Greetings from West Virginia!

[dford]

Hello everyone! I know I'm "late" in contributing to this fantastic pre-conference communication, but I wanted to jump in while I could to introduce myself.

I'm in Morgantown, West Virgina...on my way to represent West Virginia University and The NOVA Institute Initiative. Within the School of Applied Social Sciences, Division of Social Work, myself and colleagues Professor Roger Lohmann- WVU and Professor Jon Van Til and Dr. Janet Y. THomas of Rutgers University are working to develop a center of research and training in dialogue and deliberation. This is an exciting venture for us and so I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to attend this conference and network with those who are as interested in dialogue and deliberation as we are and share "what we're up to" here in "Mountaineer Country".

I look forward to seeing everyone there! Be safe in your travels!
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Dolly Ford MSW/MPA
Senior Lecturer
West Virginia University
Division of Social Work
Morgantown, West Virginia