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. Our conferences aren’t just about having fun and enjoying the company of our field’s movers and shakers. They’re about forming new partnerships, strategizing together about how we can tackle our field’s greatest challenges, showcasing some of the coolest arts, technologies, and methods for public engagement — and so much more.
Over 3,000 people, from dozens of countries, have attended our biennial national and regional events, and we're expecting at least 400 again this year!
We notice that with the extreme partisan rancor of our current political environment, coupled with the continuous tragedies around gun violence and so much more – has many in this country calling for the need to be able to better listen to each other with more understanding and civility, to work more effectively across differences, and to improve the way people engage in democracy.
Just what our field specializes in.
So for the 2018 conference, we think making space at this year’s conference to dig deep into how we can bring the work of the dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement field out from what seems like the “fringes” and into greater visibility and use. There are so many valuable processes and resources that our field works on, and we’d like to explore the ways in which we can further make this work commonplace and bring it into widespread practice.
Register today for the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation's 2018 national conference, taking place this November 2-4 in the heart of downtown Denver.
Regular registration is $450, so be sure to register as early as possible to take advantage of the early rates! Our rate for full-time students is $250.
Learn much more about the conference at www.ncdd.org/ncdd2018. 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 November!
Cancellation policy: If you need to cancel your registration, please notify NCDD Office Manager Joy Garman via email (joy@ncdd.org) before October 15th. Your registration fee will be refunded, less a 15% processing fee plus any Eventbrite or PayPal fees incurred. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 15th, though substitutions can be made at any time. Refunds will be processed after the conference has been held.
