School of Planning, Design and Construction National Charrette Institute

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  National Charrette Institute taught engagement strategies at Work in the Age of Intelligent Machines Workshop at Michigan State University

  Published on October 9, 2018
  NCI was asked to create and facilitate a series of interactions during a workshop designed to produce an agenda for research on the social, economic and policy implications of autonomous vehicles and to propose infrastructure to support that research.

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  NCI’s Holly Madill guest lectures in MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction classes

  Published on June 12, 2018
  NCI's Holly Madill introduced undergraduate students to the four types of placemaking: Standard, tactical, creative and strategic in Urban & Regional Planning’s land use planning course.

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  NCI’s Holly Madill and MSUE’s Harmony Gmazel co-present session at Michigan Community Development Association Spring Technical Assistance Conference

  Published on April 10, 2018
  The Michigan Community Development Association hosted their Spring Technical Assistance Conference on March 14, 2018, in East Lansing, MI.

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  Faculty from SPDC and NCI conduct local workshop in Downers Grove, IL, with APA and FEMA to address disaster resilience

  Published on March 14, 2018
  Wayne Beyea, from SPDC and NCI; and Bill Lennertz, from NCI, facilitated a workshop for more than 70 participants on applying digital flood-mapping and risk assessment tools for the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois.

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  Woodland County Fair Mall Retrofit Plan guided by NCI charrette process

  Published on February 13, 2018
  In the Woodland County Fair Mall Retrofit Plan, a group of 20 architects, planners, engineers, attorneys and real estate professionals from all over California assembled for a 4.5 day, volunteer charrette commencing Sept. 29, 2017.

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  What’s next for NCI?

  Published on January 9, 2018
  Last year marked the successful transition of NCI to MSU—continuing NCI’s legacy of high-quality charrette trainings and consulting services. We are looking ahead to 2018 and beyond and making plans for a bright future.

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  NCI makes house calls: Train your staff, while planning your projects

  Published on December 19, 2017
  The NCI can come to you for a customized 2.5-day NCI Charrette System certificate training, and/or a one-day NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation certificate training!

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  NCI hosts Charrette Boot Camp and Train-the-Trainer events in Michigan

  Published on December 7, 2017
  For the first time, NCI is offering a NCI Charrette Boot Camp on Dec. 13, 2017, specifically for Michigan participants. They are also conducting a Train-the-Trainer event in conjunction with the Boot Camp on Dec. 14-15.

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  Michigan State University’s Holly Madill named National Charrette Institute director

  Published on November 14, 2017
  Holly Madill was named director of the National Charrette Institute at Michigan State University. Her appointment was effective Nov. 1, 2017.

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  NCI’s Wayne Beyea conducts session on charrettes for MSU UN Industrial Development Organization training delegates from Nigeria

  Published on October 13, 2017
  On Sept. 25, Wayne Beyea, interim director of NCI, conducted a session for UNIDO delegates on “Managing Park Stakeholders Engagement & Cooperation.”

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  NCI addresses public engagement challenges at the International Development Association Conference

  Published on September 15, 2017
  On Sept. 13, 2017, National Charrette Institute’s interim director Wayne Beyea, and Bill Lennertz, lead trainer, presented an IDA Conference pre-conference workshop on Charrette Planning for Urban Space Leaders in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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  NCI working with APA and FEMA on disaster preparedness

  Published on August 8, 2017
  The National Charrette Institute at MSU is a member of an American Planning Association-led team working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on planning and disaster preparedness.

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  NCI’s new online course expands reach of traditional Charrette System training

  Published on July 18, 2017
  Are you interested in the NCI Charrette System certificate training, but don't have time in your busy schedule to attend an in-person event? Then, maybe the MSU National Charrette Institute's online course is a better fit for you.

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  Traverse City corridor project guided by NCI RFP writing workshop and template

  Published on June 13, 2017
  After the training, Soyring and Sych contacted NCI seeking advice on how to create a replicable process for doing a series of corridor charrettes.

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  MSU launches online option for charrette training

  Published on May 16, 2017
  The National Charrette Institute at Michigan State University has launched an online opportunity for its popular NCI Charrette System certificate training program.