One of the objectives of the Central Texas D&D Summit held on April 19 at the LBJ Library was to:
a) Identify specific local D&D efforts that could be used as examples of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation’s (NCDD) ‘Seven Challenges Facing the D&D Community’;
b) Members of the NCDD_CenTX team (to be determined) will [...]
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The loose-knit, recently formed network of D&D practitioners in Central Texas now have a group in Facebook. It’s not actually a group yet since I’m the only member so far, but it’s only been five minutes. I’m sure the other thirty people who gathered at the LBJ Library last April 19 will want to join [...]
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The Central Texas Planning Team for the NCDD2008 Conference is smokin’. I mean they are all over the place! They are canvasing Austin to promote the conference, solicit sponsorships, enlist volunteer support, encourage workshop leaders, attract bookstores, solicit donations, recruit media partners, and whatever else it will take to make the NCDD conference in Austin [...]
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The participants in the small groups at the Central Texas D&D Summit had almost forty-five minutes to share the lessons and insights they have gained during the course of their dialogue and deliberation work.
Steven Fearing set up the groups with the following comments.
This meeting is not a workshop on dialogue and deliberation techniques. Instead it [...]
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Posted in Central Texas D&D on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following the welcome from Dr. Flowers and a recognition of the planning partners for the Central Texas D&D Summit by Taylor Willingham, Patricia Wilson and Diane Miller set up the goals for the day and gave a quick overview of the objectives.
While the NCDD 2008 conference was an incentive to convene this group, the ultimate [...]
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Posted in Central Texas D&D, tagged Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, Center for Sustainable Development, Central Texas D&D Summit, deliberation, dialogue, LBJ Library, learning community, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, NCDD 2008, Texas Forums, UT on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On April 19, 2008, thirty advocates for dialogue, deliberation and community engagement in the Central Texas region gathered at the LBJ Library for a “learning summit.”
Participants represented a range of sectors - civic, government, business, non-profit/NGO, education – with a myriad of expertise and knowledge both on issues and approaches, from smaller-scale group dialogues to [...]
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