4:30 PM               Presentation:  ‘An Introduction to Liberating Structures - Unleashing the Power of Groups’, by Vivien Sharples, City of Seattle Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and Tom Melançon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Learn about Liberating Structures, powerful facilitation tools to increase the effectiveness of groups.  Experience and learn several engaging Liberating Structures that you can immediately apply to make your meetings, planning sessions, conflict work, outreach and trainings more inclusive, participatory, creative, innovative and effective.

6:00 PM               Social Hour Immediately Following Presentation