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EU Commission Sets Policies to Increase Consultation
"On 1 January, the European Commission provided EU citizens, businesses and NGOs with an extension of the period for commenting on plans for new policies and legislation from eight to 12 weeks, making...
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Jan 9 Event on Teaching America: The Case for Civic Education
Hosted by the Brookings Institution Monday, January 09, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM "Congressional approval ratings stand at an all-time low and grassroots movements such as Occupy Wall Street and the...
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Case Study: Public Engagement at Tenaska's Trailblazer Project
"The Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center is a cutting-edge coal-fueled electric generating plant currently under development near Sweetwater,Texas. It is among the first such plants in the USA to...
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US Congressman, Senator Create New Legislative Markup Tool
From the January 6, 2012 Innovators Insight Newsletter: "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have unveiled Madison, a live legislative markup tool that accepts online feedback on...
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New Book: Service-Learning in Design and Planning
Folks who are interested in the service-learning aspect of community engagement--particularly in the fields of urban design and planning--may want to check out this new book, "Service-Learning in...
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Living Labs Global Awards Seeks Nominees
Here's a post via Games for Change. Many of the suggested examples cited involve public engagement; it'd be wonderful to see an innovation of that kind be recognized through the LL program! "Living...
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University of Illinois Funds New Research on Citizens' Role in Public Policy
From Newswise: "Five research projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago dealing with the citizen’s role in public policy have each received a $20,000 award. The awards, given by the UIC...
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Calls for Papers: IJEP Special Issue on Immigrant Inclusion by E-Participation
From the e-DMR listserve: "SUBMISSION DUE DATE: February 1, 2012SPECIAL ISSUE ON Immigrant Inclusion by E-ParticipationGuest Editors: Itir Akdogan, Mauri Kaipainen, Sonia Sousa, and Ilona...
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Feb 2 Event with John Gastil: Four Glimpses Of Democracy's Future
John Gastil, Ph.D. Noted deliberation scholar John Gastil/Penn State University will be speaking at a February 2 event hosted by the Centre for Public Involvement located in Edmonton, Alberta. The...
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9th Annual Games for Change Festival
The call for proposals is now open for the 9th Annual Games for Change Festival! "The 9th Annual Games for Change Festival will be taking place on June 18-20, 2012. The call for talks and...
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Call for Proposals: Public Involvement in Health and Social Care Research
From INVOLVE:INVOLVE 2012 Conference "The eighth biennial INVOLVE conference is being held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on 13 and 14 November 2012. The conference will bring...
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European Competition for Best Innovations in University Outreach and Public...
From EngageU: "As part of the European Commission funded, Ulab project, the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford is organizing an online competition to identify the most innovative...
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PCORI Hosts National Patient and Stakeholder Dialogue
From the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: "The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will hold a National Patient and Stakeholder Dialogue on February 27, 2012. We will...
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Job Oppty: Program Manager, Food, Health & Well-Being, Racial Equity, and...
"The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a leading philanthropic force helping communities create the conditions children need to thrive and the nation’s fifth largest foundation, is seeking nominations and...
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INVOLVE Hosts Two Upcoming Community Engagement Webinars
From INVOLVE: "As part of the Creative Councils programme Involve and NESTA are hosting a series of free webinars on community engagement, coproduction and related issues. Many of the Creative Councils...
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IAP2 North America Conference 2012 – Call for Proposals
From IAP2:"Welcome to the 2012 North American IAP2 Conference! We are extremely excited to be working with our partner organization IAP2 USA to bring you this event and hope you can join us September...
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May 21-22 The Science of Science Communication Conference
May 21-22, 2012National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC "Overview This colloquium will survey the state of the art of empirical social science research in science communication and will focus on...
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Why Place Matters Conference
From the Davenport Institute: "Join us for a policy-focused follow up to last year's "A Place in the World" conference. THURSDAY • MARCH 22, 2012 • 1-5 PM Pepperdine University Drescher Graduate Campus...
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Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public; Webinar Invitation - April...
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites you and your colleagues to participate in a webinar to learn about how to design and...
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May 2012 PEP-NET Speakers Announced
From PEP-NET: PEP-NET ConferenceMay 14, 2012 Hamburg, Germany Registration is free at http://www.amiando.com/pep-net.html Check this page also for the latest program agenda "PEP-NET Summit: Out in the...
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