July 22, 2009
Posted in Bibliography, Conference sessions, Links at 2:20 pm by Nancy Kranich
2009 ALA Annual Conference
Political Engagement: Facilitating Greater Participation in Civil Society
2009 ALA Annual Conference Program
Saturday, July 11, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Democracy requires a well-informed citizenry willing to participate in political activities such as voting, campaign work, contacting officials and community work. Recognizing dropping rates of participation in civic life, higher education organizations have begun programs to encourage greater political engagement by today’s students. Find out more about these efforts and discover how libraries can facilitate development of lifelong critical thinking and research skills needed for citizenship.
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Hollander, Senior Fellow, Tufts University’s Tisch College, and former Executive Director of Campus Compact
- Nancy Kranich, Lecturer and Librarian, Rutgers University, and former President of the American Library Association
- Joanne Griffin, Business Reference Librarian, and Holly Sorensen, Assistant Director, work at Des Plaines Public Library – the site of the FY 2006 LSTA-funded Building Community through Creative Conversations program.
The program presentations by Nancy Kranich and Des Plaines Public Library’s Joanne Griffin and Holly Sorensen are now available for viewing, as is the updated pathfinder/bibliography with speaker biographies and recommended sources on civic engagement.
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June 30, 2009
Posted in Conference sessions at 12:30 pm by Nancy Kranich
Please note a room change for the Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group Meeting on Sunday, July 12, 2009, Chicago, IL, Grant Park Room, Palmer House, 6th Floor.
Hope to see you there.
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June 24, 2009
Posted in Conference sessions at 1:30 pm by Nancy Kranich
Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group
2009 ALA Annual Conference – Chicago, IL
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Palmer House Hotel, Grant Park Room, 6th Floor
AGENDA
Updates–Civic Engagement Activities Around the Country
Privacy: Who Do You Trust?
Report from the Test Dialogue
Join the Conversation/Experience a Deliberative Dialogue
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 1:30-4:30, ALA Headquarters, Judith Krug Room, 1st Floor
You can still register for the IFRT/LFCE-MIG Preconference on Privacy
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/ifrt/ifrtinaction/programb/2009preconference.cfm
Deliberative Dialogue Public Policy Institute — Training Programs
ACRL Law and Political Science Program–Civic Engagement, Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
McCormick Place South, S105a-d
Other–Send Suggestions to nancy.kranich@nyu.edu
Civic Engagement Blog-http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/
Join Us. Bring Your Colleagues
Subscribe to ALA’s Civic Engagement listserv:
1. Go to: http://lists.ala.org/wws
2. Click on “View All Lists”
3. Scroll down to “deliberate@ala.org”
4. Click on “Subscribe”
5. Fill in your e-mail address in the box at the top of the screen
6. Press “submit”
For more information, contact Nancy Kranich, nancy.kranich@nyu.edu
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May 1, 2009
Posted in Conference sessions, Uncategorized at 3:57 pm by Nancy Kranich
Please join us for the Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group Meeting on Sunday, July 12, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Palmer House Hotel, Montrose 1, Chicago, IL.
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January 9, 2009
Posted in Conference sessions, Uncategorized at 10:48 am by Nancy Kranich
Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group
2009 ALA Midwinter Conference — Denver, CO
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Room Location:
Colorado Convention Center, Room 603
AGENDA
Updates on Library Civic Engagement Activities Around the Country
Topics will include:
Privacy Dialogue
Deliberative Dialogue Public Policy Institute — Training Programs
Deliberative Dialogue Survey Results
ACRL Law and Political Science Program–Civic Engagement, Summer 2009
Other–Send Suggestions to nancy.kranich@nyu.edu
Civic Engagement Blog–See http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/
Join Us. Bring Your Colleagues
Subscribe to ALA’s Civic Engagement listserv:
1. Go to: http://lists.ala.org/wws
2. Click on “View All Lists”
3. Scroll down to “deliberate@ala.org”
4. Click on “Subscribe”
5. Fill in your e-mail address in the box at the top of the screen
6. Press “submit”
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June 12, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions, Uncategorized at 2:38 pm by Nancy Kranich
Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group2008 ALA Annual Conference –Anaheim, CA
Sunday, June 29, 2008, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Room Location: Hilton Anaheim, San Clemente
AGENDA
Updates on Library Civic Engagement Activities Around the Country
Topics will include:
Privacy Dialogue
2009 Pre-Conference
Deliberative Dialogue Survey
PLA Pre-Conference in Minneapolis
Civic Engagement Blog–See http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/
Join Us. Bring Your Colleagues
Subscribe to ALA’s Civic Engagement listserv:
1. Go to: http://lists.ala.org/wws
2. Click on “List All Lists”
3. Scroll down to “deliberate@ala.org”
4. Click on “Subscribe”
5. Fill in your e-mail address in the box at the top of the screen
6. Press “submit”
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June 5, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions at 8:48 pm by Nancy Kranich
June 12, 10 am to 1 pm, Regis University, Denver, Colorado. The Democracy Imperative (TDI) member Paul Alexander, director of the Institute for the Common Good at Regis University, will host a TDI gathering. Members and curious future members are welcome. Lunch is included. The goal of the meeting is to introduce TDI to new campuses in Colorado and to provide TDI members a chance to meet and share ideas and strategies. If you would like to attend, please email Nancy.Thomas@unh.edu.
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May 5, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions, Deliberative Dialogue at 11:31 pm by Nancy Kranich
This year’s National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is being held in Austin, Texas, October 3-5. This conference is for those dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative action. NCDD’s biennial conferences, which are highly participatory, highly innovative and surprisingly affordable, bring together leaders and future leaders in public engagement and conflict resolution to share resources and strategies, build lasting relationships, increase the visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle challenges facing this emerging field, and initiate collaborative projects.
In Austin, NCDD is offering more ways than ever for conference participants to contribute content, share their work, and make progress on issues they care about. Submit proposals now for:
1. Concurrent Workshops (unique, engaging sessions that highlight the best the dialogue and deliberation community has to offer)
2. Innovations (innovative projects/strategies that address some of the biggest challenges and issues we face in the field; we’ll match you up with other innovators with similar topics to organize joint collaborative sessions at the conference)
3. Networking Topics and Facilitators (topics you’re really into, so you can meet others who share your same interests during a fun, structured networking session) More details about these 3 opportunities, and the forms for submitting proposals and ideas are at www.thataway.org/events/?page_id=119
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April 24, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions at 1:12 pm by Nancy Kranich
CALL FOR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Beyond the Academy
June 10-11, 2008
Arlington Campus of George Mason University.
Meeting just outside the nation’s capital in the midst of a presidential campaign year, public scholars from across the country will discuss the ways in which their work is more than “academic,” how it helps strengthen democratic institutions and public life and can bring about civic change.
To be considered for the program, send a 450-550 word abstract by Monday, April 28 to nmcafee@gmu.edu with the subject line “public scholars.” Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Reclaiming the civic mission of the university
- The incentive structure of university scholarship
- The self-understanding of scholars and their relationship to the public
- How to be the public’s allies in democratic work
- What kind of research does a democratic public need?
- Organic vs. traditional scholarship: How does Milton matter?
- Assessing the engaged campus movement
- Independent scholars, the academy, and the public
- Advocacy versus Engagement
- The multiple ways communities, individuals and non-academic institutions contribute to public knowledge (e.g., film festivals, literary festivals, literacy initiatives)
For more information go to: http://beyondtheacademy.wordpress.com/
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS: Noelle McAfee, George Mason University; Claire Snyder, George Mason University
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: David Cooper, Michigan State University; Maria Farland, Fordham University; Sharon Meagher, University of Scranton; Scott Peters, Cornell University; Mary Stanley, Independent Scholar; John Stuhr, Vanderbilt University; Nancy Thomas, The Democracy Imperative; Debi Witte, Kettering Foundation.
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April 15, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions at 4:16 pm by CarolynC
This was the title of the presentation Virginia Beach staff gave at the Transforming Local Government conference in 2007 on our Public Voices on Redevelopment project. You can look at the roles the public library played in researching and presenting background information and in hosting and moderating.
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