Convenings & Convening Services

The wildfire crisis demands coordination across sectors, jurisdictions, and knowledge systems that too often operate in silos. Scientists, Tribal leaders, policymakers, land managers, and community organizations each hold essential pieces of the solution. The challenge is connecting those perspectives to translate science and lived experiences into coordinated action.

CWI designs and hosts convenings that are built to bridge the translation gap. Our annual Signature Convening unites 70+ leaders from across California and the West, with each event intentionally building on the last to advance shared priorities and actionable outcomes. Beyond our flagship convening, CWI offers end-to-end convening services for partners, designing and facilitating policy roundtables, solution sessions, workshops, and plenaries that are grounded in five years of trusted cross-sector collaboration. 

THE IMPACT: Alignment that accelerates action — providing space to surface opportunities, resolve barriers, and move from conversation to coordinated implementation.

COMMON GROUND: PRESCRIBED FIRE, VINEYARDS & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

APRIL 14, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM PT

NAPA, CA

The Common Ground: Prescribed Fire, Vineyards and Community Resilience event, hosted by the Climate & Wildfire Institute and CAL FIRE brought together vintners, grape growers, prescribed fire practitioners, researchers, local organizations, and public agencies to advance open dialogue around the role of prescribed fire in winegrowing regions. Building on the momentum of our previous webinar, Prescribed Fire in Winegrower Country: How Much Smoke Is Too Much?, the convening focused on how prescribed fire is planned and implemented to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk while minimizing impacts to vineyards and surrounding communities. Participants explored the evolving science of smoke exposure and grape vulnerability, shared lessons from local prescribed burn efforts, and discussed operational challenges and opportunities related to communication, coordination, monitoring, and implementation.

Click here to download the full report.

BRIDGING COMMONS & COALITIONS: FROM INNOVATION TO ACTION

MARCH 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM-4:30 PM PT

JAMESTOWN, CA

Our 2026 Signature Convening, "Bridging Commons & Coalitions: From Innovation to Action," held in Jamestown, California brought together 75 leaders from government, industry, academia, and community-based organizations to advance cross-sector collaboration on wildfire resilience, building on momentum from prior convenings with a deepened focus on collective action. Organized around three thematic workshop tracks, the convening created space for participants to identify shared challenges, test ideas, and generate collaborative pathways forward.

Click here to download the 2026 Convening Report.

CWI 2025 CONVENING: WILDFIRE DATA WORKSHOP

MARCH 25, 2025 | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PT

SAN RAFAEL, CA

Our 2025 Convening: Wildfire Data Workshop brought together nearly 70 fire experts, regional partners, industry leaders, and practitioners to generate insights and help inform broader conversations around the use and application of wildfire data. This year’s workshop was designed to encourage facilitated networking, support practical planning sessions, and generation actionable outcomes centered on the following core themes emerging from our past convening: 1) Insurance and risk modeling; 2) Public health and smoke; and 3) Urban planning and policy.

Click here to download the full 2025 Convening Report. 

CWI 2024 SIGNATURE CONVENING

OCTOBER 16-17, 2024 | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PT

OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA

Our 2024 Signature Convening - “Wildfire Data & Technology: Reducing Barriers and Building Resilience” - brought together a select group of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, technologists, and other leaders to examine how wildfire data and technology intersect with policy and practice and bridges the gap between innovation and implementation.

Click here to download the full 2024 Convening Report. 

CWI 2023 SIGNATURE CONVENING

OCTOBER 18-19, 2023 | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PT

OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA

Our 2023 Signature Convening - “Intentional Fire: Accelerating Prescribed and Cultural Fire Solutions” - aimed to cultivate ideas, connect communities of practice, build bridges among leaders in intentional fire, and promote interconnected, forward-moving action to put good fire to the ground.

Click here to download the full 2023 Convening Report. 

Project Lead: Sarah Caldwell, Deputy Director of Collaborative Programs, Climate & Wildfire Institute