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• NCDD 2008: Austin
• NCDD 2006: San Francisco
• NCDD 2004: Denver
• NCDD 2002: Washington DC

We Couldn't Do It Without...

We would like to continue to thank the following groups for their generous support of the 2008 conference in Austin, TX. Learn more about our supporters.

Co-Sponsors

• Bluebonnet Hills Christian Church
  A congregation of about 50-75 folks living in and around Austin, Bluebonnet Hills uses dialogue in place of sermons.
• Global Facilitator Service Corps
  Through our support of volunteer facilitators worldwide, GFSC helps communities build their capacity to work through their challenges and create sustainable solutions.
• Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy
  Kansas State U’s ICDD promotes deliberation on tough political and social issues, resulting in increased citizen participation, reflection, communication, and respect.
• Institute on the Common Good
  ICG at Regis University serves the greater Denver community by promoting the common good and providing space for dialogue and deliberation.
• LBJ Presidential Library & Museum
  The beautiful Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, located at the University of Texas in Austin, provides support for Texas Forums – an initiative that engages people in dialogue about issues that affect their lives.
• Public Conversations Project
  PCP guides, trains, and inspires individuals, organizations, and communities to constructively address conflicts relating to values and worldviews.
• The Democracy Imperative
  A national network of educators & practitioners dedicated to strengthening public life and advancing deliberative democracy in/through higher ed.
• The Forum Foundation
  The Forum Foundation conducts futures research to discover the dynamics which move organizations and institutions toward solving their problems.

Partners

• Envision Central Texas
  ECT serves as a catalyst for regional collaboration and planning, bringing citizens together in an ongoing conversation about how to best shape the future growth of their communities.
• Everyday Democracy
  Everyday Democracy helps communities find ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to solve problems.
• Harold Saunders
  Founder and president of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Hal Saunders played a central role as a senior U.S. diplomat in the Arab-Israeli peace process after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
• Social Media Club
  Sharing best practices, establishing ethics and standards, and promoting media literacy around the emerging area of Social Media.

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A Very Special Thanks...

So much of what NCDD does is made possible by:

• The Whitman Institute
  A private San Francisco-based foundation, TWI promotes dialogue and engaged communication to improve the process and quality of public and private decision-making.