[Ailist] [NCDD-UPDATES] NCDD Austin call for workshops, innovations and networking topics

[Sandy Heierbacher]

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interested!


This year’s National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation is being  
held in Austin, Texas, October 3-5. If you are dedicated to solving  
problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative  
action, we hope to see you there.

NCDD’s biennial conferences, which are highly participatory, highly  
innovative and surprisingly affordable, bring together leaders and  
future leaders in public engagement and conflict resolution to share  
resources and strategies, build lasting relationships, increase the  
visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle challenges facing  
this emerging field, and initiate collaborative projects. Many people  
have told us they’re the best conferences they’ve ever attended.

At NCDD Austin, we’re offering more ways than ever for conference  
participants to contribute content, share their work, and make  
progress on issues they care about. We welcome you to submit your  
proposals now for:

    1. Concurrent Workshops (unique, engaging sessions that highlight  
the best the dialogue and deliberation community has to offer)
    2. Innovations (innovative projects/strategies that address some  
of the biggest challenges and issues we face in the field; we’ll  
match you up with other innovators with similar topics to organize  
joint collaborative sessions at the conference)
    3. Networking Topics and Facilitators (topics you’re really into,  
so you can meet others who share your same interests during a fun,  
structured networking session)

More details about these 3 opportunities, and the forms for  
submitting proposals and ideas are at www.thataway.org/events/? 
page_id=119

Please note that the deadline for submitting workshop proposals and  
innovations is Friday, May 16th. The deadline for submitting  
networking topics and signing up to facilitate topics is July 19th.  
We’re also running two Q&A-type conference calls for people who have  
questions about these opportunities - one this Wednesday at 7 pm  
Eastern and one on Tuesday, May 6th at 11 am Eastern.  The long  
distance call-in number for both calls is 1-712-580-8020, and the  
access code is 444839.

And if you’re planning on joining us in Austin, you may want to  
register before May 16th so you get the super-low early rate of only  
$300 (!). Registration details can be found at www.thataway.org/ 
events/?page_id=136

Best,
Sandy

Sandy Heierbacher
Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)

e: sandy at thataway.org
p: 717-243-5144
w: www.thataway.org

Mark your calendar: NCDD's 4th National Conference on Dialogue &  
Deliberation is set for Austin, Texas, October 3-5, 2008. Watch our 5- 
minute video at www.thataway.org/8bc723 to see why you should join us  
in Austin! Details at www.thataway.org/events.



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