The Canadian Institute for Public Engagement (CIPE) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to building and improving best practices in public engagement. They are offering a 2 day National Issues Forum (NIF) Moderator course (August 28-29, Ottawa, ON) to introduce this unique public deliberation methodology to Canadian practitioners. This course will give participants the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct NIF’s. This is a unique opportunity for facilitators to build their capacity to engage citizens and stakeholders on controversial or complex issues.

Registration is $250, and paid NCDD members receive a 15% discount (see all members’ discounts). Download the registration form at www.instituteforpublicengagement.org/docs/nifmtc.pdf. Visit www.instituteforpublicengagement.org/docs/nifmtc.pdf in order to learn more, and to register now for this exciting training opportunity. You can also visit www.nifi.org to find more information on National Issues Forums.

Sandy Heierbacher

Sandy Heierbacher co-founded the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) with Andy Fluke in 2002, with the 60 volunteers and 50 organizations who worked together to plan NCDD’s first national conference. She served as NCDD's Executive Director between 2002 and 2018. Click here for a list of articles and resources authored by Sandy.

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