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These courses are accredited with the AIA for continuing education system (CES) units, with the AICP for certification maintenance (CM) credits, and the ASLA for LA CES professional development hours (PDH).

Upcoming 2010 Certificate Trainings

NCI Charrette System™ Certificate NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ Certificate

Project Consulting and In-house Training

Project Consulting, Training, Technical Assistance and Coaching

Free RFP Template

Charrette RFP Template

NCI European Program

Univ. of Hertfordshire

NCI Products

NCI Charrette Manager's Binder NCI Charrette System: Stories of Community Transformation DVD
The Charrette Handbook by Bill Lennertz and Aarin Lutzenhiser NCI Charrettes CD
NCI Charrette Planner Forms Kit NCI Charrette Management Forms Kit

pre-recorded workshops/webinars

Upcoming LIVE Webinars

NCI is pleased to offer the following webinars for 2010. We are partnering with a range of experts on each topic to bring you fresh perspectives on these current issues.

All webinars last 90 minutes. Following each webinar date, the recorded presentation will be available for online viewing. You will need internet access, a web browser, and telephone. Login details will be emailed to you at least 48 hours prior to the webinar start date and time.

Live webinar participants will also receive a bonus coupon code for $50 off a NCI Charrette System™ Certificate Training in Portland, OR or Washington, DC.

Charrettes for Form Based Codes

November 10, 2010, 10 am PDT

Knowing how to write a Form Based Code is important but that code may never be adopted without community support. How do you engage a community in the writing of a Form Based Code? This webinar will connect both parts of the FBC equation- the technical writing and the political/community engagement. It takes two wings for a code take off. Registration coming soon.

Charrettes and Sustainable Urbanism

November 3, 2010, 10 am PDT

Sustainable community plans rank high in design and community complexity. They feature a large set of interconnected variables, people and politics. The approach must be collaborative and multi-disciplinary from the start. This webinar will discuss how to design and execute a successful charrette process for a sustainability project and avoid critical flaws that can cause costly project rework.
Registration coming soon.

High-tech, High-touch Charrettes with a Focus on Social Media

February, 2011

The range of interactive planning software and social networking media is dizzying. In this webinar we will address the following questions. What are the best tools for your project? How can you use Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and blogs, among other tools, to promote meaningful stakeholder involvement?
Registration coming soon.