ECR2012: Working Across Boundaries
Seventh National Conference on
Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
May 22-24, 2012 – Tucson, AZ
WELCOME TO ECR2012 – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution invites you to the seventh national conference, ECR2012:
"Working Across Boundaries," to be held on May 22-24, 2012, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona. ECR2012
will be a three-day event filled with training workshops, plenary discussions, technology exhibits, panel sessions
and presentations across four conference tracks:
TRACK I: Tribal Consultation, Collaboration and ECR
TRACK II: Collaborating at New and Larger Scales
TRACK III: Building Institutional and Practitioner Capacity for ECR and Collaboration
TRACK IV: ECR in Administrative and Litigation Contexts
Half-day Training Workshops will be offered on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Training workshops provide an opportunity for
participants to brush up on their skills and learn new techniques and approaches to collaborative problem solving and
environmental conflict resolution.
In addition, four cross-cutting, special subject areas will be highlighted as part of the ECR2012 program: Renewable
Energy, the Economics of ECR, Environmental Justice, and Innovative Uses of Technology in ECR Processes. The technology
emphasis is particularly important and timely, as technology is transforming the way people communicate as well as the
way people understand, analyze, and make decisions about environmental stewardship.
Up to 36 concurrent 90-minute breakout sessions will be offered on both Wednesday, May 23, 2012, and Thursday, May 24,
2012. Conference panel and roundtable sessions will feature moderators and presenters from federal departments and agencies
(including the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Justice, Interior, Transportation, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration),
as well as representatives from tribal, state, and local governments; ECR practitioners; environmental advocates; NGO's;
community-based groups; science and technical experts; academics; and others.
For a general conference schedule, go to
[View ECR2012 Schedule of Events]
To register for the conference, go to
[Register for ECR2012 Now]
To make travel accommodations, visit the
Travel and Accommodations Section.
Important Dates
Following is a schedule of key conference deadlines:
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Apr. 27, 2012
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Deadline for Early-Bird Conference Registration
Conference Rate Hotel Reservation Cut-Off Date
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May 1, 2012
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Deadline for Late Conference Registration
(All registrations after May 1, 2012 must be conducted on-site May 22-24, 2012.
An additional $75 surcharge will be added.)
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May 4, 2012
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Deadline for Poster Session applications
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Conference Sponsors
We offer special thanks to the agency cosponsors of the ECR2012 Conference. They include the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA. Forest Service, U.S. Department
of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or would like more information about the ECR2012 Conference, please contact Conference Coordinators
Pam Carlson at carlson@ecr.gov or Tina Gargus at
gargus@ecr.gov or 520.901.8501.