004.

2001 "RefiningandTestingJointFact-FindingforEnvironmentalDisputeResolution:TenYearsof

Success."InMediationQuarterly.Volume18(4).June2001. “ApplyingaMediationFrameworktoIntegratedCoastalZoneManagement”.Coastal

Management.Volume29(3):183-216,2001.1999 “ResolvingScience-IntensivePublicPolicyDisputes:ReflectionsontheNewYorkBightInitiative.”

InSusskindandMcKearnan(eds.)ConsensusBuildingHandbook.SagePublications.1995 “IndependentFact-FindingasaCatalystforCross-CulturalDialogue:AssessingImpactsofOiland

GasDevelopmentinEcuador’sOrienteRegion.InCulturalSurvivalQuarterly19(3):50-55.1992 “LandUseChangeandImpactontheSanFranciscoEstuary:ARegionalAssessmentwithPolicy

Implications”CoastalManagement.Volume20(3):219-253.June1992.1990 InstitutionalArrangementsforManagingCoastalResourcesandEnvironments.withJ.Sorensen.

Revisedsecondedition.U.S.NationalParkServiceandU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment.

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1987 "Specialareamanagementatestuarinereserves."ChapterinManagingLand-UseConflicts:CaseStudiesinSpecialAreaManagement,DukeUniversityPress,Durham,NC(1987):49-93.WithJ.Clark

1987 ProspectsfortransferoftheCaliforniacoastalconservancymodelforhabitatrestorationtoother

coastalstates.CoastalManagement.Volume16(1):69-91·December1987withM.Adams.1986 FacilitatedDialogueProducesAgreementofTributylTinRiskstotheMarineEnvironment.

EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentReview,vol7.December1986. 1985 TechniquesforResolvingCoastalResourceManagementDisputesThroughNegotiation.WithL.

Susskind.JournaloftheAmericanPlanningAssociation.51(3):365-374·SEPTEMBER1985 RECENTSELECTEDCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS,GUESTLECTURES,ANDCOURSEDEVELOPMENT

2014NewZealandPlanningInstituteKeynoteAddressScottwasinvitedtopresentaKeynoteAddressattheNewZealandPlanningInstitute(NZPI)’sAnnualConferencealongwithfellowkeynoters,theMinisterfortheEnvironment,andtheParliamentaryCommissionerfortheEnvironment.Dr.McCreary’saddresstitled“ExperiencesinCollaborativeGovernance:USApproachesinDesignandPractice”drewfromhisextensiveUSmediationpractice.2014NewZealandMinistryofJusticeTrainingCourseScottworkedwiththeNewZealandEnvironmentCourt,MinistryofJustice,toprovidemediationtrainingforCourtCommissioners.Thefocusofthistwo-dayworkshopwasonskillsandtechniquestoassistmediatorswith“face-to-facedialogueandnegotiationson-the-day”ofamediationsession.2012UniversityofOregon.ScottservedonafacultypanelattheUniversityofOregonLawSchoolonFebruary24,2012foranEnvironmentalConflictResolutioncourseattheUniversityofOregonAppropriateDisputeResolutionCenter.(ThisprogramisaninterdisciplinaryprogramoftheUniversityofOregonSchoolofLaw.TheADRCenterisconsistentlyrankedinthetoptendisputeresolutionprogramsinthecountry).2010UCBerkeleyDepartmentsofLandscapeArchitecture&EnvironmentalPlanningandCityPlanning.InNovember2010,ScottMcCrearypresentedtoProfessorJasonCoburn’s24studentsinthecourse“EnvironmentalPolicyandRegulation”CP251/LA231.Hehighlightedthetheoryandpracticeofregulatorynegotiation,usingtherecentcaseofCONCUR’sfacilitationoftheHawaiiFalseKillerWhaleTakeReductionTeam.2009UCBerkeleyDepartmentsofLandscapeArchitecture&EnvironmentalPlanningandCityPlanning.InNovember2009,Scottgaveapresentationto22membersofthecourseLandscapeArchitecture237/CityPlanning257,“TheProcessofEnvironmentalPlanning,”taughtbyProfessorRobertTwiss.Thispresentationhighlightedprocessesofjointfact-finding,withanemphasisonmobilizingandleadingindependentscientificreviewtosupportenvironmentalplanningandregulation,usingtheHumboldtWatershedsIndependentScientificReviewasacase.2009MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute(MBARI).Guestlecturer.Presentationentitled“MediatedNegotiationandJointFact-Finding:CanTheyHelpPropelWiseMarinePolicyDecisions?”About30researchersinfieldsrangingfrommarinebiologytomarinetechnologyattendedthetalk.Presentationaddressedtheapplicationofjointfact-findingtechniquestoFederalandstatemarinepolicy,discussedthepotentialrolesofmarinescientists,andoutlinedsomeofthechallengesofmediatingcomplexmarinepolicydisputes.2008USInstituteforEnvironmentalConflictResolutionConference.Panelist:“BlueRibbonDecisionMakinginCalifornia.”ThispanelexaminedtheuniqueprocessmodeloftheCaliforniaMarineLifeProtectionInitiativeandreflectedonlessonslearnedbetweentheCentralCoastandNorthCentralCoastprocess.May2008.

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2006GoldmanSchoolofPublicPolicy,UCBerkeley.Guestlecturer.Presentation“EnvironmentalMediation:PerspectivesfromaReflexivePractitioner.”2006CaliforniaStateUniversityMontereyBay.Guestlecturer.PresentationonMarineLifeProtectionActInitiativeCentralCoastProjecttocourseinnewMaster’sprogramforCoastalandWatershedScienceandPolicy.2006StanfordLawSchool/NorthernCaliforniaADRFaculty.Guestlecturer.“TeachingEnvironmentalPolicyMediation.”Presentedto30facultyandgraduatestudentsfromBayArealawandgraduateschools.2005AmericanBarAssociationAlternativeDisputeResolutionConference.Co-Chair,EnvironmentTrack,AmericanBarAssociationDisputeResolution.Leadfacilitatorfordeliberationsontheroleofscience,WhiteHouseCollaborative2005ConservationConference,St.Louis,Missouri.Moderatorandspeaker,panelon“LongLivedCollaborativeProcesses:ManagingtheLifeCycle.”2004USIECRConference.Tucson,Arizona.2004DepartmentoftheInteriorUniversityExecutiveForums.UsingJointFactFindingtoResolveEnvironmentalDisputes.2002TheCaliforniaandtheWorldOceanConference:RevisitingandRevisingCalifornia’sOceanAgendaServedonthepanel“ResolvingCoastalandOceanUserConflictsThroughNegotiation:BestPracticesforConveningMarineandCoastalPolicyDialogues.”2002U.S.InstituteforEnvironmentalConflictResolutionModeratedroundtableonstrategicdiagnosisandassessmentofconflicts.Tucson,Arizona.2002AmericanBarAssociationAlternativeDisputeResolutionConference.Presentation:“PossibilitiesandPitfallsofUsingJointFact-FindingTechniques.”Seattle,Washington.2001AssociationforConflictResolutionPresentation:"UsingJointFact-FindingtoLevelthePlayingFieldinEnvironmentalDisputeResolution."Toronto,Ontario.October2001.2001ThirdAnnualPacificRimParticipatoryCommunityDesignConference.Taiwan.1999ConferenceonEnvironmentalNegotiation.MaaleHahamisha,Jerusalem,Israel.1999DemocraticDesignforthePacificRim.Saitama,Japan,June24-26,1999.1999ConferenceontheFutureoftheSanbanzeWetlandsofTokyoBay,Japan.ChibaUniversity,Chiba,Japan.

OTHERPUBLICATIONSANDREPORTS(partiallist)2016 AStudyoftheStakeholderExperienceinDevelopingMarineProtectedAreasinSouthern

California.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniaSeaGrantProgram.2009 “TheConversation:Conditionsripeforclimatechangebrawl”.WithJ.K.Gamman.SpecialtoThe SacramentoBee.Published:Sunday,Aug.16,2009.

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2002 “FinalReportonSedimentImpairmentandEffectsonBeneficialUsesoftheElkRiverandStitz,Bear,JordanandFreshwaterCreeks".AuthoredbytheHumboldtWatershedsIndependentScientificReviewPanel,ConvenedandFacilitatedbyCONCUR,Inc.December27,2002.

“FinalRecordofDecisionandWithdrawalofCitizen’sSuitMarksResolutionofa15YearFloodControlDisputeinSanJose",CaliforniaWaterLawReporter,January2002.WithR.BrysonandG.Widman.

2001 “UsingIndependentScientificReviewtoStrengthenPublicParticipationinEnvironmental

Decision-MakinginthePacificRim."WithBrysonandAtkinson.PresentedattheThirdConferenceonParticipatoryDesignandPlanningforthePacificRim.Ching-Be,MatzuIsland,Taiwan.May28-30,2001.

1999 “ParticipationandRepresentationinEnvironmentalDecisionMakinginthePacificRim:

ReflectionsonNegotiation-BasedModelsofPractice."PresentedattheConferenceOnDemocraticDesignforthePacificRim.Saitama,Japan.June24,1999.

“LessonfromtheSanFranciscoEstuary:FourRoundsofAction.ProceedingsoftheConference

ontheFutureoftheSanbanzeWetlands.”TokyoBay.ChibaUniversity,Tokyo,Japan.June27,1999.


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