[Ailist] [NCDD-UPDATES] news and opportunities in dialogue & deliberation

[Sandy Heierbacher]

February 2009 Update from T H A T A W A Y. O R G  -  Home of the  
National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
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Hi, everyone!  There are several important (to me, at least)  
announcements below.  Hope you find them of value.  :)

1.  Help develop principles to be submitted to Obama administration
2.  Pre-conference training proposals due TOMORROW for 2009 IAP2  
conference
3.  Save the date for the "Engaging The Other" conference
4.  Discounts on top-notch trainings for paid NCDD members
5.  Some headlines from the News & Perspectives blog


1.  Help develop principles to be submitted to Obama administration

We are facing an unprecedented opportunity in the fields of public  
engagement, conflict resolution and collaboration. President Obama has  
demonstrated his commitment to participation, transparency and  
openness in numerous ways we've all taken note of.  Everyone in our  
field wants to connect and communicate with the new administration...

Rather than each of us contacting the administration separately with  
mixed messages and various levels of success, we believe we could make  
a greater impact working together. Can we collaborate or unify to  
present a collective source of principles, practices, talent and  
resources that this administration and nation will need in the next  
four years?

As a first step, a few of us have decided to lead a transparent effort  
to encourage people in our field to collectively agree (as much as  
possible) on principles or standards for public engagement. We've  
begun by posting a bunch of existing sets of principles on the NCDD  
site in forum software that anyone can contribute and respond to.

Please join us today at http://thataway.org/2009/pep_project/ - click  
on the right tab to sign up, then click on "discussions" to get back  
to the main page. We ask that you:

1. Respond to the principles, articles, etc. that are posted.  What do  
you like about them?  What do you disagree with?  What would you change?
2. Add any sets of principles or criteria for public engagement you're  
aware of that aren't yet posted.
3. Check back later after our smaller group has created a draft set of  
principles based on your feedback and ideas. (I'll email this list  
again when it's time.)

We hope to end up with a set of principles most of you will feel  
comfortable endorsing. Please help us get there!

    * Tom Atlee, President of the Co-Intelligence Institute
    * Stephen Buckley, CEO of U.S. Transparency
    * John Godec, Board member of the International Association of  
Public Participation (IAP2)
    * Reynolds-Anthony Harris, Managing Director of Lyceum Patners & Co.
    * Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for  
Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
    * Steve Pyser, Editor of the International Journal of Public  
Participation
    * Stephanie Roy McCallum, Immediate Past President of the  
International Association of Public Participation (IAP2)


2.  Pre-conference training proposals due TOMORROW for 2009 IAP2  
conference

Proposals for pre-conference trainings are due tomorrow (Friday,  
February 27th) by noon GMT for the 17th Annual IAP2 conference in San  
Diego, California this September 21st through 23rd. Facilitators of  
pre-conference trainings set their own participant fees for their  
trainings.

The theme for this year’s International Association for Public  
Participation (IAP2) conference is Making Sustainable Decisions: The  
Price and Promise of Public Participation. As a Conference Partner,  
NCDD is playing a major role in the San Diego conference and we hope  
to have a large NCDD contingent there. NCDD members will pay a  
discounted registration fee for the conference, and we will hold at  
least one NCDD gathering and/or workshop at the event.

Visit www.thataway.org/?page_id=1419 or iap2.org for more details  
about the event.


3.  Save the date for the "Engaging The Other" conference

The 4th Annual International Conference on “Engaging The Other:” The  
Power of Compassion is taking place November 13-15 in San Mateo,  
California (outside San Francisco), and we encourage all NCDDers  
interested in conflict resolution and intergroup relations to attend!   
NCDD is co-sponsoring this event with the Common Bond Institute and  
the International Humanistic Psychology Association, and registration  
will be discounted for NCDD members ($290 rather than $350 for the  
early rate).

Engaging The Other (ETO) is an innovative interdisciplinary conference  
examining concepts of “The Other” from a universal, cross-cultural  
perspective to promote wider public dialogue about concepts of “Us and  
Them.”

Learn more about the call for workshops and dialogue group  
facilitators at www.thataway.org/?p=1418 or visit www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO.htm 
  to learn more about the event.


4.  Discounts on Top-Notch Trainings for Paid NCDD Members

Did you know that NCDD members who pay the full membership fee (only  
$50 for individuals or $100 for orgs!) can take advantage of  
discounted rates for dozens of upcoming trainings offered by our  
partners?  Many of the discounts save you $300 or more. Go to www.thataway.org/discounts 
  for more details on the trainings listed below (including cost and  
how to register). Or go to www.thataway.org/join to become one of our  
paid members and benefit from these great discounts!

- Alchemy’s Graphic Recording Classes
- Bay Area Nonviolent Communication’s Living Peace Intensive  
Residential Retreats
- Breakthroughs UNLIMITED Trainings
- The Center for Strategic Facilitation Trainings
- Center for Wise Democracy’s Dynamic Facilitation trainings
- Certificate Program in Dialogue, Deliberation & Public Engagement
- The Collaboration Imperative: Large Group Design Skills for Leaders  
and Consultants
- Community at Work’s Group Facilitation Skills Training
- Dialogue Partners Trainings
- Future Search Workshops
- Harwood Public Innovators Lab
- IAP2 Certificate Course in Public Participation
- Leadership Strategies’ The Effective Facilitator Course
- National Charrette Institute Trainings and Certificates
- PublicDecisions.com Online Trainings
- Public Conversations Project Trainings


5.  Headlines from the News & Perspectives Blog

Be sure to visit NCDD's main blog (at thataway.org) to stay up-to-date  
on what's happening in the dialogue & deliberation community.  Some  
recent headlines...

- Save the Date: Deliberative Democracy in Higher Ed Conference this  
July
- Upcoming ALIA Institute Trainings (formerly Shambhala)
- Join the Presencing Institute’s new social network
- GovLoop.com - a social network for gov’t types
- Did the stimulus house parties tend to invite only one kind of guest?
- Janette’s Write-Up on Australia’s First Citizens’ Parliament
- Carson’s Take on Australian Citizens Parliament
- Cool Video from Born Again America
- 50% Discount on American Citizens’ Summit for NCDD Members (too late  
for this one, folks)
- Obama Memorandum Calls for Public Engagement and Collaboration
- Nominate Someone for a Community Development Award
- Millennials Rethink U.S. Constitution and Compete in Mobilize.org  
Convention
- Accomplishments of Najeeba Syeed-Miller Celebrated
- New Journal Calls for Essays on Public Dialogue
- Invitation to Endorse the Agenda for Strengthening Our Nation’s  
Democracy
- You’re Invited… Leadership in a Self-Organizing World


As always, email me at sandy at thataway.org with announcements for the  
blog or to inquire about partnership opportunities.  Good luck with  
all you are doing!

Best,
Sandy

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

Web: www.thataway.org
Email: sandy at thataway.org

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