Stakeholder Engagement in Urban Planning

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Empowering Collaborative Stewardship: Orientation to Initial Work Products & Proposed Next Steps (A “Virtual” Dialogue)

November 15, 2011, 2:00– 4:00pm Eastern: Executive Overview Washington, DC, Meeting Room: Chief’s Conference Room November 16, 2011, 2:00– 4:00pm Eastern: Exploratory Discussion Washington, DC, Meeting Room: Club EMC

Draft Agenda Objectives:  Share the work products generated through implementation of the Near-Term Strategy for Fostering the Citizen and Civic Engagement Capacity of the USFS  Seek feedback on how to foster a Collaborative Community of Practice

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011 WHEN? WHAT? WHO?

2:00 – 2:15 OPENING REMARKS / INTRODUCTIONS  Welcome Leslie Weldon,  Why Empowering Collaborative Stewardship Regional Forester, is critical for FS - policy perspective / purpose Region 1; of this project Tony Tooke,  Role of leadership in this project & for WO/EMC Director; fostering collaboration generally Joe Meade, WO/NPO  Where we’ve been, where we’re headed (CoP Director & vision), and where we are now (desired Leadership outcomes for today and tomorrow) Dimension Group  Introduction of facilitation “team” Coordinator  How we’ve organized the call Marci DuPraw and  How to get into the conversation Karen DiBari, Co- Facilitators

2:20 – 3:50 NEW RESOURCES TO HELP EMPOWER COLLABORATIVE STEWARDSHIP

2:20 – 2:35 Initial Assessment of Collaborative Capacity Laurie Thorpe, Policy  Brief highlights from initial assessment Dimension Group  Follow-on activities underway Coordinator

2:35 – 2:50 Near-Term Strategy for Fostering FS Capacity Project Co-Managers, for Citizen & Civic Engagement Peter Williams &  What’s been done so far in response to these Andrea Bedell- assessment results Loucks  Approach and participants

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Tuesday, November 15th (continued) WHEN? WHAT? WHO? 2:50 – 3:05 Collaboration: Where Do You Start? Cynthia Manning,  Orientation to a brief primer, entitled, Co-Coordinator, “Collaboration: Getting Started” Learning Dimension  Q&A/feedback/discussion Group

3:05 – 3:20 What About FACA? Peter Williams, Co-  Orientation to FACA “Easy Button” Coordinator, (guidelines to demystify FACA so that it Learning Dimension doesn’t present an obstacle and staff know Group, & Project Co- how to collaborate within its parameters. Manager  Q&A/feedback/discussion

3:20 – 3:35 You’re Leaving?? Deb Whitall,  Orientation to materials to guide employee Coordinator, transitions in a manner that helps employees Relationship and communities sustain relationships and Dimension Group collaborative momentum  Q&A/feedback/discussion

3:35 – 3:50 Discussion Facilitated  Input on other tools & services that would help you use collaborative methods where appropriate

3:50 – 4:00 CLOSING COMMENTS / ADJOURN Tony Tooke  Ground covered to day (Tony Tooke) Joe Meade  Leadership’s commitment to inclusiveness, Facilitators transparency, shared ownership (Joe Meade)  Expectations for the field as collaborative leaders (Joe Meade)  What to expect tomorrow (Marci)  Request to provide additional feedback via Survey Monkey (Karen)

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011

WHEN? WHAT? WHO?

2:00 – 2:10 OPENING REMARKS / INTRODUCTIONS  Welcome Tony Tooke,  Focus of today’s call WO/EMC Director;  Leadership’s commitment to collaboration & Joe Meade, WO/NPO expectations for field as collaborative leaders Director  Introduction of facilitation team  How we’ve organized the call Marci DuPraw;  How to get in on the conversation Karen DiBari, co- facilitators

2:10 – 3:20 NEW RESOURCES TO HELP EMPOWER COLLABORATIVE STEWARDSHIP (continued from Nov. 15th webinar)

2:10 – 2:25 How Can We Collaborate “Long-Distance”? Peter Williams, Co-  Orientation to electronic collaboration tools to Coordinator, maximize the benefit of collaboration when it Learning Dimension must be done remotely Group, & Project Co-  Q&A/feedback/discussion Manager

2:25 – 2:40 How Do We Learn How To Collaborate More Peter Williams, Co- Effectively Next Time? Coordinator,  Orientation to After-Action Review Tools Learning Dimension  Q&A/feedback/discussion Group, & Project Co- Manager

2:40 – 3:00 New Partnership Resource Center Website Andrea Bedell-  Brief introduction to collaboration supports Loucks, Project Co- on newly-redesigned Partnership Resource Manager Center website  Q&A/feedback/discussion

3:00 – 3:20 Collaborative Processes Mapping Tool Laurie Thorpe, Policy  Orientation to an initial draft map of FS- Dimension Group related collaboratives (a work in progress) Coordinator  Q&A/feedback/discussion

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Wednesday, November 16th (continued) WHEN? WHAT? WHO?

3:20 – 3:50 PROPOSED FOCUS FOR NEXT PHASE: Joe Meade, NPO FOSTERING COLLABORATIVE Director; COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE Co-Project Managers,  Vision (Joe) Peter Williams and  How we got here and what we’ve heard Andrea Bedell- (Andrea) Loucks  Ways we could move forward (Peter)  Q&A/feedback/discussion: “How can we foster Community of Practice that is streamlined, useful, & easy for field?”

3:50 – 4:00 Closing Comments/Adjourn Tony Tooke;  Recap of input received Joe Meade;  The way ahead Facilitators  Points of contact for further information or getting involved  Request to provide additional feedback via Survey Monkey  Adjourn