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The workshops are a core part of the National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation. We have two blocks of concurrent sessions daily, and this year will have over 60 sessions in total. The overall schedule can be found at ncdd.org/2023schedule.html. Below is an alphabetical listing of the first round of sessions. More sessions will continue to be added, and in the coming days the schedule of workshops (dates, times, locations) will be shown on the conference workshop page at: www.ncdd.org/2023workshops.html. 
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We have several exciting announcements to share about the upcoming 9th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (#NCDD2023) happening October 13-15th in Atlanta, Georgia! Read on below to learn about: additional preconference opportunities on Thursday October 12th, the overall conference schedule that just went live, a heads up to reserve your room at the discounted hotel block rate before rooms are all booked up, and reminder to submit D&D Showcase proposals. Pre-Conference Event Updates As we previously announced, we are hosting several great pre-conference events on Thursday October 12th and have just added a few more opportunities. We hope you will come a little early to the conference and check out some of these great sessions and events. There will be several full and partial-day pre-conference workshops scheduled to provide more intensive learning opportunities:
NCDD Conference Schedule Now Available The NCDD conference schedule has just gone live on our site! The schedule shows you the overall flow and focus of the conference, as well as start and end times, what meals are provided, and each day’s activities. In addition to the aforementioned preconference sessions, we plan to host additional events on Thursday including an informal meet & greet mixer you won't want to miss out on! We are planning a packed program and workshop line up throughout the three-day conference time including highlights such as:
Reserve Your Room ASAP to Secure Discounted Rate! Friendly reminder to those joining us at the conference to make sure you book your room ASAP if you want to access the discounted room block rate. While the discount is available until mid September, rooms are filling up fast at this rate and we wanted to give attendees a heads up to book sooner than later if you want to stay at the same hotel the conference is located. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA. In order to get the conference rate, please book your room via this link here: Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter - NCDD 2023 Room Block. Learn more about travel and lodging at: www.ncdd.org/travel--lodging.html. Last Call for Showcase Proposals! NCDD is excited to announce that we’ll once again be holding our popular “Dialogue & Deliberation Showcase” during NCDD2023 and we are looking for presenters! Submit your showcase proposal by Monday August 14th to be considered! The D&D Showcase is a lively reception and networking event that provides an opportunity for select individuals and organizations in our field to showcase some of the leading ideas, tools, projects, and initiatives in dialogue & deliberation with conference participants all in one space. We know that these ideas, tools, and initiatives are all designed to help us overcome some of the challenges facing public engagement. This year, we want to organize those presenting around the challenges their work helps those in the field to overcome. Submit your proposal at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhkRQ7JB1weLurEFHlxhbsUszDi2l7aD9LmHNBIu5yZhTocQ/viewform ** Stay tuned to the NCDD blog in the coming days as we start to announce the workshop sessions! ** In case you missed the opportunity to get your tickets for NCDD2023 at the Early Bird registration rate, we are extending the end date. We've decided to give folks some extra time to take advantage of this great deal for one of the premier events in the dialogue, deliberation, and engagement field. The Early Bird registration rate for NCDD2023 is now available until Saturday, June 10th! The 9th National Conference for Dialogue & Deliberation is being held October 13-15th in Atlanta, Georgia. We are bringing together over 500 leaders, practitioners, and enthusiasts in the D&D field to dive deep into this work. The conference will be an opportunity to collaborate together, learn from each other, network and build relationships that carry on long past the closing plenary. The early bird registration rate is $480 until the new Saturday deadline, when it will go up to the regular registration rate of $580. Get your tickets ASAP so you secure them at the lowest rate possible. Click here to go to the NCDD2023 Registration page. Learn more about this year’s upcoming conference at www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023.html. Want to get a better sense of what our conferences are like? Watch the video of NCDD2016 and NCDD2014 and learn even more about our past conferences by clicking here.  ONE WEEK left to purchase #NCDD2023 tickets at the Early Bird registration rate! NCDD2023 - The 9th National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation will be happening October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for the one of the premier events connecting the dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement community. Our national conferences bring together leaders and practitioners from across sectors to share our work with one another, explore new innovations in practice, and tackle the challenges we face. Due to the pandemic, we placed a hold on hosting this loved event, and now we are able to convene again in person! If you would like join us for this exciting event, now is the best time to get your tickets at the Early Bird rate. Early bird registration is $480 and is available until Wedsnesday May 31st! After that, regular registration will be $580. This is the only time tickets for the conference will be available at this low rate, so make sure you secure yours before they go up next Wedsnesday. Whether you are have been working in dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement for many years or you are a newbie to the field - our conferences have something for everyone! Learn more about NCDD2023 at: https://www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023.html. The National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation team has made the decision after receiving numerous requests to extend the workshop call for proposals deadline to next Monday, May 8th. This will be our final deadline! We want to give folks who need it an extra week to finalize their submissions, and we heard that having time over a weekend will be helpful. We hope this gives you the time you need to put those sessions together and get it in so our team can review it. The conference sessions are 90-minutes long. We have more information about sessions and the full details of what we look for on the Call for Proposals page here. The application to submit session proposals is available linked here. Find potential co-presenters and/or float your ideas by others via the Collaborative Document and the NCDD Main Discussion listserv. If you have been looking for collaborators but haven’t identified anyone yet – we encourage you to submit your proposal anyway. Our team may be able to suggest potential co-presenters or connect you with others proposals for a similar session. We have also received some questions about when applicants will hear back, and the timing of it with the early-bird deadline. We are hoping to send our final decisions out no later than Friday, May 26th. Our team is already reviewing the proposals we have received. As for the early-bird, we have not made a final decision, but will be considering how to best address this in the coming weeks. If the cost of attending the conference is the only barrier to joining, we do offer scholarship support. Check out the scholarship form linked here. Thank you for the enthusiasm and support of this conference – let’s make this our best yet!  NCDD is excited to announce our full lineup of sponsorship opportunities are now available for the upcoming 2023 conference! Below is our invitation to sponsor, followed by details on where to find more information, and how to sign up.  Many of us are grappling with how to help communities bridge divides and collaborate meaningfully together. The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation has a long history of doing this work. We are also a scrappy nonprofit, long overdue for full-time staff and programmatic support.
Many funders and organizations are looking to support efforts that strengthen democracy at this important moment in our history. NCDD sponsorship is a way to make this contribution that offers a multitude of benefits to you as an organization. Your support directly enables the production of our conference, and helps us to bring our staff to full-time capacity. As you may have heard, we are thrilled to announce that NCDD’s National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation is back for its 9th year in person! Our biennial conferences convene hundreds of the most active, thoughtful, and influential people in public engagement and group process work across the U.S., Canada, and throughout the world. Nearly 5,000 people have attended NCDD’s national and regional events, and we expect to have about 500 attendees join us in Atlanta. Your support makes mobilizing global change possible. BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY! Explore NCDD's Sponsorship Brochure and various levels of support here. Contact Courtney@ncdd.org to sign on now as a sponsor. Sponsorship is crucial in a post-2020 environment. We can’t do it without you! Your patronage of the NCDD conference is a strong signal of leadership in and commitment to public engagement and community problem solving in our growing community of practice. Partnering with us via sponsorship has tangible benefits, and instant, public, prestigious name recognition during and after the event. These highly desired sponsorship placements are a windfall for your brand, as you’ll simultaneously build good will and name recognition. We work with the leading innovators in the field, and our sponsors are the benchmarks of that progress. By sponsoring NCDD 2023, you will be featured as one of the pioneering leaders in dialogue and deliberation. That’s something to talk about! Becoming an NCDD Sponsor - Expands Reach and Increases Impact As an NCDD sponsor, you are playing a major role in promoting knowledge-sharing and networking among dialogue and deliberation professionals, community leaders, and public managers. Your help is strengthening the capacity of people in our field to bridge divides and solve complex community challenges. Your sponsorship dollars come with other benefits. We are an extremely lean-running organization, and your sponsorship means NCDD can hire full-time staff this year, continue to produce our world-class conferences, give conference scholarships, and ensure the inclusion of diverse populations in our field. Your sponsorship develops the field, enhances professionals, and increases the efficacy of our dialogue and deliberation offerings. In a post-COVID era, these small asks accomplish big things. Peruse the full brochure outlining all opportunities here. We hope to add you to the ranks of sponsor for NCDD 2023. Reach out to courtney@ncdd.org with your questions, or to support this event! NCDD’s 2023 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation is coming up October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. NCDD conferences bring together hundreds of the most active, thoughtful, and influential people involved in public engagement and group process work across the U.S. and Canada. Today we’re announcing our call for proposals for our concurrent sessions at NCDD 2023. We’re interested in finding creative ways to highlight the best of what’s happening in public engagement, group process, community problem-solving, civic tech, and arts-based dialogue — and we know you have lots of ideas! Check out the Application for Session Leaders now to see what we ask for, and start cooking up those great proposals we’ve come to expect from our network! If you’re looking for ideas and inspiration, look over the fabulous sessions offered at the 2018 and 2016 NCDD conferences. Please note that the deadline for proposals is Friday, April 14th. If your work involves dialogue and deliberation, or you want to get involved with this work, you’ll love this conference. Imagine spending three days with some of the most amazing leaders in this field, forming new relationships and reconnecting with old colleagues and friends, hearing about innovative new approaches to the challenges you’re facing, and exploring together how we can shape the future of this important movement, all while using innovative group techniques there’s really nothing like it. Here is some guidance for those thinking about presenting sessions at NCDD 2023… Our theme for the 2023 conference is Our Return: Reconnect, Reflect, Renew, Recommit. It will be nearly five years since our last in-person national conference, and we want to focus on the opportunities that coming together in person will allow us - the opportunities to reconnect, reflect, renew, and recommit to our work. Join us as we:
NCDD 2023 will be a return to our roots - gathering together to make connections, expand our learning, explore new possibilities, and chart a course for our community of practice. We encourage session proposals which will help attendees network, reflect on our work and practices, learn new skills, and/or explore new efforts, projects, and collaborations. Sessions which are interactive in nature, including sessions which get participants involved in experiencing a process, discussing challenges with one another, or working together to advance our community of practice are encouraged. Some advice for potential session leaders:
Not quite ready to draw up a proposal yet? Use the comment field, Collaborative Doc, (and/or the NCDD Main Discussion listserv) to float your ideas by other NCDDers and members of the planning team. We may be able to match you up with potential co-presenters who can address the same challenge or issue you’re interested in focusing on. Deadline for submissions To have your session proposal considered, we need you to submit the session application by the end of the day on Friday, April 14th. Members of the conference planning team will review the proposals and plan to respond by email to the first contact listed in your proposal by May 15th. Don’t forget that the super early bird tickets are NOW AVAILABLE! Get yours at this great low rate before it goes up!  Registration has officially launched for #NCDD2023 - the 9th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation, happening October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia! Early bird registration is $480 and is available until May 31! Regular registration will be $580, and our rate for full-time students is just $300. Over 3,000 people, from dozens of countries, have attended our biennial national and regional events, and we're expecting 500 this year - Register at www.tinyurl.com/NCDD2023reg. Learn more details about the conference in the post below. We invite you to shape the conference by letting us know what you would like to see via this short survey. Excited to see you in October!  NCDD 2023 - Our REturn: Reconnect, Reflect, Renew, Recommit Join us for NCDD 2023, the signature event for the dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement community. This three-day highly interactive conference will bring together the movers and shakers in our community to talk, learn, collaborate, and have fun. Over the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation’s 20-year history, our national conferences have brought together leaders, practitioners, academics, students, and more to share our work with one another, explore new innovations in our practice, and tackle the challenges we face. For our ninth national conference, we plan to honor this rich history, as well as celebrating the return of our in-person community gathering. It will be nearly five years since our last in-person national conference, and we want to focus on the opportunities that coming together in person will allow us - the opportunities to reconnect, reflect, renew, and recommit to our work. Join us as we:
NCDD 2023 will be a return to our roots - gathering together to make connections, expand our learning, explore new possibilities, and chart a course for our community of practice. Join us*, reintroduce yourself, and reinvigorate your sense of purpose!
*NCDD Members receive an amazing rate on conference registration - so join us as a member to save! What to Expect NCDD conferences are among the most interactive and participatory events out there. Over the course of three days, participants will join together in interactive plenaries, workshop sessions, a showcase event, and more. We work hard to incorporate a variety of engagement practices into the event, as well as connect attendees to our host city through field trips, presenters, and more. And we build in lots of time for networking, exploration, and fun. Whether you have attended before or are considering joining us for the first time, there is lots in store for you! The call for workshop proposals will be posted in mid-March, followed by opportunities to sign up for our Showcase - so stay tuned for more information and begin thinking about what you might like to do at the conference! You can view the 2018 workshops and 2018 showcases for inspiration and ideas. Who Should Come? Attendees include people in a variety of sectors and roles, including academia, facilitation/conflict management practice, nonprofits, business, government, libraries, museums, and more. Attendees are newcomers to the field and community members learning new engagement practices, as well as seasoned practitioners. The conference offers sessions geared toward a variety of levels of experience. We welcome everyone excited about the power of good conversations to join us at this gathering! To learn more about what to expect, check out ncdd.org/about-ncdds-events. REGISTER HERE: www.tinyurl.com/NCDD2023reg Learn much more about the conference at www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023. Also feel free to contact conference director Courtney Breese at courtney@ncdd.org if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in October! We are thrilled for what the upcoming year has in store for NCDD, both at the conference and with the wider coalition - and we want to hear from you! In case you hadn't heard yet, NCDD will be hosting the 9th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (#NCDD2023), October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia! We would love to hear your thoughts on what you want to experience at the conference. In addition to hearing your visions for the conference, we want to check in with our community on where you are at now and how you would like to get involved with the wider coalition. Please fill out this short survey - linked here. Thank you so much for sharing your feedback in the survey, it is greatly appreciated! If you have any conference related questions and/or would like to be involved in the conference planning team, please contact NCDD communications coordinator, Keiva Hummel at keiva@ncdd.org. If you’d like to talk about broader NCDD topics, please reach out to Courtney Breese at courtney@ncdd.org.   Last week NCDD held our December webinar, featuring EnCiv and their "Undebates" tool.
EnCiv is a nonpartisan organization looking to challenge sensationalism and polarization in civic discourse by offering social technologies that power widespread, cross-partisan discussion and better decision making. In this webinar, David Fridley and Adolf Gundersen provided an overview of their latest tool, Undebates, and talked about other discussion processes where a platform of this sort could be helpful, including their Unroundtable tool. Thank you to everyone who joined us and shared your questions and feedback! Check out the webinar recording here. EnCiv - Undebates for Organizations For organizations that are run democratically, getting members to participate - meaning vote, is a challenge. They are forced to compete for people's attention from all the usual sources - social media, mass media, even streaming media. EnCiv allows organizations to create "Undebates" for their elections. It automates the process recording video Q&A with candidates and assembling it into an interactive viewer for voters to review on their own schedule and quickly decide, and it can be shared on social media, and embedded on a website. The same process can also be used to present differing views on ballot measures. For now, you are able to create an account and try it out for free. Learn more about EnCiv and the Undebates tool at www.enciv.org/undebates. |
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