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Cascade Chapter Training, In Person, Full Certificate Training

Start
June 01, 2026
End
September 02, 2026
Schedule
5 sessions
#1.
June 01, 2026, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (PDT)
#2.
June 02, 2026, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (PDT)
#3.
June 03, 2026, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (PDT)
#4.
September 01, 2026, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (PDT)
#5.
September 02, 2026, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM (PDT)
Location
The Portland Building (Room 211*) 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
Spaces left
25

Registration

Applying Methods - Non Member – $650.00
Applying Methods IAP2 USA Member – $550.00
Designing and Leading - IAP2 Member – $550.00
Designing and Leading - Non Member – $650.00
Full GLP (All 3 Courses) IAP2 USA Member – $1,375.00
Ticket includes all three certificate courses: Fundamentals, Designing and Leading, and Applying Methods
Full GLP (All 3 Courses) Non-Member – $1,625.00
Ticket includes all three certificate courses: Fundamentals, Designing and Leading, and Applying Methods
Fundamentals - IAP2 Non-Member – $325.00
Fundamentals - IAP2 USA Member – $275.00

Join us in person for IAP2’s acclaimed public participation trainings!

Thanks to your high level of interest, the Cascade Chapter (Oregon and Southwest Washington) is hosting its first in-person trainings in over three years. You can take one course, or all three, but the Fundamentals training is a prerequisite for the other courses. Take all three courses to receive IAP2 USA's Certificate in Public Participation!

Training dates:

June 1 - Fundamentals of Public Participation
June 2 & 3 - Designing + Leading Public Participation (Note: Fundamentals is a perquisite)
September 1 & 2 - Applying Methods for Public Participation (Note: Fundamentals is a perquisite)

Location: The Portland Building (Room 211*) 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 *Members of the public do not need to check in at the front desk and do not need to receive a guest badge to access meeting rooms on the second floor. Simply enter the building and take the stairs up to the second floor or ask the security guard stationed next to the elevators to send you to the second floor via elevator.

Time: 9am - 4:30pm with approx. an hour lunch break* on your own around noon. *Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunches and eat in common areas on the second floor or leave to visit food carts or other businesses nearby.

Who should attend

The courses are suitable for new and emerging public participation practitioners or anyone involved in engagement projects in all levels of government, private industry, utilities, environmental agencies, community organizations, not-for-profit and education providers who would like to understand and deliver engagement in an USA context.

Upon completion

Participants will receive a certificate of completion from IAP2 for each course completed. Upon completing the three core courses, participants will receive a Certificate in Public Participation.

This professional development certificate program is a next step on your journey to becoming a P2 professional and separate from the IAP2 USA’s designations (CP3 & MCP3). It is important to note that participants of the Certificate in Public Participation are not certified P2 professionals.

Eligible for ACP-AICP Credits:

Fundamentals: This course is eligible for APA - AICP Continuing Education Credit CM I 8 CM
Designing and Leading: This course is eligible for APA - AICP Continuing Education Credit CM I 16 CM
Applying Methods: This course is eligible for APA - AICP Continuing Education Credit CM I 16 CM

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Trainer: Doug Zenn

Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement, awareness, and education efforts around numerous issues including visioning, transportation, water resources, community-based planning and more. Doug led Zenn Associates' development of the innovative “Three-Dimensional Public Participation” model (3DP2) an approach that expands community access to project information and provides unique avenues for community input including the use of new technologies. Doug also serves on the executive committee for IAP2’s Cascade Chapter (Oregon and Southwest Washington) and is a certified trainer for IAP2’s public involvement foundations courses. Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement.