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<DIV>Thought some of you might be interested in the National Coalition for
Dialogue and Deliberation. Here's something about what they're
doing.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Peggy</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=ncddmembers@thataway.org href="mailto:ncddmembers@thataway.org">Sandy
Heierbacher</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=peggy@opencirclecompany.com
href="mailto:peggy@opencirclecompany.com">peggy@opencirclecompany.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:19 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> welcome new members & enlisting your help</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hello, Peggy!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this important members’ announcement,
I’d like to do two things:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Welcome and introduce NCDD’s 25 newest
members.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Encourage each of you to PLEASE share
with your networks the latest news about NCDD – about the 2004 conference, the
website and its new features, and the Let’s Talk
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">America</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> project.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">So first of all, I am happy to
welcome into the NCDD community 9 new organizational members and 16 new
individual members.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ten of our new
members hail from </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">California</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">; two each from
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Alaska</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Illinois</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Maryland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Oregon</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> and
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Washington</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">DC</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">; and one each from
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Vermont</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Wisconsin</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Minnesota</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">West
Virginia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> and even
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The new NCDD members
are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Newest Organizational
Members<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- coAction (Lauren Parker Kucera,
Director; Alejandro Vilchez, second contact)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Green Mountain Institute (Chris
Paterson, Director of Civic Innovation)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Gregoire & Associates
(Rogier Gregoire, Ed.D., President)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Information Renaissance
(Rosemary Gunn, National Projects Director; Robert Carlitz, Executive
Director)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">-
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mendocino</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Coast</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Peace &
Justice</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
(</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Myra</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Beals)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- The Public Dialogue Consortium
(Barnett Pearce, President; Kim Pearce, Founding Member)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Simple Idea (Richard Burg,
Principal)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Sophia Associates, LLC (Alicia
M. Rodriguez, M.A., P.C.C.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">-
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Maryland</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, Office of Human Relations
Programs (Sivagami Subbaraman, Coordinator of Multicultural Educational
Technology)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 6">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Newest Individual
Members<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Sarah Barton of RISE
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Alaska</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Sarah Bier, a student at the
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Illinois</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- David Boyd, AICP of MSA
Professional Services, Inc. (formerly of Focus St. Louis)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Patricia Danielson of Thursday's
Rose<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Jim Durkin, Ph.D. of
Collaboration Laboratories<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Sadeque Hussain of Conflict
Relief and Peace Organization in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Jonathan Hutson, Communications
Director of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Janell
Jures<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Patriciafaye
Marshall<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Kenoli Oleari of Horizons of
Change<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Nancy Peden of Lived
Learning<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Julie
Pratt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Don Roberts,
Jr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Najeeba Syeed-Miller, J.D.,
Director of Intercultural Conflict Resolution Systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- W. Marc Tognotti of the San
Francisco Neighborhood Assemblies Network initiative<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Howard
Ward<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I encourage all of the new members
to introduce yourselves to the rest of us via the NCDD Discussion
List.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Secondly, I’d like to ask all of
you to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">please share one of the following
two announcements with your networks </B>– or to create your
own.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">As you know, this is a very
exciting time for NCDD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We just
launched our new website and a number of great new features (including several
interactive features).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We also just
announced the date and venue of the second National Conference on Dialogue &
Deliberation – which over 100 people emailed me about last week alone!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And we are working on an exciting
nationwide dialogue program in partnership with Utne Magazine, Conversation
Café, The World Café and the Democracy in America Convention. We could
really use your help getting the word out there about all of these
things.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">What follows are two very
different announcements about these projects and resources.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first is the just-the-basics
message I emailed out to our list of 6,000 D&D leaders last week.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The second, written by my friend Tom
Atlee, is much longer but much more interesting and powerful.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tom created a kind of web guide to the
new NCDD site, in addition to announcing the conference and LTA initiative.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tom is able to say things about NCDD
that I could never say about my own work, and his writing is simply
inspiring.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you can use this
longer announcement, I think it may be the more effective
one.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">-
</SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Sandy</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">’s announcement
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">News from the National Coalition
for Dialogue & Deliberation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">NCDD has three announcements
they’d like to share with you…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1. The 2004 National Conference on
Dialogue & Deliberation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">NCDD just announced the date and
venue for the SECOND National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NCDD's 2004 conference will take place
in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Denver</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Colorado</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, October 23 through 25 at
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Regis</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">NCDD plans to have this conference
surpass the groundbreaking 2002 conference in every way - in numbers, in
quality, in networking opportunities, in learning and skill-building.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So please save the date and let them
know (at www.thataway.org/conference/2004/index.html) if you’d like to join the
conference organizing team, co-sponsor the event, present a session or become
involved in any other way!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2. New NCDD
Website<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Secondly, NCDD’s new website is up
(still at www.thataway.org), and it is packed with invaluable resources and new
interactive elements.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A few of the
new features are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Our Community Happenings Blog
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Happenings blog replaces the
Dialogue to Action Initiative's "Community Section" (the news & calendar for
the D&D community).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This weblog
makes it easier for NCDD to post your news, resources, events and opportunities
- while making it easier for you to find the stuff you care about.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With the blog, you can look up events,
opportunities and news by type of D&D practice, type of resource, region,
date, and more.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Resources for Addressing Current
Issues -<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Finally – a way for D&D
organizers and community leaders to easily locate the best resources available
for fostering community discussion and action on specific current issues. 14
issues are already up, including Police-Community Relations, Intergroup
Relations, Education Reform, and much more.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Models & Techniques
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Detailed descriptions of leading
D&D models, the networks that use them, the organizations that promote them
and the circumstances they're most suited for.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">3. Let’s Talk
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">America</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">We’ve all been hearing about how
our nation is more deeply divided than ever – about how we feel about the
President, about the war, about gay marriage… about just about everything. NCDD
has been working closely with Utne Magazine, Conversation Cafés, The World Café
and now the Democracy in America Convention to spark nation-wide dialogue about
the future of our democracy that will move us beyond the polarization of left
and right.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">NCDD invites you to join them in
this important work. With your help, this groundbreaking initiative could engage
millions of people in a dialogue on democracy during this election year. Go to
www.letstalkamerica.org if you’d like to learn more about how you and your
organization can get involved (by convening, facilitating, endorsing,
participating, etc.). We’d like Let’s Talk
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">America</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> to begin truly mobilizing the
power of the dialogue & deliberation community.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">For more information about NCDD,
go to <A href="http://www.thataway.org/"><U>www.thataway.org</U></A> or email
Sandy Heierbacher, NCDD’s Convenor, at <A
href="mailto:sandy@thataway.org"><U>sandy@thataway.org</U></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993366; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- Tom Atlee’s
announcement -<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">News from the National Coalition
for Dialogue & Deliberation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">This
email announces the National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation in October
and, more importantly, provides an introduction and guide to the amazing
National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation website, a precious bookmark
for anyone interested in dialogue or deliberation. You may want to keep the NCDD
website guide as a reference, or send it to friends.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">--<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Dear
friends,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">If
you are involved with dialogue or deliberation in any way as an activist,
scholar, practitioner or otherwise -- and if you believe that dialogue and
deliberation have important roles to play in the world -- then this email
contains vital information for you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">First
of all, take out your calendar.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Mark </SPAN><st1:date Year="2004" Day="23" Month="10"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">October
23-25, 2004</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"> as
your time to go to The 2004 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation
in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Denver</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Colorado</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is being planned, say the
organizers, to "surpass the groundbreaking 2002 conference in every way - in
numbers, in quality, in networking opportunities, in learning and
skill-building."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Now
I have to tell you that the 2002 NCDD conference was the most amazing conference
I've ever attended.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can read
details about it at <A
href="http://www.thataway.org/conference/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/conference/index.html</U></A>.
Of course, if dialogue and deliberation are not topics that interest you, you
might have found it as ho-hum as a conference on 16th Century Icelandic
architecture.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But I and a couple of
hundred other people who love this subject were really impressed.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Significantly, I only knew 7 of the 240
attendees at the start -- and I'd been in this field for a decade.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is a big diverse field, bubbling
with vitality.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And NCDD is bringing
it all together.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">So
please save the date.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And if you'd
like to be on the conference organizing team (NCDD is very inclusive and
collegial in its organizing style) or if you'd like to co-sponsor the event or
present a session, or get involved in some other way -- let them know using the
form at <A
href="http://www.thataway.org/conference/2004/interest.html"><U>www.thataway.org/conference/2004/interest.html</U></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">And
now I want to introduce you to the amazing new NCDD
Website.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">* *
* *<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The New NCDD Website<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>* * * * *<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">NCDD's
new website -- still at <<A
href="http://www.thataway.org/"><U>www.thataway.org/</U></A>>thataway.org --
is packed with invaluable resources, new interactive elements, a great new look
and easier navigation. Here are a few of the new features:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">-
The Community Happenings Blog <<A
href="http://www.thataway.org/news/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/news/index.html</U></A>>
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">The
Happenings blog replaces the previous Dialogue to Action Initiative's "Community
Section" (the news and calendar pages).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This weblog makes it easy for NCDD to post news, resources, events and
opportunities sent in by members - while making it easier for everyone to find
the information they care about.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You just look up events, opportunities and news by the type of dialogue
and deliberation practice, type of resource, region, date, and so
on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">-
Resources for Addressing Current Issues <<A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/practice/issues/issues.html"><U>www.thataway.org/resources/practice/issues/issues.html</U></A>>
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Here's
a way -- at last -- for dialogue and deliberation organizers, community leaders
and ordinary citizens to easily locate the best resources available for
fostering community discussion and action on specific current issues. 14 issues
are already up, including Police-Community Relations, Intergroup Relations,
Education Reform, Government and Politics, Economic Growth, Development and the
Environment, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Health
Care</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Iraq</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">,
the </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Middle
East</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">,
Violence, Youth.....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">-
Models & Techniques <<U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/understand/models/models.html">www.thataway.org/resources/understand/models/models.html</A></SPAN></U>>
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Here
you'll find detailed descriptions of leading dialogue and deliberation models,
the networks that use them, the organizations that promote them and the
circumstances they're most suited for.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This informative compilation includes Appreciative Inquiry, Citizen
Juries, Compassionate Listening, Conversation Café, Deliberative Polling,
National Issues Forums, Nonviolent Communication, Open Space Technology, Public
Conversations Project, Socrates Café, Study Circles, Sustained Dialogue, Web
Lab's Small Group Dialogue, Wisdom Council and World Cafe,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">-
High-Tech Tools Used in D&D Programs <<U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/practice/hightech/intro.html">www.thataway.org/resources/practice/hightech/intro.html</A></SPAN></U>>
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Here
you'll find a fine introduction and overview of this often complex field
followed by LOTS of simple descriptions of some of the best high-tech tools,
products and programs used to enhance both online and face-to-face dialogue and
deliberation programs, collaborations, discussion mapping, polling, public
participation and online community-building.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A great feature here is a helpful
glossary of technical terms (linked to every page) to help people at all levels
of technological savvy grasp these remarkable tools.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">And
that's not all.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Even the
traditional features that have made me so excited about the NCDD site for so
long have been beefed up and given a new look and accessibility.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/understand/what.html"><U>www.thataway.org/resources/understand/what.html</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Definitions
of dialogue and deliberation from many sources (including yours
truly).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/understand/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/resources/understand/index.html</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Fabulous
Resource Guide Number One - loaded with great quotes and tools, a mouth-watering
(mind-blossoming?) annotated bibliography, and a fascinating glossary of
dialogue and deliberation words and phrases from every corner of the field
(including this one).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/practice/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/resources/practice/index.html</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Fabulous
Resource Guide Number Two - Here are lists of how-to manuals and guidebooks,
videos, e-resources and even TEN complete sets of dialogue and deliberation
ground rules to choose from, mix-and-match or just get inspired
by.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/resources/explore/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/resources/explore/index.html</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Fabulous
Resource Guide Number Three - Here's the learning corner where you'll find
dozens of dialogue and deliberation organizations described, as well as training
opportunities, educational programs, and truckloads of research materials and
websites -- all nicely annotated. Here, especially, you see the wide sweep and
amazing diversity of this field.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/projects/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/projects/index.html</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Here
you can read about the many exciting projects underway in and around NCDD --
from peace and democracy initiatives, to articulating visionary missions (not
only for NCDD, but for the whole field of dialogue and deliberation), to media
initiatives and mutual support and learning networks -- national, global,
local... the list goes on and on.... And if you want to talk with colleagues,
get advice, or just stay in touch with what's happening, there are a number of
different listservs and online discussions and collaborations listed at <A
href="http://www.thataway.org/discussions/index.html"><U>www.thataway.org/discussions/index.html</U></A>
(one of which, the NCDD Wiki, has gotten me more excited than anything I've seen
in years, but I'll talk about that later...).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In other words, if you want to get
involved, there's no shortage of activities here!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">And
of course the site tells you how to contact and join NCDD -- see <U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><A
href="http://www.thataway.org/join/index.html">www.thataway.org/join/index.html</A></SPAN></U>
-- which I hope hundreds of you do this year because this is going to be one
remarkable year... a watershed year... a time for us to weave our diverse gifts
together into a culture of dialogue capable of bringing forth a civilization
that works for all, learning and changing wisely as our world grows toward the
Seventh Generation after us....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">NCDD
exists to help the pioneers of this journey -- including you -- find greater
power, wisdom, common ground, and vision together.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Welcome aboard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Coheartedly,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Tom<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">Tom
Atlee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana">The
Co-Intelligence Institute<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><A
href="http://www.co-intelligence.org/"><U>www.co-intelligence.org</U></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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