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		<title>Lessons Learned from a Statewide Gathering of NCDD Members in VA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 19th, Nancy Gansneder at the&#160;Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service&#160;at the University of Virginia and I teamed up to host a 3-hour gathering and knowledge exchange for Virginians working in the fields of dialogue and deliberation. The event was held at UVA in&#160;Charlottesville, VA. &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160; We&#8217;re posting the lessons we learned here for others who might be interested in hosting their own in-person gatherings in their state. Outcomes The results were good: 19 in-person attendees, 26 others who registered and indicated [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/13416">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Gansneder at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia and Lucas Cioffi, board member for the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, have teamed up to host a 3-hour gathering and knowledge exchange for Virginians working in the fields of dialogue and deliberation, and&#8230; you&#8217;re invited!! &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160; RSVP here by October 27th: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8882256067 Purpose: This will be a fun and productive opportunity for us to connect with and share lessons learned with others doing great [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/13026">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Next Coffee Hour Call is at 8pm this Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Cioffi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s coffee hour was great, with just a handful of people we compiled a&#160;great list of resources and notes&#160;(these useful notes are also pasted below). Whether or not you have participated in past coffee hour calls, your feedback on improving the design is welcome through this&#160;survey. &#160;If you are interested in participating on this week&#8217;s call, please&#160;add your name to the collaborative notes page for the September 19th call. When: 8pm EST (new time) on Thursday, September 19, 2013 Dial-in number: 1-213-342-3000 Access code: ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/12680">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting our dialogue and deliberation processes to governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our weekly Coffee Hour calls on Thursdays from 12-1pm EDT have ranged from 6-12 people, and the conversation has been quite stimulating. Usually all topics are welcome. &#160;In light of the situation in Syria, the theme for this week&#8217;s Coffee Hour is &#8220;Connecting our Dialogue and Deliberation Processes to Governance (i.e our elected representatives).&#8221; Here is&#160;the link to past notes and the easy instructions for participating. I&#8217;d like to see this piece of NCDD&#8217;s infrastructure grow into something even more exciting and collaborative. &#160;If you ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/12580">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing NCDD Coffee Hour: Thursdays @ 12pm EST</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us this Thursday for NCDD&#8217;s first &#8220;Coffee Hour.&#8221; &#160;These informal one-hour calls will give NCDD members an opportunity to connect with each other, bring up challenges they&#8217;re facing in their work, and who knows what else&#8230; we&#8217;ll see! &#160;This is the start of an 8-week experiment to see if regular open-topic conference calls are useful to our members. I believe that if we open up some informal space on a weekly basis for us to connect with each other, we&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised by ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/12390">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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