Important NCDD2023 Reminders!

We are so thrilled for the upcoming 9th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (#NCDD2023) happening October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. The NCDD team has been hard at work to make it a great event and we have some early conference details to share with you (some of which have important time-sensitive deadlines coming up).

Call for Proposals is Live
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, arts-based dialogue, and more — and we know you have lots of ideas! Check out what we're looking for in the blog post here. We look for the most collaborative, engaging sessions that get people involved in exploring models, discussing challenges and innovations, and more.

Most workshops at NCDD conferences are collaborative efforts involving multiple presenters. Consider using the NCDD Main Discussion listserv to put out feelers for potential co-presenters if you’d like. NCDD has also created a Collaborative Document to help with making connections. Have fun and get collaborating!

Once your session proposal is ready, submit your workshop session application at this form linked here. Submissions are due Friday, April 14th.

Sponsorship Opportunities Are Available
Help us make the conference an even greater success by becoming a sponsor of the 9th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation! 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. Learn more about our many sponsorship opportunities and check out our snazzy info guide at www.ncdd.org/sponsorship.

Share your input on NCDD2023!
As usual, NCDD conferences are co-created with our members and practitioners in this work. We would love to hear from you on what you'd like to see at the conference by filling our this short survey linked here.

Conference Planning Team
Want to know what it's like co-building one of the leading conferences in the dialogue, deliberation, and engagement work? Then make sure you let us know ASAP if you would like to be part of our incredible planning team before we officially launch in the next two weeks - you won't want to miss our first call! Let us know in the survey mentioned above (and linked here), you may also email Courtney and/or Keiva (our emails are at the bottom of this post).

Early Bird Registration
Friendly reminder to take advantage of the limited “Early Bird” rate and register today. This is our best general admission rate for the conference and will be available through May 31st. Student rate is also available. Register at: www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023.

If you have any conference related questions, please contact NCDD communications coordinator, Keiva Hummel at [email protected]. If you’d like to talk about broader NCDD topics, please reach out to NCDD's executive director, Courtney Breese at [email protected]. 

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