The California Sea Grant Extension Program is pleased to host, in Cooperation with the NOAA Coastal Services Center, the following two workshops. While case studies and examples will address coastal and marine issues, skills in facilitation, understanding group dynamics, meeting management, conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation would benefit anyone involved in the use and management of natural resources.
Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.
Meeting management and facilitation skills are becoming increasingly important for extension and education staff. It is essential that they make the most of their limited and valuable time, and planning and conducting meetings efficiently is one important means to this end. The workshop will also provide knowledge and understanding of the anatomy of conflict, and the skills and processes needed to deal with it. While not intended to create negotiators or mediators out of extension personnel, managers, and educators, this knowledge will help enable participants to avoid or diffuse conflict when involved in potentially contentious public meetings. Specific course topics and activities included in the attached agenda were determined after discussions with a number of extension and education professionals, and trainers in facilitation, mediation, and collaborative process skills.