NOAA Facilitation Basics Training – September 17, 2019
Facilitation Basics for Coastal Managers
Tuesday September 17, 2019 9AM to 5PM
Norrie Point Environmental Center
256 Norrie Point Way
Staatsburg, NY 12580
To register, please email warren.bautista@dec.ny.gov. A registration email will be sent to you.
Description:
Full Description on NOAA Website
This course provides tools to design and implement productive meetings. Participants will learn basic facilitation skills and techniques for dealing with disruptive behaviors. Class time is provided to practice using tools and skills to plan and facilitate meetings that accomplish objectives while minimizing conflict. Participants at every level are welcome, since the new skills will be useful even when attending, but not running, a meeting.
You will learn how to:
- Facilitate meetings effectively
- Use appropriate process tools and techniques to reach the meeting objectives
- Identify disruptive behaviors in group processes and practice strategies to deal with them
Course instructor:
Melissa Ladd is a Senior Project Manager (PMP) and Facilitator (CPF) for mission-driven socially responsible organizations. She has experience in strategic planning, environmental conservation, training, Agile software development, and corporate sustainability.
Course Outline
View or download the course outline HERE.
Partners
Facilitation Basics for Coastal Managers is hosted by the HRNERR Hudson River Estuary Training Program and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Additional Information for Attendees:
Lunch will NOT be provided – this will be a whole-day event, please bring your own lunch. Snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Consider the train or carpooling. Metro North comes to Poughkeepsie. Amtrak stops at Rhinecliff from the north, and Poughkeepsie from the south.
If you require overnight accommodations try the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, https://www.beekmandelamaterinn.com/ ask for government rate if this applies. Or use this website for listings of lodging in Hyde Park: https://admissions.vassar.edu/visit-us/accommodations.html
