Call for workshop proposals, "innovations," and networking topics for
NCDD 2008

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, conflict resolution and related
fields to share resources and strategies, build lasting relationships,
increase the visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle
challenges we face, 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'll be running a Q&A-type conference calls for people who have
questions about these opportunities on Tuesday, May 6th at 11 am
Eastern. The long distance call-in number for the call 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.