National Preservation Institute (NPI) Seminars

Section 106: A Review for Experienced Practitioners

Detailed Seminar Agenda

Faculty

Claudia Nissley, president, Nissley Environmental Consultants; former director, Western Office, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and Wyoming State Historic Preservation Officer; specialist in preservation issues relating to NHPA, NEPA, CERCLA, ARPA, and NAGPRA

Seminar Overview

Review regulations, standards, guidelines, and related laws relevant to Section 106 review. Discuss issues, problems, and "tricks of the trade," with an emphasis on ways to employ creativity and flexibility to reduce complexity and improve effectiveness.

Evaluation Comments

"Exceeded my expectations-good discussions and explanation of new regulations-good use of examples."

"[The seminar offered] creative mitigation solutions."

"[It] gave clarification of the regulations and their use in our everyday work."

"It gave a nice refresher to my past Section 106 experience."

"It took issues I knew about and expanded on them."

"The real world examples of members of the class were most helpful in clarifying the regulations."

Participants

Experienced practitioners of Section 106 review who need a general update.

Locations and Dates

  • Seattle, WA
    May 5-6, 2008
    in cooperation with the National Park Service, Pacific West Region

  • Washington, DC
    September 8-9, 2008
    in cooperation with The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Cost (see Register for more information)

$375 (6-week advance registration); $425 (regular registration)

On-site and Customized Training

NPI also offers this seminar as an on-site or customized seminar to meet specific organizational needs. Seminars can be tailored to create single- or multiple-day workshops at a location and time convenient to the sponsor. Contact NPI at 703.765.0100 or info@npi.org for further information.

Detailed Seminar Agenda


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